CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-177
APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD AND
THE RANCHO SOLANO MASTER ASSOCIATION FOR STREETLIGHT AND LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE
WHEREAS, the Rancho Solano Master Association (HOA) desires certain modifications to their landscaping and lighting standards, including increases in maintenance and operating costs within the area referred to as the Smith Rancho Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 5 (referred to herein as “LLMD No. 5”) which shares the same boundaries of responsibility as the HOA; and
WHEREAS, the HOA contains 344 streetlights that exist on private roads that are not eligible to fund operations and maintenance from the revenues collected from LLMD No. 5 since private roads are ineligible under the 1972 Landscaping and Lighting Act, Streets and Highways Code Section 22500, et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the HOA also includes 46 streetlights along Rancho Solano Parkway which provide special benefit to t he residents of the HOA as well as some public benefit to traffic using the Parkway to access the Rancho Solano Golf Course, a publicly accessible City-owned facility; and
WHEREAS, the HOA seeks to make certain enhancements to the types of landscaping enjoyed by residents of the HOA throughout LLMD No. 5, including increases to maintenance and operating costs, which exceed the available funding collected under LLMD No. 5; and
WHEREAS, Rancho Solano Parkway includes landscaping that provides special bene fit to the residents of the HOA through LLMD No. 5 as well as some public benefit to traffic using the Parkway to access the Rancho Solano Golf Course; and
WHEREAS, the City and HOA have collectively explored options for providing enhanced landscaping and lighting maintenance and operations services within the HOA area; and
WHEREAS, the City and HOA have identified a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the parties as the appropriate mechanism to fund the costs of operations and maintenance of the private streetlights, as well as enhanced landscaping maintenance services; and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to execute an MOU to allow the HOA to pay for changes to landscaped areas within the HOA, to pay the City to operate and maintain the private streetlights within the HOA, and to share in the costs of landscaping and lighting operations and maintenance along Rancho Solano Parkway; and
RES. NO. 2025-177
WHEREAS, execution of an MOU is to enhance the services provided under LLMD No. 5 and is not a replacement or amendment to services identified under the district.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:
Section 1. The MOU between the City of Fairfield and Rancho Solano Homeowners’ Association is approved.
Section 2. The city manager or designee is authorized to execute the MOU on behalf of the City and to take all actions necessary in implementing the terms therein.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of September 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