Resolution No. 6156 RESOLUTION NO. 6156 040
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA,
ACTING AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES
DISTRICT NO. 1 (SORRENTO HOMES) OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010 WITHIN SUCH COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT
WHEREAS, on August 6, 1990, the City Council of the City of Cypress, California (the
"City Council"), adopted Resolution No. 3800 stating its intention to form Community Facilities
District No. 1 (Sorrento Homes) of the City of Cypress (the "District") pursuant to the Mello-
Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (California Government Code Sections 53311 et seq.),
as amended (the "Act"); and
WHEREAS, on August 6, 1990, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 3801 stating
its intention to incur bonded indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $15,500,000 within the
proposed District for the purpose of financing the construction, acquisition, modification,
expansion or rehabilitation of certain real and other tangible property with an estimated useful
life of five (5) years or longer, including the funding, financing, construction, rehabilitation,
installation and acquisition of certain public facilities and appurtenances including streets and
highways, drainage facilities, sewer facilities, traffic and safety lighting facilities, parkway
landscaping improvements and school facilities, together with appurtenances and appurtenant
work, including equipment, real property together with appurtenances and appurtenant work,
including equipment, real property and other property and the incidental expenses to be
incurred in connection therewith, all as more fully described in Resolution No. 3820 adopted
by the City Council on September 10, 1990 (the "Facilities") to serve the area within the
District; and
WHEREAS, on September 10, 1990, the City Council held a noticed public hearing as
required by the Act to determine whether it should proceed with the formation of the District,
issue bonds to pay for the Facilities, creating or replenishing any necessary reserve funds
paying the annual costs associated with the bonds proposed to be issued to finance the
Facilities, including, but not limited to, the principal and interest on the bonds, and paying any
incidental expenses of the District as set forth in the Act and Resolution Nos. 3800 and 3801;
and
WHEREAS, on September 10, 1990, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 3820
which established the District, authorized the levy of a special tax within the District and called
an election within the District on the proposition of levying a special tax and established
appropriation limits for the District; and
WHEREAS, on September 10, 1990, the City Council acting as the Legislative body of
the District adopted Resolution No. 3821 which determined the necessity to incur bonded
indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $15,500,000 within the District and called for an
election on the proposition of incurring bonded indebtedness; and
WHEREAS, on September 10, 1990, an election was held within the District at which
time the qualified electors unanimously approved the propositions for incurring bonded
indebtedness not to exceed $15,500,000, levying a special tax as set forth in Resolution No.
3820 and establishing an appropriations limit for the District; and
WHEREAS, on September 10, 1990, the City Council acting in its capacity as the
Legislative body of the District, adopted Resolution No. 3823 which declared the results of the
election conducted by the Election Official, which results showed that the votes cast were
unanimously in favor of the propositions to incur bonded indebtedness, to levy the special tax
and established an appropriations limit for the District; and
WHEREAS, on September 24, 1990, the City Council acting in its capacity as the
Legislative body of the District, adopted Ordinance No. 855 (the "Ordinance") which provided
for the levying and collection of special taxes within the District, as provided in the Act and the
Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, on January 24, 1994, the City Council acting in its capacity as Legislative
body of the District, adopted Resolution 4275 authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of
refunding bonds; and
WHEREAS, on February 22, 1994, the refunding bonds were sold; and
WHEREAS, on March 8, 2004, the City Council acting in its capacity as Legislative 041
body of the District, adopted Resolution 5746 authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of
special tax refunding bonds; and
WHEREAS, on June 3, 2004, the special tax refunding bonds were sold; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary and appropriate that the City Council acting in its
capacity as the Legislative body of the District, levy and collect the special taxes for fiscal year
2009-10 for the purpose specified in the Ordinance by the adoption of a resolution as
specified by the Act and the Ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
CALIFORNIA, ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF COMMUNITY
FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 1 (SORRENTO HOMES) OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are all true and correct.
SECTION 2. In accordance with the Act and the Ordinance, there is hereby levied
upon all parcels within the District which are not otherwise exempt from taxation under the Act
of the Ordinance the special taxes for fiscal year 2009-10 at the tax rates set forth in the report
attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A, which rates do not exceed the
maximum rates set forth in the Ordinance. After adoption of this Resolution, the District may
make any necessary modifications to these special taxes to account for unforeseen
circumstances; provided, however, that any such modifications shall not result in an increase
in the tax applicable to a category and can only be made prior to the submission of the tax roll
to the Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector.
SECTION 3. The special tax shall be collected in the same manner as ordinary ad
valorem taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same
procedure and sale in cases of delinquency as provided for ad valorem taxes as such
procedure may be modified by law or by the City Council from time to time.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to transmit a certified copy of this
resolution and the attached report to the Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector, together
with a certified list of all parcels subject to the special tax levy including the amount of the tax
to be levied on each parcel for fiscal year 2009-10 and other supporting documentation as
may be required to place said special taxes on the secured property tax roll for fiscal year
2009-10 and to perform all other acts which are required by the Act of the Ordinance in order
to accomplish the purposes of this Resolution.
SECTION 5. This resolution relating to the levy of the special tax shall take effect
immediately upon its final passage in accordance with the provisions of Government Code
Section 53340, as amended.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the of ypre : at a regular
meeting held on the 27th day of July, 2009.
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
I, DENISE BASHAM, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council held
on the 27th day of July, 2009, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Luebben, Mills, Seymore, Narain, and Bailey
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
Exhibit "A" 042
CITY OF CYPRESS
COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 1
(SORRENTO HOMES)
FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010 SPECIAL TAX LEVY
The Community Facilities District has been divided into three types of taxable
property:
Zone A: Lots designated in the Sorrento Specific Plan and the Vesting
Tentative Tract Map 13228 as a minimum 5,000 square foot lot and shown on
the District Boundary Map as a part of Zone A.
Zone B: Lots designated in the Sorrento Specific Plan and the Vesting
Tentative Tract Map 13228 as a minimum 6,000 square foot lot and shown on
the District Boundary Map as a part of Zone B.
Undeveloped Property: Property within the District without a recorded tract
map as of March 1 of the preceding fiscal year.
The Maximum Special Tax Rate and the fiscal year 2009-10 Special Tax Rate per
unit are as follows:
Maximum Special FY 2009-10
Tax Rate Special Tax Rate
Zone A $2,151.00 per unit $1,439.08 per unit
Zone B 2,581.00 per unit 1,726.76 per unit
Undeveloped Property 20,000.00 per acre per acre*
Property designated as open space on a recorded tract map is exempt from the
special tax.
*NOTE: The District no longer contains property designated as "Undeveloped Property"