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RES-7855 Confirming the Assessment related to Special Assessment District No. 91-1RESOLUTION NO. 7855 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE CONFIRMING THE A!!SESSMENT, ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE, TOGETHER WITH APPURTENANCES, AND APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S "REPORT" WHEREAS, the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, has previously adopted its Resolution of Intention and initiated proceedings for the installation of certain public works of improvement, together with appurtenances and appurtenant work, including ,\cquisition where appropriate, in a special assessment district pursuant to the terms and provisions of the "Municipal Improvement Act of 1913", being Division 12 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, said special assessment district known and designated as ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 91- 1 CUMBERLAND ROAD) (hereinafter referred to as the "Assessment District"); and,WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of said "Municipal Improvement Act of 1913" and Part 7.5 of Division 4 of the Streets and Highways Code,the "special Assessment, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931", a combined "Report" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report"), as autho-rized, has been provided, presented, considered and approved by this legislative body; and,WHEREAS, said "Report", as preliminarily approved, contained all the matters and items called for by law and as pursuant to the provisions of the "Municipal Improvement Act of 1913" and section 2961 of said Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, including the following:1. Plans and specifications of the proposed improvements;2. Estimate of cost;3. Diagram of Assessment District;4. An assessment according to benefits;5. A description of the works of improvement;6. Valuation information; and,WHEREAS, all protests have been heard and considered, and a full hearing has been given, all in the manner provided by law; and,WHEREAS, notices of said hearing were duly and regularly posted,mailed and published in the time, form and manner required by law and as evidenced by affidavits on file with the transcript of these proceedings; and,WHEREAS, the owners of one-half (1/2) of the area assessed for the cost of the project did not file written protests against the said proposed improvements and acquisition where appropriate, and this legisla-tive body did, after providing a full hearing, overrule and deny all protests and objections; and,WHEREAS, this legislative body is now satisfied with the assessment and all matters contained in the "Report" as now updated and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the city Council of the city of Orange as follows: RECITALS Section I: That the above recitals are all true and correct. PROTESTS Section II: That all protests and objections of every kind and nature be, and the same hereby are, overruled and denied, and it is further determined that said protests and objections are made by the owners of less than one-half of the area of property to be assessed for said improvements within said Assessment District.BENEFITS RECEIVED Section III:That it is hereby determined that all properties within the bounda-ries of the Assessment District receive a local and direct benefit from the works of improvement as proposed for said Assessment District, and it is hereby further determined and declared that all assessable costs and expenses have been apportioned and spread over the properties within the boundaries of the Assessment District in direct proportion to the benefits received thereby.PUBLIC INTEREST AND CONVENIENCE Section IV:That the public interest and convenience require the proposed improvements to be made, and therefore it is hereby ordered that the work to be done and improvements to be made, together with appurtenances and appurtenant work in connection therewith, including acquisition where appropriate, in said Assessment District, as set forth in the Resolution of Intention previously adopted and as set forth in the " Report"presented and considered, and as now submitted.CONFIRMATION OF ASSESSMENT Section V:That the "Report", as now updated and submitted, consisting of the assessment and diagram for the improvements, together with appurtenances and appurtenant work in connection therewith, including acquisition where appropriate, is hereby confirmed.A. The assessments contained in the final Engineer's "Report" are hereby levied and approved as follows:Reso No. 7855 Section XII. In .ccord.nce with the provisions of section 8685 of the Street. .nd Highw.ys COde, if .ny lot or p.rc.l o! l.nd .ffected by .ny .sses.ment i. not .ep.r.tely ......ed on the. tax roll .0 th.t the in.t.llment of the a.....ment to be coll.cted c.n b. conveni.ntly .nt.r.d th.r.on, th.n the Auditor .h.ll enter on the roll . de.cription of the lot or parc.l ffected, with the name of the owners, if known, but otherwi.. the own.r. m.y be de.cribed .. "unknown own.rs", and extend the proper in.t.llment opposite the same. ASSESSMENT VERIFICATION STATEMENT Section XIII. The County Auditor .h.ll, within 90 d.ys .fter .ny .peci.l .....s- ment inst.llment becomes delinquent, render .nd submit . det.iled r.port howing the amount. of the inst.llments, interest, pen.lties .nd percent- ages .0 cOll.cted, for the preceding term .nd in.t.llment d.te, .nd from wh.t property collected, .nd further identify .ny properties which .re delinquent and the amount and length of time for s.id delinquency, .nd further .et forth . .t.tement of percentages retain.d for the expen.es of m.king .uch coll.ctions. This request i. .pecifically made to the autho- rization of Section 8683 of the Street. and Highways Code of the St.te of California. ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FUNDS Section XIV. That the Treasurer is hereby .uthorized .t this time, if not previously done, to .stablish the following funds .s neces..ry for the payment of costs .nd .xpen.es.nd .dministr.tion of the proceedings for this Assessment District. A. IMPROVEMENT FUND. All monies rec.ived from c.sh coll.ction, proceeds from the s.le of bonds .nd .pplic.ble contributions .h.ll be pl.ced into the Improvement Fund. B. REDEMPTION FUND. All monies received from the payment of ..sess- ments .h.ll be pl.ced in the Redemption Fund. For p.rticul.rs .s to the .dmini.tration and handling of the Funds, the specific terms .nd conditions shall be set forth in the Bond Inden- ture .nd .pproved through the Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds. ADOPTED this 9th d.y of 1991. AT 5- I I hereby certify that the' foregoing Re8olution was duly and regularly adopted by the City COunci~ of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 9th day of JulY . 1991, by the folloWing vote. AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS: BARRERA, MAYOR BEYER, COONTZ, SPURGEON NOES:COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT:COUNCILMAN: STEINER RESO No. 7855 6- B. The final assessments to represent the costs and expenses to finance the public works of improvement, as authorized for these proceedings. C. The annual assessment to pay for administrative costs in an amount not to exceed the maximum annual assessment as set forth in said Report" . The confirmed annual administrative assessment may be collected in the same manner and in the same installments as the confirmed assessments for the facilities, and may be' combined with those assessments for collection as convelnent. ASSESSMENT VALUATION section VI: That this legislative body hereby finds and determines that the total amount of the principal sum of all unpaid special assessments proposed to be levied, as well as any outstanding special assessments, does not exceed 1/2 the total true value of the parcels proposed to be assessed under these proceedings, and this finding shall be final and conclusive. This legislative body further finds that the project is feasible and that the lands to be assessed will be able to carry the burden of the proposed assessment, and it is hereby further determined, if and as applicable, that the limitations of the amounts of assessments provided for in Division 4 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California be disregarded both with respect to the limitation on the Assessment District as a whole, and as to the limitation on individual specific assessments, as applicable,. RECORDATION OF ASSESSMENT Section VII: That the City Clerk shall forthwith deliver to the Superintendent of Streets the said assessment, together with the diagram attached thereto and made a part thereof, as confirmed, with his certificate of such confirmation attached and the date thereof; and that said Superintendent of Streets shall then immediately record said diagram and assessment in his Office in a suitable book to be kept for that purpose and attach thereto his certificate of the date of such recording. COUNTY RECORDER NOTICE Section VIII: Upon confirmation of the assessments and recordation of the assess- ment roll and diagram, a certified copy of the assessment diagram shall be immediately filed in the Office of the County Recorder. Immediately thereafter, a copy of the notice of assessment shall be recorded in the Office of the County Recorder in the manner and form as set forth by law and specifically Section 3114 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California. Rese No. 7855 3- MAILED NOTICE Section IX. That said City Clerk, upon the recording of said diagram and assess- ment, shall mail to each owner of real property within the Assessment District at his last known address, as the same appears on the tax rolls of the County or on file in the Office of the City Clerk, or to both addresses if said address is not the same, or to General Delivery when no address so appears, a statement containing a designation by street number or other description of the property assessed sufficient to enable the owner to identify the same, the amount of the assessment, the time and place of payment thereof, the effect of failure to pay within such time, and a statement of the fact that bonds will be issued on unpaid assess- ments pursuant to the "Improvement Bond Act of 1915". PUBLICATION Section X. That said City Clerk shall also give notice by publishing a copy of a notice of recording of assessment in the newspaper previously selected to publish all notices as provided by law, giving notice that said assess- ment has been recorded in the Office of the Superintendent of Streets, and that all sums assessed thereon are due and payable immediately, and that the payment of said sums is to be made within thirty (3D) days after the date of recording the assessment, which date shall be so stated in said notice, and of the fact that securities will be issued upon unpaid assessments. ASSESSMENT COLLECTION Section XI. The County Auditor is hereby apthorized and directed, in accordance with the provisions of Section 8682 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, to enter into his assessment roll on which property taxes will next become due, opposite each lot or parcel of land affected, in a space marked "public improvement assessment" or by other suitable designation, the next and several installments of such assess- ment coming due during the ensuing fiscal year covered by the assessment roll and that said entry then shall be made each year during the life of the bonds for the proceedings for the above-referenced Assessment District. This authorization is continual until all assessment obliga-tions have been discharged and the bonds terminated.As an alternate, and when determined to be in the best interests for bondholders of the Assessment District, this legislative body may, by Resolution, designate an official other than the County Tax Collector and/or other agent, to collect and maintain records of the collection of the assessments, including a procedure other than the normal property tax collection procedure.Reso No. 7855 4-