RESOLUTION NO. (XX)
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COTATI APPROVING
THE ANNUAL ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRMING THE ASSESSMENT
DIAGRAM AND THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT AMOUNTS, AND LEVYING AND COLLECTION OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 FOR THE
CITY OF COTATI LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR ZONES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, AND 10 (PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972)
WHEREAS, ten separate Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts within the City (“Districts”) were initially formed by the City from 1989 to 2003 in accordance with the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (“Act”) to levy and collect assessments under the Act to pay for costs associated with maintaining landscaping and streetlights within developments; and WHEREAS, in Fiscal Year 17/18, as part of the annual assessment process, the ten individual districts were consolidated into one district with each of the original districts becoming independent “Zones” within the single district; and
WHEREAS, the City Council intends to levy and collect assessments within the Cotati Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District, during Fiscal Year 2024-25, and the lands to be assessed are located in the City of Cotati, Sonoma County; and WHEREAS, on January 28, 2025, the City Council adopted a resolution appointing the City Engineer as the Engineer of Work, directing the preparation and filing of the annual FY 2025-26 Engineer’s Report, and describing the potential changes to the Assessment District; and WHEREAS, on June 10, 2025, the City Council adopted a resolution of intention to levy and collect assessments, preliminarily approved the Engineer’s Report for FY 25-26, and set the date of the public hearing pursuant to Section 22624 of the Streets and Highways Code; and WHEREAS, the Zone numbers and corresponding names are as follows: Zone 1 – Valparaiso, Zone 2 – Quail Hollow, Zone 3 – Sommers, Zone 4 – Macklin, Zone 5 – Sierra Meadows, Zone 6 – Oak Knolls, Zone 7 – Garden Gate, Zone 8 – Park Meadows, Zone 9 – Santero Way, Zone 10 – Altman Acres; and
WHEREAS, for Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, the actual proposed FY 2025-26 annual assessments to levy and collect are proposed to stay the same as that assessed FY 2024-25; and WHEREAS, for Zones 7, 8, 9 and 10, the FY 2025-26, maximum annual assessments were adjusted up by the allowable Construction Cost Index for San Francisco extending back to the formation of the District; and
WHEREAS, for Zone 7, the actual proposed FY 2025-26 annual assessment, per equivalent single family dwelling unit, to levy and collect is proposed to increase by $13.90 from FY 2024- 25; and
WHEREAS, for Zone 8, the actual proposed FY 2025-26 annual assessment, per equivalent single family dwelling unit, to levy and collect is proposed to increase by $27.80 from FY 2024- 25; and
WHEREAS, for Zone 9, the actual proposed FY 2025-26 annual assessment, per equivalent single family dwelling unit, to levy and collect is proposed to increase by $77.10 from FY 2024- 25; and
WHEREAS, for Zone 10, the actual proposed FY 2025-26 annual assessment, per equivalent single family dwelling unit, to levy and collect is proposed to increase by $22.78 from FY 2024- 25; and
WHEREAS, for FY 2025-26 the actual annual assessments proposed to be levied and collected are: $158.00 per unit for all properties within Zone 1, $40.00 per unit for all properties within Zone 2, $290.00 per unit for all properties within Zone 3, $32.00 per unit for all properties within Zone 4, $36.74 per unit for all properties within Zone 5, $133.50 per unit for all properties within Zone 6, $292.20 per unit for all properties within Zone 7 (+5%), $584.20 per unit for all properties within Zone 8 (+5%), $313.50 per unit for all properties within Zone 9 (+33%), and $478.74 per ESD unit for all properties within Zone 10 (+5%); and WHEREAS, the requisite notice of the public hearing was given pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 22626; and
WHEREAS, the public hearing was held on July 8, 2024, at which time all oral statements and written protests were duly considered.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and made a part of this Resolution; and
2. The Annual FY 2025-2026 Engineer’s Report is hereby approved as filed; and
3. The assessment diagrams and assessment amounts as set forth in the FY 2025-26 Engineer’s Report and any amendments incorporated at the City Council’s direction are confirmed, and the City is hereby authorized to levy and collect the annual assessments set forth in said report for FY 2025-26; and
4. In order to take inflation into account, the estimated maximum annual assessment for Zones 7, 8, 9 and 10 shall be adjusted by the ratio of the San Francisco Construction Cost Index (CCI) at the closest month when the respective Districts were formed to January 1, 2025, multiplied by the initial assessment; and
5. This Resolution is adopted pursuant to Sections 22620 et al. of the California Streets and Highways Code and shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cotati held on July 8, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
Approved:___________________________
Mayor
Attest:______________________________
Kevin Patterson, Deputy City Clerk
Approved as to form:______________________________
City Attorney