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9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 WHEREAS, new information has been made available to the City Council of the City I of Colton since adoption of Resolution R-25-96 that has led the City Council to conclude that no special benefit will result from the San Timoteo Creek flood control improvements for property located in the City of Colton lying within the boundaries of Assessment District 95-1; I= WHEREAS, numerous residents of the City of Colton have protested the inclusion of their property within the boundaries of Assessment District 95-1 and have asked the City to repeal or rescind Resolution R-25-96; and WHEREAS, intervening rights have arisen since adoption of Resolution R-25-96 that preclude the City of Colton from unilaterally rescinding that resolution; and WHEREAS, in order to address the concerns raised by citizens affected by the establishment of Assessment District 95-1 the City of Colton has directed that an initiative measure be prepared on behalf of affected Colton property owners within Assessment District 95-1, pursuant to the provisions of the California Constitution, Article XIII (C) Sec. 3, to repeal Assessment District 95-1 and to prohibit the collection of assessments imposed on property lying within Assessment District 95-1 and to require refund of any assessments collected within Assessment District 95-1 after January 1, 1997; and WHEREAS, in addition to concerns expressed by citizens with regard to assessments imposed on property located within the City of Colton lying within the boundaries of Assessment District 95-1, other environmental concerns relating to the United States Army Corps of Engineers design of flood control improvements for the third reach of the San Timoteo Canyon flood control project have arisen since adoption of Resolution R-25-96 that have led the City Council to determine that an environmentally sensitive solution to flood control in the area that