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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - - 2000-093 - 3/21/2000 • • RESOLUTION NO. 2000 - 93 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRESNO CALLING SPECIAL MAILED-BALLOT ELECTION COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2 ANNEXATION NO. 18 WHEREAS, on Feb15, 2000, the Council of the City of Fresno adopted its Resolution of Intention to Annex the Final Map of Parcel Map No. 99-05 to City of Fresno Community Facilities District No. 2 (CFD No. 2) and to authorize the levy of special taxes. (Resolution of Intention); and WHEREAS, the Resolution of Intention identified the services to be provided by the CFD No. 2 and provided an estimate of the cost of providing those services; and WHEREAS,the Resolution of Intention contemplated the imposition of a special tax upon those properties within the CFD No. 2 receiving said services; and WHEREAS, a report has been filed with the City Clerk of the City of Fresno that describes the proposed rate and method or apportionment of the special tax among the parcels of real property proposed to be annexed to the CFD No. 2 in sufficient detail to allow all interested parties to estimate the maximum amount each property owner will have to pay; and WHEREAS, the levy of said proposed special tax shall be subject to the approval of the qualified electors of the territory proposed to be annexed to the CFD No. 2 at a special election. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Fresno as follows: 1. The levy of a special tax proposed in the Annexation Resolution shall be submitted to the voters pursuant to Government Code Section 53326. 2. The setting of the appropriations limit shall be submitted to the voters pursuant to Govern ent Code Section 53325.7. Arid ©o© Q3 ,Movd*-\ D:\wp\cfd2\anne18\Hearing\call.election.reso.wpd `7/`"d" • 3. The two ballot items described above shall be combined into a single ballot measure pursuant to Government Code Section 53353.5. The ballot language shall be as shown on the form of ballot hereto attached as Exhibit "A", which form of ballot is hereby approved. 4. This Council hereby accepts the Certificate of the Public Works Director heretofore filed in these proceedings and finds, in accordance therewith, that there presently are fewer than 12 registered voters residing within the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed to the CFD No. 2. Accordingly, under Government Code Section 53326(b) the voters in this election shall be the landowners owning land within the territory proposed to be annexed to the CFD No. 2. 5. The Council further finds that the landowners of record owning property within the territory proposed to be annexed to the CFD No. 2 are those set forth in the attachment to the Certificate of the Public Works Director and that the attachment correctly sets forth the amount of property owned by each landowner and the number of votes to which each is entitled. 6. This Council hereby approves the form of Waiver and Consent Shortening Time Periods and Waiving Various Requirements for Conducting Mailed-Ballot Election in the CFD No.2,Annexation No. 18, City of Fresno, County of Fresno, State of California, attached hereto as Exhibit "B". This Council finds that the rights, procedures and time periods therein waived are solely for the protection of the voters, may be waived under Government Code Section 53326(a) and 53327(b), and that the waiver constitutes a full and knowing waiver by any voter who has executed the form of these rights, procedures and time periods. 7. Accordingly, this Council hereby calls the special election described herein and sets , March 21, 2000 as election day. Pursuant to Government Code Section 53326(d), the 2 S election shall be conducted by mailed ballot. 8. The City Clerk is directed to mail or to deliver the ballots, in the form of Exhibit"A" hereto, to the landowners shown on the attachment to the Certificate of the Public Works Director. The City Clerk shall fill in the names of the landowners and the number of votes to be cast on each ballot, according to the Certificate of the Public Works Director, before delivery or mailing. 9. The City Clerk shall accept personal or mail delivery of the ballots at any time up to 9:00 a.m. on March 21, 2000. Upon receipt of all eligible ballots, however, the City Clerk shall immediately close the election and declare the results to the City Council. 