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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING
THE LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES IN A COMMUNITY
FACILITIES DISTRICT, INCLUDING CERTAIN
ANNEXATION TERRITORY IDENTIFIED AS ANNEXATION
NO. 1, INTO THE RESORT OF EMPIRE LAKES
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2018-01 OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, COUNTY OF SAN
BERNARDINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A. Recital
WHEREAS, the City Council (the "City Council")of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
(the "City") has established The Resort at Empire Lakes Community Facilities District No.
2018-01 of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, County of San Bernardino, State of California
(the "District") for the purpose of levying special taxes on parcels of taxable property
therein for the purpose of providing certain services, which are necessary to meet
increased demands placed upon the City as a result of the development of said real
property; and
WHEREAS, the rate and method of apportionment of special tax for the District is
set forth in Exhibit "C" to the City Council Resolution No. 2024-003, which was adopted
on February 6, 2024 (the "Resolution"); and
WHEREAS, the City-has conducted proceedings to annex territory into the District
and, with respect to the proceedings, following an election of the qualified electors in the
territory proposed for annexation (the "Annexation Territory"), the City Council, on March
20, 2024, adopted a Resolution which declared the results of the special election and
determined that the territory proposed to be annexed is added to and part of the District.
B. Ordinance
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, California, acting in its capacity as the legislative body of the City of The
Resort at Empire Lakes Community Facilities District No. 2018-01 of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, County of San Bernardino, State of California, does hereby:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. By the passage of this Ordinance, the City Council hereby authorizes
and levies the special tax within the District, including the Annexation Territory, pursuant
to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 53339) of Chapter 2.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of
Title 5 of the California Government Code, commonly known as the "Mello-Roos
Community Facilities Act of 1982," (the "Act"), at the rate and in accordance with the rate
and method of apportionment of special tax set forth in the Resolution, which rate and
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method is by this reference incorporated herein. The special tax has previously been
levied in the original territory of the District beginning in Fiscal Year 2019-20 pursuant to
Ordinance No. 493 passed and adopted by the City Council on January 16, 2019, and
the special tax is hereby levied commencing in Fiscal Year 2024-25 in the District,
including the Annexation Territory identified as Annexation No. 1, and in each fiscal year
thereafter to pay for the services for the District and the costs of administering the District.
SECTION 3. The City Manager of the City or designee or employee or consultant
of the City is hereby authorized and directed each fiscal year to determine the specific
special tax to be levied for the next ensuing fiscal year for each parcel of real property
within the District, including the Annexation Territory, in the manner and as provided in
the Resolution.
SECTION 4. Exemptions from the levy of the special tax shall be as provided in
the Resolution and the applicable provisions of the Act. In no event shall the special tax
be levied on any parcel within the District in excess of the maximum special tax specified
in the Resolution.
SECTION 5. All of the collections of the special tax shall be used as provided in
the Act and in the Resolution, including, but not limited to, the payment of the costs of the
services, the payment of the costs of the City in administering the District, and the costs
of collecting and administering the special tax.
SECTION 6. The special tax shall be collected in the same manner and at the
same time as ordinary ad valorem taxes are collected and shall have the same lien
priority, and be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in cases
of delinquency as provided for ad valorem taxes; provided, however, that the District may
collect Special Taxes at a different time or in a different manner if necessary to meet its
financial obligations. The City Manager of the City, or his or her designee, is hereby
authorized and directed to provide all necessary information to the auditor/tax collector of
the County of San Bernardino in order to effect proper billing and collection of the special
tax, so that the special tax shall be included on the secured property tax roll of the County
of San Bernardino for Fiscal Year 2024-25 and for each fiscal year thereafter until no
longer required to pay for the services or until otherwise terminated by the City.
SECTION 7. If for any reason any portion of this Ordinance is found to be invalid,
or if the special tax is found inapplicable to any particular parcel within the District,
including the Annexation Territory, by a court of competent jurisdiction, the balance of this
Ordinance and the application of the special tax to the remaining parcels within the
District, including the Annexation Territory, shall not be affected.
SECTION 8. This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption.
Within fifteen (15) days after its adoption, the City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance, or a
summary of it, to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City.
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The foregoing ordinance was introduced and the title thereof read at the
regular meeting of the City Council the 20th day of March, 2024 and by unanimous vote
of the City Council members present, further reading was waived.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of April, 2024.
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Ja i e C. Reynolds, Clerk
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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA )
I, JANICE C. REYNOLDS, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a Regular Meeting of
the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 20th day of March 2024, and was
passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the
31 day of April 2024.
AYES: Hutchison, Kennedy, Michael, Scott, Stickler
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
Executed this 41h day of April 2024, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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