Agenda #: 5.18
Meeting Date: June 17, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: DECLARATION TO LEVY ASSESSMENTS FOR LANDSCAPE
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NOS. 38, 39-2022 AND 41-2021 FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2025/26.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Responsible Stewardship of Public Resources
RECOMMENDATION:
A. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-22 declaring the City’s intention to levy and collect assessments for Landscape Assessment District No. 38 and directing staff to advertise the Public Hearing to be set for the July 15, 2025 regular meeting; B. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-23 declaring the City’s intention to levy and collect assessments for Landscape Assessment District No. 39-2022 and directing staff to advertise the Public Hearing to be set for the July 15, 2025 regular meeting; and C. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-24 declaring the City’s intention to levy and collect assessments for Landscape Assessment District No. 41-2021 and directing staff to advertise the Public Hearing to be set for the July 15, 2025 regular meeting.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
District No. 38
The assessment generated by this District, in the amount of $276,780, and $217,712 of the General Fund contribution, are approved for the operation and maintenance costs in the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget, Special Fund No. 238.
District No. 39-2022
The assessment generated by this District, in the amount of $687,986, and $59,543 of the General Fund contribution (6.62% General Benefit), with a $595,783 Fund Balance Carryover, are approved for the operation and maintenance costs in the Fiscal Year
2025/26 Budget, Special Fund No. 239.
District No. 41-2021
The assessment generated by this District, in the amount of $320,682, and $20,017 of the General Fund contribution (3.84% General Benefit), with a $235,563 Fund Balance Carryover, are approved for the operation and maintenance costs in the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget, Special Fund No. 241.
The General Fund contribution in the Engineer’s Report is slightly higher than the approved budget for FY 2025/26 due to the addition of a CIP project to the district. The budgeted amount will be amended at mid-year based on actual expenditures as they occur.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
District No. 38
On April 1, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-09, ordering the City Engineer to prepare and file an Engineer's Report related to maintenance of improvements in Landscaping Assessment District No. 38 and any assessment thereon for Fiscal Year 2025/26.
The attached Engineer’s Report (Attachment 2) for the City’s Landscaping Assessment District Number 38 which is prepared pursuant to provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 of Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, includes authority for the report, estimated costs of improvements, a diagram for the District and the assessments.
The estimated number of assessable parcels within the District is 18,452 parcels. The amount assessed upon the lands within District Number 38 for Fiscal Year 2024/25 was $15.00 per parcel. The amount to be assessed for Fiscal Year 2025/26 is to remain at $15.00 per parcel. The assessments will be utilized to maintain the City’s medians and parkways.
The proposed assessment has been determined to be exempt from the provisions of Proposition 218 as set forth in section 5 (a): Any assessment imposed exclusively to finance the capital costs or maintenance and operation expenses for sidewalks, streets, sewers, water, flood control drainage systems or vector control.
District No. 39-2022
On April 1, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-10, ordering the City Engineer to prepare and file an Engineer's Report related to maintenance of improvements in Landscaping Assessment District No. 39-2022 and any assessment thereon for Fiscal Year 2025/26.
The attached Engineer’s Report (Attachment 4) for the City’s Landscaping Assessment District Number 39-2022, which is prepared pursuant to provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 of Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, includes authority for the report, estimated costs of operation and maintenance, a diagram for the District and the assessments.
The estimated number of assessable parcels within the District is 1,246 parcels. The draft Engineer’s Report contains a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the assessment district and contains the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District. Said estimated cost results in a proposed Single-Family Equivalent (“SFE”) assessment rate of $566.57 for Zone A, $552.41 for Zone B, and $524.08 for Zone C for Fiscal Year 2025/26. Said proposed assessments include an authorized annual increase equal to the change in the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) per year without further vote or ballot proceeding. The annual CPI from December 2023 to December 2024 was 3.42%.
The assessments will be utilized for the general maintenance of slopes, open space areas, and the five (5) mini parks within the District.
District No. 41-2021
On April 1, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-11 ordering the City Engineer to prepare and file an Engineer's Report related to maintenance of improvements in Landscaping Assessment District No. 41-2021 and any assessment thereon for Fiscal Year 2025/26.
The attached Engineer’s Report (Attachment 6) for the City’s Landscaping Assessment District Number 41-2021, which is prepared pursuant to provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 of Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, includes authority for the report, estimated costs of operation and maintenance, a diagram for the District and the assessments.
The estimated number of assessable parcels within the District is 554 parcels. The draft Engineer’s Report contains a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the assessment district, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District for Fiscal Year 2025/26. Said proposed assessment amounts for the single-family and multi-family parcels are $591.14 and $543.85, respectively, an increase of 3% from Fiscal Year 2024/25.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the Resolutions as to form.
PREPARED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1. 5.18.a Resolution No. 2025-22 (LAD No. 38)
2. 5.18.b LAD 38 Engineer's Report for FY2025/26 (Preliminary)
3. 5.18.c Resolution No. 2025-23 (LAD No. 39-2022)
4. 5.18.d LAD 39-2022 Engineer's Report for FY2025/26 (Preliminary)
5. 5.18.e Resolution No. 2025-24 (LAD No. 41-2021)
6. 5.18.f LAD 41-2021 for Engineer's Report FY2025/26 (Preliminary)