City Council
MEETING DATE: 1/28/2015
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Ordinance Second Reading - Special Tax Levy - Improvement Area 6 - CFD 2006-1
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FROM:
Tami Scott, Administrative Services Director
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct second reading and adopt an ordinance authorizing the levy of a special tax within Improvement Area No. 6 of the City of Cathedral City Community Facilities District No. 2006-1 (Law Enforcement, Fire, Paramedic and Park Maintenance Services).
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BACKGROUND:
On November 12, 2014, the City Council declared its intention to form Improvement Area No. 6 of the City of Cathedral City Community Facilities District No. 2006-1 (Law Enforcement, Fire, Paramedic and Park Maintenance Services) ("CFD") for the purpose of paying for law enforcement, fire, paramedic, and park maintenance services. These services are in addition to those provided in the territory within the CFD prior to the formation of the CFD, and these services do not supplant services already available within such territory. The CFD was proposed by the property owners of the Northgate Community Church project.
DISCUSSION:
A public hearing was held on December 10, 2014. The City Council adopted the resolution forming the CFD. A special election was held to authorize the levy of the special taxes. The proposition for levying the special taxes within CFD passed with more than two-thirds of the votes cast by the qualified voters (the landowners) within the CFD in favor of the proposition. Upon canvassing of the results of the special election, the City Council conducted the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the levy of the special tax.
In the case of State budget cuts, the special taxes levied within this CFD will provide a secure source of funding for the services that may not be taken away by Sacramento. New developments are conditioned to join the CFD and will join through an annexation proces...
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