City of Cathedral City
Street Lighting and Landscaping
Maintenance District No.1
202 5/202 6 ENGINEER ’S ANNUAL LEVY REPORT
Intent Meeting: May 14 , 20 25
Public Hearing: June 25 , 20 25
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ENGINEER'S REPORT AFFIDAVIT
Street Lighting and Landscaping Maintenance District No. 1
City of Cathedral City,
County of Riverside, State of California
This Engineer’s Report and the enclosed diagrams sh owing the exterior boundaries of the City of Cathedral City Street Lighting and Land scaping Maintenance District No. 1; any relevant zones therein; and the lines and dimen sions of each lot, parcel, and subdivision of land within said District, as the same existed at the time of the passage of the Resolution of Intention. Reference is hereby made to the Riverside County Assessor’s maps for a detailed description of the lines and di mensions of parcels within the District.
The undersigned respectfully submits the enclosed R eport as directed by the City Council.
Dated this ____________ day of ______________, 2025.
Willdan Financial Services
Assessment Engineer
On Behalf of the City of Cathedral City
By: ________________________________
Josephine Moses, Vice-President and Assistant Director (Special District Services) District Administration Services
By: ________________________________
Tyrone Peter
P.E. # C 81888
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................... ...... 1
II. DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTRICT .................................................. ............ 1
A. Improvements Within the District ............... ........................................ 1
B. District Zone Boundaries and Improvements ...... ............................... 2
C. Improvements Authorized By The 1972 Act ........ ............................... 8
III. Method of Apportionment .................................................. ........................... 9
A. General ........................................ ................................................... ... 9
B. Methodology .................................... ................................................ 10
C. Assessment Adjustment Formula to Offset Inflatio n ......................... 12
IV. DISTRICT BUDGET ......................................................................................... 13
A. Description of Budget Items .................... ......................................... 13
APPENDIX A ........................................................................................... . 18
APPENDIX B ........................................................................................... . 19
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I. OVERVIEW
The City of Cathedral City (“City”) annually levies and collects special assessments in order to provide and maintain improvements within t he Street Lighting and Landscaping Maintenance District No. 1 (“District”). In August 2001, the District was formed by passage of City Council Resolution No. 2001-57, after a pub lic hearing and protest ballot process in accordance with Article XIIID of the California Constitution (“Article XIIID”). The District was originally formed with four (4) benefit zones (“Zones”) and, along with all subsequent annexations of additional Zones, is described herei n. The District assessment is levied annually pursuant to the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (the “1972 Act”) and Article XIIID.
This Engineer’s Annual Levy Report (“Report”) describes the District and improvements, any proposed changes to the District or improvement s and the proposed budgets and assessments for Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2025/2026. The assessments are based on the City’s estimated cost to maintain the improvements that pr ovide a special benefit to properties assessed within the District. The improvements within the District and the corresponding costs and the annual levy are budgeted and assessed for each separate Zone, including expenditures, deficits, surpluses, revenues, and reserves.
For the purposes of this Report, the word “parcel” refers to an individual property assigned its own Assessor’s Parcel Number by the Riverside County (“County”) Assessor’s Office.
The County Auditor/Controller uses Assessor’s Parce l Numbers and specific Fund Numbers to identify properties assessed for special district benefits on the County tax roll.
Following consideration of public comments and writ ten protests at a noticed public hearing, the City Council may order amendments to t he Report or confirm the Report as submitted. Following final approval of the Report a nd confirmation of the assessments, the City Council may then order the levy and collection of assessments for FY 2025/2026 pursuant to the 1972 Act. In such case, the assessm ent information will be submitted to the County Auditor/Controller and included on the p roperty tax roll for each benefiting parcel in FY 2025/2026.
II. DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTRICT
A. Improvements Within the District
The improvements in each of the Zones of the Distri ct include the operation, maintenance, rehabilitation and servicing of landscaping, lighting and appurtenant facilities including but not limited to, the cost of personnel, electrical energy, water service, materials, equipment, contracting services, and other items necessary for the satisfactory operation of these services described as follows:
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Landscaping and Appurtenant Facilities
Landscaping improvements include but are not limite d to the following: ground cover, shrubbery, trees, irrigation systems, hardsc apes, fixtures; sidewalk maintenance resulting from landscape growth, draina ge basin cleaning and maintenance, graffiti removal, and related faciliti es; and work in public rights-of- way, medians, parkways and dedicated easements with in the boundaries of said District.
Lighting and Appurtenant Facilities
Street lighting improvements include but are not li mited to the following: energy costs, poles, fixtures, bulbs, conduits, conductors , equipment (including guys, anchors, posts and pedestals), metering devices and appurtenant facilities required to provide safety lighting and landscape l ighting in public rights-of-way, medians, parkways and dedicated easements.
The public lighting system in each of the Zones is maintained to provide adequate illumination. Power for streetlights is furnished b y the Southern California Edison Company. Rates for power are those authorized by th e California Public Utilities Commission.
“Maintenance” means the furnishing of services, mat erials and labor for the ordinary and usual operation, maintenance, care and servicing of the landscaping, public lighting facilities and appurtenant faciliti es, including repair, removal or replacement of all or part of any of the landscapin g, public lighting facilities or appurtenant facilities; providing for the life, gro wth, health and beauty of the landscaping, including cultivation, irrigation, tri mming, spraying, fertilizing and treating for disease or injury; and the removal of trimmings, rubbish, debris and other solid waste; the replacement of dead or dying vegetation, plants and (50%) trees; the cleaning, sandblasting, and painting of walls and other improvements to remove graffiti; and the cleaning, grading, disking , and maintenance of drainage basins to maintain their appearance, percolation, and storage volume.
“Servicing” means the furnishing of water for the i rrigation of the landscaping and the furnishing of electric current, gas, or other i lluminating agent for the public lighting facilities, or for the decorative lighting or operation of landscaping or appurtenant facilities.
The plans and specifications for the improvements a re on file in the office of the City Engineer and are by reference herein made a part of this Report.
B. District Zone Boundaries and Improvements
The District is presently divided into sixteen (16) Zones, based on the special benefit received by the property within each of the respective Zones.
