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1 <br />Introduction <br />Executive Summary <br />The Bonde Ranch Landscape Maintenance District, 1993-2, was created in 1993 as a <br />means to fund the maintenance for the Bonde Ranch development, Tract 6483, a 103- <br />parcel development. The district was formed prior to the passage of Proposition 218, <br />the “Right to Vote on Taxes Act” which requires property owner approval to impose or <br />increase assessments. <br />At the time of formation, there was no inflation escalator built into the assessment and <br />the district assessment remained at $252.91 from FY 2000-01, when it was reduced <br />from the approved amount, to FY 2025-26, when it was restored back to the approved <br />amount of $389.56 as indicated in Resolution 97-83. The reduced assessment has led <br />to a severe decline in the level of maintenance, a lack of sufficient funding for capital <br />improvement projects, and forced the city to shut down the inoperable irrigation system. <br />The lack of irrigation has led to an even further decline of the landscape to the point that <br />the district is out of compliance with the level of maintenance required as part of the <br />development approval, which exposes the district and the property owners to increased <br />liability. <br />Last year, the City proceeded with a Proposition 218-compliant vote process to bring <br />the district to a sustainable funding level. The process include public outreach with <br />residents over a 6-month period, including 3 neighborhood meetings, an online survey <br />submitted to every property owner, and a dedicated webpage. The budget for last fiscal <br />year required drawing down the reserve by about $22,000 due to the consultant costs, <br />estimated at approximately $36,000, for the Proposition 218 vote. The assessment will <br />remain the same this year as it was last year. <br />A separate Engineer’s Report was completed for the Proposition 218-compliant <br />assessment. This Engineer’s Report will be adopted should the Proposition 218 vote fail <br />to pass. <br />Overview <br />The City of Pleasanton (“City”) is located in Alameda County, and covers an area of <br />24.3 square miles, with over 24,500 assessor parcels, and approximately 80,000 <br />residents. The City currently has five Landscape Maintenance Districts (“Districts”) that <br />provide services to a combined total of 680 parcels: <br />•1984-1 Ponderosa (Del Prado) – 344 parcels <br />•1993-1 Windsor – 90 parcels <br />•1993-2 Bonde Ranch – 103 parcels <br />•1994-1 Oak Tree Farm – 42 parcels <br />Page 173 of 617