CITY OF GONZALES
FINAL ENGINEER’S REPORT
FISCAL YEAR 2023-24
CANYON CREEK PARKS & OPEN SPACES
DISTRICT NO.’S 1, 2 & 3
FUND #302
June 2023
PREPARED BY
Harris & Associates
450 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 103
Salinas, CA 93901
www.weareharris.com
Engineer’s Report
Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2023-24
CANYON CREEK PARKS AND OPEN SPACES
City of Gonzales
Monterey County
State of California
APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CANYON CREEK PARKS AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON THE _____ DAY OF _________, 2023.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the enclosed Engineer’s Report, together with Assessment and Assessment Diagram thereto attached was filed with me on the ________day of ______________, 2023.
Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk
City of Gonzales, Monterey County, CA
_________________________________
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the enclosed Engineer’s Report, together with Assessment and Assessment Diagram thereto attached was approved and confirmed by the City Council of the City of Gonzales, California on the ________day of ______________, 2023.
Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk
City of Gonzales, Monterey County, CA
__________________________
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the enclosed Engineer’s Report, together with Assessment and Assessment Diagram thereto attached was filed with the County Auditor of the County of Monterey on the ________day of ______________, 2023.
Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk
City of Gonzales, Monterey County, CA
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Engineer’s Report
Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents
Certifications…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………i Statement of Assessment Engineer…………………………………………………………………………………..…1 Plans and Specifications……………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Estimate of Costs………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7 District Diagram………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Method of Apportionment………………………………………………………………………………………………….11 Appendix A – 2022-23 Financial Summary ………………………………………………………………………… 14 Appendix B – Assessment Roll ………………………………………………………………………………………..… 15 Appendix C – District Diagram ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21 Appendix D – Capital Replacement …………………………………………………………………………………… 25 Engineer’s Report
Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
1 STATEMENT OF ASSESSMENT ENGINEER
Statement of Assessment Engineer
AGENCY: CITY OF GONZALES
PROJECT: Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
TO: THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF GONZALES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24
The preparation of this Annual Engineer’s Report (“Report”) is in conformance with the obligation of the City Council for the Canyon Creek Parks and Open Space District of the City of Gonzales to provide drainage services upon each lot or parcel of land in the district in proportion to the estimated benefit to be received by each such lot or parcel of land for Fiscal Year 2023-24.
Pursuant to the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 (Part 2 Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, commencing with Section 22500) (the “Act”), Article XIIID, Section 4(a) of the State of California Constitution, and in accordance with the City of Gonzales’ Resolution adopted by the City Council, this Report has been ordered for:
CANYON CREEK PARKS AND OPEN SPACES
(Hereinafter referred to as the “District”),
I, Alison Bouley, authorized representative of the District, the duly appointed Assessment Engineer submit the following Report which consists of the following four (4) parts and Appendices:
PART I
Description of Improvements: This part provides a general description of improvements proposed to be maintained in the District. Plans and specifications for the improvements are on file with the City.
PART II
Estimate of Cost: This part contains the cost estimate of the proposed maintenance including incidental costs and expenses for Fiscal Year 2023-24.
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2 PART III
District Diagram: This part incorporates a Diagram of the District showing the external boundaries of the District. The lines and dimensions of each lot or parcel within the District are those lines and dimensions shown on the maps of the Monterey County Assessor for the year in which this Report was prepared and are incorporated by reference herein and made part of this Report. The District Diagram is filed under separate cover with the City Clerk.
PART IV
Method of Apportionment of the Assessments: This part describes the method of apportionment of assessments, based upon parcel classification of land within the District in proportion to the estimated special benefits to be received. The costs and expenses of the District have been assessed upon the parcels of land within the boundaries of District pursuant to the initial methodology established by Resolution No. 2000-70 approved on the 24th day of July, 2000. For particulars as to the identification of parcels, reference is made to the District Diagram.
