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24 <br />This Engineer's Report includes a specific, quantified calculation of general benefits, as <br />described below, that is based in part on the use by people outside of the Maintenance <br />District. Moreover, the proportionality of the Assessments to the special benefits <br />conferred on each parcel, based in large part on proximity, is established as well. <br />Calculating General Benefit and Special Benefit Paid from Other Funds <br />In this section, the total general benefit, which must be paid from other non -assessment <br />funds, is conservatively estimated, quantified, described, and separated, and then <br />budgeted to absolutely ensure that it is funded by sources other than this assessment. <br />Benefit to Property Outside the Maintenance District = 3.3% <br />In summary, real property located within the boundaries of the Maintenance <br />District distinctly and directly benefits from closer proximity, access and views of <br />the Improvements funded by the Assessments, the creation of developable <br />parcels, and from the extension of the usable land area provided by the <br />assessments. The Improvements are specifically designed to serve local <br />properties in the Maintenance District, not other properties nor the public at large. <br />The Maintenance District has been narrowly drawn to include those parcels that <br />receive a direct advantage from the Improvements. The public at large and other <br />properties outside the Maintenance District receive only limited benefits from the <br />Improvements because they do not have proximity, good access or views of the <br />Improvements. These are special benefits to property in the Maintenance District <br />in much the same way that sewer and water facilities, sidewalks and paved <br />streets enhance the utility and desirability of specific proximate properties and <br />make them more functional to use, safer and easier to access. <br />Properties within the proposed Maintenance District receive almost all the special <br />benefits from the Improvements because properties in the Maintenance District <br />enjoy unique and close proximity and access to the Improvements that are <br />enjoyed less by other properties or the public at large. The landscaping <br />Improvements are specifically designed to benefit the properties in the <br />Maintenance District. <br />Furthermore, there are multiple, proximate open space, landscaped areas, and <br />other improvements outside of the Maintenance District, funded by other <br />sources, that provide most of the open space and landscaping benefits to nearby <br />parcels that are outside of the Maintenance District. <br />In other words, the landscaping Improvements maintained by the proposed <br />Assessments especially benefit the properties within the Maintenance District, <br />but other nearby improvements primarily benefit other proximate properties. <br />Nonetheless, there are certain properties that are outside the boundaries of the <br />Maintenance District that may benefit from the landscape improvements. A total <br />of no more than 6 proximate parcels have been identified that receive some <br />special benefit from the improvements including improved views, proximity and/or <br />access, but do not receive extension of outdoor areas nor the special benefit of <br />City of Pleasanton <br />Landscape Maintenance District No. 1993-2, Bonde Ranch Engineer's Report, Fiscal Year 2025-26 <br />