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Zone One (Vista Del Rey, Tract 29664)
Zone One consists of seventy-two (72) single-family residential parcels located south of 30
th Avenue east of Date Palm Drive. There are two (2) arterial streetlights located on 30 th Avenue and nine (9) located within the interior st reets of the development. The improvements maintained in the Zon e include the landscaping and maintenance of the parkway on 30 th Avenue associated with the development.
Zone Two (La Paloma, Tract 29584)
Zone Two consists of sixty-five (65) single-family residential parcels located on the northwest corner of 30
th Avenue and Da Vall Drive. There are six (6) arteri al streetlights located on 30 th Avenue and Da Vall Drive and eight (8) located wit hin the interior streets of the development. The improvements maintained in the Zone include the landscaping and maintenance of the parkways on 30 th Avenue and on Da Vall Drive associated with the development. Also included is the graffiti removal from the perimeter walls along both 30 th Avenue and Da Vall Drive and maintenance of a drainage basin.
Zone Five (Tapestry, Tract 29487 and Tract 29487-1)
Zone Five consists of eighty (80) single-family re sidential parcels, located at the southwest corner of 30
th Avenue and Santoro Drive. There are three (3) arte rial streetlights located on 30 th Avenue and Santoro Drive and nine (9) located with in the interior streets of the development. The improvements maintained in the Zone include the landscaping and maintenance of the parkways on 30 th Avenue and on Santoro Drive associated with the development. Also included is the graffiti removal from the perimeter walls along both 30 th Avenue and Santoro Drive.
Zone Seven (Montage, Tract 29771)
Zone Seven consists of one hundred twenty-eight (12 8) single-family residential parcels, located at the southwest corner of Gerald Ford Drive and Da Vall Drive, of which 50% is in the City of Cathedral City and t he other 50% is in the City of Rancho Mirage. The City of Rancho Mirage’s landscap e contractor maintains the landscaping and irrigation. There are twelve (12) a rterial streetlights located on Gerald Ford Drive and Da Vall Drive. The improvemen ts maintained in the Zone include the landscaping and maintenance of a raised median island on Gerald Ford Drive and on Da Vall Drive associated with the deve lopment. Also included is the graffiti removal from the perimeter walls along both Gerald Ford Drive and Da Vall Drive.
Zone Eight (Baristo, Tract 30256 and Tract 30256-1)
Zone Eight consists of forty-two (42) single-family residential parcels, located south of McCallum Way and west of Santoro Drive, at the e nds of Victor Road, Neuma Road, and El Toro Road. Tract 30256 has twenty-two (22) single-family residential
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parcels and Tract 30256-1 has twenty (20) single-fa mily residential parcels. The improvements maintained for this residential subdiv ision include four (4) interior streetlights on the four streets of the development.
Zone Nine (La Pasada Neighborhood, Tract 27097-8)
Zone Nine consists of eighty-six (86) single-family residential parcels, located on interior public streets, abutting Vista Chino, an arterial h ighway, and bisected by Avenida Maravilla, a collector street which intersects Vista Chino and is also the main entryway into the La Pasada development.
The improvements maintained in this Zone include th e streetlights on the interior streets of Tract 27097-8, and the Zone’s proportion al special benefit from the maintenance and upkeep of the Vista Chino and Aveni da Maravilla landscaping, street lighting improvements, and graffiti removal. Zone Nine represents 27.4% of the total number of parcels in the La Pasada Neighb orhood that benefit from improvements on Vista Chino and Avenida Maravilla. These properties are assessed proportionately for the cost of those impr ovements based on 27.4%.
There are three (3) arterial streetlights and six ( 6) interior streetlights within this Zone.
Zone Eleven (Downtown Core Area, Tract 28339)
Zone Eleven consists of eleven (11) parcels. Ten (1 0) parcels in the Zone are commercial/industrial development with a combined a creage of 14.77. One (1) parcel in the Zone is a multi-family residential development comprised of sixty-one (61) units. The Downtown Core area is designated in the Downtown Specific Plan.
It includes the Cathedral City Civic Center, a park ing structure, theaters, Town Square and Downtown commercial-retail development sites. The properties within this Zone benefit from five (5) arterial streetligh ts located along the sidewalk and parkway areas of both East Palm Canyon and Cathedral Canyon Drive, as well as forty-six (46) interior streetlights located in the Core area.
Zone Twelve (Mercy Housing Project)
Zone Twelve consists of two (2) multi-family residential parcels comprised of a total of seventy-five (75) units. The Mercy Housing proje ct is an affordable housing project on the block between “A” Street and “C” Str eet, and between Cathedral Canyon Drive and West Buddy Rogers Avenue. The proj ect site was originally comprised of fifteen (15) parcels, which were combi ned into one large parcel that was subsequently split into two (2) parcels. The Zone also includes a 5,000 Sq. Ft. senior center area. The improvements maintained by the Zone include streetlights and landscaping. The operators of the development m aintain the landscaping improvements around the site and in the street park ways. There are six (6) streetlights around the perimeter of the site; one (1) arterial streetlight is on Cathedral Canyon Drive and the other five (5) are within the interior of the Zone.
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Zone Fifteen (Landau Homes, Tract 21491 & 24982)
Zone Fifteen consists of one hundred eleven (111) single-family residential parcels located in the subdivision known as Landau Homes. Zone Fifteen is located within the boundaries of the City, generally south of 30th Avenue, north of Vega Road and west of Landau Boulevard.
The improvements maintained in the Zone include the landscaping and maintenance of the parkways along the west of Landa u Boulevard, between 30th Avenue and Vega Road and the graffiti removal along a block wall on Landau Boulevard’s west side. A total of twenty-nine (29) streetlights, including eighteen (18) interior and eleven (11) arterial, are maintained.
Zone Sixteen (Century Park, Tract 20765-1 thru 8 & 29139)
Zone Sixteen consists of five hundred ninety-nine ( 599) single-family residential parcels located in the subdivision collectively kno wn as Century Park. Zone Sixteen is located within the boundaries of the Cit y, bordered by 30th Avenue to the north, Da Vall Drive to the east, McCallum Way to the south, and Santoro Drive to the west. The parcels within the Zone consist of only residential parcels in addition to a neighborhood park owned by the City. The improvements maintained in this Zone include all streetlights within Centur y Park. There are a total of two hundred (200) streetlights within the Zone, includi ng forty-eight (48) arterial, one hundred forty (140) interior, and twelve (12) within the park.