Appendices
Appendix A – Financial Summary
Appendix B – Assessment Roll
Appendix C – District Diagram
Appendix D – Capital Replacement
In conclusion, it is my opinion that the costs and expenses of the District have been assessed to the lots and parcels within the boundaries of the District in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each lot or parcel from the services provided.
DATED this day of May, 2023
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Alison Bouley, P.E., Assessment Engineer
R.C.E. No. C61383
Engineer of Work
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Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
3 PART I – PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Plans and Specifications
INTRODUCTION
City Staff has contracted with Harris & Associates (“Harris”) to complete the annual administration process for all of City’s assessment districts. In addition to this required annual process, Harris has conducted an assessment district fund balance and capital asset replacement cash flow analysis to confirm and ensure that the City’s assessment districts annually assess property owners only for the essential funding to complete ongoing maintenance activities and finance timely capital replacement as assets reach the end of their useable lifecycles.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTRICTS
The Districts were formed in 2000 to provide a dedicated funding source for the maintenance and operation of any or all public landscaping and irrigation improvements, of a local nature, on landscaped strips of land adjacent to curbs of the following described streets, including jogging paths, planter walls, grass berms, appurtenant irrigation systems; ornamental plantings including lawns, shrubs, and trees; including necessary repairs, replacements, water, electric current, spraying, care, supervision, debris removal, and any and all other items of work necessary and incidental for the proper maintenance and operation thereof and all additions, improvements and enlargements thereto CANYON CREEK PARK AND OPEN SPACES PHASE 1
Canyon Creek Park and Open Spaces District No. 1, Phase I (hereinafter “LMD 1”) is generally described as a district bounded on the northeast by Fanoe Road, on the southwest by State Route 101, on the southeast by the Sunrise Ranch Subdivision and on the northwest by the Canyon Creek Phase II subdivision.
CANYON CREEK PARK AND OPEN SPACES PHASE 2
Canyon Creek Park and Open Spaces District No. 2, Phase II (hereinafter “LMD 2”) is generally described as a district bounded on the northeast by Fanoe Road, on the southwest by Canyon Creek Phase I Subdivision and Canyon Creek Phase III Subdivision, on the southeast by Canyon Creek Phase I and on the northwest by Canyon Creek Phase III Subdivision.
CANYON CREEK PARK AND OPEN SPACES PHASE 3
Canyon Creek Park and Open Spaces District No. 3, Phase III (hereinafter “LMD 3”) is generally described as a district bounded on the northeast by existing Canyon Creek Phases I & II, on the southwest by Canyon Creek Phase I Subdivision, on the southeast by Canyon Creek Phases I & II and on the northwest by Canyon Creek Phase I.
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4 COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
Assessments are levied annually pursuant to the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (“1972 Act”). All assessments described in this Report and approved by the City Council are prepared in accordance with the 1972 Act and are in compliance with the provisions of the California Constitution Article XIIID (“Article XIIID”), which was enacted with the passage of Proposition 218 (“Prop 218”) in November 1996.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ASSESSMENT AND EXPENDITURES
A summary of the assessments to be levied is shown in the table below.
LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE SERVICES PROVIDED
All costs associated with the maintenance and operation of the Districts’ improvements including Engineer’s Report, printing and advertising of assessment notices, County collection fees and legal fees all of which shall be spread to all parcels on a pro-rata development unit basis.
One hundred percent (100%) of all costs associated with the maintenance and operation of the Districts’ improvements including incidentals and appurtenances is of special benefit to parcels within the Districts and shall be spread to all parcels within the Districts on a development unit basis.
