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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 96 -03 (2643/1076) AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER12 TO TITLE 11 OF THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE UNREINFORCED MASONRY WALL BUILDINGS ORDINANCE COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND MAKING THIS MATTER AN URGENCY MEASURE TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY PURSUANT TO SECTION 1 -1 -345 (C) OF THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE BECAUSE IT RELATES TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROCEEDINGS The City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS. The City Council finds and declares that it is in the public interest to finance property related improvements; facilities and services through the imposition of an assessment upon property which benefits from those improvements, facilities and services. Such assessments imposed for the purpose of providing new or maintaining existing public and private improvements, facilities and services which benefit individual properties are not taxes for the general benefit of the city, but are assessments for improvements, facilities and services which confer special benefits upon the properties to which the improvements, facilities and services are provided. The City Council further finds and declares that public and private improvements, facilities and services so constructed, installed, maintained or provided will specially benefit properties assessed in the following respects: a) Protect of views, scenery, landscaping, and other resources. b) Increased economic activity and expanded employment opportunities. c) Reduced cost of local government in areas of law enforcement, fire prevention, disaster response and public health care. d) Increased property values. Section 2. Chapter 12 is hereby added to Title 1I of the San Leandro Municipal Code to read as follows: TITLE II REVENUE Chapter 13 Unreinforced Masonry Wall Buildings Ordinance Compliance Assessment District •