Public Hearing:
Annual Levy Assessment of
Landscape Maintenance District (LMD) 92-1
June 17, 2025
City of Placentia
1 Background on Process
2 Legal Authority
•Landscape & Lighting Act of 1972
•Establishes the authority and process for a government agency to create and maintain special assessment districts •Proposition 218
•Limits the City’s ability to increase assessments
Annual Levy Assessment Process
•1st City Council Meeting: May 20, 2025
•Resolution No. R-2025-19 –Directing Preparation of Engineer’s Report •Resolution No. R-2025-20 –Intent to Levy & Setting Public Hearing •2nd City Council Meeting:June 17, 2025
•Public Hearing
Overview of LMD 92-1
•Formed in 1992
•2,405 Parcels Assessed
•Improvements Maintained by the District
Include
Neighborhood Entrance Signs
Landscaped Islands
Parkway Vistas
Oil Well Lot Screening
Street Right-of-Way Landscaping
Public Easements
Placentia Champions Sports
Complex
3 Current District Assessment Rates
•Maximum Allowable Rate:
$154.87 per assessment unit
(AU)
•Each parcel is assessed at an
AU factor based on their class
assignment
•Assessment rates remain at
1992 levels
•Proposition 218 requires a ballot
measure and voter approval to
increase assessments
Class Description AU Ratio
Factor
Annual
Assessment
Rate
Class I Single-Family 1.00 $154.87/Parcel
Class II Commercial/
Industrial 10.00 $1,548.70/Acre
Class III Multi-Family 0.70 $108.41/Unit
Class IV Undeveloped 5.00 $774.35/Acre
4 FY 25-26 Budget for LMD 92-1 Fund
Revenue Item Amount
Direct Assessments 457,992
General Fund Contribution -
Total Revenues $457,992
5 Expenditure Item Amount
Salaries & Benefits 118,367
Landscaping 82,500
Telephone/Internet 16,000
Public Notice 2,000
Maintenance Expenses/
Supplies 2,000
Electricity 20,000
Water 200,000
Total Expenditures $440,867
Revenue Allocation to Parcels
Assessment per Assessment Unit $154.87
Total Assessment Units 2,957.27
Total Assessment Revenue $457,992
Expenditures vs. Revenues
Status of LMD 92-1 Fund
6 Increase in Maintenance Costs The cost to maintain the District has increased since 1992 Unadjusted Assessment Rates Unlike the City’s community facilities districts, this District is not subject to an annual escalation Annual Cost Adjustments Each year, operational costs are adjusted, typically by reducing service levels, to maintain solvency and avoid a direct General Fund subsidy Revenue Limitations Current revenue only covers minimal routine maintenance costs, excluding capital repairs and improvements Future Study Session Staff will present potential options to address the District's structural deficit to the City Council at a future study session
Staff Recommendations
1.Open the Public Hearing concerning the levy and collection of assessments within the Landscape Maintenance District 92-1; and
2.Receive the Staff Report, consider all public testimony, ask questions of Staff; and
3.Close the Public Hearing; and
4.Adopt Resolution No. R-2025-30, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Placentia, California, approving Engineer’s Report, confirming diagram and assessment, and ordering levy of continued assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for Placentia Landscape Maintenance District No. 92-1.
7 Questions & Comments
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