LANDUSE PARCELS
DWELLING
UNITS
EDU
FACTOR
TOTAL
EDU RATE/EDU TOTAL ASMT
Low Density Single
Family Residential 75 75 1.00 75.00 $600.00 $45,000.00
LANDUSE PARCELS
DWELLING
UNITS
EDU
FACTOR
TOTAL
EDU RATE/EDU TOTAL ASMT
Low Density Single
Family Residential 74 74 1.00 74.00 $600.00 $44,400.00
LANDUSE PARCELS
DWELLING
UNITS
EDU
FACTOR
TOTAL
EDU RATE/EDU TOTAL ASMT
Low Density Single
Family Residential 77 77 1.00 77.00 $486.00 $37,422.00
Medium Density
Residential 1 36 0.80 28.80 $486.00 $13,996.80
TOTAL 78 113 105.80 $51,418.80
LMD PHASE 3 MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT CALCULATION
LMD PHASE 1 MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT CALCULATION
LMD PHASE 2 MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT CALCULATION
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5 Pursuant to the 1972 Act:
"Maintain" or "maintenance" means the furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation, and servicing of any improvement, including repair, removal, or replacement of all or any part of any improvement.
"Service" or "servicing" means the furnishing of electric current or energy, gas, or other illuminating agent for any public lighting facilities or for the lighting or operation of any other improvements.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ASSESSMENT AND EXPENDITURES
CANYON CREEK LMD PHASES 1, 2 & 3
Maintenance and operation of any or all public landscaping and irrigation improvements, of a local nature, on landscaped strips of land adjacent to curbs of the following described streets, including jogging paths, planter walls, grass berms, appurtenant irrigation systems; ornamental plantings including lawns, shrubs, and trees; including necessary repairs, replacements, water, electric current, spraying, care, supervision, debris removal, and any and all other items of work necessary and incidental for the proper maintenance and operation thereof and all additions, improvements and enlargements thereto which may hereafter be made on the following described work:
Fanoe Road Landscaping, located in a strip of land approximately 20 feet in width from face of southwest curb lines including planter walls from Sunrise Ranch northwesterly 1430 feet more or less and within the street frontage of Burgundy Way, and Rhone Lane and generally east of Rhone Way, and contiguous with the Fanoe Road landscaping.
Maintenance and operation of any or all public landscaping and irrigation improvements, of a local nature, on landscaped strips of land adjacent to curbs of the following described areas, including retention pond landscaping and bank protection, appurtenant irrigation systems; ornamental plantings including lawns, shrubs, and trees; including necessary repairs, replacements, water, electric current, spraying, care, supervision, debris removal, and any and all other items of work necessary and incidental for the proper maintenance and operation thereof and all additions, improvements and enlargements thereto which may hereafter be made on the following described work:
Storm Water Retention Pond and appurtenant access and irrigation as said parcel as shown on the approved improvement plans titled “Canyon Creek Phase I” and the approved tentative map.
Maintenance and operation of planter walls and associated improvements, of a local nature, including necessary repairs, replacements, spraying, care, supervision, debris removal, and any and all other items of work necessary and incidental for the proper maintenance and operation thereof and all additions, improvements and enlargements thereto which may hereafter be made on the following described work:
State Route 101, a strip of land 5 feet wide along the northeasterly boundary of the sound wall easement adjacent to Route 101 including appurtenant sound wall.
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6 Maintenance and operation of any or all public landscaping and irrigation improvements, of a local nature, on landscaped land adjacent including jogging paths, planter walls, grass berms, appurtenant irrigation systems; ornamental plantings including lawns, shrubs, and trees; park access bridge and bridge utility repair and replacement, park and bridge liability insurance coverage, including necessary repairs, replacements, water, electric current, spraying, care, supervision, debris removal, and any and all other items of work necessary and incidental for the proper maintenance and operation thereof and all additions, improvements and enlargementsthereto which may hereafter be made on the following described work:
Tot Lot, Located in Lot 225 (Tentative Map Designation), adjacent to the Retention Pond, and Public Park, Parcels A&B (Tentative Map Designation) as shown on the approved tentative map for Canyon Creek. The proposed Parcel B Public Park and appurtenant improvements (bridge, water, electrical, etc.) listed previously was deleted from description of work since it was not built, but has been added back into the district and the Public Park expanded to include Parcel A (Gonzales Slough) as well as Parcel B. The original budget originally established has therefore been reinstated for maintenance items to also cover a portion of the maintenance costs related to the park and appurtenant improvements.
