HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-183 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 15-183
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF
MEASURE A ESTABLISHING THE WEST-SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND STREET LIGHTING FACILITIES
DISTRICT TO BE ON THE NOVEMBER 3, 2015 ELECTION
BALLOT
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga receives only five cents for every one dollar
collected in property taxes; and
WHEREAS, the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 allows for the formation of community
facilities districts as a means of financing certain improvements such as parks,
playgrounds, landscape areas, sidewalks, trees, amongst others; and
WHEREAS, since its incorporation, the City of Rancho Cucamonga has utilized
community facilities districts as a way to pay for necessary landscaping and lighting
maintenance for new and existing development in the City; and
WHEREAS, the west-side of Rancho Cucamonga currently has a number of landscape
maintenance districts, PDA 85, LMDs 1, 3a, 3b, and 5 and SLD's 2 and 6, that maintain
neighborhood amenities including 10 parks and more than 6,000 street lights; and
WHEREAS, keeping parks, trails, and greenery well maintained and streets well-lit has a
positive impact on a neighborhood's quality of life, maintaining property values, and
deterring crime such as car thefts, burglaries, graffiti, and vandalism; and
WHEREAS, in 1996, California voters passed Proposition 218, the "Right to Vote Act,"
which requires local government to have a vote of the affected property owners for any
proposed new or increased assessment before it could be levied; and
WHEREAS, the assessments for the landscape and street lighting districts on the West-
side of Rancho Cucamonga have not had a rate increase since 1993 and consequently,
are insufficient for the continued upkeep of neighborhood parks, landscaping, and street
lighting; and
WHEREAS, over the last eighteen months, residents have joined in a community
conversation about maintaining local street lighting and parks, in which more than 3,500
residents provided feedback on community priorities; and
WHEREAS, at its July 1, 2015 meeting, the Rancho Cucamonga City Council
unanimously voted to place a West-Side Neighborhood Parks and Street Lighting District
measure on the November 3, 2015 ballot, and
WHEREAS, Measure A, the West-Side Neighborhood Parks and Street Lighting District
measure, replaces the existing assessment districts and would ensure clean, maintained
parks, safe playgrounds, graffiti removal, park lighting, trash cleanup and well-maintained
street lights; and
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WHEREAS, Measure A will ensure fiscal accountability by requiring that all revenues be
deposited into a separate fund that, by law, will only be spent on maintaining local
neighborhood parks,.street lighting, greenery, and trails, and would also require a Citizen's
Oversight Committee to confirm funds are appropriately spent; and
WHEREAS, Measure A will offer a 50 percent discount for property owners age 65 and
older.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, that the Rancho Cucamonga City Council expresses support for Measure A
on the November 3, 2015 election ballot.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 711 day of October 2015.
AYES: Kennedy, Spagnolo, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: Michael
ABSTAINED: Alexander
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L. Dennis Micha ae r
ATTEST:
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ice C. Reynolds, City Clerk
I, JANICE C. REYNOLDS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, at a Regular Meeting
of said City Council held on the 71' day of October 2015.
Executed this 8`" day of October 2015, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
a ice C. Reynolds, City Mark
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