CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-129
APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 ENGINEER’S REPORT, CONFIRMING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENTS, AND ORDERING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 IMPROVEMENTS FOR LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 5 – SMITH RANCH
WHEREAS, on April 19, 2022, staff informed the City C ouncil 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, staff conducted a community engagement process and 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 -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 th e Government Code, was filed by the property owners in the proposed LMD 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; and
WHEREAS, by its Resolution No. 91-136, A Continuing Resolution Directing Preparation of Annual Report for Maintenance Assessment Districts, this council designated an engineer (Engineer) and ordered said Engineer to make and file a report in writing in accordance with and pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code (commencing with Section 22500) (Act), which report is on file in the office of the city clerk; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 91 -136, the Engineer prepa red a supplement to said report in accordance with the Act for District for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 202 5, and ending June 30, 202 6, and said report, as supplemented by the supplemental report, on file in the office of the city clerk, shall const itute the engineer’s report for FY 2025-2026 (Engineer’s Report); and
WHEREAS, the council duly considered the Engineer’s Report and found it to be sufficient in every RES. NO. 2025-129
particular, whereupon th e council, pursuant to its Resolution No. 2025-82, adopted on June 3, 2025, preliminarily approved the Engineer’s Report and declared its intention to levy and collect assessments within the District for FY 2025-2026, and appointed July 1, 2025, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., in the City Council Chamber, Civic Center, 1000 Webster Street, Fairfield, California, as the time and place for a public hearing by th e council on the question of the levy and collection of the proposed assessments, notice of which hearing was given as required by law; and
WHEREAS, said hearing was duly and regularly held at the appointed time and place , and all interested persons were given an opportunity to hear and be heard regarding protests and objections to the levy and collection of the proposed assessments against lots or pa rcels of real property within the District for FY 2025-2026. The council considered all oral and written statements, protests, and communications made or filed by interested persons.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:
Section 1. Based upon its review of the Engineer's Report, a copy of which has been filed with the city clerk, and other information presented to the council, the council finds and determines (i) that the land within the District will be benefited by the i mprovements described in the Engineer's Report, including the maintenance and servicing of street lights, and appurtenant facilities located in and along public streets, roadways and rights -of-way and the installation, operation, maintenance and servicing of landscaping within the boundaries of the District, (ii) that the District includes all of the land so benefited, and (iii) that the net amount to be assessed upon the land within the District for FY 2025-2026 in accordance with the Engineer's Report is apportioned by a method and formula that fairly distributes the net amount among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each such lot or parcel from the improvements. All oral and written protests and objections are overruled by the council.
Section 2. The council declares that the diagram and assessment in the Engineer's Report are confirmed.
Section 3. The council orders the improvements described in the Engineer's Report to be made.
Section 4. The assessment is in compliance with the provisions of the Act, and the council has complied with all laws pertaining to the levy of an annual assessment pursuant to the Act.
Section 5. The assessment is levied without regard to property valuation.
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Section 6. The assessment is levied for the purpose of paying the costs and expenses of the maintenance and operation of the improvements within the District described in the Engineer's Report, including the maintenance and servicing of street lights, and appurtenant facilities located in and along public streets, roadways and rights -of-way and the installation, operation, maintenance and servicing of landscaping within the boundaries of the District for FY 2025-2026.
Section 7. The adoption of this resolution constitutes the levy of the assessment for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026. 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, which was established in 1999 and is adjusted each year by the October SF -Oakland- Hayward Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers CPI.
Section 8. The maintenance and servicing of streetlights, and appurtenant facilities located in and along public streets, roadways and rights -of-way and the installation, operation, maintenance and ser vicing of landscaping within the boundaries of the District shall be performed pursuant to law.
Section 9. The county auditor of the County of Solano shall enter on the county assessment roll opposite each lot or parcel of land the amount of the assessment, and such assessments shall then be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes are collected.
Section 10. The city clerk is authorized and directed to file the dia gram and assessment, or a certified copy of the diagram and assessment, with the county auditor of the County of Solano, together with a certified copy of this resolution upon its adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of July 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
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK