CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-136
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. 13 –
NORTH CORDELIA
WHEREAS, the fiscal year (FY) 2021 -2022 and 2022 -2023 assessment revenue for Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 13 – North Cordelia (LLMD No. 13 or District) was insufficient to provide a level of landscape maintenance services comparable to the level of services provided in FY 2020-2021; and
WHEREAS, on May 3, 2022, the City Council issued a General Fund loan of $151,000 to LLMD No. 13 to supplement assessment revenue and minimize the disruption of services through FY 2022- 2023 while 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 -13 (North Cordelia), a new maintenance district with higher assessments that would adequately fund the services; and
WHEREAS, the loan was issued at 0% interes t 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 Secti on 53753 of the Government Code, was filed by the property owners in the proposed of LLMD No. 2023-13 (North Cordelia); 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 North Cordelia community will continue to be funded by assessments levied under the existing LLMD No. 13; 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, Pa rt 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 prepared a supplement to said report in accordance with the Act for the District for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2025, and RES. NO. 2025-136
ending June 30, 202 6, and said report, as supplemented by the supplemental report, on file in the office of the city clerk, shall constitute the engineer’s report for FY 2025-2026 (Engineer’s Report); and
WHEREAS, this council duly considered the Engineer’s Report and found it to be sufficient in every particular, whereupon the council, pursuant to its Resolution No. 2025-89, adopted on June 3, 202 5, 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 the 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 r egularly 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 parcels of real property withi n 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 improvements 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 landscap ing 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.
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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.
Section 6. The assessment is levied for the purpose of paying the third of five annual loan repayments of $30,200 and 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 assessments for the District are proposed as follows: Citation and Pulte developments are proposed to remain at the FY 2024-2025 rate of $180 per unit; Hidden Meadows subdivision is proposed to increase from the FY 2024 -2025 rate of $961.93 per unit to $985.01 per unit; Village Oaks subdivision is proposed to increase fro m the FY 2024 -2025 rate of $234.59 per unit to $240.22 per unit; Jayo subdivision is proposed to increase from the FY 2024 -2025 rate of $246.93 per unit to $252.86 per unit; all other subdivisions are proposed to remain at the FY 2024-2025 rate of $170 per unit.
The assessments for commercial properties are proposed to increase by the October SF-Oakland- Hayward All Urban Consumers Consumer Price Index (CPI). The maximum rates for the Hidden Meadows, Village Oaks, and Jayo subdivisions are adjusted each year by the October SF-Oakland- Hayward All Urban Consumers CPI. The assessments are the maximum rate allowable by the district’s adopted assessment range established for each development/subdivision.
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 servicing 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 diagram 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
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CITY CLERK