CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-104
RESOLUTION 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. 2023-1 (GATEWAY)
WHEREAS, on June 4, 1991, this City C ouncil adopted Re solution 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. 2023-1 (Gateway) (District). Said 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 shall constitute the engineer’s report for FY 2026-2027 (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 budgeted expenditures, as itemized in Attachment 1, include various administration, and the maintenance of various lighting and landscaping improvements. The lighting 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 the maintenance, operation, and servicing of street lighting, including theme light poles, ornamental lighting and other appurtenant facilities, including all works or improvements used or useful for the lighting of any public places, including ornamental standards, luminaires, poles, supports, tunnels, manholes, vaults, conduits, pipes, wires, conductors, guys, stubs, platforms, braces, transformers, insulators, contacts, switches, capacitors, meters, communication circuits, appliances, attachments, and ap purtenances. Maintenance, operation, and servicing includes, but is not limited to, personnel, furnishing utilities, electrical energy and timing/switching, lamp changing, emergency services, pole painting, fixture cleaning, glassware replacement, and rehabilitation, which includes modernization and replacement of systems; repairs, including poles, conduit, wiring and fusing, and fixtures repair and replacement, contracting services and other items necessary for the satisfactory operation of these services.
The landscaping improvements are generally described as: the maintenance, operation, and servicing of trees, landscape and appurtenant facilities in the public right of way areas, as well as open space, trails and green belt areas dispersed throughout t he District. Eligible District costs may include, but are not limited to, personnel, furnishing electrical energy, utilities such as water and gas, materials, contracting services, and other items necessary for the satisfactory operation of these services. Other improvements authorized to be maintained and serviced include, but are RES. NO. 2026-104
not limited to groundcover, turf, trees, shrubs, planters, the landscaped areas and weed abatement of open spaces, and may also include sidewalk and hardscape improvements, entry monuments and associated appurtenant facilities. 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 total FY 2026-2027 assessment levy for the new Gateway district is proposed at $355,169, which is an approximate 2% increase from the total FY 2025 -2026 assessment levy of $349,059. Assessment rates for each parcel vary depending on multiple factors as described in Sections 2-6 of the proposed Engineer’s Report and are below the maximum allowable rates established in 2023. All maximum assessment rates are adjusted each year by the February SF - Oakland-Hayward All Urban Consumers CPI, not to exceed 3%.
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 asse ssable 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. 2026-104
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th 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
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK