2003-031-Directing Preparation Of Engineer's Report For Fiscal Year 2003 -2004 Town Of Los Gatos Landscaping And Lighting Assessment Districts No. 1 & 2RESOLUTION 2003 - 31
A RESOLUTION DESCRIBING IMPROVEMENTS AND
DIRECTING PREPARATION OF ENGINEER'S REPORT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 -2004
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS NO. 1 & 2
RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, California, as follows:
1. The Town Council did, pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting
Act of 1972, Part 2, Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California,
conduct proceedings for the formation of the Town of Los Gatos Landscaping and Lighting
Assessment Districts No. 1 & 2.
2. The public interest, convenience and necessity require, and it is the intention of said
Council to undertake proceedings for the levy and collection of assessments upon the several lots
or parcels of land in said Districts, for the construction or installation of improvements, including
the maintenance or servicing, or both, thereof, for the fiscal year 2003 - 2004.
3. The improvements to be constructed or installed, including the maintenance or
servicing, or both, thereof, are more particularly described in Exhibits "A" and `B" hereto attached
and by reference incorporated herein.
4. The costs and expenses of said improvements, including the maintenance or
servicing, or both, thereof, are to be made chargeable upon said Districts, the exterior boundaries of
which Districts are the composite and consolidated area as more particularly shown on a map thereof
on file in the office of the Clerk of the Town of Los Gatos to which reference is hereby made for
further particulars. Said map indicates by a boundary line the extent of the territory included in said
Districts and of any zone thereof and shall govern for all details as to the extent of the assessment
districts.
5. The Engineer of said Town be, and is hereby, directed to prepare and file with said
Clerk a report, in writing, referring to the assessment districts by their distinctive designations,
specifying the fiscal year to which the report applies, and, with respect to that year, presenting the
following:
a) plans and specification of the existing improvements and for proposed new
improvements, if any, to be made within the assessment districts or within
any zones thereof;
b) an estimate of the costs of said proposed new improvements, if any, to be
made, the costs of maintenance or servicing, or both, thereof, and of any
existing improvements, together with the incidental expenses in connection
therewith;
C) a diagram showing the exterior boundaries of the assessment districts and of
any zones within said districts and the lines and dimensions of each lot or
C) a diagram showing the exterior boundaries of the assessment districts and of
any zones within said districts and the lines and dimensions of each lot or
parcel of land within the districts as such lot or parcel of land is shown on the
County Assessor's map for the fiscal year to which the report applies, each of
which lots or parcels of land shall be identified by a distinctive number or
letter on said diagram; and
d) a proposed assessment of the total amount of the estimated costs and
expenses of the proposed new improvements, including the maintenance or
servicing, or both, thereof, and of any existing improvements upon the
several lots or parcels of land in said districts in proportion to the estimated
particular and distinct benefits to be received by each of such lots or parcels
of land, respectively, from said improvements, including the maintenance or
servicing, or both, thereof, and of the expenses incidental thereto.
6. The Office of the Engineer of said Town be, and is hereby designated as the office
to answer inquiries regarding any protest proceedings to be had herein, and may be contacted during
regular office hours at 41 Miles Avenue, Los Gatos, California 95030 or by calling (408) 399 -5770.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, California, at
a meeting thereof held on the 7th day of April, 2003, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Steve Glickman, Diane McNutt, Joe Pirzynski, Mike Wasserman,
Mayor Sandy Decker.
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
MAY R OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
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CLERK OF THE TOWN OZ S GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
Exhibit A
DESCRIPTION OF IMPROVEMENTS
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1
General Description of Improvements:
The design, construction or installation, including the maintenance or servicing, or both, thereof, of
landscaping, including trees, shrubs, grass or other ornamental vegetation, statuary, fountains or other
ornamental structures and facilities, and public lighting facilities for the lighting of any public places,
including traffic signals, ornamental standards, luminaries, poles, supports, tunnels, manholes, vaults,
conduits, pipes, wires, conductors, guys, stubs, platforms, braces, transformers, insulators, contacts,
switches, capacitors, meters, communication circuits, appliances, attachments and appurtenances,
including the cost of repair, removal or replacement of all or -any part thereof; providing for the life,
growth, health and beauty of landscaping, including cultivation, irrigation, trimming, spraying,
fertilizing and treating for disease or injury; the removal of trimmings, rubbish, debris and other solid
waste; electric current or energy, gas or other illuminating agent for any public lighting facilities or
for the lighting or operation of any other improvements; and the operation of any fountains or the
maintenance of any other improvements.
2. Specific Descriptions of Improvements:
Blackwell Drive Benefit Zone - Maintenance of the landscaping in the median island on Blackwell
Drive constructed as apart of the public improvements required of Tract No. 8306, and maintenance
of the street lights installed along Blackwell Drive and National Avenue installed as a part of the
public improvements required of Tract No. 8306.
Hillbrook Benefit Zone - The maintenance of trees, landscaping, irrigation systems, hardscape and
fences as currently exist on APN 523 -11 -028, located at the southeast corner of Blossom Hill Road
and Hillbrook Drive.
Kennedy Meadows Benefit Zone - The maintenance of trees, landscaping, irrigation systems, trail
and street lights within the open space areas (Parcels A and B) and along Kennedy Court and
Forrester Court, installed as a part of the public improvements required of Tract No. 8612, and the
implementation of mitigation and enhancement measures within the riparian and wetlands areas of
said Tract described in the report prepared by H.T. Harvey Associates, dated November 11, 1994.
Santa Rosa Heights Benefit Zone - The maintenance of trees, landscaping, trails and retaining walls
constructed as a part of the public improvements required of Tract No. 8400.
Vasona Heights Benefit Zone - The maintenance of trees, landscaping, irrigation systems, trails,
emergency access roads and retaining walls within the open space areas required as a part of the
public improvements required of Tract No. 8280.
Exhibit B
DESCRIPTION OF IMPROVEMENTS
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LANDSCAPING & LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO.2
1. General Description of Improvements:
The design, construction or installation, including the maintenance or servicing, or both, thereof, of
landscaping, including trees, shrubs, grass or other ornamental vegetation, statuary, fountains or other
ornamental structures and facilities, and public lighting facilities for the lighting of any public places,
including traffic signals, ornamental standards, luminaries, poles, supports, tunnels, manholes, vaults,
conduits, pipes, wires, conductors, guys, stubs, platforms, braces, transformers, insulators, contacts,
switches, capacitors, meters, communication circuits, appliances, attachments and appurtenances,
including the cost of repair, removal or replacement of all or any part thereof; providing for the life,
growth, health and beauty of landscaping, including cultivation, irrigation, trimming, spraying,
fertilizing and treating for disease or injury; the removal of trimmings, rubbish, debris and other solid
waste; electric current or energy, gas or other illuminating agent for any public lighting facilities or
for the lighting or operation of any other improvements; and the operation of any fountains or the
maintenance of any other improvements.
2. Specific Description of Improvements:
Gemini Court Benefit Zone - The maintenance of trees, landscaping, irrigation systems, lighting,
sound walls, and fences installed as a part of the public improvements required of Tract No. 8439.