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1 RESOLUTION 05-18356 A RESOLUTION LEVYING AND ASSESSING ALL PROPERTY WITHIN PARK MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE COST OF MAINTAINING THE IMPROVEMENTS IN SAID PARK MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS WITHIN THE CITY OF BILLINGS, PROVIDING FOR NOTICE, HEARING AND FINAL ADOPTION. WHEREAS, certain Park Maintenance Districts within the City have been created and constructed, and WHEREAS, certain improvements within those Park Maintenance Districts require maintenance, and WHEREAS, M.C.A. Section 7-12-4162 provides that the City may levy and assess the costs of maintenance against said districts. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BILLINGS, MONTANA, AS FOLLOWS: 1. MAINTENANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS. Certain improvements including trees, shrubs, grass and care thereof require maintenance with certain Park Maintenance Districts. 2. MAINTENANCE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. The boundaries of the park maintenance districts are established by resolution and are on file in the City Clerk’s office. 3. ASSESSMENT METHOD. The entire maintenance costs shall be assessed against the entire district, each lot or parcel of land within said district to be assessed for that part of the whole costs which its area bears to the area of the entire district exclusive of streets, avenues, alleys and public places all as provided in M.C.A. Section 7-12-4162. ---PAGE BREAK--- 2 4. COST OF MAINTENANCE. The City Council estimates that the cost of maintenance for the fiscal year 2006 for the following Park Maintenance Districts is: PARK MAINT. DISTRICT NUMBER PER SQ FT PROPERTY HIGH SIERRA PMD 4005 .0054522 8,197,581 CIRCLE 50 PMD PMD 4012 .0057106 3,332,922 RUSH SUB PMD 4014 .00206 3,728,186 RIMROCK WEST PARK PMD 4023 84.29 PER LOT 247 LOTS UINTA PARK SUB PMD 4026 68.15 PER LOT 169 LOTS IRONWOOD ESTATES PMD 4027 .00421 4,270,911 COTTONWOOD GROVE PMD 4029 1,092,703 .00239 5. DISPOSITION OF COLLECTIONS. The monies collected from the tax shall be paid into the respective Park Maintenance Funds. 6. NOTICE OF HEARING. That on Monday the 26th day of September, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be considered on the agenda in the council chambers of the city hall, billings, Montana, the council will hear objections to the final adoption of this resolution. The City Clerk published notice hereof twice, on September 15 and September 22, 2005, in the Billings Times. 7. CERTIFICATION. The City Clerk is hereby directed upon final passage and approval of this Resolution to certify a copy thereof to the City Administrator of the City of Billings, Montana, who shall certify a copy to the Yellowstone County Treasurer and a copy to the Yellowstone County Assessor. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption. ---PAGE BREAK--- 3 ADOPTED and APPROVED by the City Council on the 26th day of September, 2005 CITY OF BILLINGS: BY: Charles F. Tooley, MAYOR ATTEST: BY: Marita Herold, CMC/AAE CITY CLERK