ORDINANCE NO. 2025-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2017-231 AND LEVYING SPECIAL TAXES TO BE
COLLECTED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 TO PAY THE ANNUAL COSTS
OF THE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF LANSDCAPING, STREET
LIGHTS, STREETS, ROADS, AND OPEN SPACE, GRAFFITI ABATEMENT,
THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, A
RESERVE FUND FOR CAPITAL REPLACEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES WITH RESPECT TO CITY OF MENIFEE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2017-1 (MAINTENANCE SERVICES)(ANNEXATION NO. 29) WHEREAS, pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (the “Act”), on December 6, 2017, the City Council (the “City Council”) of the City of Menifee (the “City”) adopted Resolution No. 17-658 establishing Community Facilities District No. 2017-1 (Maintenance Services) of the City of Menifee, County of Riverside, State of California (the "CFD No. 2017-1") for the purpose of levying special taxes on parcels of taxable property therein for the purpose of providing certain services (the “Services”), which are necessary to meet increased demands placed upon the City and are described in Exhibit A attached hereto; and WHEREAS, on December 20, 2017, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2017-231 entitled, “An Ordinance Levying Special Taxes to be Collected During Fiscal Year 2018-19 to Pay the Annual Costs of the Maintenance and Servicing of Landscaping, Street Lights, Parks, Parkways, Streets, Roads, Graffiti Abatement, and Open Space, the Operation and Maintenance of Storm Drainage Systems, a Reserve Fund for Capital Replacement, and Administrative Expenses with Respect to City of Menifee Community Facilities District No. 2017-1 (Maintenance Services)” (“Ordinance No. 2017-231”), pursuant to which the City Council levied special taxes with the CFD No. 2017-1; and
WHEREAS, on February 19, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-1543 entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Menifee Declaring Its Intention to Annex Territory to Community Facilities District No. 2017-1 (Maintenance Services) of the City of Menifee, Adopting a Map of the Area to be Proposed to be Annexed (Annexation No. 29) and Authorizing the Levy of a Special Taxes Therein” (the “Resolution of Intention”) declaring its intention to annex certain territory to the CFD No. 2017-1 and to levy special taxes within that territory to provide the Services as described in the Resolution of Intention and setting a special public hearing on the proposed annexation for April 2, 2025; and WHEREAS, notice was published as required by the Act relative to the intention of the City Council to annex certain territory to the CFD No. 2017-1, to levy special taxes therein to provide the Services, and to set the time and place of said public hearing; and WHEREAS, on April 2, 2025, at the time and place specified in said published notice, the City Council opened and held a public hearing as required by the Act relative to the annexation of territory in to the CFD No. 2017-1, the levy of the special taxes therein, and the provision of Services by the CFD No. 2017-1; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing all persons desiring to be heard on all matters pertaining to the annexation of territory to the CFD No. 2017-1, the levy of the special taxes 5 0
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7 therein, and the provision of Services therein were heard, and a full and fair hearing was held; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to said public hearing, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-1564 entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Menifee 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. 2017-1 (Maintenance Services) (Annexation No. 29)” (the “Resolution Calling the Election”) on April 2, 2025, wherein the City Council submitted the question of levying a special tax in territory proposed to be annexed to the CFD No. 2017-1 at the rate and according to the method of apportionment described therein; and WHEREAS, at said special election on April 2, 2025, the qualified electors of the territory proposed to be annexed to the CFD No. 2017-1 approved said propositions as described in the Resolution Calling the Special Election by more than the two-thirds vote required by the Act; and WHEREAS, subsequent to said special election, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-1565 entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Menifee Declaring the Results of the Special Election Held on April 2, 2025, and Ordering the Annexation of Territory to Community Facilities District No. 2017-1 (Maintenance Services) (Annexation No. 29)” wherein the City Council determined that the territory proposed to be annexed was added to the CFD No. 2017-1 (such territory being referred to herein as “Annexation No. 29”).
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Menifee, California does ordain as follows:
Section 1.Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
Section 2.Amendment to Exhibit B of Ordinance No. 2017-231. Exhibit B of Ordinance No. 2017-231 is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with Revised Exhibit B attached hereto.
Section 3.Amendment to Section 2 of Ordinance No. 2017-231. Section 2 of Ordinance No. 2017-231 is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
Section 2.Levy of Special Taxes. Special taxes
shall be and are hereby levied for the Fiscal Year
2024-25, and each Fiscal Year thereafter, on all
parcels of real property within the Community
Facilities District which are subject to taxation, which are identified in Revised Exhibit B attached hereto,
and in the amount set forth for each such parcel in
said Revised Exhibit B. Pursuant to said
Section 53340, such special taxes shall be collected
in the same manner as ordinary ad valorem property
taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same
penalties and the same procedure, sale, and lien
priority in case of delinquency as is provided for ad
valorem taxes.
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7 Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional, without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 5.Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days from the date of its adoption.
Section 6.Notice of Adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, and shall cause to be published within fifteen (15) days after its passage in a newspaper of general circulation and circulated within the City in accordance with Government Code Section 36933(a) or, cause this Ordinance to be published in a manner required by law using the alternative summary and posting procedure authorized under Government Code Section 36933 (c).
This Ordinance was introduced and read on the 2nd day of April, 2025 and APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of April, 2025.
