Santa Rosa Municipal Code Art. I Contributions and Advances

Contributions or partial payments from the United States or the state or any agency of either, or from the County, may be accepted and the same or any available City moneys applied to any part of the costs of a project at any time during or after the proceedings and applied in reduction of the amount assessed or to be assessed therefor.

(Prior code App. A, § 80)

In any proceedings had under this chapter, the City may declare in the resolution of intention that it intends to purchase the assessment, warrant or bonds to be issued therein.

(Prior code App. A, § 81)

The City shall upon the issuance of the assessment, warrant or bonds, as the case may be, pay to the contractor, who shall have been awarded the contract to do the work in such proceeding, in case of public improvements, or into court, in case of acquisition proceedings, the principal amount thereof.

(Prior code App. A, § 82)

Such bonds, when issued, shall be payable to bearer.

(Prior code App. A, § 83)

In such case, the City shall succeed to all rights under such assessment, warrant and bonds.

(Prior code App. A, §84)

The City shall have like power subsequently to acquire and own any bonds or assessments or contract issued or levied or made under this chapter, or now issued and outstanding, for any improvement and/or acquisition of the City.

(Prior code App. A, § 85)

The City may bid and purchase any real or personal property offered for sale for the nonpayment of any improvement assessment levied and assessed under any of the provisions of this chapter, or of any installment thereof, or penalties or costs or interest thereon or any suit brought to foreclose such assessment.

(Prior code App. A, § 86)

Whenever any property has been acquired by the City at any such sale, then such property, or any lien thereon or interest therein created by such assessment, may be released, assigned, sold or otherwise disposed of by the City as it shall determine; provided, however, that no such release, assignment, sale or other disposition of any such lien or interest, or of any such property shall be made unless there shall be first paid to the City a sum of money equal to, and not less than the amount paid therefor by the City, together with all accrued penalties, costs, interest, and necessary expenses incurred; provided, further, that if any lien or interest, or property cannot, as determined by the Council, be sold for the amounts or charges computed as herein provided, then the Council may by four-fifths vote of all of its members, sell any such lien or interest or property for the best price obtainable according to its judgment.

(Prior code App. A, §87)

Any proceeding had pursuant to this title may include all sums necessary to remove former assessments for other projects on any of the lands within the assessment district, and for the call and retirement of the bonds issued therefor, in order that the new assessments shall become a first lien on all properties assessed.

(Prior code App. A, § 88)

In assessing the costs of any acquisitions or improvements, credits may be given or adjustments may otherwise be made by reason of the former or present contribution of lands, easements or improvements, or any interest therein, which would otherwise have to be acquired or constructed and the costs assessed in the project.

(Prior code App. A, §89)