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Page 1 of 4 <br />Item #3 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />June 16, 2026 <br />Public Works - Engineering Division <br /> <br />TITLE: ADOPT RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE FY 2026/27 ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS <br />FOR THE GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICTS (GHADS) FOR <br />LAUREL CREEK, MOLLER RANCH, LEMOINE RANCH, AND OAK TREE FARM <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />A Geologic Hazard Abatement District (GHAD) is a property tax assessment district formed to <br />fund monitoring, maintenance, and repair of open space hillsides and related storm drainage <br />infrastructure within neighborhoods subject to landslides or other unexpected geologic <br />movement. Each of the four GHADs in Pleasanton is defined by a geographic boundary. The <br />four GHADs are located west of Foothill Road and, from north to south include Laurel Creek, <br />Moller Ranch, Lemoine Ranch, and Oak Tree Farm. <br /> <br />The GHADs are funded through annual tax assessments levied on properties within each <br />district boundary. This report proposes levying assessments on those properties for the <br />upcoming 2026/27 tax year. Staff recommends increasing the annual assessment for each <br />GHAD by the allowable two percent. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Adopt resolutions approving the annual assessments according to the Engineer’s Reports for <br />the Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts (GHAD) for Laurel Creek, Moller Ranch, Lemoine <br />Ranch, and Oak Tree Farm. <br /> <br />This procedure requires the Board of Directors to: <br />1. Convene as the Board of Directors for the Laurel Creek, Moller Ranch, Lemoine Ranch, <br />and Oak Tree Farm GHADs; <br />2. Open and conduct a public hearing to hear protests regarding the levy of annual <br />assessments for each of the GHADs according to the Engineer’s Reports approved at <br />the May 19, 2026, board meeting, making modifications or adjustments if deemed <br />necessary by the Board; <br />3. Adopt a resolution confirming the assessments and order that the amount of the <br />assessments be levied against each property within the GHADs for the costs to operate <br />the GHADs; <br />4. Direct the Clerk of the District to record a Notice of Assessments; and <br />5. Appropriate the following amounts to fund assessments for City-owned properties: <br />GHAD Name Fund Water Fund Amount Sewer Fund Amount <br />Laurel Creek Water Fund <br />(420) <br />2 parcels X $450 = <br />$900 <br />$0 <br />Page 4 of 19