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ROH/JWF (10/06/08) RESOLUTION NO. 2008-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA STATING ITS INTENTION TO ESTABLISH THE DOWNTOWN SANTA ANA COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XX, CHAPTER 13 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND SETTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING OBJECTIONS THERETO. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. Article XX of Chapter 13 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (the "Law") authorizes the City Council to establish Community Management Districts (CMD) to promote the economic revitalization and physical maintenance of business districts. B. The Law authorizes cities to levy and collect assessments on real property within such districts for the purpose of providing improvements and promoting activities that provides special benefit to real property within such districts. C. A written petition has been submitted by property owners within Downtown Santa Ana requesting the City Council to initiate proceedings pursuant to the Law to establish the Downtown Santa Ana Community Management District for a five year period. D. Such petition was signed by property owners in the proposed district who will pay more than thirty percent (30%) of the assessments proposed to be levied. E. A Management District Plan entitled the "Downtown Santa Ana Community Management District Plan" (the "Management District Plan") containing all of the information to establish the District required by Section 13-204 of the Law, including a description of the boundaries of the district, the improvements and activities proposed for the district, and the cost of such improvements and activities has been prepared and submitted to the Clerk of the Council. Included as part of the Management 55B-4 Resolution No. 2008-XXX Page 1 of 4