1970/04/06 City Council Resolution (4)WMJ &L:PDA:. 3/31/70 loc
RESOLUTION NO.-70-47
A RESOLUTION DETERMINING TO UNDERTAKE PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT
TO SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AND ASSESSMENT BOND ACTS FOR THE
ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS WITHOUT PRO-
CEEDINGS UNDER DIVISION 4 OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE
SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 1970 -4
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park,
California, that
WHEREAS, all of the owners of more than 6O% in area of the prop-
erty subject to assessment therefor have signed and filed with the
City Clerk of this City a written petition for undertaking proceedings
pursuant to special assessment and assessment bond acts, and to
assess the costs thereof upon the properties benefited by said im
provements, and waiving proceedings under Division 4 of the Streets
and Highways Code, for the following described acquisitions and
improvements:
(a) The improvement of Southwest Boulevard from Burton Avenue
easterly 2,200 feet, more or less, to a point 2,000 feet, more or
less, westerly of Snyder Lane as shown on that certain map entitled
"Circulation System, City of Rohnert Park, California ", contained in
the general plan entitled "General Plan - 1987 ", adopted by said City
on October 7, 1968, on file in the office of the City Clerk and
the improvement thereof by clearing, grubbing, grading, removal of
existing trees, shrubs and structures and the construction therein of
base, pavement, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, tree and shrub planting,
monuments, traffic striping, underground serviced street lighting
facilities, surface and subsurface storm drainage facilities including
ditches and culverts, where required, fire hydrants together with a
grade crossing at its intersection with the Northwestern Pacific Rail-
road right of way, including crossing gates and signalization and
the construction of a bridge culvert adjacent to the easterly side of
the proposed grade crossing.
(b) The acquisition of all lands and easements and the performing
of all work auxiliary to any of the above necessary to complete
the same.
WHEREAS, the costs and expenses of said contemplated acquisitions
and improvements are to be chargeable upon an assessment district,
the exterior boundaries of which are the coterminous exterior bound-
aries of the composite and consolidated area shown on the map thereof
entitled "Proposed Boundaries, City of Rohnert Park, Southwest Boule-
vard Improvement Project No, 1970 -4 ", on file in the office of the
City Clerk, to which reference is hereby made for further particulars;
WHEREAS, the public interest and convenience will be served by
the taking of said proceedings;
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY FOUND, DETERMINED and ORDERED
that all of the owners of more than 60% in area of the property sub-
ject to assessment for -said proposed acquisitions and improvements
have filed with the City Clerk of this City a written petition for
the acquisition and construction of improvements pursuant to approp-
riate special assessment and assessment bond acts, without further
compliance with the provisions of Division 4 of the Streets and
Highways Code.
IT IS FURTHER FOUND, DETERMINED and ORDERED that said proceedings
for the acquisition and construction of said improvements shall be
had pursuant to the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 and the bonds
upon the unpaid assessments thereof shall be issued pursuant to the
Improvement Bond Act of 19150
IT IS FURTHER FOUND, DETERMINED and ORDERED that the provisions
of Division 4 of the Streets and Highways Code be, and they are
hereby, dispensed with,
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and
correct copy of a resolution duly passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Rohnert Park, Sonoma County,
California, at a meeting thereof held on the 6th day of
April $.19 70 , by the following vote of the
members thereof
AYES, and in favor thereof, Councilmen: (5) Buchanan, Hopkins,
Roberts, Smith, and Rogers
NOES, Councilmen: (0) None
ABSENT, Councilmen: (0) None
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