1 Donna Finch
Interim Community Services
Director
July 19, 2023
Public Hearing for the
Proposed Increase in
Assessment for LMD
84-2 Zone 19
The Ask
That the City Council conduct a public hearing
for the proposed increase in annual assessment
for Landscape Maintenance District (LMD) 84-2
Zone 19 and direct the City Clerk to open and
tabulate ballots and report the election results.
2 Background on Zone 19
▷ Established in 1986
▷ Provides landscape maintenance
and operating services to the area
▷ 1.5 million SF of landscaping
▷ 3,692 Benefit Units (BUs)
▷ Annual assessment = $126.00 per BU
o Current rate established in 2002
o Has not increased in 21 years
▷ Prop 218 ballot measure required to
increase assessment
3 Zone 19 Challenges
4 ▷ Operating at a deficit due to ongoing
increases in labor, maintenance, and
utility costs
▷ New regulations on weed abatement,
mandated use of electrical equipment,
and drought restrictions will continue to
drive up costs
▷ Over 340,000 sf of missing landscaping
with no funding to replace it
Benefit
Units (BU)
Assessment
per BU
FY23 Revenue
Budget
FY23 Expenditure
Budget Deficit FY23 Capital Reserve
FY23 Operating
Reserve
3,692 $126.00 $465,192 $568,560 ($103,368) $0 ($198,199) Landscape Services
5 Service Type Original Service
Levels
Current Service
Levels
Mowing, Edging & Blowing Weekly Weekly
Litter Pickup Weekly Weekly
Weed Control Monthly Monthly
Vine, Shrub, and Brush Trimming Monthly Monthly
Ground Cover Trimming Monthly Monthly
Irrigation Testing, Maintenance & Repair Monthly Monthly Tree Trimming & Planting Yearly/Grid As needed
Backflow, Cages & Curb Markings Painted Yearly Yearly
Replacement of Aging or Dead Plant Material As needed None Turf Fertilization and Aeration As needed None
Mulch Planter Areas As needed None
Upgrade Irrigation for Spring/Summer Yearly None
Weed Abatement for Spring/Summer Yearly Yearly
EDUCATION & OUTREACH
to Zone 19 Residents
6 Service Level Options
Reduce Service
Levels
Maintain Service
Levels
Restore Service
Levels +
Landscaping
Enhance Service
Levels +
Landscaping
Call to Action Take the Survey!
Education Campaign
8 ▷ Video ▷ Website ▷ Emails ▷ Door Hanger ▷ Lawn Signs ▷ Postcard ▷ FAQs ▷ Community Meeting Survey Results
▷ 866 responses (22%
response rate)
▷ 22% supported Option 1 –
no rate increase
▷ 78% supported some
type of rate increase:
○ Option 2 = 14%
○ Option 3 = 48%
○ Option 4 = 16%
9 0 100 200 300 400 500
Option 4
Option 3
Option 2
Option 1
City Council provided direction to initiate proceedings to increase the assessment in Zone 19 based on Option 3
JUNE JULY AUGUST
Zone 19 Ballot Measure Timeline
10 MAY
May 3 – City Council
adopted Reso. No. 2023-
038 to initiate
proceedings to increase
the assessment in Zone 19
May 25 – 31 – Outreach
begins to Zone 19
property owners with
email and door hanger
distribution
June 6 – Email
reminder about
Zone 19 ballot sent
to property owners
July 10 – Outreach
concludes for Zone 19
Landscape Restoration
Measure with final email
reminder
May 17 – City Council adopted
Reso. No. 2023-044 declaring
intention to increase the
assessments in Zone 19; approved
preliminary Engineer’s Report; set
public hearing for 7/19/23
June 1 – Ballots mailed
to all record owners of
the properties in Zone
19 with a notice of
Public Hearing
June 10 – Postcard with
additional details about
Zone 19 ballot sent to
property owners
July 19 – City Council
conducts public
hearing; tabulates
ballots; adopts
resolution determining
results of ballots
August 10 –
Assessments placed
on County tax roll
August 21 – City
Clerk files Diagram
and Assessment with
County Auditor
Recommendation
That the City Council conduct a public hearing for
the proposed increase in annual assessment for
Landscape Maintenance District (LMD) 84-2 Zone 19
and direct the City Clerk to open and tabulate
ballots and report the election results.
11 Questions?
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