1. RES MID 136 Intent to Create: Livingston Ranch Unit No. 4

RESOLUTION NO. R2026-046

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUMA, ARIZONA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO CREATE MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 136, SERVING LIVINGSTON RANCH UNIT NO. 4, TO OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND REPAIR LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED WITHIN, NEAR AND ADJACENT TO THE RETENTION AND DETENTION BASINS AND PARKINGS AND PARKWAYS AND RELATED FACILITIES TOGETHER WITH APPURTENANT STRUCTURES OF LIVINGSTON RANCH UNIT NO. 4
			
	WHEREAS, pursuant to Title 48, Chapter 4, Article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, a Municipal Improvement District (MID) may be formed for the sole purpose of the operation maintenance, repair and improvements of pedestrian malls, off-street parking facilities, retention and detention basins, and parkings and parkways; and,
	
WHEREAS, a petition has been received by Mayor and City Council of the City of Yuma to form a MID to provide operation, maintenance and repair of the landscape improvements within, near and adjacent to the retention and detention basins and the parkings and parkways and related improvements in the Livingston Ranch Unit No. 4 housing development; and,
	
	WHEREAS, the formation of a MID for the operation, maintenance and repair of the landscape improvements within, near, and adjacent to retention and detention basins and the parkings and parkways and related improvements serving Livingston Ranch Unit No. 4 will provide a dedicated stream of funding for the maintenance of those improvements, neighborhood decisions on those improvements, and will privatize the maintenance of those improvements; and,

WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Yuma, Arizona, find and declare that the formation of the MID to provide the operation, maintenance and repair of the landscape improvements within, near, and adjacent to the retention and detention basins and the parkings and parkways and related improvements in the Livingston Ranch Unit No. 4 Subdivision housing development to be of more than local or ordinary public benefit, and not a general public benefit, and further that the expenses of said operation, maintenance, and repair shall be the responsibility of those within the Livingston Ranch Unit No. 4; and,

WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Yuma, Arizona, find and declare that the operation, maintenance, and repair of landscaping improvements in the retention and detention basins and the parkings and parkways and related improvements in the District is incidental to the maintenance and preservation of the retention and detention basins and the parkings and parkways and related improvements, has aesthetic value, and maintains and increases the value of property within the District; and,

WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Yuma, Arizona find and declare that the operation, maintenance, and repair of landscaping improvements within, near or adjacent to the retention and detention basins and the parkings and parkways and related improvements in the MID preserves and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of those citizens living within the District as well as preservation of the streets and parkways in the District which may be adversely impacted by drainage; and,

WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Yuma, Arizona find and declare that the operation, maintenance, and repair of a landscaped buffer between a parkway and the adjacent developments reduces the visual and other impact of light, air, and noise pollution and tends to increase personal and vehicular safety on the parkway and decreases the likelihood vehicular accidents will harm adjacent developments in furtherance of the health, safety and welfare of those citizens living within the District.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Yuma as follows:

SECTION 1:  The petition to form a MID for the Livingston Ranch Unit No. 4 purporting to be signed by all of the real property owners within the proposed District attached as Exhibit “A” is hereby accepted as provided in A.R.S. § 48-574(C). 	

SECTION 2: MID No. 136, serving Livingston Ranch Unit No. 4 to operate, maintain and repair landscaping improvements included within, near, and adjacent to the retention and detention basins and parkings and parkways and related facilities together with appurtenant structures of the Livingston Ranch Unit No. 4, is hereby created.   
 				
	SECTION 3:  The expenses of MID No. 136 shall be assessed to the several properties within the MID as provided for in A.R.S. § 48-574 et seq. in which City Council shall make annual statements and estimates of the expenses of the MID which shall be provided for by the levy and collection of the total sum upon the several lots, each respectively in proportion to the benefits to be received by each lot.

SECTION 4:  No sooner than fifteen (15) calendar days after this Resolution is adopted, City staff shall present a map of the boundary for MID No. 136 and a diagram for MID No. 136 to Mayor and City Council for consideration to declare an intention to order improvements to MID No. 136 as provided in A.R.S. § 48-576.  

	Adopted this __________ day of ____________________, 2026.


		APPROVED:

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							Douglas J. Nicholls
					Mayor

				
	ATTESTED:

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	Janet L. Pierson
	City Clerk


	APPROVED AS TO FORM:	
						
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	Richard W. Files
      City Attorney