CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-82
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. 5 – SMITH RANCH
WHEREAS, on June 4, 1991, this City C ouncil adopted Resolution No. 91 -136, A Continuing Resolution Directing Preparation of Annual Report for Maintenance Assessment Districts; and
WHEREAS, on April 19, 2022, staff informed the council that Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 5 – Smith Ranch (LLMD No. 5 or District), also known as Rancho Solano, was projected to have a budget deficit by fiscal year (FY) 2023 -2024 if the District continued to provide landscaping and lighting maintenance services at the existing levels; and
WHEREAS, during FY 2022 -2023, 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 forma tion of LLMD No. 2023 -5 (Rancho Solano), a new maintenance district with higher assessments that would adequately fund the services; 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 filed by the property owners in the proposed LLMD No. 2023-5 (Rancho Solano); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 22593 of the Streets and Highways Code, the council abandoned formation proceedings; and
WHEREAS, all landscaping and lighting maintenance services in the Rancho Solano community will continue to be funded by assessments levied under the existing LLMD No. 5.
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 District. Said report, on fi le 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 prelimin ary approval.
Said report, as supplemented, shall constitute the engineer’s report for FY 2025-2026 (Engineer’s Report).
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Section 2. It is the intention of this council to levy and collect assessments within the District for FY 2025-2026. The improvements to be financed by the District are located in the street rights- of-way and perimeter areas within the boundaries of the District and may be briefly described as the installation, construction, maintenance, operation, and servicing of street lighting, which may include lighting fixtures, poles, meters, and electrical cables, landscaping, which may include turf, ground cover, trees, shrubs, plants, open space, weed abatement, ornamental lighting structures, irrigation, and drainage systems, trails, wetlands, parks, and appurtenant facilities.
The substantial changes to be made from t he previous fiscal year may include deferral, elimination, or decrease in the frequency of certain lighting and/or landscaping services and irrigation practices. Additionally, the District will cease funding the maintenance and servicing of lighting facili ties that do not meet the criteria described in Sections 22534 and 22535 of the Streets and Highways Code.
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 FY 2025-2026 assessment for the District is proposed to increase from the FY 2024-2025 rate of $723.79 per parcel to $740.43 per parcel. The assessment is the maximum rate allowable by the District’s adopted assessment range, wh ich was established in 1999 and is adjusted each year by the October SF -Oakland-Hayward Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers Consumer Price Index.
Section 5. Reference is hereby made to the Engineer’s Report, on file with the city clerk, for a full a nd detailed description of the improvements, 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 place 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 whet her 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.
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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 Republic, a newspaper published and circulated in the city , at least ten days prior to the date of the public hearing specified in this resolution.
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