STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
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7/14/2026
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Date:July 14, 2026
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From: Patti Garibay, Director – Community Development
Nicole Jones, Manager – Community Development
Subject:Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 Annual Assessment for Fiscal Year 2026/27
Recommendation:
Open the public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026/27 annual assessment for Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 and Fox Field Industrial Corridor Landscape Maintenance District, receive testimony, and adopt Resolution No. 26-__, continuing the public hearing to Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 1:30 p.m., and directing publication of the Resolution of Intention.
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Fiscal Impact:
Parcels annexed prior to Fiscal Year 2005/06 will be assessed $80 per benefit unit, which is the same as the previous year’s assessment. Parcels annexed beginning Fiscal Year 2005/06 will be assessed $148.04 per benefit unit; parcels in the Fox Field Industrial Corridor will be assessed $0.4873 per benefit unit, which includes the 2.93% CPI adjustment. An estimated total of $2,150,936.37 will be assessed against the benefiting properties, which will be used for maintenance expenses.
Background:
Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 and Fox Field Industrial Corridor Landscape Maintenance District were formed, including subsequent annexations thereto, for the purpose of providing maintenance services to landscaping and appurtenant improvements for various developments within the City, and assessing those properties which benefit from this service. 2 4
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Each year the City Council must, by law, order the preparation of an Engineer’s Report describing the existing and proposed maintenance services, and conduct a public hearing to establish and order the amount of assessment for the next fiscal year.
Funds collected through the Landscape Maintenance District are used to maintain landscaping improvements throughout the District.
Assessment Rates for Fiscal Year 2026/27
• Parcels annexed before FY 2005/06
◦Annual assessment remains $80.00 per benefit unit. This rate is unchanged from FY 2004/05.
• Parcels annexed in FY 2005/06 or later
◦Assessments are adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Los Angeles–Riverside–Orange Counties region.
◦The approved CPI adjustment for FY 2026/27 is 2.93%. The assessment increases from $143.83 to $148.04 per benefit unit.
• Fox Field Industrial Corridor Landscape Maintenance District ◦The assessment is also adjusted annually using the same 2.93% CPI increase. The rate increases from $0.4734 to $0.4873 per benefit unit.
Notice of the public hearing is required to be published before the hearing may be concluded. So that publication may be completed, staff recommends that the City Council open the public hearing, receive testimony, and continue the hearing, without closing it, to the City Council’s regular meeting of August 11, 2026, at 1:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers. The Resolution of Intention adopted on June 23, 2026 will be published prior to the continued hearing as provided in the attached resolution. The resolution confirming the diagram and assessments and ordering the levy will be presented for adoption at the continued hearing on August 11, 2026.
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. 26-__ — continuing the public hearing to August 11, 2026 and directing publication of the Resolution of Intention.
2. Final Engineer’s Report.