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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-034
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY
AND COLLECT ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO
THE ARROYO GRANDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1, WITHIN TRACT 1769,
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027
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 ("District"), within Tract 1769, under Part 2 of Division 15 of the
California Streets and Highways Code sections 22500 -22679 (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 improvements in the District include but are not limited to: landscaping and
ornamental vegetation in the public rights of way; 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 District; and
WHEREAS the City Council desires to levy and collect the annual assessments against lots
and parcels of land within the District to pay the costs and expenses related to the
aforementioned improvements described in this Resolution.
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. That the Engineer’s Report entitled City of Arroyo Grande Parkview, Landscape District
#1 Tract 1769 Fiscal Year 2026-27, (“Engineer’s Report”) has been prepared and filed
with the City Clerk and is hereby approved by the City Council. All interested parties are
referred to the Engineer’s Report for a full and detailed description of the improvements,
the boundaries of the District, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and
parcels of land within the District.
3. That the City Council hereby declares that it is its intention to seek the annual levy of
assessments for the District pursuant to Streets and Highways Code section 22624,
over and including the land within the District boundary, and to levy and collect
assessments on all such land to pay the costs of the maintenance and servicing of
the landscaping improvements and all appurtenant facilities and operations related
thereto for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 within the boundaries of the District described
herein and in more detail within the Engineer's Report.
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4.The improvements to be maintained are specified in the Engineer's Report, no
substantial changes are proposed to be made to the existing improvements and the
assessment is not proposed to increase from the prior year.
5.That the City Council hereby declares its intention to conduct a public hearing concerning
the District and the levy of proposed assessments for the improvements related thereto
in accordance with the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972.
6.That notice is hereby given that a public hearing on these matters will be held by the City
Council on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as feasible
at the City Council Chambers, 215 E. Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, California,
93420 or via teleconference as follows: Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86752345420; or by Telephone: 1-669-900-6833; 1-346-
248-7799.
7.That the City Clerk shall cause notice to be given of the time and place of the public
hearing by causing the publishing of this Resolution once in the local paper not less than
ten (10) days before the date of the hearing and by posting a copy of this Resolution on
the official bulletin board customarily used by the City Council for the posting of notices.
8.That the action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
under the Class 2 exemption, which applies to the replacement or reconstruction of
existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same
site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and
capacity as the structure replaced. (State CEQA Guidelines,§ 15302.)
On motion of Council Member Guthrie, seconded by Council Member Secrest, and by the
following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Guthrie, Secrest, Loe, and Maraviglia
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Ray Russom
the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted this 26 th day of May, 2026.
JAMIE MARAVIGLIA, MAYOR PRO TEM
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. 2026-034 was passed and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande on the 26th day of May, 2026.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 28th day
of May, 2026.
JESSICA MATSON, CITY CLERK