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Ricky Estrada, Mayor
Attest:
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Stephanie Roseen, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
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Jeffrey T. Melching, City Attorney
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7 EXHIBIT A
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
The services which may be funded with proceeds of the special tax of CFD No. 2017-1, as provided by Section 53313 of the Act, will include all costs attributable to maintaining, servicing, cleaning, repairing and/or replacing landscaped areas (and may include reserves for replacement) in public street right-of- ways, public landscaping, public open spaces and other similar landscaped areas officially dedicated for public use. These services include the following:
(a) maintenance and lighting of parks, parkways, streets, roads and open space, which maintenance and lighting services may include, without limitation, furnishing of electrical power to street lights and traffic signals; repair and replacement of damaged or inoperative light bulbs, fixtures and standards; maintenance (including irrigation and replacement) of landscaping vegetation situated on or adjacent to parks, parkways, streets, roads and open space; maintenance and repair of irrigation facilities; maintenance of public signage; graffiti removal from and maintenance and repair of public structures situated on parks, parkways, streets, roads and open space; maintenance and repair of playground or recreation program equipment or facilities situated on any park; and
(b) maintenance and operation of water quality improvements which include storm drainage and flood protection facilities, including, without limitation, drainage inlets, catch basin inserts, infiltration basins, flood control channels, fossil fuel filters, and similar facilities.
Maintenance services may include, but are not limited to, the repair, removal or replacement of all or part of any of the water quality improvements; fossil fuel filters within the public right-of-way including the removal of petroleum hydrocarbons and other pollutants from water runoff or appurtenant facilities; clearing of inlets and outlets; erosion repairs; and cleanup to improvements, and other items necessary for the maintenance, servicing, or both of the water quality basin improvements within flood control channel improvements; and (c) public street sweeping, on the segments of the arterials within the boundaries of CFD No. 2017-1; as well as local roads within residential subdivisions located within CFD No. 2017- 1; and any portions adjacent to the properties within CFD No. 2017-1.
In addition to payment of the cost and expense of the forgoing services, proceeds of the special tax may be expended to pay “Administrative Expenses,” as said term is defined in Exhibit B to the Resolution of Intention (Resolution No. 24-1511).
The above services shall be limited to those provided within the boundaries of CFD No. 2017-1 or for the benefit of the properties within the boundaries of CFD No. 2017-1, as the boundary is expanded from time to time by annexations, and said services may be financed by proceeds of the special tax of CFD No. 2017-1 only to the extent that they are in addition to those provided in the territory of CFD No. 2017-1 before CFD No. 2017-1 was created.
5 REVISED EXHIBIT B
(Amending and Replacing Exhibit B of Ordinance No. 2017-231) COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2017-1 (MAINTENANCE SERVICES) SPECIAL TAX FISCAL YEAR 2024-25
(Effective as of April 16, 2025)
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBERS
Annexation Owner Assessor's Parcel Numbers
Stark Menifee Land, LLC
Stark Menifee Land, LLC & Menifee
Multifamily, LLC Original Formation
Several
See Next Page
1 MLC Holdings 360-210-001
2 Woodside O5S See Next Page
3 To Be Determined
4 Lennar Homes of California, Inc. See Next Page
5 Forester Real Estate Group Inc. 372-040-043, -044
6 Meritage Homes of California, Inc. 372-160-006, -007, -008, -013 and 372-190-003
7 RCFC Investments, LLC 339-020-004, -005, -006, -007, -008, -040, -041, -042, -043 and 339-030-022
8 Pulte Home Company, LLC and
Diamond Brother Five Partnership, LP 340-050-034 and 340-050-032 9 D.R.Horton Los Angeles Holding
Company, Inc. See Next Page
10 Briggs & 74, LLC 327-320-028
11 Golden Meadowland, LLC & Golden Hill
Country, LLC
360-300-011, 360-300-012,
360-300-013, 360-300-014
12 BLC Fleming, LLC 333-020-011 and 333-020-019
13 FPG Sun Menifee 80 LLC 360-150-019
14 FPG Tricon Menifee Property LLC 372-050-037, -038, -039, -040, -041, - 042
15 Boulders Menifee LLC 339-200-080
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6 Annexation Owner Assessor's Parcel Numbers
16 Jefferson Menifee LLC 364-070-051
17 VSK Investments, LLC 329-020-009 and 329-020-022
18 AH EHC CA 1 364-190-004 and 364-190-005
19 DSMD Cajun Properties 360-020-029
20 To Be Determined
21 Richmond American Homes of Maryland
Inc. 338-150-046 and 338-150-031
22A Pulte Home Company, LLC See Next Page
22B Pulte Home Company, LLC 335-070-055 and 335-430-027 22C Pulte Home Company, LLC 330-220-016, -017 and 330-230-043 23 Pulte Home Company, LLC See Next Page
24 Canceled
25 To Be Determined
26 The Han Family Trust Dated February
27, 2003 330-230-023
27 KA Menifee, LLC, Capital Financial
Group, Inc Defined Benefit Pension
Plan, Kaassi International, Inc. Defined
Benefit Pension Plan, KZA Inc. Defined
Benefit Pension Plan
333-040-045, 333-040-046
28 To Be Determined
29 Lennar Homes of California, LLC
331-250-028, 331-250-029,
331-250-030
Ordinance Annex 29
7 REVISED EXHIBIT B (cont.)
(Amending and Replacing Exhibit B of Ordinance No. 2017-231) COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2017-1 (MAINTENANCE SERVICES)
ORIGINAL FORMATION
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBERS
APN APN APN
331250028 331250029 331250030
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ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBERS
Assessor's Parcel Numbers
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ANNEXATION NO. 4
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBERS
Assessor's Parcel Numbers
333070069 333070070 333070071 333070075 333070080 333070081 333070082 Ordinance Annex 29
9 ANNEXATION NO. 9
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBERS
Assessor's Parcel Numbers
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ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBERS
Assessor's Parcel Numbers
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ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBERS
Assessor's Parcel Numbers
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