Agenda packet — Rancho Cucamonga City Council, July 17, 2024 (part 4 of 6)

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Parcel Land Use Category
Safety Benefit
Points
Single Family Residential 3.00
Condominium Residential 2.10
Multi-Family Residential 2.10
Commercial/Industrial 18.00
Public Service Parcels – Church/Fire Station/School 2.00 Undeveloped 0.30
Common Area/Roads/Easements/Utility 0.00

Economic Benefit Points
Accounting for the existing economic activity throughout the District, as well as the potential for properties to develop, redevelop and invest in their economic presence, properties within the District are assigned benefit points for the economic activity benefits received from the uniform and maintained improvements. Economic activity benefit points are assigned based upon the property’s location to the District activities, as well as the property’s existing land use. The District’s improvements will allow properties to maximize their development, land use and occupancy rates. Residential land uses are assigned benefit points in proportion to the number of trips generated and average number of occupants per dwelling unit in comparison to the typical single-family parcel. Single Family Residential parcels are assigned 4.00 benefit points, one for each of the improvement types. Studies have consistently shown that the average multi-family residential unit impacts infrastructure approximately 80% as much as a single-family residence. Condominium parcels are assigned 3.20 benefit points since the number of trips generated per condominium unit is approximately 80% of the typical single -family residential units (Trip Generation, 2003). Multi-family residential parcels are assigned 2.40 benefit points per dwelling unit since the number of trips generated per multi-family residential unit, per the City’s Traffic Study (2009), are 60% of the typical single-family residential unit.

To recognize the increase in economic activity and additional pedestrian traffic that non- residential properties generate compared to resident ial property, non -residential Commercial properties are assigned benefit points based on the average trip generations of non- residential property compared to a Single Family Residential property. Based on the City’s Traffic Study (2009), and given that th e non-residential parcels within the D istrict are of mixed uses, the trip generation rate for non -residential parcels averages just under 320 trips per acre, which is approximately 5.6 times per acre that of a single family residential development. The tr ip generation rate is reduced to account for pass -through trips which are estimated to be 20%.

Therefore, the economic benefit points assigned Commercial parcels is 4.50 per one residential benefit point. Commercial properties are assigned a total of 18.00 economic benefit points.

The public services parcels and utility parcels within the District are used to provide services to the surrounding community, and are located based upon their proximity to the parcels they serve. These parcels receive no ec onomic benefit from the collective improvements in place.

Therefore, they are not assigned benefit points for economic activities.

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The availability of well-maintained sidewalk, landscaping and park improvements within the local community enhances the ability of owners of undeveloped parcels of land to develop those parcels, as studies have shown that there is an increase in demand for residents and businesses to locate within communities with well -maintained sidewalk, landscaping and park improvements. However, since undeveloped parcels generate fewer trips and given the limited activity these properties provide, they receive a reduced economic benefit from the maintenance of the collective improvements. To account for this reduced benefit, but still recognize development potential, all undeveloped properties are assigned 1.50 benefit points.

Common areas and roads are deemed to receive no benefit from the District maintenance activities because they serve as connectors for other properties and do not receive an economic benefit.

The following shows the economic benefit points assigned to the parcel land use categories within the District:

Parcel Land Use Category
Economic Benefit
Points
Single Family Residential 4.00
Condominium Residential 3.20
Multi-Family Residential 2.80
Commercial/Industrial 18.00
Public Service Parcels – Church/Fire Station/School 0.00 Undeveloped 1.50
Common Area/Roads/Utility 0.00

Total Special Benefit Points Calculation
The formula below shows the total special benefit points calculation for each parcel within the District:

Parcel’s Total
Special Benefit
Points
=
Parcel’s
Aesthetic
Benefit Points
+
Parcel’s
Safety
Benefit Points
+
Parcel’s
Economic
Benefit Points

Parcel Factors
The method of apportioning the benefit to the parcels within the District reflects the proportional special benefit assigned to each property within the District based upon various property characteristics of parcels as compared to other properties within the District. By adjusting the assigned special benefit points set forth above by parcel factors, a more complete picture of the proportional special benefits received by each parcel within the District is presented. Given that the special benefits provi ded by the District focus on aesthetic benefit, safety benefit, and economic activity benefits, it was determined that lot size (acreage) for non- residential parcels and units for residential parcels were the most appropriate parcel factors. The number of units for non- residential parcels would not accurately reflect the amount of development and

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redevelopment that may occur. In addition, a larger parcel allows for a greater area to develop and redevelop than smaller parcels, which corresponds to larger parcels receiving proportionately greater aesthetic, safety and economic activity benefits when compared to smaller parcels within the District. Therefore, the benefits assigned for each parcel in the District is in direct proportion to the size of the par cel and potential development of the parcel.

