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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-16-19 City Commission Packet Materials - A1. Res 5089, Creation of SILD 755 for Norton East Ranch, Phase 4 Commission Memorandum REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Laurae Clark, Treasurer Kristin Donald, Finance Director SUBJECT: Resolution 5089 / Creation of Special Improvement Lighting District 755 for Norton East Ranch Phase 4 MEETING DATE: September 16, 2019 AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Action RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Commission Resolution No. 5089 / Creation of Special Improvement Lighting District 755 for Norton East Ranch Phase 4 BACKGROUND: The Commission did on August 19, 2019 adopt Commission Resolution No. 5088 / Intent to Create Special Improvement Lighting District 755 for Norton East Ranch Phase 4 as per MCA 7-12-4301. The property owner has been noticed of the public hearing on this date. Creating a lighting district is a requirement of final plat approval. FISCAL EFFECTS: As a result of creating this lighting district, the City will pay the associated power bills and schedule system maintenance. We will recover these costs by billing property owners each year on their City Assessment bill. It is estimated to cost $19.40 per acre within the district or $215.64 annually for the entire district. On an average size lot of 26,911 square feet the annual estimated cost would be $12.01, which is payable semiannually. ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission. Attachments: Resolution No. 5089 Report compiled on: August 16, 2019 337 Page 1 of 4 RESOLUTION NO. 5089 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, RELATING TO LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 755 (NORTON EAST RANCH SUBDIVISION PHASE 4) CREATING THE DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSESSING THE COSTS OF MAINTENANCE AND ENERGY THEREFOR TO BENEFITTED PROPERTY BY THE LEVY OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission (the “Commission”) of the City of Bozeman, Montana (the “City”), as follows: Section 1 Passage of Resolution of Intention. This Commission, on August 19, 2019, adopted Resolution No. 5088 (the “Resolution of Intention”), pursuant to which this Commission declared its intention to create a special lighting district, designated as Special Lighting District No. 755 (NORTON EAST RANCH SUBDIVISION PHASE 4) of the City (the “District”), under Montana Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 12, Part 43, as amended (the “Act”), for the purpose of financing costs of certain local improvements described generally therein (the “Improvements”) and paying costs incidental thereto, including costs associated with the creation and administration of the District. Section 2 Notice and Public Hearing. Notice of passage of the Resolution of Intention was duly published, posted and mailed in all respects in accordance with law, and on September 16, 2019, this Commission conducted a public hearing on the creation of the District and the making of the 338 Resolution 5089, Creation of SILD 755 – Norton East Ranch Phase 4 Page 2 of 4 Improvements. The meeting of this Commission at which this resolution was adopted is the first regular meeting of the Commission following the expiration of the period ended 15 days after the first date of publication of the notice of passage of the Resolution of Intention (the “Protest Period”). Section 3 Protests. Within the Protest Period, no protests were filed with the City Clerk. Section 4 Creation of the District; Insufficiency of Protests. The District is hereby created on the terms and conditions set forth in and otherwise in accordance with, the Resolution of Intention. The findings and determinations made in the Resolution of Intention are hereby ratified and confirmed. Section 5 Preparation and Levying of Assessments. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to prepare all necessary schedules and resolutions for the levying of assessments in the District necessary to finance the Improvements and present such resolution to this Commission for adoption in conformance with Section 7-12-4328, M.C.A., on or before the first Monday in October. The City Clerk is authorized to provide notice of the resolution of assessment and schedule a public hearing therefore in conformance with Sections 7-12-4329 and 7-12-4330, M.C.A., and upon final passage of such resolution deliver it to the City Treasurer. Section 6 Lighting District Fund Established. There is hereby created a fund to be known as the Special Lighting District No. 755 Fund (the “Fund”). All money derived from the collection of the assessments as provided in Section 5 herein and the Act shall be deposited in the Fund and used to pay costs of the Improvements. 339 Resolution 5089, Creation of SILD 755 – Norton East Ranch Phase 4 Page 3 of 4 PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, at a regular session thereof held on the 19th day of September, 2019. ___________________________________ CYNTHIA L. ANDRUS Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________________ ROBIN CROUGH City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ___________________________________ GREG SULLIVAN City Attorney 340 Resolution 5089, Creation of SILD 755 – Norton East Ranch Phase 4 Page 4 of 4 CERTIFICATE AS TO RESOLUTION AND ADOPTING VOTE I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting recording officer of the City of Bozeman, Montana (the “City”), hereby certify that the attached resolution is a true copy of Resolution No. 5089 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, RELATING TO LIGHTING DISTRICT 755 (NORTON EAST RANCH SUBDIVISION PH 4); CREATING THE DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSESSING THE COSTS FOR MAINTENANCE AND ENERGY THEREFOR TO BENEFITTED PROPERTY BY THE LEVY OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, (the “Resolution”), on file in the original records of the City in my legal custody; that the Resolution was duly adopted by the City Commission of the City at a meeting on September 16, 2019 and that the meeting was duly held by the City Commission and was attended throughout by a quorum, pursuant to call and notice of such meeting given as required by law; and that the Resolution has not as of the date hereof been amended or repealed. I further certify that, upon vote being taken on the Resolution at said meeting, the following Commissioners voted in favor thereof:______________________________________ _______________________________ ; voted against the same: _________________________; abstained from voting thereon: ________________ ; or were absent:__________________. WITNESS my hand officially this 17th day of September, 2019. ___________________________________ ROBIN CROUGH City Clerk 341