HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-66 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 15-66
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THEIR
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 8 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
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 Planning Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, that the Rancho Cucamonga Planning Commission expresses support for Measure
A to be on the November 3, 2015 election ballot.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2015.
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
BY:
Ravenel Wimberly, Chairman
ATTEST: Pj -b'6t�t
Candyc t
rnett, Secretary
I, Candyce Burnett, Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and
adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, at a regular meeting of
the Planning Commission held on the 9th day of September 2015, by the following vote-to-wit:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: FLETCHER, MACIAS, MUNOZ, OAXACA, WIMBERLY
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: NONE