CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA PACKET 5-5-26

City of Pleasanton Bonde Ranch Landscape Maintenance District 2026‐2 Engineer’s Report Page 21 Views, decorative landscaping, and access are assigned a combined weight of 20%, reflecting the direct and ongoing advantage of proximity to and views of the maintained open space and landscaped areas enjoyed by all parcels within the Assessment District. The Creation of Individual Lots is assigned a weight of 10%. While this benefit is real and legally recognized, it is foundational rather than ongoing. The lots were created once under conditions of approval that required these Improvements, and the Assessment now funds the continued maintenance that supports their habitability. The relative benefit levels used in this Report are shown in Table 2 below. Table 2 ‐ Relative Benefit Levels Creation of Lots Views/Decorative Landscaping/Access Wildland Fire Risk Reduction 10% 20% 70% General versus Special Benefit Article XIIID, Section 4(a) of the California Constitution requires any local agency proposing to increase or impose a benefit assessment to “separate the general benefits from the special benefits conferred on a parcel.” The rationale for separating special and general benefits is to ensure that property owners subject to the benefit assessment are not paying for general benefits. An assessment can fund special benefits but cannot fund general benefits. Accordingly, a separate estimate of the special and general benefit is given in this section. Article XIIID never defines the term “general benefit.” The definition of special benefit in Section 2(i) includes the statement that general enhancement of property value does not constitute a special benefit. A general benefit may be described as an “indirect, derivative advantage” resulting from the improvements. In other words: Total Benefit = General Benefit + Special Benefit Page 136 of 248