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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-027
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARROYO GRANDE ORDERING THE PREPARATION
AND FILING OF THE ANNUAL ENGINEERS REPORT
FOR THE ARROYO GRANDE LANDSCAPING AND
LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1, WITHIN
TRACT 1769, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027
WHEREAS, the property owners of Arroyo Grande, Tract 1769, petitioned the City to
form a landscaping and lighting assessment district, commonly referred to as
Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. 1, within Tract 1769, to provide
means to finance the costs of maintenance, operation, and service of certain specified
improvements; and
WHEREAS, on May 12, 1992, the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande adopted
Resolution No. 2932 ordering the formation of Arroyo Grande Landscaping and Lighting
Assessment District No. 1, within Tract 1769, 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, said improvements in the Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District
No. 1 include but are not limited to landscaping and ornamental vegetation in the public
rights of way; and
WHEREAS, in order to levy and collect an annual assessment for Landscaping and
Lighting Assessment District No. 1, 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 notice from the
Public Works Director advising that no new improvements or substantial changes in
existing improvements are proposed for Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District
No. 1, within Tract 1769; and
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.)
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-027
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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 Landscaping and Lighting
Assessment District No. 1, within Tract 1769 in Fiscal Year 2026-27.
3.The City Council orders the preparation and filing of an engineer’s report for
Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. 1, within Tract 1769, 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
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-027
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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. 2026-027 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