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Page 22 <br /> There is no widely accepted or statutory formula for general benefit.General benefits are <br /> benefits from improvements or services that are not special in nature,are not"particular <br /> and distinct" and are not "over and above" benefits received by other properties. SVTA <br /> provides some clarification by indicating that general benefits provide "an indirect, <br /> derivative advantage" and are not necessarily proximate to the improvements. <br /> In this Report,the general benefit is liberally estimated and described,and then budgeted <br /> so that it is funded by sources other than the Assessment. <br /> A formula to estimate the general benefit is listed below: <br /> Benefit to Real Benefit to Real <br /> Property Inside the Benefit to <br /> General _ Property Outside + Assessment District + the Public <br /> Benefit the Assessment that is Indirect and at Large <br /> District <br /> Derivative <br /> Special benefit,on the other hand,is defined in the California Constitution as"a particular <br /> and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on real property located <br /> in the district or to the public at large."The SVTA decision indicates that a special benefit <br /> is conferred to a property if it "receives a direct advantage from the improvement (e.g., <br /> proximity to a park)." In this Assessment, properties in the District have close and unique <br /> proximity,views,and access to the Improvements that other properties and the public at <br /> large do not share. Therefore,the overwhelming proportion of the benefits conferred to <br /> property within the District is special, and only minimal benefit is received by property <br /> outside the District or the public at large. <br /> Benefit Finding <br /> Quantification of General Benefit <br /> The starting point for evaluating general and special benefits is the current baseline level <br /> of service. In the absence of the Assessment, no alternative funding source exists for the <br /> maintenance of the Improvements within the Assessment District. The baseline level of <br /> service without the Assessment is therefore the absence of funded maintenance, and all <br /> Improvements funded by the Assessment are over and above that baseline.The general <br /> benefits estimated in this section are measured against that baseline. <br /> City of Pleasanton <br /> Ponderosa-Del Prado Landscape Maintenance District 2026-1 SClConsultingGroup <br /> Engineer's Report Public Finance Consulting Services <br />