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Page 1 of 7 <br />Item #8 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />May 5, 2026 <br />Public Works - Engineering Division <br /> <br />TITLE: ADOPT RESOLUTIONS PRELIMINARILY APPROVING ENGINEER’S REPORTS <br />AND ORDERING PROPOSITION 218 ASSESSMENT BALLOT PROCEEDINGS <br />FOR THE PONDEROSA-DEL PRADO LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT <br />2026-1 AND BONDE RANCH LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT 2026-2; <br />AND SETTING JULY 21, 2026, AT 7:00 P.M. FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />In 2025, the City increased rates for the four Landscape Maintenance Districts in Pleasanton <br />where increases could be made without triggering a Proposition 218 vote. However, those <br />limited increases were not sufficient to address the ongoing structural funding deficits in the <br />Ponderosa-Del Prado Landscape Maintenance District and the Bonde Ranch Landscape <br />Maintenance District. The original formation documents for these districts did not include an <br />annual inflationary adjustment mechanism, requiring a Proposition 218 process to implement <br />future rate increases. <br /> <br />Over the past year, the City conducted extensive outreach with residents to identify desired <br />service and assessment levels that property owners are willing to support. On March 17, 2026, <br />the City Council adopted Resolutions 2026-009 and 2026-0010, initiating proceedings for the <br />formation of two new Landscape Maintenance Districts (LMDs): Ponderosa-Del Prado <br />Landscape Maintenance District 2026-1 and Bonde Ranch Landscape Maintenance District <br />2026-2, to replace the existing districts. The City Council action formalized work that began in <br />2020 to address funding shortfalls leading to below-minimum service levels in the districts. <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the proposed resolutions to preliminarily approve <br />the Engineer’s Reports, order Proposition 218 property owner assessment ballot proceedings, <br />and set July 21, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. as the date and time of the public hearing. The report and <br />proposed assessments would only take effect upon majority property owner approval and <br />subsequent City Council action in July. Alternative resolutions and Engineer’s Reports <br />reflecting a no-vote outcome for all five districts will be presented to the City Council on June 2, <br />2026. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />1. Adopt a resolution to preliminarily approve the Engineer’s Report for Ponderosa-Del <br />Prado Landscape Maintenance District 2026-1 and set July 21, 2026, as the date of the <br />public hearing. <br />2. Adopt a resolution to order Proposition 218 property owner assessment ballot <br />proceedings for Ponderosa-Del Prado Landscape Maintenance District 2026-1. <br />3. Adopt a resolution to preliminarily approve the Engineer’s Report for Bonde Ranch <br />Landscape Maintenance District 2026-2 and set July 21, 2026, as the date of the public <br />hearing. <br />Page 42 of 248