Incidental costs including contingencies, and assessment district incidentals including engineering, printing, and notices to property owners, collection costs, legal fees, administration and supervision, are assessed to the District on the same basis as the improvements specified above.
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Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
7 PART II – ESTIMATE OF COSTS
Estimate of Costs
All improvements within the Districts are maintained and serviced on a regular basis. Based upon the available revenues generated by the assessment, City staff determines the frequency and specific maintenance operations which can be provided in a given year.
The proposed budget is shown on the following page. This includes an estimate of the costs of utilities, operations, services, administration and maintenance associated with the improvements within the Districts, including all labor, personnel, equipment, materials and administrative expenses. The budget summary also shows the estimated fund balance and the projected fund reserves that will be available and may be required based upon the estimated expenditures and assessment revenue.
Beginning in Fiscal Year 2021-22, the City combined the budget page to show only the total expenditures, revenues, etc. for the District, rather than showing the expenditures and revenues by individual phases of the development, as had been done in previous years.
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Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
8 Annual Budget
EXPENDITURES
Maintenance and Servicing
Tot Lot $14,119
Contractual Services - Park Maintenance $40,000
Other Contractual Services $13,944
Parkway & Percolation Pond Landscape Maintenance 1 $9,883 Sound Wall Maintenance $561
Maintenance and Servicing Subtotal $78,506
Utilities
Street Landscaping Water Charges $780
Tot Lot/Park Water Charges $6,723
Tot Lot/Park Electrical Charges $3,363
Utilities Subtotal $10,866
Capital Replacement/Repair Collection 2
Sound Wall Reserve 3 $15,000
Bridge/Utility Replacement Reserve $15,000
Capital Replacement/Repair Subtotal $30,000
Capital Outlay $0
District Administration
City Staff (YE Transfers GF) $4,469
City Administration $3,500
City Labor and Overhead 4 $2,043
Engineering (Surveys & Assessment) $667
Supplies, Printing & Advertising Notices $18
Legal Counsel $1,500
Legal and Accounting Services $0
County Collection Fee $352
Contingency $7,769
District Administration Subtotal $20,318
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $139,690
REVENUES & ADJUSTMENTS
Actual/Estimated Assessments $140,819
Actual/Estimated Use of Money and Property $1,317
Transfer (To)/From Fund Balance ($2,446)
TOTAL REVENUES & ADJUSTMENTS $139,690
OPERATING RESERVE FUND BALANCE 5
Estimated Balance 7/1/2023 $69,845
Estimated Addition/(Reduction) $0
Estimated Interest Income $2,794
Estimated Balance 6/30/2024 $72,639
CAPITAL RESERVE FUND BALANCE
Estimated Balance 7/1/2023 $683,315
Estimated Addition/(Reduction) $2,446
Estimated Interest Income $27,333
Estimated Balance 6/30/2024 $713,094
ANNUAL LEVY SUMMARY
Total SFR Parcels Levied 226
Total SFR EDUs 226.00
Maximum Assessment per EDU Varies*
Assessment per EDU Varies*
Assessment Needed to Fully Fund $548.23
Total MDR Parcels Levied 1
Total MDR Dwelling Units Levied 36
Total MDR EDUs 28.80
Maximum Assessment per EDU $546.27
Assessment per EDU $486.00
Assessment Needed to Fully Fund $548.23
Definitions: SFR = Single Family Residential Parcel(s); MDR = Medium Density Residential Units EDU= Equivalent Dwelling Unit
* Refer to Budget Footnotes for Assessment Rates for each phase Engineer’s Report
Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
9 Budget Footnotes
1 Phases I & II utilize one percolation pond. Phase III utilizes a separate retention pond. 2 Park & Open Space Assessment District Collection Yrs 2004 Cost 2016 Cost Annual Cost Bridge/Utility Replacement 40 $200,000 $284,163 $7,104
3 The capital replacement reserve cost for sound walls is as follows:
Park & Open Space Assessment District Collection Yrs Square Feet Cost per SF Total Cost Annual Cost Sound Wall Surface 25 39,115 $5 $195,575 $7,823
4 Items included in this category include salaries, overtime, Workers's Comp, Retirement & Insurance (Life, Health & FICA). 5 The Canyon Creek Park and Landscape Maintenance District has 3 separate phases. The assessment amounts for each are as follows:
Phases 1 SFR parcels Maximum Assessment $895.40. Actual Assessment $600.00.