The arterial streetlights funds fifty percent (50%) contribution from the City's General Fund.
While parks are located within the boundaries of th e Zone and provide visual and recreational value to the community, they are not f unded through the annual assessments levied by the Zone. The ongoing mainten ance and operations of parks are supported by a separate funding mechanism, such as the City’s General Fund or other dedicated park revenue sources.
Zone Seventeen (Panorama Park, Tract 2040 & 2232)
Zone Seventeen consists of two thousand four hundred one (2,401) parcels and is comprised of the following:
Sixty-one (61) commercial/industrial parcels with 15.15 cumulative acreage. One hundred twenty-four (124) multi-family residen tial parcels comprised cumulatively three hundred thirty-one (331) units.
Four (4) Mobile Home Park parcels.
Two thousand one hundred and twenty-eight (2,128) single-family residential parcels.
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Eighty-four (84) single-family vacant residential parcels.
Zone Seventeen consists of the parcels located in the subdivisions collectively known as Panorama Park. Zone Seventeen is located within the boundaries of the City, bordered by Vista Chino to the north, Date Palm Drive to the east, 30th Avenue to the south, and Landau Boulevard to the west. The improv ements maintained in Zone Seventeen include the servicing of one hundred seve nty-three (173) streetlights, including sixty-one (61) arterial, one hundred eight (108) interior, and four (4) within Panorama Park.
The arterial streetlights funds fifty percent (50%) contribution from the City's General Fund.
While parks are located within the boundaries of th e Zone and provide visual and recreational value to the community, they are not f unded through the annual assessments levied by the Zone. The ongoing mainten ance and operations of parks are supported by a separate funding mechanism, such as the City’s General Fund or other dedicated park revenue sources.
Zone Eighteen (Landau Manor, Tracts 27962, 27962-1 & 30744)
Zone Eighteen contains ninety-four (94) parcels. Th ere are eighty (80) single- family residential parcels and fourteen (14) vacant single-family residential parcels.
Zone Eighteen consists of parcels located in the su bdivision known as Landau Manor. Zone Eighteen is located within the boundaries of the City, generally south of Vega Road, north of McCallum Way, east of Keith Avenue and west of Landau Boulevard. The properties within the Zone also incl ude open space retention basins.
The improvements maintained in the Zone includes st reetscape maintenance, including graffiti removal along the 6 foot high bl ock wall on Landau Boulevard’s west side between Vega Road and McCallum Way; reten tion basin maintenance including clean out of debris and weed control at t he three sites located at the southwest sections of each development; all street lighting within the residential subdivisions in the Zone; street lights at Vega Roa d, McCallum Way and Landau Boulevard; and public street lighting and other pub lic lighting facilities on the streets surrounding or adjacent to the development and other public areas associated or necessary for development of properti es within the Zone. A total of twenty (20) streetlights, including eight (8) inter ior and twelve (12) arterial, are maintained.
Zone Nineteen (Alicante, Tract 24035-1)
Zone Nineteen consists of sixty-three (63) single-family residential parcels located in the subdivision known as Alicante Neighborhood. The Zone is located in the northwest quadrant of the intersections of McCallum Way and San Eljay Drive.
More specifically, this includes properties that are south of Rosemount Road, west
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of San Eljay Drive, and north of McCallum Way.
The improvements maintained in the Zone include the landscaping and maintenance of parkways on the north side of McCallum Way from San Eljay west approximately 600 linear feet; parkways on the west side of San Eljay Drive from McCallum Way to Rosemont Road; graffiti removal, pa int and wall repairs along the masonry block wall on McCallum Way and San Elja y Drive; lighting and servicing of four (4) interior streetlights located at the en d of each of the cul-de- sacs located within the tract, and nine (9) arteria l streetlights located along McCallum Way, San Eljay Drive, and Rosemount Road.
Zone Twenty (Cimarron, Tract 25804-1)
Zone Twenty consists of thirty-two (32) single-family residential parcels located in the subdivision known as Cimarron Neighborhood. The Zone is located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of 30 th Avenue and Santoro, the interior streets of Borrego Road, Santa Rosa Street and Cimarron Court.
The improvements maintained in the Zone include the landscaping and maintenance of two (2) landscaped parkways to inclu de a total of 16,000 square feet in the north side of 30th Avenue (Santoro Driv e to east tract limits) and the east side of Santoro Drive (30th Avenue to the nort h tract limit); and lighting and servicing of six (6) interior streetlights located throughout the tract and three (3) arterial streetlights located along Santoro Drive and 30th Avenue.
Zone Twenty -One (Santoro Estates, Tract 25804-1)
Zone Twenty-One consists of thirty-six (36) single- family residential parcels located in the subdivision known as Santoro Estates Neighborhood. The Zone located in the southwest corner of Santoro Drive and Tortuga Road. This includes properties east of Santoro Drive, west of Da Vall D rive, south of Tortuga Road, north of Borrego Road and the interior streets of S anta Rosa Street, Anza Court and Manzanita Court.
The improvements maintained in the Zone include a l andscaped parkway on the east side of Santoro Drive (from Tortuga Road south to the Cimarron tract line just north of Borrego Road), pedestrian safety streetlig hts, graffiti removal and litter control along Santoro Drive; lighting and servicing of six (6) interior streetlights located throughout the tract; and three (3) arteria l streetlights located along Santoro Drive. In addition, the assessment, include s the landscape maintenance associated with a retention basin (on two (2) of the parcels) servicing this Zone.
Zone Fifty-Four (Jack-in-the-Box, Tract 019196)
Zone Fifty-Four is one (1) commercial parcel with a Chevron gas station and a Jack-in- the-Box within the Zone. The Zone is located on Pal m Drive just east of the I-10 freeway.
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The improvements maintained in this Zone include a streetlight on Palm Drive and Paul Road, and the landscaped median on Palm Drive. The maintenance and servicing of landscaping within the public right-of -way, includes the trimming, fertilizing, weeding and replanting of trees, shrub s, grass and other ornamental vegetation. The maintenance and servicing of irrig ation and electrical facilities associated with the landscaping, including but not limited to electricity for operation of the irrigation system and water for irrigation; and the provision of electricity to all streetlights within the public right-of-way, including incidental costs and expenses.
