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☐ Safe & Prosperous |
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Planning & Neighborhood Svc |
☒ Active & Appealing |
☒ Resolution |
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☒ Respected & Responsible |
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☐ Connected & Engaged |
☐ Ordinance - Adoption |
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Community Planning |
☐ Unique & Creative |
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Order Improvements: Municipal Improvement District No. 131 Villa Serena Unit No. 2 Subdivision
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SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Summary Recommendation
Order Improvements for Municipal Improvement District (MID) No. 131 to serve Villa Serena Unit No. 2 Subdivision, to maintain landscaping improvements within, near and adjacent to the retention and detention basins and parkings and parkways and related facilities together with appurtenant structures (Landscape Improvements); declaring the Landscape Improvements to be of more than local or ordinary benefit, and that the costs of the Landscape Improvements for MID No. 131 shall be assessed upon the properties in MID No. 131 according to acreage; providing that the proposed Landscape Improvements shall be performed in accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) Title 48, Chapter 4, Article 2. (Planning & Neighborhood Svc./Community Planning) (Alyssa Linville)
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STRATEGIC OUTCOME:
This MID assists in furthering the City Council’s strategic outcomes as it relates to Respected and Responsible and Active and Appealing. The establishment of a MID is a fiscally responsible measure intended to provide long-term maintenance for subdivision landscaping resulting in an appealing environment for neighborhood residents.
REPORT:
A.R.S. § 48-501 et seq. authorizes the formation of a MID for the following purposes: operations, maintenance, repair and improvements of pedestrian malls, off-street parking facilities, retention basins, and parkings and parkways. A MID provides a dedicated funding stream for the Landscape Improvements serving the neighborhood and provides neighborhood input for the implementation of those Landscape Improvements.
The formation of a MID is a two-step process, both accomplished via resolution from the legislative body. First, the legislative body adopts a resolution creating the MID. By statute, the legislative body can initiate the formation or, alternatively, property owners are empowered to petition to form a MID for their neighborhood. Then, no sooner than 15 days after the creation (it can be longer, depending on the developers’ schedule), the legislative body orders improvements for the MID by a second resolution.
In this case, the developer and City agreed to the formation of a MID for the statutory purposes through a development condition. The developer submitted the petition to create MID No. 131 and represented all of the real property owners within the MID. On April 16, 2025, City Council adopted Resolution No. R2025-032 creating MID No. 131 for Landscape Improvements serving Villa Serena Unit No. 2 Subdivision.
Following the adoption of R2025-032, property owners within the designated MID, in accordance with A.R.S. § 48-579, were given 15 days to express written protest against the proposed MID. No protests were submitted, and as such, the Mayor and City Council are authorized to adopt this second resolution, the Resolution Ordering the Improvements, which finalizes the formation of the MID process. Because the developer’s petition represented all of the real property owners within the proposed MID, A.R.S. § 48-574(C) authorizes the City to adopt the resolution ordering the improvements without the necessity of publication and posting as required in other statutes.
Upon adoption of R2025-032 by City Council, City staff submitted the creation of MID No. 131 to the County Assessor. The County Assessor filed the documents with the state and the MID is created. The next step is this Resolution Ordering Improvements, which will again be sent to the County Assessor to file with the state and the MID will be finalized.
Once the developer installs the landscaping in accordance with the approved landscaping plans and those landscaping improvements are accepted, the costs to maintain those Landscape Improvements will be assessed on the respective owner’s property tax bill within the Boundary Map and the Legal Description. In accordance with the provisions of A.R.S. § 48-574, City Council will hold public hearings on MID No. 131’s Landscape Improvements on or before the third Monday in August of each year, and shall fix, levy and assess the costs of MID No. 131’s Landscape Improvements on all of the property in the MID according to proportional acreage.
It is anticipated that the developer may be ready to install the landscaping for this MID in the next calendar year. Adopting the Resolution Ordering Improvements ensures that there are no delays with the MID when the developer is ready.
Adopting this resolution finalizes the formation of MID No. 131 and orders improvements for MID No. 131’s Landscape Improvements serving Villa Serena Unit No. 2 Subdivision.
FISCAL REQUIREMENTS:
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CITY FUNDS: |
$ 0.00 |
BUDGETED: |
$ 0.00 |
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STATE FUNDS: |
$ 0.00 |
AVAILABLE TO TRANSFER: |
$ 0.00 |
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FEDERAL FUNDS: |
$ 0.00 |
IN CONTINGENCY: |
$ 0.00 |
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OTHER SOURCES: |
$ 0.00 |
FUNDING: ACCOUNT/FUND #/CIP |
TOTAL $ 0.00
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:
NONE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION FORM THAT ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK:
NONE
IF CITY COUNCIL ACTION INCLUDES A CONTRACT, LEASE OR AGREEMENT, WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTING THE DOCUMENT FOR SIGNATURE AFTER CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL?
☐ Department
☒ City Clerk’s Office
☒ Document to be recorded
☐ Document to be codified
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Acting City Administrator: |
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John D. Simonton |
04/28/2025 |
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Reviewed by City Attorney: |
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Richard W. Files |
04/25/2025 |