HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 1989-252 - Establishing and adopting a policy statement pertaining to administrative fees •
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
ESTABLISHING AND ADOPTING A POLICY STATEMENT PERTAINING TO
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR ESTABLISHING LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
DISTRICTS.
► WHEREAS , the City Council of the City of Redding is charged
with the responsibility of establishing municipal policies to
guide the various functions of the City, and, where necessary, to
establish procedures by which functions are performed; and
WHEREAS, regulatory policies established by the City Council
are usually adopted by Ordinance and included in the Municipal
Code. However, other policies are also established, which by
their nature do not require adoption by Ordinance; these policy
statements , adopted. by Resolution of the City Council, need to be
consolidated in a reference document for easy access; and
WHEREAS, on August 4 , 1987 , by Resolution No. 87-261 , the
City Council adopted a Council Policy Manual to achieve said
objectives; and
WHEREAS , City Council wishes to establish a policy statement
pertaining to administrative fees for establishing landscape
maintenance districts , which policy is set forth in Exhibit "A"
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Redding as follows :
1 . That all of the above recitals are true and correct;
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2 . That attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated
herein by reference is a policy statement to be incorporated in
the Council Policy Manual pertaining to administrative fees for
establishing landscape maintenance districts.
3 . That the Council Policy attached hereto as Exhibit "A"
be and hereby is adopted as the Council Policy of the City of
Redding pertaining to administrative fees for establishing
landscape maintenance districts.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Redding on the 1st day of August, 1989 , and was duly
adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES : COUNCIL MEMBERS: Buffum, Dahl , Ful ton, & Carter
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Johannessen
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS : None
SCOTT CARTER, Mayor
City of Redding
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ATTEST:
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ETHEL A. NICHOLS , City Clerk
FORM f4'PROVED:
RAN 'LL A. HAYS , City Attorney
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CI'r OF REDDING, CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL POLICY
SUBJECT POLICY EFFECTIVE
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS - NUMBER DATE PAGE
IFORMATION COSTS
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BACKGROUND
The City of Redding requires the formation of landscape-maintenance districts ;�
in conjunction with subdivisions which are located on the City' s arterial
street system. These developments are required to install landscaping within
the public right-of-way, including all associated improvements such as
irrigation systems and automatic valve controls. The maintenance districts are
ithereafter responsible for the yearly maintenance of the landscaping. The
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V issue is: Should administrative costs attributable to the formation of I'
'I' landscape-maintenancedistricts be paid by the developer. ,r
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PURPOSE 1
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It is the purpose of this l
policy to clearly delineate whether subdivision
developers will be required to pay an administrative fee upon making
application for the formation of a landscape-maintenance district.
POLICY
It shall be the policy of the City of Redding that the developer(s) of
jj subdivisions, where landscape-maintenance districts are required to be formed �! I
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as a condition of subdivision approval , shall pay an administrative fee equal i .
to the total direct and indirect costs directly attributable to formation of j
the district. Administrative costs associated with the ongoing operation of 1
the district shall be included in the yearly assessment on each lot in the i!
district.
`I PROCEDURE,
1 Upon requesting the formation of a landscape-maintenance district, the
! develo developer shall be required to
pl; p q pay a fee commensurate with the administrative
°` costs of establishing said district. The fee shall be reviewed and adjusted as
' necessary, but not more than once annually, to reflect actual direct and IL
indirect costs to the City. ,Y
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