C. Improvements Authorized By The 1972 Act
As applicable or may be applicable to this proposed District, the 1972 Act defines improvements to mean one or any combination of the following:
The installation or planting of landscaping.
The installation or construction of statuary, foun tains, and other ornamental structures and facilities.
The installation or construction of public lightin g facilities. The installation or construction of any facilities which are appurtenant to any of the foregoing or which are necessary or convenient for the maintenance or servicing thereof, including, but not limited to, grading, clearing, removal of debris, the installation or construction of curbs, gutters, walls, sidewalks, or paving, or water, irrigation, drainage, or electrical facilities. The maintenance or servicing, or both, of any of t he foregoing. The acquisition of any existing improvement otherw ise authorized pursuant to this section.
Incidental expenses associated with the improvement s including, but not limited to:
The cost of preparation of the report, including p lans, specifications, estimates, diagram, and assessment;
The costs of printing, advertising, and the publis hing, posting and mailing of notices;
Compensation payable to the County for collection of assessments; Compensation of any engineer or attorney employed to render services; Any other expenses incidental to the construction, installation, or maintenance and servicing of the improvements;
Any expenses incidental to the issuance of bonds o r notes pursuant to Section 22662.5.
Costs associated with any elections held for the a pproval of a new or increased assessment.
The 1972 Act defines "maintain" or "maintenance" to mean furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation, and servicing of any improvement, including:
Repair, removal, or replacement of all or any part of any improvement.
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Providing for the life, growth, health, and beauty of landscaping, including cultivation, irrigation, trimming, spraying, fertil izing, or treating for disease or injury.
The removal of trimmings, rubbish, debris, and oth er solid waste. The cleaning, sandblasting, and painting of walls and other improvements to remove or cover graffiti.
III. METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT
A. General
Part 2 of Division 15 of the 1972 Act, permits the establishment of assessment districts by cities for the purpose of providing ce rtain public improvements which include operation, maintenance, rehabilitation and servicing of streetlights, parks and landscaping.
The 1972 Act requires that maintenance assessments be levied according to the special benefit received. Section 22573 provides that:
“The net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district may be apportioned by any formula or metho d which fairly distributes the net amount among all assessable lot s or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each such lot or parcel from the improvements”.
The 1972 Act permits the designation of zones of be nefit within any individual assessment district if "by reasons or variations in the nature, location and extent of the improvements, the various areas will receive different degrees of benefit from the improvement" (Sec. 22574). In addition, Ar ticle XIIID requires that a parcel's assessment may not exceed the reasonable c ost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel. Article X IIID provides that only special benefits are assessable and the City must separate the general benefits from the special benefits.
General Benefit : Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution require that the benefit to the public at large be identified fo r any improvements being funded through an assessment district. This general benefi t may not be assessed to the parcels through an assessment district. The followi ng Method of Assessment for the District analyzes the benefit to the public at large from the landscaping and lighting improvements provided by the City for the District.
Special Benefit
: Article XIIID of the California Constitution defines special benefit as “a particular and distinct benefit over and above the general benefits conferred on real property located in the district or to the public at large.” General enhancement of property values does not constitute ‘special benefit’. The following
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Method of Assessment for the District analyzes the special benefit each parcel receives from the improvements funded in each Zone of the District. The cost of the landscaping maintenance is distributed to parce ls in each Zone based on the special benefit each parcel receives. The District has an assessment formula based on spreading the costs associated with each Z one over the parcels within the Zone. The costs are spread to the individual parcels based on their proportional special benefit utilizing an Equivalent Dwelling Unit Method of Apportionment.
The City determined that 50% of the collector/arterial lighting is considered general benefit with the remaining 50% of the costs (the sp ecial benefit component) to be apportioned to each parcel based on the established Equivalent Dwelling Unit calculations.
B. Methodology
Each parcel is assigned a weighting factor known as an Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) to identify the parcel’s proportionate special benefit from the improvements.
Each parcel’s EDU is calculated based on the parcel ’s land use, development status and/or size as compared to other parcels tha t are associated with the improvements. All single-family residential properties are assigned an EDU of 1.0, and all other property types are assigned an EDU pr oportionate to the special benefits they receive as compared to this single-fa mily residential property. For each Zone, the total EDU’s are divided into the tot al amount to be assessed to establish the Assessment per EDU (Rate). This Rate is then multiplied by each parcel’s individual EDU to establish the parcel’s levy amount.
The following is a list of EDU’s by land use type:
Single-Family Residential (SFR) : This land use is defined as a fully subdivided residential home site with or without a structure. This land use is assessed 1.0 EDU per parcel.
Condominium : Condominium units will be treated the same as Singl e-Family Residential units, and therefore these parcels will be assessed 1.0 EDU per dwelling unit.
Multi-family Residential (Apartments), Mobile Home Parks, and Recreational Vehicle Parks : Studies have consistently shown that the average apartment unit impacts infrastructure approximately 80% as much as a single-family residence, and the average mobile home or recreational vehicle (RV) unit impacts infrastructure approximately 50%. This equivalency factor is in general use in the State of California. Therefore, multi-family reside ntial parcels (parcels with more than one dwelling on the parcel) will be assessed 0 .8 EDU per dwelling unit and mobile home and RV parks 0.5 EDU per dwelling unit due to the higher population density of these types of dwelling units and reduce d unit size compared to the typical density and size of single-family units.
The EDU's assigned to a multi-residential or a mobile home/RV parcel is calculated
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based on the number of dwelling units and the appro priate EDU factor. For example, the 0.8 EDU factor for multi-residential i s multiplied by the number of dwelling units or apartments on the parcel to deter mine the total EDU's for the parcel. Similarly, the total EDU's for a mobile hom e or a RV park parcel are calculated by multiplying the 0.5 EDU factor by the number of mobile home spaces or RV spaces on the parcel.
Commercial/Industrial : In converting improved Commercial/Industrial properties to EDU's, the factor used is the City’s average sin gle-family residential density of 6 dwelling units per acre. Therefore, the Commercia l/Industrial parcels, including institutional uses and vacant Multi-family parcels, will be assessed 6.0 EDU per acre or any portion thereof.
Vacant Residential : This land use is defined as property currently zone d for single-family detached or multi-family residential development, but a tentative or final tract map has not been submitted and/or appro ved. Parcels designated as vacant residential land-use will be assessed 0.5 ED U per dwelling unit including vacant subdivided residential parcels.
Vacant-rural : Parks and vacant parcels with no immediate development potential will be designated vacant-rural. These parcels will be assigned EDUs at the rate of 12.5% of the developed Commercial/Industrial properties, or 0.75 EDU per acre, up to a maximum of 5 acres per parcel. Vacant parcels with approved subdivision maps will be assessed based on the approved future designated use.
Public Property : Public property, which is developed and used for residential or business purposes will be assessed the same as priv ate property with the same use. Schools will be assessed as Commercial/Industrial uses for those portions of the parcels with building improvements on them, and the playground and athletic fields will not be assessed. Parks will be assessed as vacant-rural property.
Exempt : Public streets, public alleys, public easements and rights-of-ways, public greenbelts, and parkways are exempt from assessment . An exception to this is where the public agency owning the otherwise exempt property chooses to participate and to pay its assessment. Also exempt from assessment are utility rights-of-way, common areas (such as in condominium complexes) and landlocked parcels that do not benefit from the improvements.
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A summary of Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) rates i s shown in the table below:
Land-Use Category
EDU Factor
Exempt 0.0 EDU
Single -Family Residential ( SFR) 1.0 EDU
Condominium 1.0 EDU
Multi -Family Residential ( MFR) 0.8 EDU/UNIT
Mobile Home Park 0.5 EDU/SPACE
Recreation Vehicle park 0.5 EDU/SPACE
Commercial/Industrial 6.0 EDU/ACRE
Vacant Residential, SFR or MFR 0.5 EDU/UNIT
Vacant Rural / Parks 0.75 EDU/ACRE (5 acres max)
Public Property
Residential / Business use
School building parcels
School playground / fields
Public Parks
Same as Private
Same as Comm./Ind.
Not assessed
Same as Vac./Rural
The following formulas are used to calculate each property’s assessment for each Zone:
Total Budget FY 2025/2026 / Total EDUs = Assessment per EDU (Rate) Parcel EDU x Assessment Rate per EDU = Parcel Levy Amount
C. Assessment Adjustment Formula to Offset Inflatio n
It is recognized that the cost of maintaining the improvements may increase slightly every year as a result of inflation.
New or increased assessments require certain notici ng, meeting, and balloting requirements. However, Government Code Section 5495 4.6(a) provides that a “new or increased assessment ” does not include “ an assessment which does not exceed an assessment formula or range of assessment s...previously adopted by the agency or approved by the voters in the area wh ere the assessment is imposed. ” This definition of an increased assessment was la ter confirmed by Senate Bill 919 (The Implementing Legislation for Proposition 218).
The Zone assessments include a formula for increasi ng assessments for each fiscal year to offset increases in costs due to inflation. This assessment adjustment formula complies with the above referenced Governme nt Code Section and was adopted by the City Council as approved by the prop erty owners when they were balloted for their assessments. The increase to the maximum assessment amount
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will be applied to each zone within the Street Lighting and Landscape Maintenance District No.1 except Zone 54.
Starting with Fiscal Year 2019/2020, the maximum as sessment amount allowed for each fiscal year shall be increased by an amoun t equal to the annual percentage increase of the Local Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) for Riverside - San Bernardino - Ontario Counties Southern Region (new region created). For the prior fiscal years, the CPI index used was within the region generally known as the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim County Area. The calcula tion of the allowable maximum assessment rate is calculated independently from the budgeted annual assessment and may be increased each fiscal year ev en if the budgeted annual assessment rate is unchanged.
Each fiscal year the City shall identify the percen tage difference between the CPI for the current January and the CPI for the previou s January. This percentage difference shall then establish the range of increased assessments allowed based on CPI. Should the Bureau of Labor Statistics revise such index or discontinue the preparation of such index, the City shall use the r evised index or comparable system as approved by the City Council for determin ing fluctuations in the cost of living.
The percentage difference for the CPI for the Riverside - San Bernardino - Ontario Counties Southern Region applicable for FY 2025/202 6 is 2.94%. Therefore, the maximum assessment rates allowed for FY 2025/2026 h ave been adjusted over the prior year’s maximum assessment rates. For the rates per Zone, see Section IV, District Budget.
If the budget and assessments for a given Zone requ ire an increase greater than the adjustment set forth in the formula, then the p roposed increase would be subject to the procedural requirements of Section 4 of Article XIIID.
IV. DISTRICT BUDGET
A. Description of Budget Items
The following describes the services and costs that are funded through the District, shown in the budget:
Maintenance & Operations : Includes third-party maintenance labor, materials and equipment required to properly maintain the aut horized improvements and services within the District. Also, graffiti removal may be included, which can vary from minor to major in the scope and removal.
Public Works Maintenance Labor : Includes Cathedral City employee maintenance labor required to properly maintain the authorized improvements and services within the District.
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Water : The cost of irrigation water for the landscape to b e maintained is based upon actual Desert Water Agency and Coachella Valle y Water District billings on public landscaped areas being maintained within the District.
Arterial and Interior Streetlights : Energy costs for streetlights. For streetlights on arterial highways and collectors where there is some general benefit, 50% of this cost is levied to the parcels within the benef it zones and 50% is general contribution from the City. Interior residential st reetlights are a full benefit of the adjacent parcels and are assessed at 100% of the co st for their energy and maintenance.
Electrical energy : Energy costs included are those necessary for the operation of irrigation controls.
Incidental costs : Costs for special items, such as costs of levying the assessments with the County Tax Collector and Asses sment Engineering services. This includes costs of performing annual assessment engineering, determining existing or estimated costs, retaining of consultants, preparation of the Engineer’s Report, and other related costs, such as publication of notices, mailings, etc. per Section 22526 of the Streets and Highways Code.
