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RES-10202 Property Owner Protest Ballot DeclarationRESOLUTION 10202 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE PROPERTY OWNER PROTEST BALLOT PROCEEDINGS CONDUCTED FOR THE LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED NEW OR INCREASE ASSESSMENTS FOR PROPERTIES WITHIN LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 86- 2,COMMENCING IN FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008.WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Orange (hereinafter referred to as the City Council) has, by previous Resolutions, formed Landscape Maintenance District No. 86-2 hereinafter referred to as the District), and initiated proceedings for the levy and collection of assessments of said District, including any new or increase assessments related thereto for Fiscal Year 2007-2008, pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of California, beginning with Section 22500 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), and the provisions of the California Constitution Article XIIID (hereinafter referred to as the Constitution);and WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, the City Council has caused and conducted a property owner protest ballot proceeding for the proposed new or increase assessments to be levied on properties within the District; and WHEREAS, the proposed assessments presented to each property owner of record within the District reflects their property's benefit and proportional financial obligation for the operation, maintenance and servicing of landscaping improvements and appurtenant facilities and expenses related to the District and associated with such property. The ballots presented clearly identified the total amount balloted to all properties, the proposed assessment rates, the property's proportional annual amount commencing with Fiscal Year 2007-2008 and the inflationary adjustment applicable to future assessments; and WHEREAS, upon the close of the Public Hearing held on June 26, 2007 the protest ballots returned by the landowners of record within the District, were opened and tabulated,the results of which are illustrated in Exhibit A.NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orange, as follows:RECITALS Section 1.That the above recitals Section 11. The proceedings were conducted with notices and ballots of the proposed new or increase assessments presented to the affected qualified property owners within the District in Fiscal Year 2007-2008 as required by law, with a required receipt of the returned ballots to the City Council Clerk prior to the close of the Public Hearing on June 26, 2007.Section IlL The canvass of the protest ballots cast within the District territory and received prior to the close of the public hearing, weighted according to the proportional financial obligation of the affected properties within each such designation herein is hereby approved and confirmed.Section IV.The City Clerk is hereby directed to enter this Resolution on the minutes of this meeting, which shall constitute the official declaration of the result of such property owner protest proceeding.Section V.This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.Section VL The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.ADOPTED this 26th day of June 2007. ATTEST:Marl.hy, City Clerk,.- C: I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 26th day of June 2007, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau COUNCILMEMBERS: None COUNCILMEMBERS: Smith COUNCILMEMBERS: None 3