Title SHC, California Sts. & High. Code

In any suit, action, or proceeding by or against or in any manner relating to an authority, the authority shall be conclusively deemed to have become established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers upon proof of the adoption of the resolution by the legisl…

A city shall not transact any business or exercise any powers pursuant to Section 33552 of this part unless and until the legislative body of the city declares by resolution that there is need for the city to exercise the powers of a parking authority. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. …

Either or both resolutions provided for in this chapter may be adopted by the legislative body. If both resolutions are adopted, they shall clearly specify the areas within the city within which, or the projects over which, the authority and the city, respectively, are to have ju…

When the legislative body of a city first adopts a resolution declaring need for a parking authority to function, the mayor, with the approval of the legislative body, shall appoint five electors of the city as members of the authority. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)

(a) Three of the members first appointed shall be designated by the mayor, with the approval of the legislative body, to serve for terms of one, two, and three years, respectively, from a date specified by the mayor in their appointments, and two shall be designated to serve for …

The authority shall hold meetings at such times as it shall determine. The concurring votes of three members of the authority shall be required for the taking of any action. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1388.)

The mayor shall designate the first chairman. Thereafter, when the office of chairman becomes vacant the authority shall elect a chairman from its members. Unless otherwise prescribed by the legislative body, the term of office of the chairman shall be for the calendar year, or f…

A member of an authority may be removed by the mayor with the consent of the legislative body. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)

As an alternative to the appointment of five members of the parking authority, the legislative body may, at the time of the adoption of a resolution pursuant to Section 32651 of this part, declare itself to be the parking authority, in which case all the rights, powers, duties, p…

Whenever the mayor, with the approval of the legislative body, has appointed the members of a parking authority, as provided by Section 32656, the legislative body, after receipt from the parking authority of a resolution adopted by a majority vote of the parking authority consen…

A legislative body which has declared itself to be the parking authority pursuant to Sections 32661.1 or 32661.2 may, at any time, by resolution, determine that it shall no longer function as the parking authority, in which event the mayor, with the approval of the legislative bo…

At the time the authority becomes authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, and from time to time thereafter, the legislative body, subject to its fiscal law, may make an estimate of the amount of money required for administrative purposes of the authority, and by …

Quarterly, semiannually, or annually, as the legislative body prescribes, the authority shall file with the legislative body a detailed report of all its transactions, including a statement of all revenues and expenditures. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)

At least once annually, the authority shall submit a statement of all its financial affairs, audited by independent certified public accountants, to the legislative body of the city. (Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 843.)

If within four years after the adoption of a resolution declaring the need for a parking authority to function in a city, the authority has not acquired or entered into possession of land for a parking facility, issued bonds, or entered into any contract for the acquisition, cons…

Upon the termination of any such suspension by the adoption of such resolution declaring the need for the authority to function, appointments of the members of such authority shall be made, and other proceedings for the organization and activation of the authority had and taken a…

After adoption of a resolution declaring there is no need for an authority to function, and while it is in effect, the legislative body may wind up the affairs of the authority and has title to all property of the authority for such purpose and for the benefit of the city. (Added…

At any time after the activation of a parking authority, the legislative body by a two-thirds vote may adopt a resolution transferring the property of the authority to the city, and the city may, through such department, board, officer, or agency, as it determines, exercise its p…

The formation of a parking district may be proposed by petition signed by the owners of real property in the proposed district, as shown by the last equalized assessment roll, owning real property of an assessed value of not less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the total assessed…

The petition shall contain: (a) A general description of the boundaries of the proposed district. (b) A general description of the parking places proposed to be acquired. (c) A general description of any public ways proposed to be acquired for ingress to or egress from the parkin…

The petition shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the legislative body. (Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 780.)

When the petition is filed, the clerk of the legislative body shall examine the petition. If it is signed by the requisite number of qualified signers, the clerk shall so certify to the legislative body. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 192.)