Reserve Fund : A reserve is authorized under the provisions of Section 22569(a) of the Streets and Highways Code in an amount not to exceed the estimated costs of maintenance and servicing to December 10 of the fiscal year in question, or whenever the City expects to receive its apportionm ent of special assessments from the County, whichever is later. Consistent with this authority, during the 2001 District formation proceedings, Council set a gener al policy of establishing the reserve amount for each Zone at 25% of the total estimated maintenance costs for that Zone, subject to the Zone’s ability to fund th e reserve through the assessments. The reserve amount is also authorized to be used for any unanticipated, ordinary and usual “maintenance”, as that term is defined in Section 22531 of the Streets and Highways Code. Repairs req uired by unanticipated, extraordinary and catastrophic occurrences would no t fall within the definition of ordinary and usual “maintenance” and thus could not be paid for with reserve monies.
To the extent reserve amounts are not expended in a particular fiscal year, then they will be carried over to the next fiscal year a nd included as surplus in the Engineer’s Report, as required by Section 22656 of the Streets and Highways Code. The amount of any surplus shall be credited a gainst the amount of any authorized reserve for each fiscal year. So, for ex ample, to the extent 25% of the estimated costs of the improvements for the upcomin g fiscal year already exist in the fund for a particular zone, no collection for a reserve would be required for that zone. (Note: This section was modified by action of the City Council on July 31, 2002).
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STREET LIGHTING & LANDSCAPING
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FY 2025/2026
ZONE 1
Tract 29664
Vista Del Rey
ZONE 2
Tract 29584
La Paloma
ZONE 5
Tract 29487 &
29487-1
Tapestry
ZONE 7
Tract 29771
Montage
ZONE 8
Tract 30256 &
30256-1
Baristo
County Fund Number 68-2222 68-2212 68-2213 68-2214 68-2215 Equivalent Dwelling Units 72 65 80 128 42
Total Parcels Levied 72 65 80 128 42
Maintenance & Operations
$ 16,725.00 $ 16,480.00 $ 31,185.00 $ 4,608.00 $ 0.00 Public Works Maintenance Labor 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Professional & Technical 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Water 546.00 1,918.69 2,762.90 0.00 0.00
Interior Street Lights 1,718.90 1,506.01 1,735.55 0.00 721.22 Arterial Street Lights 391.52 1,135.71 836.21 2,290.49 0.00 Less: 50% General Fund Contribution (Arterial only) (195.76) (567.85) (418.11) (1,145.24) 0.00 Electricity 248.42 418.96 459.19 0.00 0.00
Subtotal Maintenance Costs: $ 19,434.08 2 $ 0,891.52 $ 36,560.75 $ 5,753.24 $ 721.22 Assessment Engineering $ 1,590.61 $ 1,671.95 $ 2,822.66 $ 797.39 $ 179.39 City Admin Fees 1,020.95 945.02 1,107.72 600.00 695.55
County Fees for Assessment Collection 121.07 117.78 124.83 147.39 106.97 Subtotal Incidental Costs: $ 2,732.63 2 $ ,734.75 $ 4,055.21 $ 1,544.78 $ 981.91 Total Operating Budget FY 2025/2026 $ 22,166.70 $ 23,626.26 $ 40,615.96 $ 7,298.02 $ 1,703.14 Reserve Fund
July 1, 2025 Estimated Beginning Balance ¹ 31,067.3
$ 5 $ ( 927.75) $ 21,801.15 $ 3,034.38 $ 5,218.20 FY 2025/2026 Reserve Fund Collection/(Contribution) (9,566.70) 9,523.74 (4,615.96) 1,592.86 663.14 June 30, 2026 Estimated Ending Balance $ 21,500.65 $ 8,595.99 $ 17,185.19 $ 4,627.24 $ 5,881.34 Maximum 25% Reserve of Maintenance costs for FY 2025/2026 ² $ 4,858.52 $ 5,222.88 9,1 $ 40.19 $ 1,438.31 $ 180.31 Balance To Levy $ 12,600.00 33,150 $ .00 $ 36,000.00 $ 8,890.88 $ 2,366.28 2024/2025 Maximum Assessment Rate ³ $ 296.10 $ 960.34 $ 859.85 $ 67.48 $ 54.73 2024/2025 Applied Assessment Rate $ 200.00 $ 465.00 $ 430.00 $ 67.48 $ 54.72 2025/2026 Maximum Assessment Rate ³ $ 304.80 $ 988.55 $ 885.11 $ 69.47 $ 56.34 2025/2026 Applied Assessment Rate $ 175.00 $ 510.00 $ 450.00 $ 69.46 $ 56.34 Applied Rate Over/Under Maximum Rate $ ( 129.80) $ ( 478.55) (435.11 $ ) $ ( 0.01) $ 0.00 Consumer Price Index Adjustment
CPI Adjustment 2.94% 2.94% 2.94% 2.95% 2.94%
Difference between Applied 2024/2025 and Applied 2025/2026 per parcel $ ( 25.00) $ 45.00 $ 20.00 $ 1.98 $ 1.62 Difference between Max 2024/2025 and Max 2025/2026 per parcel $ 8.69 $ 28.21 $ 25.26 $ 1.99 1. $ 61 Total Budget FY 2025/2026 $ 12,600.00 33,150. $ 00 $ 36,000.00 $ 8,890.88 $ 2,366.28 ¹ Beginning Reserve Fund Balances are estimated.
² In 2001, Council set a general policy of establi shing the reserve amount at 25% of total estimated maintenance costs (see Reserve Fund in Description of Budget Items). ³ For Fiscal Year 2018/2019 and prior, the Maximum Assessment Rate was increased based on the Consume r Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers in the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County Area, using dat a from February to February. Beginning in Fiscal Ye ar 2019/2020, a new CPI region—Riverside/San Bernar dino Counties, Southern California Region—was adopted to better re flect local conditions. Since CPI data for this reg ion is only published in odd-numbered months, the a djustment period was changed to January to January to align with the ava ilable data. CPI increases will affect all zones w ithin the District except Zone 54.
