CITY OF FAIRFIELD
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 – GATEWAY
ENGINEER’S REPORT
FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026
CONTENTS
1. Assessment
2. Method of Apportionment
3. Description of Work
4. Summary Statement of Influencing Factors for Maintenance District Budget
5. District Budget
6. Assessments for Each Parcel
1 ASSESSMENT
WHEREAS, on June 4, 1991, the City Council of the City of Fairfield, California (Council), pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, adopted Resolution No. 91-136, A Continuing Resolution Directing Preparation of Annual Reports for Maintenance Assessment Districts; and
WHEREAS, said resolution directed the undersigned to prepare and file a report pursuant to Section 22565 et seq. of said Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, by virtue of the power vested in me under said Act and the order of the Council, hereby makes the following assessment to cover the third of five annual loan repayments of $33,000 for the $165,000 loan issued by the Council from the General Fund to Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 – Gateway (District) on August 16, 2022, and the costs and expenses incidental thereto.
The amount to be paid for the expenses is as shown in section 5 of this report.
Reference is made to the original assessment diagram for the District dated July 1984, which is hereby amended by the assessment roll contained herein.
I do hereby assess the net amount upon all assessable lots or parcels of land within the District by apportioning that amount among the several lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each such lot or parcel from said loan.
Each lot or parcel of land assessed is described in the assessment list by reference to its parcel number as shown on the assessor's maps of the County of Solano for the fiscal year (FY) 202 5- 2026 and includes all such parcels excepting those portions thereof within existing public roads or right of way. For a more particular description of said property, reference is hereby made to the deeds and maps on file and of record in the office of the county recorder of said County.
Dated: _______________ ____________________________
Ryan Panganiban
City Engineer/Asst. Director of Public Works
R.C.E. No. 74795
Expires 12/31/25
2 METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF ASSESSMENT
The total FY 2025-2026 assessment levy for the Gateway district is proposed at $18,200 which is a 30% increase from the total FY 2024 -2025 assessment levy of $14,000. The increased assessments are required to cover City staff administrative costs, which we re not previously charged to the District in FY 2024- 2025. Assessment rates for each parcel vary depending on parcel size and are below the maximum allowable rate for each parcel established in 1995.
3 DESCRIPTION OF AUTHORIZED WORK
No operations and maintenance services will be provided.
4 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF INFLUENCING FACTORS
FOR MAINTENANCE DISTRICT BUDGET
On August 16, 2022, t he Council issued a General Fund l oan of $165,000 to the District to supplement assessment revenue and support services through FY 2022 -2023. The loan was issued at 0% interest with a five -year repayment term, commencing in FY 2023 -2024 and concluding at the end of FY 2027-2028.
Assessments levied in FY 2025-2026 will be applied to the third of five annual loan re payments of $33,000 and the costs and expenses incidental thereto.
All landscaping and lighting maintenance services in the Gateway area will be provided under Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2023-1 (Gateway), which was formed on June 7, 2023, to replace LLMD No. 1 – Gateway.
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 - GATEWAY FUND 168
FY 2025-2026 PROJECTIONS
BUDGET
OBJECT FY23-24 Actual FY24-25 Actual* FY24-25 Original FY24-25 Proj FY25-26 Proj FY26-27 Proj FY27-28 Proj** FY28-29 Proj FY29-30 Proj 6106 - SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS 33,000 7,000 14,000 14,000 18,200 18,200 18,200 - - 6401 - INT INC ON POOLED INVESTMENTS 2,866 1,312 500 500 596 402 203 1 1 TOTAL REVENUE 35,865 8,312 14,500 14,500 18,796 18,602 18,403 1 1 City Staff Costs