Residential parcels are limited by the number of units on the parcel more than the actual lot size. However, the greater the lot size, the more units can be placed on a parcel, and the more persons who use and benefits from the collective improvements. Therefore, the benefits assigned for each parcel in the District is in direct proportion to the units assigned to that parcel.

The formula below shows the parcel factor calculation for each parcel within the District:

Residential Parcel Factor = Units
Non-Residential Parcel Factor = Acreage

Total Benefit Units per Parcel Calculation
To appropriately quantify and assign the total benefit units for each parcel within the District, the total special benefit points are further adjusted according to the formula below:

Parcel’s Total
Benefit Units =
Parcel’s Total
Special Benefit
Points
X Parcel
Factor

Total Special Benefit Units
The total special benefit units for the District at this time are 81,554.33

Data Considerations and Parcel Changes
The use of the latest Assessor’s Secured Roll information has been and shall be used in the future as the basis in determining each parcel’s land use category, units and lot size (acreage), unless better data was or is available to the City. In addition, if any parcel within the District is identified by the Auditor/Controller to be an invalid parcel number, the land use category, units and l ot size (acreage) of the subsequent valid parcels shall serve as the basis in assigning parcel factor special benefit units. If a single parcel changes to multiple parcels, the special benefit units shall be recalculated based on the property type, number of units and acreage data for the new parcels, rather than each new parcel receiving a proportionate share of the original assessment.

Special Considerations: Publicly Owned Parcels
Any publicly owned parcels that benefit from the improvements cannot be exempt from the assessment. The special benefits accruing to these types of parcels must be determined using the same kind of formulas and benefit point assignment as applied to privately owned parcels.

This requirement is clearly conveyed in Arti cle XIII D, Section 4(a) of the California Constitution which states in part, “... Parcels within a district that are owned or used by any agency, the State of California or the United States shall not be exempt from assessment unless the agency can

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demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that those publicly owned parcels in fact receive no special benefit.” Publicly owned parcels are categorized and assigned benefit units using the same methodology as privately owned parcels, based on their land use as shown on the latest County Secured Roll.

Rate per Benefit Unit
The assessment rate per special benefit unit is calculated by dividing the total cost estimate to be assessed by the total special benefit units assigned to the parcels in the Dis trict. The following formula provides the assessment rate per special benefit unit calculation:

Rate per
Benefit Unit = Total Costs to
be Assessed / District’s Total
Benefit Units

Method of Assessment Spread
The method of assessment is based upon a formula that assigns the special benefits to each parcel, with special benefit points being adjusted by the parcel’s number of units or lot size (acreage). The formula below provides a summary of the annual assessm ent calculation for each parcel in the District.

(A)
Parcel’s Total
Benefit Units
=
(B)
Parcel’s Total
Special Benefit
Points
X
(C)
Parcel
Factor

(B)
Parcel’s Total
Special Benefit
Points
=
Parcel’s
Aesthetic
Benefit Points
+
Parcel’s
Safety
Benefit Points
+
Parcel’s
Economic
Benefit Points

Applying the Method of Assessment Spread
The maximum assessment for each parcel in the District is calculated by the following procedure:

Step 1: Assign each parcel its appropriate land use category based on the most recent San Bernardino County Assessor’s Secured Roll data.

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Step 2: Determine each parcel’s appropriate aesthetic benefit points based on land use. The aesthetic benefit points are shown in the following table:

Parcel Land Use Category
Aesthetic
Benefit Points
Single Family Residential 4.00
Condominium Residential 2.80
Multi-Family Residential 2.80
Commercial/Industrial 16.00
Public Service Parcels – Church/Fire Station/School 1.00 Undeveloped 0.40
Common Area/Roads/Easements/Utility 0.00

Step 3: Determine each parcel’s appropriate safety benefit points based on land use. The safety benefit points are shown in the following table:

Parcel Land Use Category
Safety Benefit
Points
Single Family Residential 3.00
Condominium Residential 2.10
Multi-Family Residential 2.10
Commercial/Industrial 18.00
Public Service Parcels – Church/Fire Station/School 2.00 Undeveloped 0.30
Common Area/Roads/Easements/Utility 0.00

Step 4: Determine each parcel’s appropriate economic benefit points based on land use.

