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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5432 Intent to Create SILD 775Page 1 of 8 RESOLUTION 5432 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, RELATING TO SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 775 (S LINCOLN) DECLARING IT TO BE THE INTENTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO CREATE 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 (the “City”), Montana, as follows: Section 1 Intention to Create District; Proposed Improvements. It is the intention of this Commission to create and establish in the City under Montana Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 12, Part 43, as amended, a special improvement lighting district to serve S Lincoln (the “District”) for the purpose of maintenance and energy costs. The district will pay the maintenance and energy costs for two (2) LSI Mirada Medium MRM Outdoor LED Area Light 100 watt single upsweep luminaires on round tapered steel poles, mounted at 30 feet per City of Bozeman standards. The poles will be Hunter Green. The initial monthly charge per fixture per month (the “Monthly Charge”) is estimated as follows: $2.48 per 100 watt LED fixture or; $4.96 total for all 100 watt fixtures. This calculates to $59.52 annually. Section 2 Number of District. The District, if the same shall be created and established, shall be known and designated as Special Improvement Lighting District No. 775 (S Lincoln) of the City of Bozeman, Montana. Section 3 Boundaries of District. The limits and boundaries of the District are depicted on a map attached as Exhibit A hereto (which is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof), which boundaries DocuSign Envelope ID: 55140D42-9B3F-4997-ADB9-A2F7E8B5E2B4 Resolution 5432, Intent to Create Lighting District 775 Page 2 of 8 are designated and confirmed as the boundaries of the District. A listing of each of the properties in the District is shown on Exhibit B hereto (which is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof). Section 4 Benefited Property. The District and territory included within the limits and boundaries described in Section 3 and as shown on Exhibit A are hereby declared to be the special lighting district and the territory which will benefit and be benefited by the Improvements and will be assessed for the costs of the Improvements as described in Section 1. The Improvements, in the opinion of this Commission, are of more than local and ordinary benefit. The property included within said limits and boundaries is hereby declared to be the property benefited by the Improvements. Section 5 Assessment Methods. All properties within the District are to be assessed for a portion of the maintenance and energy costs, as specified herein. The maintenance and energy costs shall be assessed against the property in the District benefiting, based on the actual area method of assessment described in Sections 7-12-4323, MCA, as particularly applied and set forth in this Section 5. The annual maintenance and energy costs are estimated at $59.52, and shall be assessed against each lot, tract or parcel of land in the District for that part of the costs that the area of such lot, tract or parcel bears to the total area of all lots, tracts or parcels of land in the District, exclusive of streets, avenues and alleys. The total area of the District to be assessed is 1.86 acres, or 81,196 square feet, exclusive of parks and open space. The initial costs of the Improvements per acre shall be $32.00 or $0.000733 per square foot annually. Section 6 Payment of Assessments. Special assessments for the annual maintenance and energy costs are estimated at $59.52, plus any increases, as may be permitted by the Public Service Commission, and any additional authorized charges shall be levied each year against all properties in the District and shall be payable in equal semiannual installments. The first year of special assessment billing will include an additional amount not to exceed $500 for publication and mailing associated with creation of the District which shall be assessed in the same manner as the Improvements resulting in a cost not to exceed $300.82 per acre, or $0.006891 per square foot. DocuSign Envelope ID: 55140D42-9B3F-4997-ADB9-A2F7E8B5E2B4 Resolution 5432, Intent to Create Lighting District 775 Page 3 of 8 Section 7 Extraordinary Repair or Replacement. The maintenance and energy costs and assessments set forth in Section 1 and 5 are based on normal conditions and do not cover charges for repair and/or replacement. The City may make an additional charge to the District for costs of labor and actual material costs for repairs and/or replacement of the fixtures for damage caused by third parties and not paid by such third parties. The City will assess such costs and charges against the properties in the District in the same manner as the other assessment is made. Section 8 Discontinuation of District. If at any time after the initial term of the District a petition is presented to the City Commission, signed by the owners or agents of more than three-fourths of the total amount of property within the District, asking that the maintenance and operation of the special lighting system and the furnishing of electrical current in the district be discontinued, or if a majority of the City Commission votes to discontinue the District, the City Commission shall, by resolution, provide for discontinuing the maintenance and operation of the lighting system. If the Commission has, prior to the presentation of a petition or by a majority vote of the Commission to discontinue the District, entered into any contract for the maintenance and operation of the lighting system, the maintenance and operation may not be discontinued until after the expiration of the contract. Section 9 Public Hearing; Protests. At any time within fifteen (15) days from and after the date of the first publication of the notice of the passage and approval of this resolution, any owner of real property within the District subject to assessment and taxation for the cost and expense of maintenance and energy may make and file with the City Clerk until 5:00 p.m., M.T., on the expiration date of said 15-day period (September 6, 2022) written protest against the proposed maintenance and energy costs, or against the extension or creation of the District or both, and this Commission will at its next regular meeting after the expiration of the fifteen (15) days in which such protests in writing can be made and filed, proceed to hear all such protests so made and filed; which said regular meeting will be held on September 20, 2022 at 6 pm in Bozeman City Hall, City Commission Room, 121 N Rouse Ave. Section 10 Notice of Passage of Resolution of Intention. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish or cause to be published a copy of a notice of the passage of this resolution in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, a newspaper of general circulation in the county on Sunday August 21, 2022 and DocuSign Envelope ID: 55140D42-9B3F-4997-ADB9-A2F7E8B5E2B4 Resolution 5432, Intent to Create Lighting District 775 Page 4 of 8 August 28, 2022, in the form and manner prescribed by law, and to mail or cause to be mailed a copy of said notice to every person, firm, corporation, or the agent of such person, firm, or corporation having real property within the District listed in his or her name upon the last completed assessment roll for state, county, and school district taxes, at his last-known address, on or before the same day such notice is first published. PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, at a regular session thereof held on the 16thth day of August, 2022. ___________________________________ CYNTHIA L. ANDRUS Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ MIKE MAAS City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ___________________________________ GREG SULLIVAN City Attorney DocuSign Envelope ID: 55140D42-9B3F-4997-ADB9-A2F7E8B5E2B4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 55140D42-9B3F-4997-ADB9-A2F7E8B5E2B4 Exhibit B-S Lincoln.xlsx 8/2/2022/9:42 AM Acct #Phase Blk Lot Sq Ft Owner Owner Address City, State Zip 215620 1704 W Lincoln St 81,196 Taylor Properties inc 20101 SW Birch, Ste 151 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Total 81,196.00 Address S LINCOLN ST Original #215620 1704 W LINCOLN ST DocuSign Envelope ID: 55140D42-9B3F-4997-ADB9-A2F7E8B5E2B4 Resolution 5432, Intent to Create Lighting District 775 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. 5432, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, RELATING TO SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 775 (S LINCOLN) DECLARING IT TO BE THE INTENTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO CREATE 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 of Bozeman at a meeting on August 16, 2022, 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: Andrus, Cunningham, Pomeroy, Madgic, & Coburn; voted against the same: None; abstained from voting thereon: None; or were absent: None. WITNESS my hand officially this 16th day of August, 2022. ___________________________________ MIKE MAAS City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: 55140D42-9B3F-4997-ADB9-A2F7E8B5E2B4 Resolution 5432, Intent to Create Lighting District 775 NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO CREATE SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 775 (S LINCOLN) CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 16, 2022, the City Commission (the “Commission”) of the City of Bozeman, Montana (the “City”), adopted a Resolution of Intention No. 5432 to create Special Improvement Lighting District No. 775 (the “District”) for the purpose of maintaining lighting and assessing the cost for maintenance and energy to S Lincoln, and paying maintenance and energy costs relating thereto. A complete copy of the Resolution of Intention (the “Resolution”) No. 5432 is on file with the City Clerk which more specifically describes the nature of the costs, the boundaries and the area included in the District, the location of the Improvements and other matters pertaining thereto and further particulars. A list of properties in the District and the amount of the initial assessment accompanies this notice. The Resolution and accompanying exhibits may be also viewed on the City’s website at www.bozeman.net. The district will pay the maintenance and energy costs for two (2) LSI Mirada Medium MRM Outdoor LED Area Light 100 watt single upsweep luminaires on round tapered steel poles, mounted at 30 feet per City of Bozeman standards. The poles will be Hunter Green. The initial monthly charge per fixture per month (the “Monthly Charge”) is estimated as follows: $2.48 per 100 watt LED fixture or; $4.96 total for all 100 watt fixtures. This calculates to $59.52 annually. All properties in the District will be assessed for their proportionate share of the costs of the Improvements on an “area basis” annually and will be payable in equal semiannual installments. The annual maintenance and energy costs are estimated at $59.52, and shall be assessed against each lot, tract or parcel of land in the District for that part of the costs that the area of such lot, tract or parcel bears to the total area of all lots, tracts or parcels of land in the District, exclusive of streets, avenues and alleys. The total area of the District to be assessed is 1.86 acres, or 81,196 square feet, exclusive of parks and open space. The initial costs of the Improvements per acre shall be $59.52. The annual assessments for costs of the Improvements may be increased as approved by the Public Service Commission and may be increased to cover extraordinary expenses of repair and maintenance. The first year of special assessment billing will include an additional amount not to exceed $500 for publication and mailing associated with creation of the District which shall be assessed in the same manner as the Improvements resulting in a cost not to exceed $300.82 per acre, or $0.006891 per square foot. On Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., in the Commission Room at City Hall 121 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman, Montana, the City Commission will conduct a public hearing to hear and pass upon all written protests against the creation or extension of the District, or the Improvements. Members of the public will also be able to participate DocuSign Envelope ID: 55140D42-9B3F-4997-ADB9-A2F7E8B5E2B4 Resolution 5432, Intent to Create Lighting District 775 remotely via WebEx. Instructions for joining the WebEx meeting will be included on the meeting agenda which is published on the City’s website at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. The agenda is available at https://www.bozeman.net/meetings. Written protests against the creation or extension of the District and the costs may be filed by an agent, person, firm or corporation owning real property within the proposed District whose property is liable to be assessed for the costs. Such protests must be delivered to the City Clerk at City Hall, 121 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman, Montana not later than 5:00 p.m., M.T., on September 6, 2022. Further information regarding the proposed District or other matters in respect thereof may be obtained from the City Clerk at City Hall, 121 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman, Montana or by telephone at (406) 582-2320. DATED this 16th day of August, 2022. Mike Maas City Clerk City of Bozeman Legal Ad Publication Dates: Sunday, August 21, 2022 Sunday, August 28, 2022 DocuSign Envelope ID: 55140D42-9B3F-4997-ADB9-A2F7E8B5E2B4 Resolution 5432, Intent to Create Lighting District 775 RESOLUTION 5432 Resolution of Intent to create SILD No.775 for the purpose of maintaining lighting and assessing the cost for maintenance and energy to S Lincoln, and paying maintenance and energy costs relating thereto. AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING STATE OF MONTANA ) : ss County of Gallatin ) Mike Maas, City Clerk, being first duly sworn, says: That I cause to be mailed first class the Notice in regards to the owners in Special Improvement Lighting District No. 775, as listed in Exhibit "B", on Friday, August 19, 2022, directed to the owners at the addresses shown on Exhibit "B". ______________________________ Mike Maas City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: 55140D42-9B3F-4997-ADB9-A2F7E8B5E2B4