8101 - SALARIES - - - - 2,473 2,571 2,648 - - 8102 - AS NEEDED LABOR - - - - - - - - - 8103 - OVERTIME - - - - - - - - - 8105 - LEAVE TIME - - - - - - - - - 8107 - EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE - - - - - - - - - 8108 - SUPPLEMENTAL SICK LEAVE - - - - - - - - - 8109 - EMERGENCY DUTY PAY (EOC) - - - - - - - - - 8111 - BUDGETED SALARY SAVINGS - - - - (126) (131) (135) - - 8201 - LEAVE PAYOFFS - - - - - - - - - 8207 - PERS CONTRIBUTIONS - - - - - - - - - 8209 - MEDICARE TAX - - - - 36 38 39 - - 8210 - DEFERRED COMPENSATION - - - - 257 267 275 - - 8211 - ICMA VANTAGECARE RETIREE HLTH - - - - 9 9 9 - - 8212 - POB ER RATE - - - - 97 98 101 - - 8213 - PARS CONTRIBUTIONS - - - - - - - - - 8216 - SOCIAL SECURITY (PT) - - - - - - - - - 8219 - UNIFORM/EQUIP/BOOT/AUTO - - - - 10 10 10 - - 8220 - MEDICAL - - - - 260 273 282 - - 8221 - DENTAL AND VISION - - - - 15 29 29 - - 8231 - BUDGETED BENEFITS SAVINGS - - - - - - - - - 8235 - LIFE/DISABILITY INSURANCE - - - - 9 9 9 - - 8238 - SPECIAL COMPENSATION - - - - - - - - - 8240 - PERS-MISCELLANEOUS-CLASSIC - - - - 97 96 99 - - 8241 - PERS-MISCELLANEOUS-PEPRA - - - - 155 159 164 - - 8242 - PERS-MISCELLANEOUS-UNFUND LIAB - - - - 706 770 793 - - 8814 - WC INSURANCE CHARGES - - - - 81 118 121 - - 8830 - VACATION/SICK LEAVE CHARGES - - - - 212 214 221 - - Subtotal - City Staff Costs - - - - 4,291 4,531 4,667 - - Other Administration
8305 - COMPUTER EXPENSE < $5000 - - - - - - - - - 8836 - COST ALLOCATION - - - - - - - - - 8911 - OTHER CONSULTING SERVICES 5,274 - - - - - - - - 9003 - ADVERTISING - 347 700 700 721 743 765 - - 9038 - COUNTY ADMIN EXPENSES 330 70 200 200 182 182 182 - - Subtotal - Other Administration 5,604 417 900 900 903 925 947 - - Operations
8405 - LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE - - - - - - - - - 8441 - OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES - - - - - - - - - 8702 - PG&E-ELECTRICITY - - - - - - - - - 8704 - WATER SERVICES - - - - - - - - - 9028 - OTHER EXPENSES - - - - - - - - - 9505 - PJCT CST-CONSTRUCTION - - - - - - - - - Subtotal - Operations - - - - - - - - - TOTAL EXPENSE 5,604 417 900 900 5,194 5,456 5,614 - - NET SURPLUS/DEFICIT 30,261 7,895 13,600 13,600 13,602 13,146 12,789 1 1
FUND BALANCE
Beginning Fund Balance (85,928) (54,145) (54,145) (54,145) (40,545) (26,944) (13,797) (1,008) (1,006) Net Surplus/Deficit 30,261 7,895 13,600 13,600 13,602 13,146 12,789 1 1 Mkt Val-Unrealized Gain/Loss 1,522 1,147 - - - - - - - ENDING FUND BALANCE (54,145) (45,104) (40,545) (40,545) (26,944) (13,797) (1,008) (1,006) (1,005)
CASH BALANCE
Beginning Cash Balance 95,002 78,285 78,285 78,285 59,601 40,203 20,349 139 140 Beginning Receivables 430 716 716 716 - - - - - Ending Receiveables (716) - - - Beginning Accounts Payable (13,692) - - - - - - - - Ending Accounts Payable - - - - Beginning balance: Loan from City (165,000) (132,000) (132,000) (132,000) (99,000) (66,000) (33,000) Ending balance: Loan from City 132,000 99,000 99,000 99,000 66,000 33,000 - Net Surplus/Deficit 30,261 7,895 13,600 13,600 13,602 13,146 12,789 1 1 ENDING CASH BALANCE 78,285 53,896 59,601 59,601 40,203 20,349 139 140 141 *As of 02/28/25
**Intergovernmental Loan will be paid in full by the end of FY 27-28 LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 - GATEWAY FY 2025-2026 LEVY
PARCEL COUNT BOOK PAGE PARCEL LEVY AMOUNT
1 33 220 1 994.10
2 33 220 2 494.84
3 33 220 3 176.72
4 33 220 4 1,192.92
5 33 220 5 220.91
6 33 220 7 574.36
7 33 220 8 176.72
8 33 220 11 627.38
9 33 230 74 1,944.01
10 33 230 75 795.28
11 33 230 77 366.43
12 33 230 78 320.92
13 33 230 79 706.51
14 33 230 80 567.60
15 33 230 81 258.65
16 33 230 82 213.15
17 33 230 83 220.33
18 33 230 84 838.24
19 33 230 85 19.15
20 33 230 87 225.12
21 33 230 88 407.14
22 33 230 89 76.63
23 33 230 90 21.55
24 33 240 1 75.10
26 33 240 4 45.94
27 33 240 5 528.41
28 33 240 7 110.45
29 33 240 8 795.28
30 33 240 10 30.92
31 33 240 11 132.54
32 33 240 12 441.82
33 33 240 13 44.18
34 33 240 14 596.46
35 33 240 16 1,414.90
36 33 240 17 21.01
37 33 240 18 83.81
38 33 240 19 635.01
39 33 240 20 76.44
40 33 250 1 309.27
41 33 250 2 419.73
42 33 250 3 5.74
43 33 250 4 397.64
44 33 250 5 198.82
45 33 250 6 397.64
18,199.77