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RESOLUTION 06-18492 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--- 4. COST OF MAINTENANCE. The City Council estimates that the cost of maintenance for the fiscal year 2007 for the following Park Maintenance Districts is: PARK MAINT. DISTRICT NUMBER PER LOT PROPERTY KING’S GREEN PMD 4030 $100.18 57 COPPER RIDGE PMD 4031 $233.33 78 RIVERFRONT PMD 4032 $44.59 74 NEW FALCON PMD 4033 $366.24 29 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 25th day of September, 2006 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 14 and September 21, 2006, 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. ADOPTED and APPROVED by the City Council on the 25th day of September , 2006 ---PAGE BREAK--- CITY OF BILLINGS: BY: Ron Tussing, MAYOR ATTEST: BY: Marita Herold, CMC/AAE CITY CLERK