HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-042 CC Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 10-42
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA ESTABLISHING THE AMOUNT OF THE
SPECIAL TAX LEVY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 -2011 TO
PROVIDE FOR RECREATION AND HUMAN SERVICES
PROGRAMS AND THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE
AND SERVICING OF PUBLIC PARKS AND
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, MEDIAN LANDSCAPING,
AND ARTERIAL STREET LIGHTS AND TRAFFIC
SIGNALS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to the authority of Article XI, Section 7 of the California
Constitution, Government Code Section 37100.5, and other applicable law, the City
Council adopted, and the voters of the City of Temecula approved, Ordinance No. 96-
21, levying and assessing a special tax on each parcel of property in the City of
Temecula for each fiscal year, commencing with fiscal year 1997 -1998.
Section 2. The maximum amount of said special tax for each fiscal year as
established by Ordinance No. 96 -21 is $74.44 per single - family residential dwelling unit,
$55.84 per multi - family residential dwelling unit, $148.88 per acre of vacant property in
a residential zone, $297.76 per acre of vacant property in a non - residential zone,
$446.64 per acre of non - residential improved property and $37.22 per acre for
agricultural uses.
Section 3. The City of Temecula has experienced a large amount of mixed
use (both residential and commercial) development primarily within the Temecula Old
Town area. As a result, all mixed use development assessment for the Special Tax will
be calculated using the number and type of dwelling units and the per acre charge for
non - residential improved property.
Section 4. Pursuant to Ordinance No. 96 -21 the City Council is empowered to
establish the amount of the special tax levy annually each fiscal year, in amounts not to
exceed the maximum amounts specified in Section 2 of this Resolution, as is required to
provide an adequate level of service in accordance with the purposes set forth in the
Ordinance.
Section 5. The City Council hereby determines that the maximum rates will be
required in order to provide an adequate level of service in accordance with the
purposes set forth in Ordinance No. 96 -21, and hereby establishes the following
amounts to be levied as a special tax for Fiscal Year 2010 -2011:
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$ 74.44 per single - family residential dwelling unit
$ 55.84 per multi - family residential dwelling unit
$148.88 per acre of vacant property in a residential zone
$297.76 per acre of vacant property in a non - residential zone
$446.64 per acre of non - residential improved property
$148.88 per acre of golf course property
$ 37.22 per acre of agricultural property
Section 6. The special tax shall be collected in the same manner, on the same
dates, and shall be subject to the same penalties and interest as other charges and
taxes fixed and collected by the County of Riverside on behalf of the City of Temecula.
Said special tax, together with all penalties and interest thereon, shall constitute a lien
upon the parcel upon which it is levied until it has been paid, and said special tax,
together with all penalties and interest thereon, shall until paid, constitute a personal
obligation of the City of Temecula by the persons who own the parcel on the date the
tax is due. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of property taxes,
including, but not limited to, those pertaining to the matters of delinquency, correction,
cancellation, refund and redemption, are applicable to the special tax, except for
California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 4831.
Section 7. The revenue raised by the special tax shall be placed in a special
fund to be used only for the purposes of operating, maintaining and servicing public
parks and recreational facilities, recreational and community services programs, median
landscaping, arterial street lights and traffic signals throughout the City of Temecula and
administrative expenses incurred by the City in connection therewith.
Section 8. The special tax shall not be imposed upon a federal or state
governmental agency or another local governmental agency or upon any parcel of
property that is exempt from the special tax imposed by this ordinance pursuant to any
provision of the Constitution or any paramount law.
Section 9. The Director of Finance is hereby ordered to transmit or cause to
be transmitted to the County Auditor of the County of Riverside, California before
August 10, 2010, the property tax roll with the special tax enumerated for each parcel
not exempt therefrom; and the County Auditor is hereby designated, required,
empowered, authorized, instructed, directed and ordered to make collection of such
special tax as shown on that roll and to perform any and all duties necessary therefore.
Section 10. If a property owner subject to the special tax challenges or
questions the levy of the special tax against such property owners' property, such
property owner must appeal the levy by filing an appeal with the City Clerk before 5:00
p.m. on December 1, 2010, pursuant to procedures established by the City.
Section 11. If a property owner subject to the special tax believes that payment
of the special tax for fiscal year 2010 -2011 would create a hardship for that property
owner during that fiscal year, such property owner must appeal the levy by filing a
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hardship appeal with the City Clerk before 5:00 p.m. on December 1, 2010, pursuant to
the procedures established by the City, in order to be considered under the hardship
appeal program.
Section 12. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any other provision or
applications, and to this end the provision of this Resolution are declared to be
serverable. The City Council does hereby declare that it would have adopted this
Resolution and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrases, parts or portions
hereof are declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 13. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Temecula this 8th day of June, 2010.
Jeff Comerchero, Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan W. Jone , MMC
City Cler
[SEAL]
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Susan W. Jones, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 10 -42 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 8th day of June, 2010, by the
following vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Edwards, Naggar, Washington,
Comerchero
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Roberts
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Susan W. J nes, MMC
City Clerk
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