Res 13-008RESOLUTION NO. 13 -008
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA,
DECLARING THE INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT
ASSESSMENTS WITHIN POWAY LIGHTING DISTRICT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013/2014
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway desires to levy and collect
assessments within the Poway Lighting District for the purpose of maintaining,
servicing, operating, and administering public lighting facilities, including, but not limited
to, street lights, traffic signals, lighted street signs, and flashing beacons, in the City of
Poway as shown in Exhibit A of the Poway Lighting District Engineer's Report that is on
file in the City Clerk's Office, pursuant to the Streets and Highways Code, and attached
hereto; and
WHEREAS, assessments will not increase from the Fiscal Year 2012/2013
assessment rate of $15.00 per benefit unit for Zone A, $3.75 per benefit unit for Zone B,
and $13.58 per benefit unit for Zone C; and
WHEREAS, under Article XIII D, Section 4 of the California Constitution, a City
general benefit contribution has been calculated as the average General Fund
expenditure for the maintenance of street lighting and traffic signals. This general
benefit contribution has been calculated to be $113,376; and
WHEREAS, under Article XIII D, Section 5(a) of Proposition 218 (adopted by
general vote on November 5, 1996), the collection of Fiscal Year 2012/2013
assessments is exempt from the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4
of Article XIII D, in that the assessments have been determined to exclusively finance
the capital costs or maintenance and operation expenses for streets; and
WHEREAS, the public interest and convenience require the maintenance,
service, and operation of street lighting, lighted street signs, traffic signals, and flashing
beacons within said territory.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway
as follows:
Section 1: The foregoing recitals are true and correct and the City Council so
finds and determines.
Section 2: Proposed assessments are as detailed in the Engineer's Report for
Poway Lighting District for Fiscal Year 2013/2014.
Section 3: Pursuant to the Streets and Highways Code, a public hearing will
be held on July 16, 2013, by the City Council to consider the levying and collection of
the proposed assessments.
Resolution No. 13 -008
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Section 4: The City Clerk shall cause this Resolution to be published in the
Poway News Chieftain, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Poway.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway
at a regular meeting this 21St day of May 2013.
Don Higginson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sheol . Cobian, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Sheila R. Cobian, City Clerk, of the City of Poway, do hereby certify under penalty of
perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 13 -008 was duly adopted by the City Council
at a meeting of said City Council held on the 21St day of May 2013, and that it was so
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: CUNNINGHAM, VAUS, GROSCH, MULLIN, HIGGINSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
SheiliLR. Cobian, CMC, City Clerk
City of Poway