CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-98
GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 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. 14 – WOODLAKE
WHEREAS, on June 4, 1991, th e 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 designa ted 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. 14 – Woodlake (District). Said report, on file in the office of the city clerk, as supplemented by the supplemental report for fiscal year ( FY) 2026-2027. 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 6-2027 (Engineer’s Report).
Section 2. It is the intention of this council to levy and collect assessments within the District for FY 2026-2027. 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 the previous fiscal year may include the addition of maintenance in open space wetlands.
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 2026-2027 assessments for the District are proposed to increase as follows:
Paradise Crest development is proposed to increase from the FY 2025-2026 rate of $286.03 per parcel to $ 429.34 per parcel; Paradise Glen development is proposed to increase from the FY 2025-2026 rate of $ 280.42 per parcel to $ 420.93 per parcel; Bedford Falls development is proposed to increase from the FY 2025-2026 rate of $ 267.45 per parcel to $ 401.46 per parcel; Villages I development is proposed to increase from the FY 2025-2026 rate of $281.05 per parcel to $421.87 per parcel; Villages II development is proposed to increase from the FY 2025-2026 rate of $ 280.76 per parcel to $ 421.44 per parcel; and all other subdivisions are proposed to RES. NO. 2026-98
increase from the FY 2025-2026 rate of $264.2 per parcel to $ 396.59 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). The Bureau of Labor Statistics was unable to collect the October 2025 reference period survey data due to the 2025 federal government shut down. For FY 2026-2027, the August 2025 CPI was used to calculate the maximum assessment rates.
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 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 June 16, 2026, 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.
RES. NO. 2026-98
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of May 2026, 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