The economic benefit points are shown in the following table:

Parcel Land Use Category
Economic
Benefit Points
Single Family Residential 4.00
Condominium Residential 3.20
Multi-Family Residential 2.80
Commercial/Industrial 18.00
Public Service Parcels – Church/Fire Station/School 0.00 Undeveloped 1.50
Common Area/Roads/Utility 0.00

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Step 5: Sum the aesthetic benefit points, safety benefit points and economic benefit points for each parcel. The total benefit points are shown in the following table:

Parcel Land Use Category
Aesthetic
Benefit
Points
Safety
Benefit
Points
Economic
Benefit
Points
Total
Benefit
Points
Single Family Residential 4.00 3.00 4.00 11.00
Condominium Residential 2.80 2.10 3.20 8.10
Multi-Family Residential 2.80 2.10 2.80 7.70
Commercial/Industrial 16.00 18.00 18.00 52.00
Public Service Parcels –
Church/ Fire Station/ School 1.00 2.00 0.00 3.00
Undeveloped 0.40 0.30 1.50 2.20
Common Area/ Roads/
Easements/ Utility 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Step 6: Determine the appropriate parcel factor based on the parcel’s land use. The unit of measurement for each parcel factor, by land use, is shown in the following table:

Residential Parcel Factor = Units
Non-Residential Parcel
Factor = Acreage

Step 7: Multiply the total benefit points by parcel factor to compute each parcel’s total special benefit units.

Step 8: Sum the result of Step 7 for all parcels in the District.

Step 9: Separate the general benefit from the special benefit, and divide the portion of the budget representing special benefit by the result of Step 8 to compute the rate per benefit unit.

Step 10: Multiply each parcel’s total benefit units by the result of Step 9 to compute each parcel’s assessment.

Step 11: In future years the rate per benefit unit may be adjusted by inflation.

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Proposed Maximum Assessment Rates
The Fiscal Year 2024/25 maximum allowable assessment rate is calculated by dividing the net total to be assessed by the total special benefit units assigned to parcels in the District based on property type, unit and acreage data. For Fiscal Year 2024/25, the calculation is as follows:

Maximum Assessment
per Benefit Unit = Special Benefit
to be Assessed / District’s Total
Benefit Units
$54.23 = $ 4,421,068.32 / 81, 554.11

Parcel Land Use Category
Total Benefit
Points Parcel Factor
Maximum Allowable
Assessment for
2024/
25 Single Family Residential 11.00 P arcel 596.42$
Condominium Residential 8.10 Unit 438.92
Multi-Family Residential 7.70 Unit 416.97
Commercial/Industrial 52.00 Acre 2,819.44
Public Service Parcels - Church/ Fire
Station/ School 3.00 Acre 162. 66
Undeveloped 2.20 Ac re 118.76
Common Area/ Roads / Easements/
Utility 0.00 Parcel -

Cost of Living Inflator
Each fiscal year, beginning Fiscal Year 2014/15, the maximum allowable assessment amount may be increased by the lesser of 3% or the percentage change in the year ending February preceding the start of the Fiscal Year of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U), for the Riverside – San Bernardino – Ontario Consumer Price Index area. If for any reason the percentage change is negative, the maximum allowable assessment would not be decreased by reason of such negative percentage change and would remain at the amount as computed on the previous fiscal year regardless of any CPI -U adjustment. If operating costs are such that the maximum assessment amount is not needed, the City would levy only what is needed for that fiscal year.

The actual assessment rate for Fiscal Year 2024/25 will increase from $544.82 to $572.06 per single-family residence, a CPI increase of 5.0% as compared to Fiscal Year 2024/25.

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ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM
An Assessment Diagram for the District is shown on the following page. The lines and dimensions of each lot or parcel within the District are those lines and dimensions shown on the maps of the San Bernardino County Assessor Office, at the time this report was prepared, and are incorporated by reference herein and made part of this Engineer's Report.

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ASSESSMENT ROLL AND ANNEXATIONS
Assessment Roll
The assessment roll is a listing of the assessment for Fiscal Year 2024/25 apportioned to each lot or parcel, as shown on the last equalized roll of the Assessor of the County of San Bernardino. The following table summarizes the Fiscal Year 2024/25 actual assessments for the District:

Property Type (County Use Code)
Actual
Assessment
R
ate Per EBU
Total Units/
Acr e s Total EBUs Total Assessment
Single Family Residential 52.00$ 5,890.00 64,790.00 3,369,433.40 Condominium Residential 52.00 972.00 7,873.20 409,202.28 Multi-Family Residential 52.00 729.00 5,613.30 291,567.56 Commercial/ Industrial 52.00 57.97 3,014.44 156,687.52 Public Service Parcels – Church/Fire
Station/ School 52.00 75. 28 225.84 11,675.54 Undeveloped 52.00 16.97 37.33 1,934.27 Total 7,741.22 81, 554.11 4,240,500.57

A copy of the full assessment roll is available for review in the City Clerk's office.

Annexations
There were no effective annexations for Fiscal Year 2024/25.

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ATTACHMENT 3

Annual Engineer’s Report
Fiscal Year 2024/25

City of Rancho Cucamonga
Landscape Maintenance District No. 3B
(Commercial Industrial)

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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 3B
(COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL)
10500 Civic Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Phone: 909.477.2700
Fax: 909.477.2845

CITY COUNCIL
L. Dennis Michael, Mayor
Lynne B. Kennedy, Mayor Pro Tem
Ryan A. Hutchison, Council Member
Kristine D. Scott, Council Member
Ashley N. Stickler, Council Member

CITY STAFF
John R. Gillison, City Manager
Elisa Cox, Assistant City Manager
Jason C. Welday, Director of Engineering Services/City Engineer Micah Martin, Public Works Director
Noah Daniels, Finance Director

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ENGINEER’S LETTER 1
INTRODUCTION 3
Reason for Assessment 3
Process for Annual Assessment 3
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS 4
Description of the Boundaries of the District 4
Description of Improvements and Services 4
Map of Improvements 8
ESTIMATE OF COSTS 10
District Budget 10
Definitions of Budget Items 12
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT 13
Overview 13
General Benefit 14
Special Benefit 14
Method of Assessment Spread 15
ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM 16
ASSESSMENT ROLL AND ANNEXATIONS 18
Assessment Roll 18
Annexations 18

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____________________________________________________________________________ Landscape Maintenance District No. 3B – City of Rancho Cucamonga 1 Fiscal Year 2024/25
ENGINEER’S LETTER
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2024, the City Council of Rancho Cucamonga (the “City”), under the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 (the “1972 Act”) adopted its Resolution No. 2024-046, a Resolution Initiating Proceedings for the Levy of Annual Assessments for Landscape Maintenance District No. 3B (Commercial Industrial) (the “District”); and

WHEREAS, the Resolution Initiating Proceedings directed staff to prepare and file an Annual Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2024/25 pursuant to the requirements of the 1972 Act.

The Annual Engineer’s Report presents the plans and specifications describing the general nature, location and extent of the improvements to be maintained, an estimate of the costs of the maintenance, operations and servicing of the improvements for the District for the referenced fiscal year, a diagram for the District showing the area and properties proposed to be assessed, and an assessment of the estimated costs of the maintenance, operations and servicing of the improvements, assessing the net amount upon all assessable lots and/or parcels within the District in proportion to the special benefit received; and

NOW THEREFORE, the following assessment is proposed to be authorized in order to pay the estimated costs of maintenance, operation and servicing of the improvements to be paid by the assessable real property within the boundaries of the District in proportion to the special benefit received. The following table summarizes the proposed assessment.

Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Expenditures
Personnel Services 174,050$
Operations and Maintenance 980,280
Total Expenditures Budget 1,154,330
Revenues
Taxes:

Estimated Assessments, Net of Estimated Delinquencies 843,610 Anticipated Prior Year Delinquencies Collection 9,610
Subtotal - Taxes 853,220
Other Revenues 80,100
Transfer In 1,950
Total Revenues Budget 935,270
Contribution to/(Use of) Fund Balance (219,060)$
Total District EBU Count 2,988.97
Actual Assessment per EBU 282.24$
Maximum Allowable Assement per EBU 352.80$

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In making the assessments contained herein pursuant to the 1972 Act:

1. I have identified all parcels which will have a special benefit conferred upon them from the improvement described in the Special Benefit Section of this Annual Engineer’s Report (the “Specially Benefited Parcels”). For particulars as to the identification of said parcels, reference is made to the Assessment Diagram, a copy of which is included in this Annual Engineer’s Report.

2. I have evaluated the costs and expenses of the improvem ents upon the Specially Benefited Parcels. In making such evaluation:

a. The proportionate special benefit derived by each Specially Benefited Parcel from the improvements was determined in relationship to the entiret y of the maintenance costs of the improvements;

b. No assessment has been imposed on any Specially Benefited Parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on such parcel from the improvements; and

c. Any general benefits from the improvements have been separated from the special benefits and only special benefits have been assessed.