Phases 1 SFR parcels Maximum Assessment $1,006.87. Actual Assessment $600.00.
Phase 3 SFR & MDR Maximum Assessment $546.27. Actual Assessment $486.00.
Beginning in Fiscal Year 2017/18, a Capital Reserve Fund was established for the District. The amounts collected for the current year, if any, are shown in the Budget table. The Beginning Balance for the Capital Reserve Fund is transferred from the Operating Reserve Fund. The amounts in the Operating Reserve Fund should be sufficient to pay for the operations and maintenance costs for the first six months of the fiscal year, approximately 50% of the total Reserve Balance. Any additional funds over and above the 50% to the Operating Reserve are shown in the Capital Reserve Fun balance. Any addition to or (reduction from) the Capital Reserve Fund will be shown and calculated annually in the same manner as the Operating Reserve Fund. Also, any funds collected for Capital Reserve and not spent, will be included in the ending Capital Reserve fund balance the following year.
For capital replacement reserve items shown above, some of the costs are from the original Engineer's Report for the districts prepared in 2004 and increased to year end 2016 dollars by the increase in the ENR-CCI for San Francisco for the same period.
Details regarding capital replacement costs for the other items shown above are provided in Appendix D.
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Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
10 PART III – DISTRICT DIAGRAM
District Diagram
The boundaries of the Canyon Creek Parks and Open Space District are shown on the map in Appendix C. The lines and dimensions of each lot or parcel within the District are those lines and dimensions as shown on the maps of the Monterey County Assessor for the year in which this Report was prepared and are incorporated by reference herein and made part of this Report. The District Diagram is also filed under separate cover with the City Clerk.
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Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
11 PART IV – METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT
Method of Apportionment
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The 1972 Act permits the establishment of assessment districts by agencies for the purpose of providing certain public improvements including the construction, maintenance and servicing of public lights, landscaping and appurtenant facilities. The 1972 Act further requires that the cost of these improvements be levied according to benefit rather than assessed value:
“The net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district may be apportioned by any formula or method which 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.” The formula used for calculating assessments in the Districts therefore reflects the composition of the parcels, and the improvements and services provided, to fairly apportion the costs based on estimated benefit to each parcel. In addition, pursuant to Prop 218:
“No assessment shall be imposed on any parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel. Only special benefits are assessable and an agency shall separate the general benefits from the special benefits conferred on a parcel.”
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Each of the improvements have been carefully reviewed by the City and the corresponding assessments have been proportionately spread to each parcel based on improvements as determined at the time the Districts were established.
General Benefits
The improvements within these Districts are a direct result of property development within the Districts and would otherwise not be required or necessary. Developers typically install landscape improvements to enhance the marketability and value of properties within the development and/or as conditions of development. In either case, the improvements are clearly installed for the benefit of the properties developed and not for the benefit of surrounding properties.
Although many landscape improvements (by virtue of their location), may be visible to surrounding properties or to the public at large, any benefit to surrounding properties is incidental and cannot be considered a direct and special benefit to those properties. Therefore, it has been determined that the improvements within these Districts and the ongoing operation and maintenance of those improvements are clearly a direct and special benefit to properties within the Districts. Unless otherwise noted, these improvements provide no measurable general benefit to properties outside the Districts or to the public at large.
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Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
12 Special Benefits
The method of apportionment (assessment methodology) approved at the time the Districts were formed is based on the premise that each of the assessed parcels within the Districts receives benefit from the improvements maintained and financed by annual assessments.
