CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-94
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. 18 – GOLD RIDGE PARK
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.
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 Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 18 – Gold Ridge Park (District). Said report, on file in the office of the city clerk, as supplemented by the supplemental report for fiscal year (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 202 5-2026 (Engineer’s Report).
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 Gold Ridge Neighborhood Park (Park) and generally include, but are not limited to, the materials, equipment, utilities, labor, appurtenant facilities, and expenses necessary for the ongoing maintenance and operation of the improvements constructed and installed in connection with the Park such as lighting, which may include lighting fixtures, poles, meters, and electrical cables, landscaping, which may include turf, ground cover, trees, shrubs, plants, weed abatement, ornamental lighting structures, irrigation, and drainage systems, and amenities s uch as sports court, picnic areas, and play equipment. There are no substantial changes to be made from the previous fiscal year.
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 proposed FY 2025-2026 assessments for the Gold Ridge Park district are proposed as follows: Gold Ridge North Phase II development is proposed to decrease from the FY 2024-2025 rate of $ 83.15 per unit to $ 67.15 per unit; Discovery II & III and Gold Ridge IIIA developments are proposed to decrease from the FY 2024-2025 rate of $81.27 per unit to $65.63 per unit; and all other subdivisions are proposed to increase from the FY 2024-2025 rate of $81.02 per parcel to $ 65.43 per parcel. The proposed assessments do not exceed maximum rates adopted by the district, which are adjusted each year by the October SF -Oakland-Hayward All Urban Consumers Consumer Price Index (CPI).
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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, 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 t he 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 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