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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON as Board of Directors of Laurel Creek Estates Geologic Hazard Abatement District ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 98-151 RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO ORDER AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE LAUREL CREEK ESTATES GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PROTESTS AGAINST SAID ASSESSMENT WHEREAS, on November 18, 1997, the City Council of the City of Pleasanton adopted Resolution No. 97-135, approving the formation of a Geologic Hazard Abatement District CGHAD") for the Laurel Creek Estates area and appointing the City Council as the Board of Directors of the GHAD; and WHEREAS, in order to defray the costs and expenses of maintaining and operating the GHAD improvements, it will be necessary to provide for a reliable source of GHAD funding; and WHEREAS, Public Resources Code Sections 26650 et seq. authorize, after a noticed public hearing, the levy and collection of an assessment upon benefited property within the GHAD to pay for the maintenance and operation of GHAD improvements; Article XIII D of the Califomia Constitution imposes additional requirements for the levy and collection of the assessment; and WHEREAS, the property within the GHAD is identified in the map attached as Exhibit A, and each parcel to be assessed is identified by assessor's parcel number, if available; and WHEREAS, an Engineer's Report has been prepared by the GHAD Geologist/General Manager and a registered professional engineer, certified in the State of California, in compliance with Public Resources Code Section 26651 (a) and with Section 4(b) of Article XIII D of the California Constitution. The Engineer's Report, attached as Exhibit B, sets forth the purpose of the GHAD, the estimated budget, the total assessment that will be chargeable to the entire GHAD, the proposed estimated assessment to be levied against each parcel of property within the GHAD, and a description of the method used in formulating the estimated assessments; and