If the petition is not signed by the requisite number of qualified signers, the clerk shall certify to the legislative body that said petition is insufficient. If the petition is insufficient, supplemental petitions may be filed within three months from the date of the certificat…

The clerk shall certify the sufficiency of the petition and any supplemental petitions to the legislative body, if the petition, together with supplemental petitions if any, shall be signed by the requisite number of signers as shown by the last equalized assessment roll upon the…

If any person shown on the last equalized assessment roll to be the owner of land within the proposed district shall be unable to sign by reason of legal disability or shall cease to be the owner of all or any part of such land before the petition or supplemental petition shall h…

If the assessed value of any parcel of land, and any improvements thereon, is not shown or separately shown upon the assessment roll, upon request of the clerk, the assessor shall estimate the assessed value of such parcel and any improvements thereon, and such estimate for the p…

If the petition proposes a contribution of money by the city, the legislative body either shall reject the petition, or prior to the adoption of the resolution of intention, shall agree to make a contribution not less than the amount specified in the petition. (Added by Stats. 19…

The statement of the amount of city contribution in the petition or in the resolution of intention shall not prevent the city from making additional contributions to the project before or after the issuance of bonds therefor and shall not prevent the city from paying all or any p…

If the petition proposes that the city install and maintain, or continue to maintain, parking meters on public ways within the district, the legislative body either shall reject the petition, or prior to the adoption of the resolution of intention, shall agree to install and main…

The legislative body shall either approve the petition or reject it. If it approves the petition, it shall direct the city engineer or other competent person to make and file with it a report showing the following: (a) An estimate of the cost of the acquisitions and improvements …

Upon the filing of the report, the legislative body may adopt a resolution declaring its intention to form a parking district. The resolution shall contain substantially the following: (a) The name of the proposed district. (b) A description of its boundaries. This description ma…

Pursuant to Section 54954.6 of the Government Code, the clerk of the legislative body shall mail a copy of the resolution, postage prepaid, to each person to whom real property in the district is assessed as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, at his address as shown upo…

Any error, failure, or mistake in the mailing of the copy of resolution or any thereof and any failure of any person to receive the copy shall not affect in any way the validity of any proceedings hereunder. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 192.)

Any person interested and objecting to the formation of the parking district, the extent thereof, the inclusion of his property therein, the proposed acquisitions and improvements, the issuance of bonds, or to any other proposal in the resolution of intention, may file a written …

At the hearing the legislative body shall hear and determine all protests filed. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 192.)

The legislative body’s decision on the protests shall be final and conclusive. However, if the owners of taxable real property in the district having an assessed valuation of more than one-half of the assessed valuation of all taxable real property in the district at the conclusi…

Any protest filed may be abandoned and withdrawn by written notice of such abandonment or withdrawal signed by the person who signed the protest and filed with the clerk of the legislative body at any time prior to the conclusion of the hearing. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 192.)

If a proceeding is terminated by the filing of a majority protest a new petition for the same purpose may not be filed until the expiration of one year from the date of the finding that a majority protest was filed. However, a new petition for a modified project may be filed at a…

The hearing may be continued from time to time at the discretion of the legislative body. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 192.)

At the hearing the legislative body may alter the boundaries of the proposed district as it finds to be proper and advisable and shall define and establish the boundaries, but the legislative body shall not modify the boundaries so as to include any territory which will not in it…

At the hearing the legislative body may increase, decrease, change, or otherwise modify the acquisitions or improvements to be made, but the legislative body shall not do so, without first procuring from the city engineer or other competent person a supplemental report showing th…

If the legislative body proposes to make changes in the boundaries of the proposed district or in the acquisitions and improvements, it shall take the proceedings required by Sections 35270 to 35273, inclusive, and shall continue the hearing to the time fixed for hearing objectio…

The legislative body shall not change any boundaries or acquisitions and improvements, except after notice of intention to do so is published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in the newspaper in which the resolution of intention was published. The notice shall spec…

Written objections to any proposed change may be filed with the clerk of the legislative body by any interested person at any time prior to the hour set for hearing them. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 192.)

The legislative body shall hear and pass upon objections to proposed changes at the time appointed or at any time to which the hearing may be adjourned. Its decision shall be final. (Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 256.)

If the boundaries are changed, protests objecting to the formation of the district made by owners of real property excluded by the change shall not be counted in computing a majority protest as hereinbefore provided, but written protests objecting to the formation of the district…