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HomeMy Public PortalAbout97-145 (08-19-97)CITY OF LYNWOOD LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 97-145 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DECLARING ITS INTENTTON TO LEVY A CHARGE (ASSESSMEN'1~ AGAINST BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN THE LYNWOOD PARKING AND BUSINESS ~ IMPROVEMENT AREA FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997-98 AND SETTING A TIME AND PLACE OF A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER SUCH A CHARGE WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood ("Ciry") is a general law ciry organiud and existing under the laws of the Stata of Califomia; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1979, former Part 6(commencing with Section 36500) of Division 18 of the California Streets and Highways Code, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1262 establishing a pazking and business improvement area; and WHEREAS, the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1979 was repealed and replaced with the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989 (Califomia Streets and Highways Code Secrions 36500, et seg.) (the "Law"), which provides that every improvement azea established prior to January 1, 1990, in accordance with the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1979 is valid and effecrive and is unaffected by the repeal of that law; and WHEREAS, the City's pazking and business improvement azea includes all of the tecritory within the exterior boundaries of the City, as the same existed on the date of adaption of Ordinance No 1262; and WHEREAS, the Law requires that the Ciry Council appoint an advisory boazd for the City's pazking and business improvement azea and annually undertake proceedings to levy a charge (assessment) against every business enterprise located therein; and WHEREAS, by a previous resolurion, the City Council established an Advisory Board for the City's pazking and business improvement area and d'uected the Advisory Boazd to prepare a report ' for fiscal yeaz 1997-98, and modified Wat report before directing that it be fded with the City Clerk; NOW, Tf~REFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: Section 1• The City Council declazes its intenuon, in addi6on to any assessmenu, fees, charges or taxes imposed by the City, to levy and collect a charge (assessment) in an amount equal to 50% of the business license tax payable by every business enteiprise during fiscal year 1997-98. This charge (assessment) is not proposed to increase from the charge (assessment) levied and collected in fiscal year 1996-97. "1'he charge is due and payable at the same time and in the same manner that the business license tax is paid and is subject to the same penalries and interest for nonpayment. c'on The proposed uses of the revenues derived from charges (assessments) levied against business entetprises in the parking and business improvement district are for the following activities: (a) The decoration of public places in the area. (b) The promotlon of public events that are to take place in the area. (c) The fiunishing of music in public places in the area. (d) The general promotion of business activipes in the area. Secrion 3• The boundaries of the Lynwood parking and business improvement area include all of the territory within the exterior boundaries of the City. Secrion 4• The Advisory Boazd repoR for fiscal yeaz 1997-98 is on file with the City Clerk and available for public inspecrion. Reference is made to that report for a description of We ~ acrivities to be provided for fiscal year 1997-98. cti A public hearing concerning lerying a charge (assessment) against all business entecprises in the pazking and business improvement area for the 1997-98 fiscal year will be held on'I1~esday, September 16, 1997, at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heazd, at the City Council's regular meeting W be held in the City Council Chambers at 11330 Bullis Road, Lynwood. Written and oral protests may be made at that public hearing. At the public hearing, the City Council will hear and consider all procests and receive evidence, including written protests, for and against levying a charge against business enterprises in the pazking and business improvement area during the 1997-98 fiscal year. Written protests must be filed with the City Clerk at or before the time fixed for the public hearing. Mailed protests must be received ia the office of the City Clerk, 11330 Bullis Road, Lynwood, Califomia, 90262, prior to 6:00 p.m on September 16, 1997. A w[itten protest may be withdrawn in wriring at any time before the conclusion of the public hearing. Each written protest shall contain a descriprion of the ~ , ' ec ' . Continued business enteiprise in which the person submitting the protest is inurested sufficient to identify the business entecprise and, if that person is not shown on the official records oF the City as the owner of the business enteiprise, the protest must contein or be accompanied by written evidence that the person signing the protest is the owner of the business. Any protest perfaining to the regulazity or sufficiency of the proceedings must be in writing and must set forth the irregularity or defect to which the objecrion is made. Section 6• Resolution No. 97 - 105, as adopted by the City Council on July 15, 1997 is repealed in iu entirety. ec ' 7 Resolurion No. 97 - 106, as adopted by the City Council on July 15, 1997 is repealed in its entirety. Section 8• Resolution No. 97 - 135, as adopted by City Council on August 6, 1997 is repealed in its entirety. Sectlon 9• The City Clerk is d'uected to certify to the adoprion of this Resolution and to give notice of the public hearing in accordance with the law. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED tlus 19th of . ~ PAUL H. RICHARDS, II, MAYOR A EST: o~ ~d~-~~ ANDREA L. HOOPER, CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: 1~~t...:. ~ ~.~, CITY ATTORNEY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) § COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of August. AYES: COUNCILMEMBER BYRD, HENNING, REA, RICHARDS NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ~5~~.~-~a. o(~ ~~ City Clerk, Cit,~ of L~m ood STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) § COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of L~mwood, ard Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. 97-145 on file in my office and that said resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 19th day of August, 1997. Cst'~ /1 ~ 1°f-~~-~-~¢.t~~ City Clerk ~