Specifically, the assessments are for the maintenance of local landscape improvements installed as part of the original improvement. The desirability and safety of properties within the Districts are enhanced by the presence of wellmaintained landscaping. The special benefits associated with the local landscaping improvements are specifically:
• Enhanced desirability of properties through association with the improvements. • Improved aesthetic appeal of properties within the District providing a positive representation of the area.
• Enhanced adaptation of the urban environment within the natural environment from adequate green space and landscaping.
• Increased sense of pride in ownership of property within the District resulting from wellmaintained improvements associated with the properties.
All of the preceding special benefits contribute to a specific enhancement and desirability of each of the assessed parcels within the District.
Non-Assessable Parcels
Within the boundaries of the District, there may be properties that are considered to receive no special benefit from the improvements and services provided and are therefore not assessed.
ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
The Districts are assessed, on the basis of total development units generated, for the maintenance and operation of the Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment Districts 1, 2 & 3 including incidentals and appurtenances and shall include all the costs of maintaining and/or operating the improvements described herein.
All costs associated with the maintenance and operation of the Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 improvements including Engineer’s Report, printing and advertising of assessment notices and legal fees shall be spread to all parcels on a pro-rata development unit basis.
Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code, the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, permits the establishment of assessment districts by agencies for the purpose of providing certain public improvements which include the operation, maintenance and servicing of landscaping, street lighting, and park and recreational facilities.
Section 22573 of the Lighting and Landscaping Act of 1972 requires that maintenance assessments be levied according to benefit rather than according to assessed value. In addition, Article XIIID, Section 4(a) of the California Constitution limits the amount of any assessment to the proportional special benefit conferred on the property.
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City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
13 Article XIIID provides that publicly owned properties must be assessed unless there is clear and convincing evidence that those properties receive no special benefit from the assessment. Excepted from the assessment would be the areas of public streets, public avenues, public lanes, public roads, public drives, public courts, public alleys, public easements and right-of-ways, public greenbelts and public parkways, and that portion of public property that is not developed and used for business purposes similar to private commercial, industrial and institutional activities.
The majority of improvements to be maintained and operated as a result of the formation District have been constructed. All of the involved improvements are being installed within or in areas in close proximity to the proposed developed residential lots.
The residential lots within the Canyon Creek subdivision receive special benefits which include enhanced neighborhood identity and quality of life, generated when park landscaping and lighting are in place, improved, operable, safe, clean and maintained. In short, maintenance and operation of the proposed improvements will provide beautification, shade, and increase the desirability of the immediate surroundings of the residential units within the District.
Because of the location of the contemplated improvements either within or close to the District, there is no general benefit to properties outside the District or the community as a whole, or a general benefit that is so negligible; it cannot be calculated for purposes of assessment.
As such, all costs associated with the maintenance and operation of the improvements, including incidentals and appurtenances, shall be spread to all parcels within the District on a per unit basis. Developed parcels are those parcels on which a final subdivision map has been filed. Said parcels also abut or obtain primary access from a public street.
In order to determine the appropriate assessment for each developed parcel, a budget for operation and maintenance costs associated with planned improvements in the entire Canyon Creek Subdivision Project was prepared. In some instances, the total cost of operation and maintenance of a given improvement must be collected on an annual basis.
Since the developed parcels in the District are the only parcels that derive special benefit from such activities, they must bear the entire cost of operation and maintenance.
Factored development unit calculations are as follows: Low Density Single Family Residential (SFR) = 1.0 Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU); Medium Density Residential (MDR) = 0.8 EDU Monterey County charges 0.25% of the levy amount for collection for administration of the District.
Assessments may be adjusted annually based on the April Consumer Price Index of the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward Area All Urban Consumers Index (CPI-U). Adjustments are based on the change of the Consumer Price Index prior year/month as compared to the year/month assessments are determined (benchmark month for this district is April). The following table shows the prior year actual and maximum assessment rate per EDU, the annual CPI-U adjustment for the current fiscal year, the current year calculated maximum assessment, the assessment unit of measure, and the current year applied assessment rate.
