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RESOLUTION NO. 02-17898 A RESOLUTION LEVYING AND ASSESSING ALL PROPERTY WITHIN PARK MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE COST OF MAINTAINING THE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN SAID PARK MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS, PROVIDING FOR NOTICE, PROVISIONAL ADOPTION 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. 4. COST OF MAINTENANCE. The City Council estimates that the cost of maintenance for the annual season of 2002 for the following Park Maintenance Districts is: ---PAGE BREAK--- Park Maintenance District PMD No. Assess Rate X Square Feet Harvest Park 4001 .023145 Olympic Park 4002 .020410 Parkland West 4003 .015442 Gregory Hills 4004 .006348 High Sierra 4005 .007013 Forest Park 4006 .004221 Woodland Commerce 4007 .010531 Terra West Subd. 4008 .011096 Aspen Grove Subd. 4009 .005371 Lakeview Subd. 4010 .002505 Montana Avenue PMD 4011 .021051 Circle 50 PMD 4012 .007306 N Broadway PMD 4013 .028649 Howard Heights 4015 .001323 Mission United 4016 .003463 South Gate 4017 .004478 5. DISPOSITION OF COLLECTIONS. The monies collected from the tax shall be paid into the respective Park Maintenance Funds. 6. NOTICE OF HEARING. On Monday, September 23, 2002 at 7:30 o’clock 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 City Council will hear objections to the adoption of this resolution. The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish notice thereof twice, at least five days prior to the hearing, 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 Finance Director 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--- The foregoing Resolution No. 02 - 17898 was FINALLY ADOPTED by the City Council and APPROVED on the 23rd day of September, 2002. CITY OF BILLINGS: BY: Charles F. Tooley, MAYOR ATTEST: BY: Marita Herold, CMC CITY CLERK