REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From:Jason Simpson, City Manager
Prepared by:Shannon Buckley, Assistant City Manager
Date:December 9, 2025
Subject: Public Hearing and Election for Annexation Proceedings for Annexation No. 27 Into Community Facilities District No. 2015-2 (Maintenance Services) for APN 377-200-045 (Ortega BESS)
Recommendation
1. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, CALLING AN ELECTION TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS THE
QUESTION OF LEVYING A SPECIAL TAX WITHIN THE AREA PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2015-2 (MAINTENANCE SERVICES) (ANNEXATION NO. 27);
2. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ELECTION RESULTS FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2015-2 (MAINTENANCE SERVICES) (ANNEXATION NO. 27); and
3. Introduced by title only and waive further reading of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2016-1359 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2015-2 OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE (MAINTENANCE SERVICES) AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES.
Background
On October 14, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-71, declaring its intention to annex territory to Community Facilities District No. 2015-2 (Maintenance Services) and commence the annexation proceedings for the territory to be annexed, also known as Annexation No. 27. A public hearing was set for December 9, 2025. Following such a public hearing, if there is no majority protest against the annexation and the levy of the special tax, the City Clerk will conduct an election for the landowners and declare the results of that election.
CFD No. 2015-2 Ortega BESS Annexation No. 27
As required by the Resolution of Intention, an annexation map was recorded on October 22, 2025, at 9:49 a.m. in Book 97, Page 68, Document No. 2025-0324159 of Maps of Assessment and Community Facilities Districts with the Riverside County Recorder.
Discussion
The City Council adopted the Resolution of Intention in response to a request by Parviz Oshideri (the “Owner”) for the City to assist them in annexing territory into CFD No. 2015-2 (Maintenance Services) to cover the costs associated with the maintenance of public improvements. The improvements proposed to be maintained include items such as landscaping, lighting, and street maintenance. The Applicants have agreed to the annexation into the CFD and submitted a "Consent and Waiver" form on file in the City Clerk's Office, to initiate and conduct proceedings pursuant to the Mello-Roos Act of 1982, requesting the annexation of property to CFD No. 2015- 2 (Maintenance Services) and consenting to the shortening of election time requirements, waiving analysis and arguments, and waiving all notice requirements relating to the conduct of the election.
The original area proposed under Annexation No. 27 encompasses a 20-megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS), which will be incorporated into Tax Zone 31 of CFD No. 2015-2.
Resolution No. 2025-71, adopted on October 14, 2025, originally proposed a maximum special tax rate of $2,178 per acre. The maximum annual tax rates are proposed to escalate each year at the greater of Consumer Price Index (CPI) or 2%.
To annex property to CFD No. 2015-2 under the provisions of California Government Code Section 53311 et seq., the City must adopt a series of three statutorily required Resolutions and an Ordinance, which are summarized below.
Resolution declaring City's intent to annex territory to Community Facilities District No. 2015-2, including the boundary of the area to be annexed and the rate and method of apportionment of special taxes within the annexation area (the special tax applies only to properties within the annexation area), adopted October 14, 2025. Resolution calling an election to submit to the qualified electors the question of levying a special tax within the area proposed to be annexed to the District.
Resolution declaring the results of the election and directing the recording of the notice of special tax lien.
Amend the Ordinance and order the levy and collection of special taxes in the District.
With the adoption of the Resolutions and the first reading of the amended Ordinance, the second reading of the amended Ordinance would be scheduled for December 23, 2025.
Fiscal Impact
On March 1 of each year, every taxable property for which a building permit has been issued will be subject to the special taxes in the ensuing Fiscal Year. If the anticipated costs of maintaining CFD No. 2015-2 Ortega BESS Annexation No. 27
the facilities in any given Fiscal Year, before buildout of the project, exceed the special tax revenues available from parcels for which building permits have been issued, then the special tax may also be on undeveloped property within the Tax Zone.
Once developed, the Special Tax A for Tax Zone 31 will generate $3,899 annually, plus the annual escalator for maintenance services.
Attachments
Attachment 1 - Project Map
Attachment 2 - Resolution Calling an Election
Exhibit A - Rate and Method of Apportionment
Exhibit B - Ballot
Attachment 3 - Resolution Declaring Election Results
Exhibit A - Certificate of Election Results
Attachment 4 - Certificate of Registrar of Voters
Attachment 5 - Ordinance
Attachment 6 – Proof of Publication
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