PARADISE VALLEY MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO. PVMMD 2025-01
GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 BUDGET, DECLARING
INTENTION TO ORDER THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026, AND PROVIDING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING THEREON FOR THE PARADISE
VALLEY MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING DISTRICT
WHEREAS, on July 6, 2010, the City Council adopted Resolution 2010 -188, approving and ordering the formation of the Paradise Valley Maintenance and Monitoring District (PVMMD or District), a Geologic Hazard Abatement District within the meaning of California Public Resources Code (PRC) Division 17, and appointing itself as the Board of Directors of the PVMMD (PVMMD Board). This formation was described in the Petition for Formation and in the PVMMD Plan of Control; and
WHEREAS, in order to pay for the cost and expenses of maintaining and op erating the improvements for the District as described in the Plan of Control, pursuant to PRC sections 26500 et seq., it will be necessary to provide a reliable source of funding; and
WHEREAS, PRC sections 26650 et seq. authorize, after a noticed public hearing, the levy and collection of an assessment upon specially benefited property within the PVMMD to pay for the maintenance and operation of PVMMD improvements. Article XIII (D) of the California Constitution imposes additional requirements for the levy and collection of said assessment; and
WHEREAS, an Engineer’s Report dated July 2010 was prepared by ENGEO Incorporated (ENGEO), a registered professional engineer, certified in the State of California, in compliance with Public Resources Code section 26651 (a) and section 4(b) of Article XIII(D) of the California Constitution.
The Engineer’s Report sets forth the purpose of the PVMMD, the estimated budget, the total assessment, the proposed estimate to be levied against each parcel within such territor y, and a description of the method used in formulating the estimated assessments; and
WHEREAS, on October 5, 2010, the council, acting as the PVMMD Board, adopted Resolution 2010-274, approving the initial assessments against those parcels in the PVMMD as identified on the boundary map, which are specially benefited by the PVMMD; and
WHEREAS, a Reserve Fund Study establishing a District reserve goal of $1,700,000 (in fiscal year [FY] 2017-2018 dollars) was prepared by ENGEO and submitted to the District on March 26, 2018; and
WHEREAS, on July 5, 2022, the PVMMD Board adopted Resolution No. PVMMD 2022 -01 approving an updated Plan of Control, Reserve Fund Study establishing a District reserve goal of $1,570,000 (in FY 2022-2023 dollars), and Engineer’s Report dated July 6, 2022 (2022 Engineer’s Report) prepared by ENGEO; and
RES. NO. 2025-01
WHEREAS, the PVMMD Board desires to adopt the budget, approve the assessments to be levied against each assessable parcel in the District, and approve the method used in formulating the assessments for FY 2025-2026 to allow funding of District activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PVMMD BOARD HEREBY RESOLVES:
Section 1. Pursuant PRC Section 26651(a) a report prepared by an officer of the District which sets forth the annual budget, the proposed assessments to be levied against each assessable parcel, and a description of the method used in formulating the estimated assessments (FY 2025- 2026 Supplement to the 2022 Engineer’s Report) is filed with the Board clerk and is hereby deemed sufficient and granted preliminary approval by this Board.
Section 2. It is the intention of this Board to order the levy and collection of assessments for the monitoring, inspections, and repair of improvements installed under proceedings and pur suant to the resolution of intention.
Section 3. Reference is hereby made to that certain map of boundaries of the Paradise Valley Maintenance and Monitoring District on file in the office of the PVMMD clerk for a description of the territory within which said assessments for monitoring, inspections, and repair are proposed to be levied and collected.
Section 4. Reference is hereby made to said FY 2025-2026 Supplement to the 2022 Engineer’s Report which contains a complete description of the lots within the boundaries of said Paradise Valley Maintenance and Monitoring District, an estimate of the costs of said monitoring, inspections, and repair during the next ensuing fiscal year and an appointment of said costs upon said lots.
Section 5. The annual assessments for FY 2025-2026 are proposed at the rates shown on Exhibit A. These rates do not exceed the 2025-2026 maximum annual assessment rates established in 2010 and adjusted annually by the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Consumers Price Index for All Urban Consumers.
Section 6. This Board hereby orders that a public hearing be held before this Board in the regular meeting place thereof at the City of Fairfield Council Chamber, Civic Center, 1000 Webster Street, Fairfield, California, or in any other manner as specified on the regular meeting agenda.
The hearing shall be held on June 17, 2025 , at the hour of 6:00 p.m. for the purposes of this Board’s determination whether the public interest, convenience, and necessity require that the proposed levy be made, and this Board’s final action upon the FY 2025-2026 Supplement to the 2022 Engineer’s Report and the assessment therein.
RES. NO. 2025-01
Section 7. The Board clerk shall cause notice of the hearing to be given in the following way:
By mailing a notice of adoption of this resolution to each real property owner as shown on the last equalized assessment roll at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date of the public hearing specified in this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of May 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: MEMBERS: MOY/BERTANI/CARR/PANDURO/SANDHU/TONNESEN/WILLIAMS NOES: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSENT: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________
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