3 • S CLERK'S CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF FRESNO ) CITY OF FRESNO I, REBECCA E. KLISCH, City Clerk of the City of Fresno, certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the Council of the City of Fresno, California, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 2lstday of March , 2000. AYES: Perea, Quintero, Ronquillo, Boyajian NOES: Bredefeld, ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Mathys, Steitz Mayor Approval: N/A 2000 Mayor Approval/No Return: N/A , 2000 Mayor Veto: N/A , 2000 Council Override Vote: N/A 2000 REBECCA E. KLISCH City Clerk BY: ggeti [/ 2C )/J2'' APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE B(041,6e p-7 4 l ,f • • SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT (Mailed-Ballot Election) t u v Community Facilities District No. 2 �l Annexation No. 18 This ballot is for the use of, Cornerstone Enterprises, Inc., as the sole landowners owning land (Parcel Map No. 99-05)within Community Facilities District No. 2, Annexation No. 18, City of Fresno, County of Fresno, State of California. According to the provisions of the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, and the resolutions of the City Council of the City of Fresno, the above-named landowner is entitled to cast two (2) votes on this ballot. In order to be counted, this ballot must be certified below and be returned, either by mail or in person, before 10:00 a.m. on March 21, 2000 to Rebecca E. Klisch, City Clerk, City of Fresno, 2600 Fresno Street, Room 2133, Fresno, CA 93721. Mailing by that date will not be sufficient. The ballot must be physically received by the City Clerk prior to the deadline in order to be counted. AN "X" OR OTHER MARK WILL CAST ALL VOTES ASSIGNED TO THIS BALLOT, OR THE VOTER MAY WRITE NUMBERS IN THE SPACES PROVIDED. BALLOT MEASURE Shall the City Council of Fresno (the "City") be Number of Votes authorized to levy a special tax,and finance the YES authorized services, and costs and expenses by and through its Community Facilities District No. 2, Annexation No. 18, all as specified in its Resolutions No. and No. Number of Votes and shall the appropriations limitforCommunity NO Facilities District No. 2 Annexation No. 18 be established in accordance therewith? D:\wp\cfd2\annex18\Hearing\99-02ballot • CERTIFICATION The undersigned is the authorized representative of the above-named landowner and is the person legally authorized and entitled to cast this ballot on behalf of the above-named landowner. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration is executed on March 21, 2000. C sTf-kt�C 1T— p?Tctc.,1 Company Name By Print Name Print Title D:\wp\cfd2\annex18\Hearing\99-02ballot • • WAIVER AND CONSENT FROM SOLE PROPERTY OWNER SHORTENING TIME PERIODS AND VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS FOR CONDUCTING MAILED-BALLOT ELECTION Community Facilities District No. 2 Annexation No. 18 • The undersigned is the person legally entitled and authorized to cast the ballots as the authorized representative of the sole owner of the property(Parcel Map No. 99-05) in this mailed- ballot election to be conducted within Community Facilities District No. 2 Annexation No. 18, to determine, among other things, whether the rate and method of apportionment of the annual special taxes, shall be approved. The undersigned hereby waives any and all minimum time periods relative to the election pursuant to Government Code Section 53326(a). The undersigned hereby waives the preparation and distribution of an impartial analysis of the ballot measure, as well as arguments in favor and against, under the authority of Government Code Section 53327(b). The undersigned hereby waives the requirement to publish notice of the election under Government Code Section 53352. The undersigned hereby waives the requirements regarding the time to mail ballots to the qualified electors under Elections Code Section 1351, and agrees to accept either mailed service or personal service of the ballot. The undersigned hereby waives the requirements regarding identification envelopes for the return of mailed ballots contained in Government Code Section 53327.5. The undersigned hereby waives any and all defects in notice or procedure in the conduct of the election, whether known or unknown (other than the right to have ballots accurately counted), and states that the election is being expedited, pursuant to this waiver and consent, at the particular instance and request of the undersigned. t declare, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration is executed on March 21, 2000. �Zt4�7.S'c4 _ LSI rcr Company Name gy L tom► {teaL. 1/,‘"c24 Print Name Print Title D:\wp\cfd2\annex18\Hearing\99-02ballot • • A STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF FRESNO ) On S �lD,before me,the undersigned personally appeared Z---• 6.1.4 Pt ,personally known to me(or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory 7 evidence)to be the person(s)whose name(s)is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s)on the instrument(s)the person(s), or entity(ies) of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. A so o�AK 4GAi BFTyF cv F' : 8;m MM.#1205887 ca 2 0 r -14,1. NOTARY PUBLIC-CALIFORNIAC • ?1* FRESNO COUNTY /0 a Cumin.Exp.Dec.24,2002 / 4 A / / A Mary J r►v; ,Notary Official Seal