Notice of Public Hearing and Ballot Procedures (not part of agenda packet)

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Notice of Public Hearing and Ballot Procedures (Continued) PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held at 6:00 pm, February 21, 2006 at a meeting of the City Council in the City Council Chambers of the City of Colton, 650 North La Candena Drive, Colton, CA for the purpose of hearing protests to the proposed Annexation. Pursuant to Section 54153 of the California Government Code, the following procedure will be followed by the City Council to determine whether a "majority protest' exists at the close of the public hearing. An "Official Property Owner Assessment Ballot' (the "Assessment Ballot') has been enclosed with this notice. The property owned by you, according to the last equalized assessment roll for taxes of the County of San Bernardino or more recent information available to the City of Colton, is described on said Assessment Ballot. At this time, all amounts set forth herein and the assessments are based on estimates only and annual assessments will be based on actual annual expenses. The estimated annual assessment to be levied on your property, for the annual maintenance of the improvements, is shown on the Assessment Ballot. NOTE: The enclosed Official Property Owner Assessment Ballot is THE Official Assessment Ballot! It is not a sample ballot. In order to make this Assessment Ballot count in determining whether a "majority protest' exists, you must mark it ("Yes" or "No"), date it, sign it, and submit it to the City Clerk of the City of Colton no later than the close of the public hearing. If for any reason the City Clerk has not received your Assessment Ballot prior to the close of the public hearing it will not be considered. After the Assessment Ballot has been marked "Yes" or "No", dated and signed, it may be returned to the City Clerk of the City of Colton in the enclosed, self-addressed stamped return envelope. The owner of any parcel may use this Assessment Ballot in order to express either support for or opposition to the proposed Annexation. The Assessment Ballot can be submitted either by mail as described above or by personal delivery, either prior to or at the close of the public hearing. Please see the Assessment Ballot for further instructions regarding the mailing or personal delivery of the Assessment Ballot. Immediately following the close of the public hearing, whether on February 21, 2006 or on such later date as the hearing may be continued to, the returned Assessment Ballots will be tabulated. The tabulation will be made for both in support of and in opposition to the assessment with the ballots being weighted in accordance with the number of benefit units included in the proposed Annexation. In the event that Assessment Ballots in opposition exceed those in support, there will be a "majority protest', and the City Council will be precluded from proceeding with the proposed Annexation. In the event that Assessment Ballots in support exceed those in opposition, the City Council will proceed with the proposed Annexation. The City Council has designated, Maritza Tapia, Administrative Analyst, Public Works Department of the City of Colton (909) 514-4211 as the person to answer inquiries regarding Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. 2 and the proposed Annexation thereto. Page 2 of 2