Engineer’s Report
Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
14 District/Phase
Prior Year
Applied Assessment
Rate
Prior Year
Maximum
Assessment Rate
April to April %
adjustment in the
SF/Oak/Hay CPI-U
Current Year
Maximum
Assessment Rate
Current Year
Applied Assessment
Rate
Cny Crk LMD 1 $600.00 $859.38 4.192% $895.40 $600.00
Cny Crk LMD 2 $600.00 $966.37 4.192% $1,006.87 $600.00
Cny Crk LMD 3 $486.00 $524.30 4.192% $546.27 $486.00
LMD 3 - MDR $486.00 $524.30 4.192% $546.27 $486.00
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Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
15 Annual Budget
EXPENDITURES
Maintenance and Servicing
Tot Lot $14,119
Contractual Services - Park Maintenance $50,443
Other Contractual Services $13,944
Parkway & Percolation Pond Landscape Maintenance 1 $9,883 Sound Wall Maintenance $561
Maintenance and Servicing Subtotal $88,949
Utilities
Street Landscaping Water Charges $780
Tot Lot/Park Water Charges $6,723
Tot Lot/Park Electrical Charges $3,363
Utilities Subtotal $10,866
Capital Replacement/Repair Collection 2
Sound Wall Reserve 3 $48,000
Bridge/Utility Replacement Reserve $18,000
Capital Replacement/Repair Subtotal $66,000
Capital Outlay $0
District Administration
City Staff (YE Transfers GF) $0
City Administration $3,500
City Labor and Overhead 4 $2,798
Engineering (Surveys & Assessment) $3,121
Supplies, Printing & Advertising Notices $5,767
Legal Counsel $1,500
Legal and Accounting Services $498
County Collection Fee $352
Contingency $8,291
District Administration Subtotal $25,828
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $191,643
REVENUES & ADJUSTMENTS
Actual/Estimated Assessments $140,819
Actual/Estimated Use of Money and Property $223
Transfer (To)/From Fund Balance $50,601
TOTAL REVENUES & ADJUSTMENTS $191,643
OPERATING RESERVE FUND BALANCE 5
Estimated Balance 7/1/2022 $95,821
Estimated Addition/(Reduction) $0
Estimated Interest Income $150
Estimated Balance 6/30/2023 $95,972
CAPITAL RESERVE FUND BALANCE
Estimated Balance 7/1/2022 $477,034
Estimated Addition/(Reduction) ($50,601)
Estimated Interest Income $756
Estimated Balance 6/30/2023 ($49,845)
ANNUAL LEVY SUMMARY
Total SFR Parcels Levied 226
Total SFR EDUs 226.00
Maximum Assessment per EDU *Varies by phase
Assessment per EDU n/a
Assessment Needed to Fully Fund *Varies by phase
Total MDR Parcels Levied 1
Total MDR Dwelling Units Levied 36
Total MDR EDUs 28.80
Maximum Assessment per EDU n/a
Assessment per EDU n/a
Assessment Needed to Fully Fund n/a
APPENDIX A – FINANCIAL SUMMARY
2022-23 Financial Summary
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Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
16 APPENDIX B – ASSESSMENT ROLL
Assessment Roll
The proposed assessment and the amount of the assessment apportioned to each lot or parcel, as shown on the latest roll at the Assessor’s Office, is shown in Appendix A. The description of each lot or parcel is part of the records of the Assessor of the County of Monterey and those records are, by reference, made part of this report. The assessments shown will be submitted to the County Auditor/Controller, and included on the property tax bill for each parcel shown in the assessment roll for Fiscal Year 2023-24.
