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1991/03/26 City Council Resolution (4)RESOLUTION NO. 91 -67 RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDED REPORT AND ASSESSMENT AND ORDERING IMPROVEMENT MILLBRAE AVENUE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, PROJECT NO. 1988 -1 The City Council of the City of Rohnert Park resolves: This City Council has taken a series of actions preliminary to ordering the improvement in Millbrae Avenue Assessment District, Project No. 1988 -1, City of Rohnert Park, Sonoma County, California, and now makes the following findings and orders: 1. The City Council adopted a map showing the boundaries of the land benefited by the proposed improvement. The map was later amended. A copy of the boundary map and the amended boundary map were filed in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Sonoma in the Book of Maps of Assessment and Community Facilities Districts. 2. The City Council adopted its Resolution of Intention to order the improvement described therein under the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, and directed Roland Brust, as the Engineer of Work for the assessment district, to prepare the report required by Section 10204 of the Streets and Highways Code. The Resolution of Intention was later amended. The improvement is generally described as follows: (a) The acquisition of property necessary for the widening of South Santa Rosa Avenue from a point 1300 feet, more or less, northerly of Wilfred Avenue thence northerly 200 feet, more or less, to Millbrae Avenue, for the widening of Millbrae Avenue from South Santa Rosa Avenue northwesterly 1100 feet, more or less, and westerly 600 feet, more or less to Dowdell Avenue and for the widening of Dowdell Avenue from its intersection with Millbrae Avenue southerly 2,300 feet, more or less, to Wilfred Avenue, and the improvement thereof by clearing, grubbing, excavation, grading, removal of existing trees, shrubs and structures, and the construction therein of base, pavement, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street monuments, street trees, underground services, street lighting facilities, sanitary sewer mains, manholes with manhole frames and covers and laterals, where required, water mains, valves, tees, crosses, valve boxes, services and fire hydrants, where required, surface and subsurface storm drainage facilities, where required, underground electrical power distribution and service facilities, underground communication transmission and service facilities, gas transmission and service facilities, and landscaping and irrigation facilities, together with appurtenances to any of the above; (b) The acquisition of all lands and easements and the performing of all work auxiliary to any of the above and necessary to complete the same. 3. The Engineer of Work filed the report as directed, and the City Council called a hearing on the report as required by Section 10301 of the Streets and Highways Code. Notice of the hearing was given by publication, by street posting and by mailing to affected property owners, all according to the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913. Affidavits of publication, posting and mailing were filed with the City Clerk. 4. At the time and place for which notice was given, the City Council conducted a public hearing and gave every interested person an opportunity to object to the proposed improvement, the extent of the assessment district, or the proposed assessment. Following the hearing, at the direction of the City Council the Engineer of Work filed an amended report. 5. The City Council finds that written protests against the proposed improvement have not been made by owners representing more than one -half of the area of the land to be assessed for the improvement. 6. The documents and events described in paragraphs 1 to 4, inclusive, are stated here in tabular form, with their dates and, where appropriate, their numbers. All documents are now on file with the City Clerk. 2 Document or Event Date Number a. Resolution approving boundary map 06/28/88 88 -126 b. Boundary map filed with County Recorder 07/07/88 88 -50557 C. Resolution Requesting Consent to Conduct Assessment Proceedings 09/11/90 90 -205 d. Resolution Granting Consent to Conduct Assessment Proceedings 09/14/90 90 -2134 e. Resolution of Intention 06/28/88 88 -129 f. Resolution Amending Resolution of Intention 01/08/91 91 -03 g. Amended boundary map filed with County Recorder 12/27/90 90- 124630 h. Filing of Engineer's Report 02/12/91 Dated i. Resolution Accepting Report 02/12/91 91 -26 j. Certificate of Mailing Notice of Improvement 02/20/91 Dated k. Affidavit of publication of Notice of Improvement 02/27/91 Dated 1. Certificate of Posting Notice of Improvement 02/19/91 Dated m. Public hearing conducted 03/26/91 2 7. The City Council approves the Amended Engineer's Report and each component part of it, including each exhibit incorporated by reference in the report. 8. The City Council finds that the Engineer of Work, in the Amended Engineer's Report has fairly and properly apportioned the cost of the improvement to each parcel of land in the assessment district in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each parcel, respectively, from the improvement. The City Council hereby confirms and levies each individual assessment as stated in the Amended Engineer's Report. 9. This City Council orders the improvement described in paragraph 2 and as detailed in the Amended Engineer's Report. 10. Bonds representing unpaid assessments, and bearing interest at a rate not to exceed twelve percent (12 %) per annum, will be issued in the manner provided by the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10, Streets and Highways Code), and the last installment of the bonds shall mature fourteen (14) years from the second day of September next succeeding twelve (12) months from their date. 11. According to Section 10603 of the Streets and Highways Code, the City Council designates the City Treasurer to collect and receive payment of the assessments. The property owners have elected to waive their right to pay their assessments in cash before the issuance of improvement bonds. 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 26th day of March, 1991, by the following vote of the members thereof: AYES: ( 5 ) Councilmembers Hollingsworth, Hopkins, Reilly, Spiro and Eck NOES: ( 0 ) Councilmembers None ABSENT:(0) Councilmembers None ABSTAIN:(O )Councilmembers APPROVED: 5A- Mayor