CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA PACKET

Page 2 of 7 the public hearing for June 18, 2024, in conformance with the requirements of the State of California Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972. DISCUSSION As required by the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, the City must levy an annual assessment on all parcels benefited by their Landscape Maintenance District. The resolutions adopted at the May 21, 2024, meeting authorized the City Clerk to give the required notice of a public hearing regarding the levy of proposed annual assessments for the respective districts. At its meeting on June 18, 2024, the City Council will hear and consider all public comments. After the close of the public hearing, the City Council will, if desired, adopt a resolution confirming the Engineer's Report and levying assessments for each District for Fiscal Year 2024/25. Landscape Maintenance District 1984-1, Ponderosa-Del Prado The Ponderosa Homes subdivision (District 1984-1) has 344 parcels, and the district has been in place for 40 years. Maintenance in this district includes the care of masonry walls, trees, shrubbery, groundcover and irrigation systems along Paseo Santa Cruz, between Corte Santa Maria and Corte Pacifica. The overall assessments for the upcoming year for District 1984-1 (Ponderosa-Del Prado) will remain unchanged at $16.90 per privately-owned parcel, and $16.62 for the one City-owned parcel. With a total of 344 parcels (including the City-owned Del Prado Park parcel), this year’s total assessment will be $5,813.32. This district's fund balance for capital repair and replacement is approximately $84,000. This amount is insufficient for several improvements for which replacement must be considered in the near term, including an extensive irrigation system replacement, plant replacement, tree pruning, and other features. Additionally, this amount is insufficient to repair the existing sound wall if repairs are needed in the future. With the assessment of one City-owned parcel ($16.62) and the cost of maintenance for the “general benefit” area along the Alamo Canal ($9,703) that was in the LMD when it was originally formed but later determined to be a general benefit requiring City maintenance, the City will be responsible for $9,720 of the maintenance within the district area. Staff intends to proceed with a Proposition 218-compliant vote in the upcoming fiscal year to request an increase in assessment amount based on the expected funding shortfall for capital improvements, maintenance, electricity, and water costs. The maintenance, water, and electricity costs are projected to cost about $6,700 more than the collected assessment while another $40,000 is necessary for a Proposition 218-compliant vote, thus requiring about $46,700 in reserve fund use. Landscape Maintenance District 1993-1, Windsor The Windsor subdivision (District 1993-1) has 90 parcels, and the district has been in place for 31 years. Maintenance in this district includes the care of masonry walls, trees, shrubbery, groundcover, irrigation systems, entry features and common area drainage ditches, along with furnishing all water and power for the irrigation system (situated in Lot A) on the northeast side of Tapestry Way and Minton Court and in the northwest corner of the subdivision, as well as in Lot C in the southwest corner of the subdivision (Tract 6320 in the city of Pleasanton). Page 141 of 248