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Page 2 of 11 in each district's approved development plans. Staff recommends that the City Council: • Approve the FY 2025/26 Engineer’s Reports for each LMD • Declare the intention to levy and collect the proposed assessments • Schedule a public hearing for 7:00 p.m. on July 15, 2025, to receive public testimony from property owners subject to the assessments • Direct the City Clerk to publish a Notice of Annual Hearing at least 10 days prior to the scheduled hearing. RECOMMENDATION Adopt resolutions approving the Engineer’s Reports for Landscape Maintenance Districts 1984- 1 (Ponderosa-Del Prado), 1993-1 (Windsor), 1993-2 (Bonde Ranch), 1994-1 (Oak Tree Farm), and 1995-1 (Moller Ranch), declaring the City’s intention to assess the properties for the cost to operate and maintain the districts; and setting July 15, 2025, at 7 p.m. as the date and time for the public hearing, and authorize the City Clerk to advertise a Notice of Annual Hearing (Cal. Streets & Highways Code §22626(a)) 10 days prior to the hearing. BACKGROUND The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 authorizes local agencies to impose an annual assessment on real property benefiting from project-specific improvements to pay for the construction and maintenance of landscaping and lighting special improvements that benefit those parcels. The assessments are collected by the Alameda County Assessor’s Office and applied to each owner’s property tax bill. For each LMD, City staff follows a statutorily imposed process for yearly administration. Staff performs regular field inspections to ensure satisfactory performance by a City-hired maintenance contractor, completes reviews, addresses complaints or concerns from property owners, and processes progress payments to the contractor. City administration generally includes the following steps: 1. Solicit competitive bids from contractors to perform the required maintenance work 2. Review bids and recommend acceptance of the lowest responsive bid 3. Review maintenance costs, estimate annual costs (water, electricity, etc.) and prepare a budget to be included in the annual Engineer's Report and City budget 4. Prepare the Engineer’s Report for each district disclosing the annual assessment amounts 5. Present the Engineer’s Reports to the City Council during a public hearing 6. Adopt the annual assessments and coordinate with the City’s Finance Department and City Clerk to authorize collection of assessments with the Alameda County Assessor’s Office and receipt of the assessments as special revenue. Effects of Proposition 218 Proposition 218, commonly referred to as the "Right to Vote on Taxes Act," was passed by California voters in November 1996. The Proposition amended the State's Constitution by Page 214 of 864