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Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
17 APN Phase EDU
Base
Assessment
Rate
County
Collection Fee Total Assessment
020-321-001-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-002-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-003-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-004-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-005-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-006-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-007-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-008-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-009-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-010-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-011-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-012-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-013-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-014-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-015-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-016-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-017-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-018-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-019-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-020-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-021-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-022-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-023-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-024-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-025-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-321-026-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-322-001-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-322-002-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-322-003-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-322-004-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-322-005-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-001-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-002-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-003-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-004-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
Engineer’s Report
Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
18 APN Phase EDU
Base
Assessment
Rate
County
Collection Fee Total Assessment
020-323-005-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-006-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-007-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-008-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-009-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-010-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-011-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-012-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-013-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-014-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-015-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-016-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-017-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-018-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-019-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-020-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-021-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-022-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-023-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-024-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-025-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-026-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-027-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-028-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-029-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-030-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-323-031-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-324-001-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-324-002-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-324-003-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-324-004-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-324-005-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-324-006-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-324-007-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-324-008-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-324-009-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-324-010-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-324-011-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-324-012-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-324-013-000 I 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
TOTALS 75.00 $45,000.00
Engineer’s Report
Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
19 APN Phase EDU
Base
Assessment
Rate
County
Collection Fee Total Assessment
020-331-001-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-331-002-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-331-003-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-331-004-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-331-005-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-331-006-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-331-007-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-331-008-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-331-009-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-331-010-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-331-011-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-331-012-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-331-013-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-331-014-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-331-015-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-001-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-002-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-003-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-004-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-005-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-006-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-007-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-008-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-009-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-010-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-011-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-012-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-013-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-014-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-015-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-332-016-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-333-001-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-333-002-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-333-003-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-333-004-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-333-005-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-333-006-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-333-007-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-333-008-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-333-009-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-333-010-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-333-011-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
Engineer’s Report
Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
20 APN Phase EDU
Base
Assessment
Rate
County
Collection Fee Total Assessment
020-334-001-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-002-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-003-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-004-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-005-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-006-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-007-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-008-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-009-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-010-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-011-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-012-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-013-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-014-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-015-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-016-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-334-017-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-335-001-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-335-002-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-335-003-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-335-004-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-335-005-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-335-006-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-335-007-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-335-008-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-335-009-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-335-010-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-335-011-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-335-012-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-335-013-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-335-014-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
020-335-015-000 II 1.00 $598.50 $1.50 $600.00
TOTALS 74.00 $44,400.00
Engineer’s Report
Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
21 APN Phase EDU
Base
Assessment
Rate
County
Collection Fee Total Assessment
020-333-012-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-333-013-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-333-014-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-333-015-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-333-016-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-333-017-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-333-018-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-333-019-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-333-020-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-334-018-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-334-019-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-334-020-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-334-021-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-016-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-017-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-018-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-019-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-020-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-021-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-022-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-023-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-024-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-025-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-026-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-027-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-028-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-029-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-030-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-031-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-032-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-033-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-034-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-035-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-036-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-335-037-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-336-001-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-336-002-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-336-003-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-336-004-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-341-001-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-341-002-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-001-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
Engineer’s Report
Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
22 APN Phase EDU
Base
Assessment
Rate
County
Collection Fee Total Assessment
020-342-002-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-003-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-004-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-005-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-006-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-007-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-008-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-009-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-010-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-011-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-012-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-013-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-014-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-015-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-018-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-019-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-020-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-021-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-022-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-023-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-024-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-025-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-026-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-027-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-028-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-029-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-030-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-031-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-032-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-033-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-034-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-035-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-342-036-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-343-005-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-343-006-000 III 1.00 $484.79 $1.21 $486.00
020-343-007-000 III 28.80 $13,961.81 $34.99 $13,996.80
TOTALS 105.80 $51,418.80
Engineer’s Report
Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
23 APPENDIX C – DISTRICT DIAGRAMS
District Diagrams
Diagrams for the District, including each Phase of the Canyon Creek Development, are shown on the following pages.
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Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
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Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
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Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
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Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
27 APPENDIX D – CAPITAL REPLACEMENT
Capital Replacement
The following pages show a summary of the Capital Replacement costs for each District within the City, as well as the Capital Replacement detail of each identified item for this District.
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Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces
City of Gonzales
Fiscal Year 2023-24
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