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STREET LIGHTING & LANDSCAPING
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FY 2025/2026
ZONE 9
Tract 27097-8
La Pasada
Neighborhood
ZONE 11
Tract 28339
Downtown Core
ZONE 12
Mercy Housing
Project
ZONE 15
Tract 21491 &
24982
Landau Homes
ZONE 16
Tract 29139
Century Park
Zone
County Fund Number 68-2216 68-2217 68-2218 68-2219 68-2220 Equivalent Dwelling Units 86 137.42 60 111 599
Total Parcels Levied 86 11 2 111 599
Maintenance & Operations
$ 9,240.00 $ 0.00 2,700.00 $ $ 64,840.00 $ 25,000.00 Public Works Maintenance Labor 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Professional & Technical 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Water 0.00 0.00 1,062.67 1,028.45 4,729.43
Interior Street Lights 1,145.37 1,806.34 0.00 3,219.26 7,641.37 Arterial Street Lights 643.83 295.08 0.00 2,097.73 6,037.77 Less: 50% General Fund Contribution (Arterial only) (321.92) (147.54) 0.00 (1,048.86) (3,018.89) Electricity 0.00 0.00 0.00 237.17 0.00
Subtotal Maintenance Costs: $ 10,707.29 1 $ ,953.88 $ 3,762.67 $ 70,373.75 $ 40,389.69 Assessment Engineering $ 1,018.15 $ 390.49 $ 371.92 $ 5,301.61 $ 4,681.01 City Admin Fees 600.00 359.31 261.69 1,443.96 6,737.05
County Fees for Assessment Collection 127.65 92.40 88.17 139.40 368.76 Subtotal Incidental Costs: $ 1,745.80 8 $ 42.20 $ 721.78 $ 6,884.97 $ 11,786.82 Total Operating Budget FY 2025/2026 $ 12,453.09 $ 2,796.08 $ 4,484.45 $ 77,258.72 $ 52,176.51 Reserve Fund
July 1, 2025 Estimated Beginning Balance ¹ 56,821.7
$ 1 $ 23,454.68 $ 3,735.29 6 $ 6,316.15 $ 73,769.10 FY 2025/2026 Reserve Fund Collection/(Contribution) 11,196.91 639.42 (1,903.25) (36,490.64) 7,723.49 June 30, 2026 Estimated Ending Balance $ 68,018.62 $ 24,094.10 $ 1,832.04 $ 29,825.51 $ 81,492.59 Maximum 25% Reserve of Maintenance costs for FY 2025/2026 ² $ 2,676.82 $ 488.47 94 $ 0.67 $ 17,593.44 $ 10,097.42 Balance To Levy $ 23,650.00 3,435. $ 50 $ 2,581.20 $ 40,768.08 $ 59,900.00 2024/2025 Maximum Assessment Rate ³ $ 458.90 $ 150.59 $ 41.79 $ 356.81 $ 282.41 2024/2025 Applied Assessment Rate $ 300.00 $ 35.00 $ 41.78 $ 300.00 $ 120.00 2025/2026 Maximum Assessment Rate ³ $ 472.38 $ 155.02 $ 43.03 $ 367.29 $ 290.71 2025/2026 Applied Assessment Rate $ 275.00 $ 25.00 $ 43.02 $ 367.28 $ 100.00 Applied Rate Over/Under Maximum Rate $ ( 197.38) $ ( 130.02) $ (0.01) $ ( 0.01) $ (190.71) Consumer Price Index Adjustment
CPI Adjustment 2.94% 2.94% 2.96% 2.94% 2.94%
Difference between Applied 2024/2025 and Applied 2025/2026 per parcel $ ( 25.00) $ ( 10.00) $ 1.24 $ 67.28 $ ( 20.00) Difference between Max 2024/2025 and Max 2025/2026 per parcel $ 13.48 $ 4.43 $ 1.24 $ 10.48 8. $ 30 Total Budget FY 2025/2026 $ 23,650.00 3,435.5 $ 0 $ 2,581.20 $ 40,768.08 59,900.00 $ ¹ Beginning Reserve Fund Balances are estimated.
² In 2001, Council set a general policy of establi shing the reserve amount at 25% of total estimated maintenance costs (see Reserve Fund in Description of Budget Items). ³ For Fiscal Year 2018/2019 and prior, the Maximum Assessment Rate was increased based on the Consume r Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers in the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County Area, using dat a from February to February. Beginning in Fiscal Ye ar 2019/2020, a new CPI region—Riverside/San Bernar dino Counties, Southern California Region—was adopted to better re flect local conditions. Since CPI data for this reg ion is only published in odd-numbered months, the a djustment period was changed to January to January to align with the ava ilable data. CPI increases will affect all zones w ithin the District except Zone 54.
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STREET LIGHTING & LANDSCAPING
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FY 2025/2026
ZONE 17
Tract 2040 & 2232
Panorama Park
ZONE 18
Tract 27962,
27962-1 & 30744
Landau Manor
ZONE 19
Tract 24035-1
Alicante
ZONE 20
Tract 25804-1
Cimarron
ZONE 21
Tract 25804-1
Santoro Estates
Zone 54
Jack in the Box
Total
County Fund Number 68-2221 68-2200 68-2210 68-2211 68-2209 68-1247 Equivalent Dwelling Units 2,527.64 87.0 63 32 36 1 4,127.06 Total Parcels Levied 2,401 94 63 32 36 1 3,823
Maintenance & Operations $ 15,000.00 $ 17,350.00 $ 29,725.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 32,300.00 5,000. $ 00 $ 275,153.00 Public Works Maintenance Labor 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 Professional & Technical 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 Water 0.00 740.69 496.57 847.71 834.34 0.00 $ 14,967.45 Interior Street Lights 22,963.60 1,231.84 725.12 1,073.06 586.98 0.00 $ 46,074.61 Arterial Street Lights 13,435.78 1,533.98 1,631.62 536.53 159.11 436.30 $ 31,461.65 Less: 50% General Fund Contribution (Arterial only) (6,717.89) (766.99) (815.81) (268.27) (79.55) (218.15) $ ( 15,730.83) Electricity 0.00 203.36 233.90 150.88 355.24 760.50 $ 3,067.63 Subtotal Maintenance Costs: $ 44,681.49 2 $ 0,292.88 $ 31,996.39 $ 7,339.91 $ 34,156.12 $ 5,978.65 $ 354,993.52 Assessment Engineering $ 10,718.04 $ 1,706.36 $ 2,448.81 $ 615.46 $ 2,518.45 42 $ 4.60 $ 37,256.89 City Admin Fees 26,282.43 1,259.57 923.33 587.09 630.47 250.85 43,705.00 County Fees for Assessment Collection 1,215.70 131.41 116.84 102.27 104.15 87.70 3,192.49 Subtotal Incidental Costs: $ 38,216.17 3, $ 097.34 $ 3,488.98 $ 1,304.81 $ 3,253.07 $ 763.15 84,154.3 $ 8 Total Operating Budget FY 2025/2026 $ 82,897.66 $ 23,390.22 $ 35,485.37 $ 8,644.72 $ 37,409.19 $ 6,741.80 439,147. $ 90 Reserve Fund
July 1, 2025 Estimated Beginning Balance ¹ 154,095.
