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City of Pleasanton <br />Landscape Maintenance District No. 1993-1, Windsor <br />Engineer’s Report <br /> <br />Page 25 <br /> <br /> <br />Special benefit, on the other hand, is defined in the California consƟtuƟon as “a <br />parƟcular and disƟnct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on real <br />property located in the district or to the public at large.” A special benefit is <br />conferred to a property if the property “receives a direct advantage from the <br />improvement (e.g., proximity to setback landscaping).” In the Maintenance <br />District, as noted, properƟes have close and unique proximity, views of and access <br />to the Improvements, and uniquely improved uƟlity and desirability from the <br />Improvements, and other properƟes and the public at large do not receive such <br />benefits because they do not have proximity, access to or views of the <br />Improvements. Therefore, the overwhelming proporƟon of the benefits conferred <br />to property is special, and only minimal general benefit is conferred on property <br />outside the Maintenance District or to the public at large. <br />This Engineer’s Report includes a specific, quanƟfied calculaƟon of general <br />benefits, as described below, that is based in part on the use by people outside of <br />the Maintenance District. Moreover, the proporƟonality of the Assessments to the <br />special benefits conferred on each parcel, based in large part on proximity, is <br />established as well. <br />Calculating General Benefit and Special Benefit Paid From Other Funds <br />In this secƟon, the total general benefit, which must be paid from other non- <br />assessment funds, is conservaƟvely esƟmated, quanƟfied, described and <br />separated, and then budgeted to absolutely ensure that it is funded by sources <br />other than this assessment. <br />Page 146 of 617