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<br />r <br /> <br />'\ <br /> <br /> <br />41 <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />./ <br /> <br />pLEASANTONc <br /> <br />City Council <br />Staff Report <br /> <br />July 18,2006 <br />Law Department <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br /> <br />CERTIFICATION OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS CONCERNING <br />PROPOSITION 218 <br /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />Adopt the attached resolution certirying that the taxes and assessments that <br />the City will request the County to place on the 2006/2007 tax rolls meet the <br />requirements of Proposition 218 and authorizing the City Attorney to sign <br />the Certification and Indemnification Agreement. <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br /> <br />Every year cities throughout Alameda County request the County to place <br />on upcoming property tax bills certain taxes and/or assessments levied by . <br />the cities. The County requires the cities to certiry that these taxes and <br />assessrnents cornply with Proposition 218 before placing the items on the tax <br />bill. The County also wants to be indemnified to the extent there is a legal <br />challenge to any of the taxes or assessments. The attached resolution makes <br />the necessary certification and authorizes the City Attorney to sign the <br />attached Certification and Mutual Indemnification. <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Every year cities (and some special districts) throughout Alameda County request the County to <br />place on the property tax rolls taxes and assessments that the cities have levied. For example, <br />Pleasanton requests that the assessments for the improvements within the Hacienda Business <br />Park and for the assessments for landscape and lighting districts be collected with other property <br />taxes. <br /> <br />SR:06:193 <br />Page I <br />