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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-026
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARROYO GRANDE ORDERING THE PREPARATION
AND FILING OF THE ANNUAL ENGINEER’S REPORT
FOR THE GRACE LANE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027
WHEREAS, the owner (Vista Roble, LLC) of Lots 1 through 19, Tract 2236, petitioned
the City to form a maintenance assessment district, commonly referred to as the Grace
Lane Assessment District to provide a means to finance the costs of maintenance,
operation, and service of certain specified improvements; and
WHEREAS, on November 28, 2006, the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande
adopted Resolution No. 3976 ordering the formation of the Grace Lane Assessment
District under Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code section
22500 et seq. (Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972), which allows local governmental
agencies to form assessment districts for the purpose of financing the costs and
expenses of landscaping and lighting public areas; and
WHEREAS, the said improvements in the Grace Lane Assessment District include, but
are not limited to: 1) a pedestrian trail across the open space property (Lot B) including,
but not limited to, the existing informal hiking trail currently passing through Lot B,
signage, fencing; 2) common areas and facilities, including but not limited to the open
space parcels and drainage facilities; 3) open space and maintenance thereof in
accordance with fuel modification specifications as described in Mitigation Measure No.
15 in Resolution No. 3732 of the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande; and 4) a
private drive and associated improvements for Lots 16 through 19; and
WHEREAS, in order to levy and collect an annual assessment for the Grace Lane
Assessment District, it is necessary for the City to comply with Streets and Highways
Code, Section 22620 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, Streets and Highways Code Section 22622 requires the City to adopt a
Resolution that generally describes any proposed new improvements or any substantial
changes in existing improvements and order the preparation and filing of an engineer’s
report; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, at its meeting of May 12, 2026, received a report from the
Public Works Director advising the City Council that no new improvements or
substantial changes in existing improvements are proposed for the Grace Lane
Assessment District; and
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WHEREAS, this Resolution is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (“CEQA”) because the activity is not a “project” subject to CEQA and it has
no potential to result in either a direct, or reasonably foreseeable indirect, physical
change in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)-(3),
15378.)
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Arroyo
Grande, as follows:
1.The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein.
2.Pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 22622, the City Council
determines that no new improvements or any substantial changes in existing
improvements are proposed within the boundaries of the Grace Lane
Assessment District in Fiscal Year 2026-27.
3.The City Council orders the preparation and filing of an Engineer’s Report for the
Grace Lane Assessment District in accordance with Streets and Highways Code
Section 22565 et seq.
On motion of Council Member Guthrie, seconded by Council Member Maraviglia, and
on the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Guthrie, Maraviglia, and Mayor Ray Russom
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Members Loe, and Secrest
The foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted this 12th day of May 2026.
CAREN RAY RUSSOM, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JESSICA MATSON, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
MATTHEW DOWNING, CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ISAAC ROSEN, CITY ATTORNEY
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OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
I, JESSICA MATSON, City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis
Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury, that the attached
Resolution No. 2026-026 was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande on the 12th day of May, 2026.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 15th day
of May, 2026.
JESSICA MATSON, CITY CLERK