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City of Pleasanton <br />Landscape Maintenance District No. 1993-1, Windsor <br />Engineer’s Report <br /> <br />Page 6 <br /> <br />Introduction <br />Executive Summary <br />The Windsor Landscape Maintenance District, 1993-1, was created in 1993 as a <br />means to fund the maintenance of the landscape and common areas for the <br />Windsor subdivision, a 90-parcel development. The district was formed prior to <br />the passage of ProposiƟon 218, the “Right to Vote on Taxes Act” which requires <br />property owner approval to impose or increase assessments. <br />At the Ɵme of formaƟon, no inflaƟon escalator was built into the assessment and <br />the district assessment has remained at $265.11 since formaƟon. The lack of an <br />inflaƟon escalator has led to a decline in the level of maintenance, a lack of <br />sufficient funding for capital improvement projects, and an irrigaƟon system that <br />is badly in need of a major renovaƟon. The level of maintenance required as part <br />of the development approval is no longer manageable, which exposes the district <br />and the property owners to increased liability. <br />In 2022, staff held outreach meeƟngs with the district property owners and HOA <br />Board to discuss a ProposiƟon 218-compliant voƟng procedure. Although property <br />owners were not supporƟve of an increase in assessments, the HOA agreed to take <br />over rouƟne maintenance and pay for the costs of water. The HOA acceptance of <br />parƟal maintenance responsibiliƟes is only a first step though, as assessment levels <br />are $265.11 per parcel annually while maintenance costs are esƟmated to be <br />closer to $400 per parcel annually to properly maintain the district even with the <br />HOA paying for water and rouƟne maintenance costs, and likely about double that <br />amount if the HOA no longer supplements services. Either the HOA will need to <br />take over the district maintenance or a ProposiƟon 218-compliant vote will be <br />required to address the maintenance needs of the district. The budget for this <br />fiscal year will aim to conƟnue to pay down the deficit, but significant tree pruning <br />work is required and the district will need to remove the nonfuncƟonal turf due to <br />AB 1572, which will also require a significant investment over Ɵme. <br />Page 127 of 617