CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-80
GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 ENGINEER’S REPORT,
DECLARING INTENTION TO ORDER THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS, AND
PROVIDING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 – GATEWAY
WHEREAS, on June 4, 1991, th e City C ouncil adopted Resolution No. 91 -136, A Continuing Resolution Directing Preparation of Annual Report for Maintenance Assessment Districts; and
WHEREAS, the fiscal year (FY) 2022-2023 assessment revenue for Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 – Gateway (LLMD No. 1 or District) was insufficient to provide a level of landscape maintenance services comparable to the level of services provided in FY 2021-2022; and
WHEREAS, on August 16, 2022, the council issued an Intergovernmental Loan of $165,000 (Loan) to LLMD No. 1 to supplement assessment revenue and minimize the disruption of services through FY 2022-2023 while the City conducted a balloting process in accordance with Article XIII D of the California Constitution (Article XIII D), also known as Proposition 218 , to propose to property owners the formation of LLMD No. 2023-1 (Gateway), a new maintenance district with higher assessments that would adequately fund the services; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2023 , based upon the tabulation of the assessment ballots, the council determined that a majority protest, as defined in Section 53753 of the Government Code, was not filed by the property owners in the proposed LLMD No. 2023 -1 (Gateway) and the district was formed; and
WHEREAS, as of July 1, 2023, a ll landscaping and lighting maintenance services in the Gateway community have been funded by assessments levied under the new LLMD No. 2023-1 (Gateway); and
WHEREAS, the City will continue to levy assessments under LLMD No. 1 for the purpose of repaying the Loan and any other eligible costs as approved by the council.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:
Section 1. Pursuant to said resolution, the engineer designated therein prepared a report in accordance with Section 22565 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code for the RES. NO. 2025-80
District. Said report, on file in the office of the city clerk, as supplemented by the supplemental report for FY 2025-2026, ordered by the council and on file in the office of the city clerk, has been duly considered by this council and is hereby deemed sufficient and given preliminary approval.
Said report, as supplemented, shall constitute the engineer’s report for FY 2025-2026 (Engineer’s Report).
Section 2. It is the intention of this council to levy and collect assessments within LLMD No. 1 for FY 202 5-2026. No operations or maintenance services will be provided. The assessments levied in FY 2025-2026 will be applied to the third of five annual loan repayments of $33,000 and applicable administrative costs.
Section 3. Said District consists of the lots and parcels shown on the boundary map of the District on file with the city clerk in the City of Fairfield.
Section 4. 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 increase to assessment levies is required to cover City staff administrative costs, which were not previously charged in FY 2024-2025. Assessment rates for each parcel vary depending on parcel size and are below the maximum allowable rates established in 1995.
Section 5. Reference is hereby made to the Engineer’s Report, on file with the city clerk, for a full and detailed description of the improvements (none to be provided in FY 2025 -2026), the boundaries of the District, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District . Any public property owned by any public agency or in use in the performance of a public function within the District may be assessed.
Section 6. This council hereby orders that a public hearing shall be held before this council in the regular meeting p lace thereof at the Council Chamber, Civic Center, 1000 Webster Street, Fairfield, California, or in any other manner as specified on the regular meeting agenda, as follows:
The public hearing shall be held on July 1, 2025, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, for the purposes of this council’s determination whether the public interest, convenience, and necessity require that the proposed levy be made, and this council’s final action upon the Engineer’s Report and the assessment therein. The agenda will be available on the City’s website, www.fairfield.ca.gov, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.
Section 7. The city clerk shall cause notice of the hearing to be given by publishing a copy of this resolution once in the Daily Repu blic, a newspaper published and circulated in the city , at least ten days prior to the date of the public hearing specified in this resolution.
RES. NO. 2025-80
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of June 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: MEMBERS: MOY/BERTANI/CARR/PANDURO/SANDHU/TONNESEN/WILLIAMS NOES: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSENT: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________
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MAYOR
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CITY CLERK