$ 97 $ 6,513.74 $ 41,495.54 2, $ 398.69 $ 32,499.27 $ 11,622.61 532,916.08 FY 2025/2026 Reserve Fund Collection/(Contribution) (44,983.06) (1,789.86) (11,860.37) 4,795.28 (20,309.19) (6,241.80) (101,626.00) June 30, 2026 Estimated Ending Balance $ 109,112.91 $ 4,723.88 $ 29,635.17 $ 7,193.97 $ 12,190.08 $ 5,380.81 $ 431,290.07 Maximum 25% Reserve of Maintenance costs for FY 2025/2026 ² $ 11,170.37 $ 5,073.22 7,99 $ 9.10 $ 1,834.98 $ 8,539.03 $ 1,494.66 $ 88,748.38 Balance To Levy $ 37,914.60 21,600 $ .36 $ 23,625.00 $ 13,440.00 $ 17,100.00 $ 500.00 $ 337,521.90 2024/2025 Maximum Assessment Rate ³ $ 85.77 $ 241.20 $ 416.02 $ 409.08 $ 937.77 $ 5,000.00 2024/2025 Applied Assessment Rate $ 20.00 $ 241.20 $ 400.00 $ 409.08 $ 500.00 $ 500.00 2025/2026 Maximum Assessment Rate ³ $ 88.30 $ 248.29 $ 428.24 $ 421.10 $ 965.31 $ 5,000.00 2025/2026 Applied Assessment Rate $ 15.00 $ 248.28 $ 375.00 $ 420.00 $ 475.00 $ 500.00 Applied Rate Over/Under Maximum Rate $ (73.30) $ (0.01) (53. $ 24) $ (1.10) (490.31) $ $ (4,500.00) Consumer Price Index Adjustment
CPI Adjustment 2.94% 2.94% 2.94% 2.94% 2.94% 0.00%
Difference between Applied 2024/2025 and Applied 2025/2026 per parcel $ (5.00) $ 7.08 $ (25.00) $ 10.92 $ (25.00) $ 0.00 Difference between Max 2024/2025 and Max 2025/2026 per parcel $ 2.53 $ 7.09 $ 12.22 $ 12.02 27 $ .54 $ 0.00 Total Budget FY 2025/2026 $ 37,914.60 21,600. $ 36 $ 23,625.00 $ 13,440.00 1 $ 7,100.00 $ 500.00 $ 337,521.90 ¹ Beginning Reserve Fund Balances are estimated.
² In 2001, Council set a general policy of establi shing the reserve amount at 25% of total estimated maintenance costs (see Reserve Fund in Description of Budget Items). ³ For Fiscal Year 2018/2019 and prior, the Maximum Assessment Rate was increased based on the Consume r Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers in the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County Area, using dat a from February to February. Beginning in Fiscal Ye ar 2019/2020, a new CPI region—Riverside/San Bernar dino Counties, Southern California Region—was adopted to better re flect local conditions. Since CPI data for this reg ion is only published in odd-numbered months, the a djustment period was changed to January to January to align with the ava ilable data. CPI increases will affect all zones w ithin the District except Zone 54.
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APPENDIX A
District Assessment Diagrams
The Assessment Boundary Map (attached) shows the ex terior boundaries of the Assessment District and/or the benefit Zones therei n. The lines and dimensions of each lot or parcel within the Assessment District are those lines and dimensions shown on the maps of the Assessor of the County of Riverside, fo r the year when this Report was prepared, and are incorporated by reference herein and made part of this Report.
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APPENDIX B
2025/2026 Collection Roll
Parcel identification, for each parcel within the D istrict, shall be the parcel as shown on the Riverside County Assessor's map for the year in which this Report is prepared. The land use classification for each parcel is based on the Riverside County Assessor’s Roll.
A listing of parcels assessed within this District, along with the proposed assessment amounts, shall be submitted to the City Clerk, unde r a separate cover, and by reference is made part of this Report.
Non-assessable parcels may include areas of public streets and other roadways (typically not assigned an APN by the County); dedicated public easements, open space areas and rights-of-ways including public greenbelts and park ways; utility rights-of-ways; common areas; landlocked parcels, small parcels vacated by the County, bifurcated parcels, and any other property that cannot be developed. These types of parcels are considered to receive little or no benefit from the improvements and are therefore exempted from assessment. Properties outside the District boundary receive no direct or special benefits from the improvements provided by the District and are not assessed.
Approval of this Report (as submitted or as modifie d) confirms the method of apportionment and the maximum assessment rate to be levied against each eligible parcel and thereby constitutes the approved levy an d collection of assessments for the fiscal year. The parcels and the amount of assessment to be levied shall be submitted to the County Auditor/Controller and included on the property tax roll for the fiscal year.
If any parcel submitted for collection is identifie d by the County Auditor/Controller to be an invalid parcel number for the current fiscal year, a corrected parcel number and/or new parcel numbers will be identified and resubmitted t o the County Auditor/Controller. The assessment amount to be levied and collected for the resubmitted parcel or parcels shall be based on the method of apportionment and assessment rate approved in this Report.
Therefore, if a single parcel has changed to multip le parcels, the assessment amount applied to each of the new parcels shall be recalcu lated and applied according to the approved method of apportionment and assessment rat e rather than a proportionate share of the original assessment.