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RESOLUTION NO. 95-5775
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A REBATE PROGRAM IN CONNECTION WITH
LANDSCAPING AND STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1995-1996
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach previously formed the
Hermosa Beach Landscaping and Street Lighting District-No. 1995-1996 (the "District") pursuant
to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1977 (Streets and Highways Code Section 33500,
(the "Act");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, the City annually levies assessments against properties in
the District to pay for the operation, servicing and maintenance of landscaping, lighting, park and
recreational improvements and appurtenant facilities in the City;
WHEREAS, the assessments are collected on the County tax bills, together with the
property taxes, and are due in two equal installments, with the first installment due by December
10th each year and the second installment due by April 10th each year; and
WHEREAS, commencing with fiscal year 1995-96, the City Council desires to establish
procedures whereby the City will rebate to eligible senior citizens and disabled persons that portion
of each annual assessment which exceeds the amount of $16.84 per dwelling unit in the manner
described herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby resolves, commencing with fiscal year 1995-96, to
rebate to eligible senior citizens (as defined herein) and eligible disabled persons (as defined herein)
that portion of each annual assessment which exceeds the amount of $16.84 per dwelling unit
under the following conditions:
(a) Each senior citizen or disabled person will be eligible for a rebate only with respect
to the dwelling unit(s) in which the senior citizen or disabled person resides. The senior
citizen or disabled person must have resided in the dwelling unit(s) for which the rebate is
sought as of the date of the levy of the assessment against the dwelling unit(s) (being the
Beach this 24t 1995.
date of adoption by the City Council of a resolution confirming the assessments); and
(b) The senior citizen or disabled person must pay the annual assessment, in full, on or
prior to the date the assessment would be deemed delinquent if not paid and must provide
proof of payment to the City in a form satisfactory to the City; and
(c) The senior citizen or disabled person must file an application for rebate with the
City on or prior to the date which is six months after the date the assessment would be
deemed delinquent if not paid in full.
SECTION 2. For purposes of this Resolution, a 'senior citizen" is a person who is sixty-
two (62) years of age or older as of the date of the levy of the annual assessment for which a rebate
is sought (being the date of adoption by the City Council of a resolution confirming the
assessments). For purposes of this Resolution, a "disabled" person is a person who is "disabled"
within the meaning of Section 30-51(a) of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code as of the date of the
levy of the annual assessment.
SECTION 3. Any eligible senior citizen or disabled person may file an application with
the City's Finance Director for a rebate pursuant to this Resolution. Such application shall be made
upon forms supplied by the City and shall recite facts under oath which qualify the applicant for a
rebate. The Finance Director, or his or her designee, shall review all such applications and certify
those applications determined to qualify for a rebate.
SECTION 4. Applications for a rebate must be made on an annual basis.
PASSED, A PROVED and ADOPTED City Council of the City of Hermosa
PRE 3ENT of the City Council, and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
I, Naoma Valdes, Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the
City of Hermosa Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 95-5775 was duly and regularly passed, approved and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular Meeting of
said Council at the regular place thereof on October 24, 1995.
The vote was as follows:
AYES: Benz, Edgerton, Oakes, Reviczky, Mayor Bowler
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
DATED: October 26, 1995
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