City Council

5.\nRESOLUTIONS OF INTENTION TO LEVY INCREASED ASSESSMENTS FOR\nLMD ZONES T44, T48, AND T62 IN FY 2026-27, AND TO ESTABLISH\nPROCEDURES PURSUANT TO PROPOSITION 218 AND AB 2257 - This item\nconsiders resolutions declaring the City’s intention to levy and collect increased\nassessments in Fiscal Year 2026-27 for Landscape Maintenance District Zones T44\n(Bouquet Canyon), T48 (Shadow Hills), and T62 (Canyon Heights), and establishing\nprocedures pursuant to Proposition 218 and AB 2257.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Adopt a Resolution of Initiation to begin proceedings to levy increased assessments\ncommencing in Fiscal Year 2026-27 for Landscaping Zones T44 – Bouquet Canyon,\nT48 – Shadow Hills, and T62 – Canyon Heights within the City of Santa Clarita\nLandscaping and Lighting District, and direct the Engineer to prepare and file a report\npursuant to Article 4, Chapter 1 of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972.\n2. Adopt a Resolution of Intention declaring the City of Santa Clarita’s intent to levy\nand collect increased assessments for Landscaping Zones T44 – Bouquet Canyon,\nT48 – Shadow Hills, and T62 – Canyon Heights within the City of Santa Clarita\nLandscaping and Lighting District; preliminarily approve the Engineer’s Report; and\ninitiate a property owner protest ballot proceeding for Fiscal Year 2026-27, in\naccordance with Article XIIID of the California Constitution, by calling a public\nhearing and submitting the proposed assessments to qualified property owners.\n3. Adopt a Resolution establishing rate-setting procedures for Landscape Maintenance\nDistricts and Zones—including LMD Zones T44, T48, and T62—in accordance with\nProposition 218 and Government Code Sections 53759.0 through 53759.2 (including\nAB 2257).