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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2000-38 RESOLUTION NO. 2000-38 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL ELECTIONS FOR CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2000-1 (GRAND COAST RESORT) ON THE PROPOSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO (i)INCURRING A BONDED INDEBTEDNESS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED$16,000,000, (d)THE ANNUAL LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES TO PAY PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON BONDS AND(iii)THE ESTABLISH- MENT OF AN APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT AND AUTHORIZING THE RECORDATION OF THE NOTICE OF SPECIAL TAX LIEN WHEREAS, on January 18, 2000, the City Council (the "City Council") of the City of HuntingtonBeach("City")")adopted Resolution No.2000-6 determ ning the necessity for City of Huntington Beach Community Facilities District No. 2000-1 (Grand Coast Resort) County of Orange, State of California(the"Community Facilities District"),to incur a bonded indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $16,000,000 and calling a special election on the proposition of incurring such a bonded indebtedness for April 17,2000 and providing for the consolidation of that election with the election on the propositions with respect to the annual levy of special taxes on taxable property within the Community Facilities District to pay principal of and interest on such bonds,and the establishment of an appropriations limit for the Com- munity Facilities District; and WHEREAS,on January 18,2000,the City Council also adopted Resolution No.2000-37 calling a special election for April 17,2000,for submitting to the voters of the Community Facilities District the proposition with respect to the annual levy of special taxes on taxable property within the Community Facilities District to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds thereof,and the proposition with respect to the establishment of an appropriations limit for the Community Facilities District,and providing for the consolidation of that election with the election on the proposition of the Community Facilities District incurring a bonded indebtedness; and WHEREAS, the City Council has received a statement from the City Clerk (the "City Clerk"),who pursuant to Resolution No. 2000-37,the resolution calling the election,was authorized to conduct the consolidated special elections and act as the election official therefor, with respect to the canvass of the ballots returned in and the results of the consolidated special elections,certifying that more than two-thirds of the votes cast upon the propositions submitted to the voters in the consolidated special elections were cast in favor of approving all such propositions; NOW,THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach,the following: RVPUffiKA81507360 ,"o,'J. ,,,2 U & & -31, Section 1. Findings. The City Council finds that: (i)there were zero persons registered to vote within the boundaries of the Community Facilities District at the time of the close of the protest hearing on April 17, 2000 and pursuant to Section 53326 of the California Government Code("Section 53326") the vote in the consolidated special elections was,therefore,to be by the landowners within the Community Facilities District with each landowner having one vote for each acre or portion of an acre of land that he or she owns or has possession OF within the Community Facilities District which would be subject to the special tax if levied at the time of the consolidated special elections; (ii)pursuant to Section 53326 and Resolution No.XIM-37,the City Clerk distributed the ballots for the consolidated special elec- tions to the owners of all of the land included within the boundaries of the Community Facilities District(the "Property Owners"),a list of which is set forth in Exhibit"A",attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference,by personal delivery with return postage prepaid;(iii)the Property Owners waived the time limits for holding the consolidated special elections and the election dates specified in Section 53326, and consented to the calling and holding of the consolidated special elections on April 17, 2000; (iv) the consolidated special elections have been properly conducted in accordance with all statutory requirements and the provisions of Resolution No.,lo60 3q;(v)pursuant to Section 53326,the Property Owners,which own approximately 15.103 acres,was entitled to a total of 16 votes;(vi)the ballot was returned to the City Clerk prior to 7:00 p.m.,or immediately after the Resolution Calling the Special Election was adopted on April 17,2000,by the Property Owners;(vii)the ballot returned to the City Clerk by the Property Owners voted all votes to which they were entitled in favor of all propositions set forth therein;(viii)more than two- thirds of the votes cast in the consolidated special elections on each such proposition were cast in favor thereof, and pursuant to Sections 53328, 53329 and 53355 of the California Government Code, all such propositions carried; (ix)the City Council as the legislative body of the Community Facilities District, is therefore authorized to take the necessary action to have the Community Facilities District incur a bonded indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $16,000,000 and to annually levy special taxes on taxable property within the Community Facilities District in amounts sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds of the Community Facilities District;and(x)an appropriations limit for the Community Facili- ties District has been established in the amount of$1,750,000. Section 2. Declaration of Results. All votes voted in the consolidated special elections on the propositions with respect to the Community Facilities District incurring a bonded indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $16,000,000, the annual levy of special taxes on taxable property within the Community Facilities District to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds thereof,and the establishment of an appropriations limit in the amount of$1,750,000 for the Community Facilities District were voted in favor thereof, and all such propositions carried. Section 3. Effect of Elections. The effect of the results of the consolidated special elections,as specified in Section 2 hereof,is that the City Council,as the legislative body of the Community Facilities District, is authorized to have the Community Facilities District incur a bonded indebtedness in an amount not to exceed$16,000,000 for the purposes set forth in Proposition A of the Official Ballot for the consolidated special elections, and, after the Community Facilities District has incurred a bonded indebtedness and issued bonds therefor, to annually levy special taxes on taxable property within the Community Facilities District in anamount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds at the RVPUB%KAB%507360 2 ,Qz-J. -A U o v ---3 f,' special tax rates and pursuant to the methodology for determining and apportioning such special taxes which are set forth in Exhibit"B"to Resolution No. 2000-5 adopted by the City Council: on January 18 2000, and an appropriations limit has been established for the Community Facilities District in the amount of$1,750,000. Section 4. Notice of Special Tax Lien The Clerk shall record a notice of special tax lien pursuant to Section 533283 of the California Government Code and Section 3114.5 of the California Streets and Highways Code. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day of April, 2000. Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Clerk City Attorney REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED A&W C,#y City AdmAstrator Director of Economic Development: RVPUBIKAB1507360 3 ENIIIBIT A List of Property Owner(s) City of Huntington Beach Redevelopment Agency RVPUBIKAI31507360 4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss. CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) I, Connie Brockway , City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution0ty-58 was duly adopted by the City Council at its regular meeting held on the 17th day of April, 2000,and that it was so adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES: Julien, Sullivan, Harman, Garofalo, Green, Dettloff, Bauer NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None City Clerk RVPUBIKAM507360 5 Res. No. 2000-38 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day of April, 2000 by the following vote: AYES: Julien, Sullivan, Harman, Garofalo, Green, Dettloff, Bauer NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None City Clerk and ex-offici Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California