Part 3. Determination To Issue Bonds of California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 10. >> Part 3.

The legislative body of any city may determine that serial bonds, term bonds, or both, shall be issued as provided in this division to represent and be secured by assessments to pay the cost of any work or improvement in any of the streets, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, or public ways of the city, or in, over, or through any property or rights-of-way owned by the city authorized by the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000)), or by the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000)), or to pay the cost of any other work or improvement charged and assessed upon real property pursuant to any other law. The legislative body may not issue bonds secured by assessments levied pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 10312 to pay administrative costs.

If the legislative body determines that bonds shall be issued as provided in this division to represent the expense of any proposed work or improvement, it shall, in the resolution of intention to do the work, do all of the following:
  (a) Declare that bonds shall be issued pursuant to Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500) to represent the expenses of the proposed work or improvement.
  (b) Specify the rate or maximum rate of interest which the bonds shall bear.
  (c) State the determination of the city pursuant to Section 8769.

(a) The legislative body may determine that bonds issued pursuant to this division shall not be subject to refunding pursuant to the procedures of Division 11 (commencing with Section 9000) or Division 11.5 (commencing with Section 9500) until a date specified in the format of the bond pursuant to Section 8652. This date shall not be more than ten years after the issuance date of the bond.
  (b) This determination shall not apply to, or in any manner limit, advancement of the maturity of any bond or bonds pursuant to the procedures of Part 8 (commencing with Section 8680), Part 9 (commencing with Section 8700), Part 11 (commencing with Section 8750), or Part 11.1 (commencing with Section 8760).
  (c) This determination shall not apply to, or in any manner limit, the redemption and payment of any bonds pursuant to subsequent assessment proceedings which provide for the payment in full of all amounts necessary to eliminate any fixed special assessment liens previously imposed upon any assessment parcel included in the new assessment district.

The legislative body may determine that bonds issued pursuant to this division may be refunded under specified conditions. If the legislative body so determines, it shall, in the resolution of intention to do the work, include all of the following:
  (a) A declaration that bonds proposed in the resolution may be refunded.
  (b) The specific conditions under which the bonds may be refunded, including a maximum interest rate and maximum number of years to maturity of the refunding bonds.
  (c) A statement that any adjustment to assessments resulting from the refunding will be done on a pro rata basis. The refunding shall be accomplished pursuant to Division 11.5 (commencing with Section 9500), except that, if, following the filing of the report specified in Section 9523 and any subsequent modifications of the report, the legislative body finds that each of the conditions specified in the resolution of intention is satisfied and that the adjustments to assessments are on a pro rata basis, the legislative body may approve and confirm the report and may, without further proceedings, authorize, issue, and sell the refunding bonds pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9600) of Division 11.5.

A similar description of the bonds shall be inserted in the assessment issued by the street superintendent to the contractor under the Improvement Act of 1911, or in the assessment prepared by the street superintendent and in the notice of recording the assessment if the work is done under the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 or other law.

The bond declaration in the resolution of intention, assessment, and notice of recording the assessment may be substantially in the following form: "Notice is hereby given that serial bonds to represent unpaid assessments, and to bear interest at the rate of not to exceed ____ percent per annum, will be issued hereunder in the manner provided by Division 10 of the Streets and Highways Code, the Improvement Bond Act of 1915, and the last installment of such bonds shall mature ____ years from the second day of September next succeeding 12 months from their date."