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Page 5 of 6 <br />• May 15, 2026: Official Proposition 218 ballots and notices of the public hearing were <br />mailed to all record owners within each proposed district. <br />• June 2, 2026: City Council preliminarily approved the Engineer’s Reports and ordered <br />ballot proceedings for all five districts, including the Engineer’s Reports and <br />assessments for the existing Ponderosa-Del Prado and Bonde Ranch districts if the <br />ballot measures are unsuccessful. <br />• July 21, 2026: Public hearing is held. Assessment ballots must be received by the City <br />Clerk by the close of the public hearing. Postmarks do not constitute timely receipt. <br />Ballots are tabulated and the results announced. <br />• August 10, 2026: If approved, the new assessments will be submitted to the Alameda <br />County Auditor-Controller for inclusion on FY 2026/27 property tax bills. <br /> CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) <br /> This action does not result in a physical environmental impact. Maintenance work within <br />each LMD is categorically exempt from CEQA under Guidelines Section 15302, <br />“Replacement or Reconstruction.” Moreover, under CEQA Guidelines Section <br />15378(b)(4), this action is not a project because it involves a government funding <br />mechanism that does not commit the City to a specific project that may result in a <br />potentially significant physical impact on the environment. <br /> <br />EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY <br />If approved, the proposed assessments would improve the long-term sustainability of <br />landscape maintenance in the Ponderosa-Del Prado and Bonde Ranch Landscape <br />Maintenance Districts, increase protection against wildfire, and provide additional funding for <br />landscape care within each district. <br /> <br />OUTREACH <br />The City conducted three neighborhood meetings for each proposed district between <br />November 2025 and April 2026. The first two meetings informed property owners about the <br />process, the financial challenges facing each district, and maintenance level options. The third <br />meeting, held on April 6, 2026, for Bonde Ranch and on April 7, 2026, for Ponderosa-Del <br />Prado at the Pleasanton Senior Center, presented survey results, the proposed ballot option, <br />and an explanation of the Proposition 218 ballot process. <br /> <br />Dedicated informational websites for each district have been active since early 2026 and <br />include survey results, meeting summaries, presentations, meeting recordings, and other <br />background materials. Informational flyers summarizing the ballot process were mailed to all <br />district property owners in April 2026, and formal Proposition 218 ballot packages were mailed <br />to all record owners on May 15, 2026, in compliance with Article XIIID of the California <br />Constitution. <br /> <br />Ponderosa-Del Prado Website <br />https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a65e86d56f924ccbbc9d55c3afb6c7ed <br /> <br />Bonde Ranch Website <br />https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a1bd9b1b6e074033b350934a8e211fa1 <br /> <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Page 285 of 923