July 15, 2025, Item #10DATE: TO: FROM: CONTACT: SUBJECT: Summary: AGENDA RE PO RT City of Poway July 15, 2025 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City ~~uncil Eric Heidemann, Director of Public Works{~ Danielle McIntosh, Senior Management Anal~vv. (858) 668-4729 or [email protected] =:Y I I CITY COUNCIL Resolution Establishing Assessments for Poway Landscape Maintenance District 87-1 to be Collected on the San Diego County Property Tax Roll for Fiscal Year 2025-26 On June 3, 2025, City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-016 declaring intention to levy and collect assessments within Landscape Maintenance District (LM D) 87-1 and set the public hearing for July 15, 2025. City Council is to consider the approval of a resolution (Attachment A) authorizing the levy and collection of assessments for each affected parcel within LMD 87-1 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26. FY 2025-26 assessment rate for LMD 87-1 is proposed to remain unchanged at the FY 2024-25 rate of $210.68 per benefit unit per year. Landscape maintenance for LMD 87-1 will remain at service level C and may be subject to adjustments depending on frequency and magnitude of unplanned events. Recommended Action: It is recommended City Council take public input, close the public hearing and adopt the Resolution.,, Discussion: LMD 87-1 was formed on January 27, 1987, to maintain landscape improvements installed in conjunction with new subdivisions within the boundaries of LMD 87-1. A map showing LMD 87-1's boundaries is included as Attachment B. Each subdivision and/or development listed below was required to annex into the LMD 87-1 as a condition of property development either through the final map process or by Council Resolution. LMD 87-1 includes the following residential developments: TRACT PROJECT NAME TTM 88-04R Rolling Hills Estates I and II TTM 97-03 Valencia TPM 98-07 Kimball TTM 98-07 Aviano/Bothwell TPM 04-02 Rexford TPM 01-05 Dynasty Development 1 of 5
July 15, 2025, Item #10On May 21, 2019, a ballot measure was proposed and passed, to reorganize LMD 87-1 to form a new landscape maintenance district (LMD 19-1) by detaching 327 commercial properties. The existing residential development areas within LMD 87-1 remained as LMD 87-1 FY 2025-26 assessment rate for LMD 87-1 is proposed to remain unchanged from the FY 2024-25 rate of $210.68 per benefit unit per year. LMD 87-1 currently has no approved escalation factor for increasing the maximum assessment rate. In FY 2021-22, service levels for landscape maintenance were reduced to level C to align expenses with assessment revenue. Landscape maintenance will remain at service level C. Service level C consists of performing landscape maintenance (e.g., irrigation inspection, removal of trash and debris, trimming of shrubs, fertilizing, mowing, edging, pruning, and sweeping) for respective areas within LMD 87-1 on a monthly basis. Services levels may be subject to adjustments depending on frequency and magnitude of unplanned events. City Council's approved FY 2025-26 Engineer's Report is on file in the Office of the City Clerk, 13325 Civic Center Drive and the Department of Public Works, 14467 Lake Poway Road, Poway, California. Environmental Review: This action is not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Fiscal Impact: LMD 87-1 does not include a voter-approved inflater which puts pressure on service levels as expenses increase over time due to inflation while revenues do not. FY 2025-26 LMD 87-1 assessment rate remains unchanged from the FY 2024-25 rate of $210.68 per benefit unit per year. Revenue for LMD 87-1 is comprised of $41,293 from assessments, $2,411 in estimated interest earnings and $6,183 in General Fund contributions. Estimated revenues are sufficient to cover planned service levels. A General Fund contribution will be made based upon average square footage maintenance costs for landscaped medians and rights-of-way that provide general benefit to the City. Public Notification: A Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Poway News Chieftain on Thursday, June 19, 2025. Pursuant to Government Section 53753, all public notification requirements have been met. No responses have been received regarding proposed assessments at the time this report was written. Attachments: A. Resolution B. LMD 87-1 Map Reviewed/Approved By: Assistant City Manager 2 of 5 Reviewed By: Alan Fenstermacher City Attorney Approved By: Chr~-J City Manager
July 15, 2025, Item #10RESOLUTION NO. 25-A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING ASSESSMENTS FOR POWAY LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 87-1 TO BE COLLECTED ON THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ROLL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 WHEREAS, City Council of the City of Poway desires to have Landscape Maintenance District assessments collected on the San Diego County Property Tax Roll; WHEREAS, pursuant to provisions of City of Poway Resolution No. 00-034 (Policies for Landscape Maintenance Districts) and Assessment law being "Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972" (being part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code), applicable provisions of "Proposition 218" (begin Article XIII C of the California Constitution), and provisions of "Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act" (being California Senate Bill 919), and in accordance with the Resolution of Intention, being City of Poway Resolution No. 25-016 adopted by City Council of the City of Poway, County of San Diego, State of California, in connection with proceedings for Landscape Maintenance District No. 87-1, the Assessment Engineer for the City of Poway has submitted an Engineer's Report for the District as required by California Street and Highways Code, Section 22565; WHEREAS, on June 3, 2025, at a regular meeting of Poway's City Council, amounts to be collected have been set forth in a public Engineer's Report; WHEREAS, on July 15, 2025, City Council held a duly advertised public hearing to solicit comments from the public, both for and against, relative to the matter; and WHEREAS, this action is authorized by laws of the State of California. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by City Council of the City of Poway as follows: SECTION 1: The Assessment Rate for one (1) zone is as follows: Zone A: $210.68 per benefit unit per year SECTION 2: The sum of assessments to be collected on the Fiscal Year 2025-26 San Diego County Property Tax Roll to provide for maintenance of landscape improvements within Zone A of Landscape Maintenance District No. 87-1 is as follows: Zone A: $41,293 SECTION 3: Under assessment law, the City of Poway's General Benefit Contribution has been calculated for Zone A as $6,183. 3 of 5 II II II ATTACHMENT A
July 15, 2025, Item #10Resolution No. 25-Page 2 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of City Council of the City of Poway, California on the 15th day of July, 2025 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSTAINED: ABSENT: DISQUALIFIED: Steve Vaus, Mayor ATTEST: Carrie Gallagher, CMC, City Clerk 4 ofS
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