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RESOLUTION NO.385
RESOLUTION PRESCRIBING STEPS NECESSARY FOR CONDUCT OF A PUBLIC HEARING
AND NOTICE THEREOF ON THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WHERE
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PROCEEDINGS ARE PROPOSED TO BE TAKEN FOR THE
ACQUISITION AND/OR IMPROVEMENT OF PROPERTY WITHOUT COMPLIANCE WITH
THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT INVESFIGATION,LIMITATION AND MAJORITY PROTEST
ACT OF 1931.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Gilroy as
follows:
FIRST: Prior to the adoption of any ordinance or resolution by the
Common Council of the City of Gilroy,ordering the construction of any
public improvement or the acquisition of any property for public use,
or both,where the cost of such construction or acquisition is to be
paid in whole or in part by special assessments or through special
assessment taxes upon lands,and it appears that the public convenience
and necessity require such undertaking or improvement and thatproceedings
should be taken therefor without complying with the provisions of the
Special Assessment Investigation,Limitation and Majority Protest Act
of 1931,a?public hearing shall be held on said question of public
-convenience and necessity and notice of said hearing shall be given
in the time and manner as provided in this Resolution.
SECBND: Prior to the adoption of any ordinance or resolution ordering
the construction of any public improvement or acquisition of any prop-
erty for public use,pursuant to any act providing for the levy of
special assessments upon property,a resolution of preliminary determ-
ination shall be passed and adopted describing the proposed improvement
and the boundary lines of the District proposed to be assessed to pay
therefor,and setting a time and place where and when any person
interested,owning,or having an interest in the real property within
the proposed assessment district,may file written objections and may
appear and show cause,if any they have,why the said Conmon Council
should not find and determine that the public convenience and
necessity require the proposed improvement or acquisition without
compliance with the Special Assessment Investigation,Limitation and
Majority Protest Act of 1931.
THIRD: Notice of the hraring above provided for shall be given to
the owners of the property within the boundary lines of the district
to be assessed to pay for the costs of said acquisition or improvement
as follows:
A. A notice setting forth the time and place of the hearing
on the public convenience and necessity of said improvement shall be
published twice in the newspaper designated in said resolution,the
first of which publications shall be at least fifteen (15) dajs prior
to the date fixed. for said hearing. The City Clerk shall give said
notice.
B. Notice of the hearing above proposed shall be posted for
ten (10) days on or near the door of the Chamber of the Conmon Council
of the City of Gilroy,State of California, the posting of which shall
be completed at least ten ~10) days prior to the date fixed for said
hearing. Both the notice provided for in this Subdivision B and that
provided for in Subdivision A hereinabove set forth,shall briefly
describe the proposed improvement. The Clerk shall post said Notice.
FOURTH: An~ person interested,owning,or having an interest
in re~l property within the district proposed to be assessed to pay
for said acquisition or improvement may,on or before the time fixed
for said hearing, file with the City Clerk written objections to
undertaking said proceedings without first complying with the provisions
of the Special Assessment Investigation,L~mitation and Majority Protest
Act of 1931. Said objection shall bear the description of his property,
and a statement of the nature of his objection.
FIFTH: If no objections are filed as provided for herein,or
when said objections shall have been heard and overruled,the Common
Council may adopt a resolution finding and determining that public
convenience and necessity require the proposed acquisition or improve-
ment,or both, and that the Special Assessment Investigation,Limitation
and Majority Protest Act of 1931 shall not apply.
I certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the
Common Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular adjourned
meeting thereof held August 20,19S6,by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Sanchez,Gallo,Rush,Wentworth
NOES: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen Pate, Petersen.
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Clerk of t e 1. y of Gilroy
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Mayor