I, the undersigned, respectfully submit the enclosed Annual Engineer’s Report and, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, I certify that the Annual Engineer’s Report and Assessment Diagram included herein have been prepared and computed in accordance with the order of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga and the Assessment Law.

07/17/2024

Jason C. Welday
Director of Engineering Services/City Engineer
Date

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INTRODUCTION
Reason for Assessment
Approval of the assessment covered by this Engineer’s Report will generate the revenue necessary to:

Provide for the maintenance and servicing of the improvements described in this Engineer’s Report. Maintenance may include but is not limited to, all of the following: th e upkeep, repair, removal or replacement of all or any part of any improvement or facility such as paseos, community trails, fencing and irrigation systems, and providing for the growth, vigor and care of the trees and landscape plant materials. Servicing means the furnishing of electricity, gas or other illuminating energy for the lighting of landscape or appurtenant facilities. This shall also include material, vehicle, equipment, capital improvements and administrative costs associated with the annual administration and operation of the District.

Process for Annual Assessment
The City cannot levy and collect annual assessments within the District without complying with the procedures specified in the 1972 Act. On an annual basis, an Engineer’s Report must be prepared which contains a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the District and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District.

The City Council must also adopt a resolution of intention which:
• Declares the intention of the City Council to levy and collect assessments within the District for the fiscal year stated therein.
• Generally, describes the existing and proposed improvements and any substantial changes proposed to be made in existing improvements.
• Refers to the District by its distinctive designation and indicate the general location of the District.
• Refers to the Engineer’s R eport, on file with the City Clerk, for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the District and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District. • Gives notice of the time and place for public hearing by the City Council on the levy of the proposed assessment.
• States whether the assessment is proposed to increase from the previous year.

If the assessments are to be levied in the same or lesser amounts than the maximum assessment amount approved, t he City Clerk shall give notice by causing the resolution of intention to be published. Any interested person may, prior to the conclusion of the public hearing, file a written protest which shall state all grounds of objection. The protest shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned by the property owner filing the protest. During the course or upon

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conclusion of the hearing, the City Council m ay order changes in any of the matters provided in the report, including the improvements, to the zones within the District, and the proposed diagram or the proposed assessment.

The City Council, upon conclusion of the public hearing must then adopt a resolution confirming the diagram and assessment, either as originally proposed or as changed by it. The adoption of the resolution shall constitute the levy of an assessment for the fiscal year referred to in the assessment.

If the assessment to be levied exceeds the maximum assessment amount previously approved, the City must comply with the procedures specified in Article XIII D and Proposition 218. The voters in the State of California in November 1996 added Article XIII D to the California Constitution i mposing, among other requirements, the necessity for the City to conduct an assessment ballot procedure to enable the owners of each property on which assessments are proposed to be enacted or increased, the opportunity to express their support for, o r opposition to the proposed assessment or increase in such assessment.

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
The District provides for the administration, maintenance, operations, and servicing of various improvements located within the public right -of-way and dedicated easements within the boundaries of the District.

Description of the Boundaries of the District
The District is located in the City of Rancho Cucamonga, State of California. The boundaries of the District are generally described as the commercial and industrial area of the City which is generally bounded by Foothill Blvd on the north, 4th St on the South, East Ave on the east and Grove Ave on the west.

Reference is also made to the Assessment Diagram included in this Report.

Description of Improvements and Services
These improvements are located within the street right -of-ways, Metrolink, and dedicated public easements which are within the boundaries of the District. The landscaping maintenance includes, but is not limited to, the pruning, fertilizing, mowing, weeding, pest control, removal of trash/debris, and irrigation of the trees, shrubs, vines, ground cover, and turf. Maintenance of associated improvements and facilities, such as community trails, fencing and irrigation systems, includes but is not limited to, grading and replacement of trail surfacing, trail fence repair and replacement, steel fence painting, repair and replacement, and irrigation systems control, adjustment, trouble- shooting, repair and replacement. Services include personnel, materials, contracting services, utilities, capital projects and all necessary costs associated with the maintenance, replacement and repair required to keep the improvements in a healthy, vigorous and satisfactory condition. In addition, it is the City's intention to continue to use cost effective

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materials, including the future ability to replace landscaping with drought resistant or low water use plants, in order to lower expenses of the District. The breakdown of maintained areas is as follows:

Site # Descriptive Location

J-2 The monument at the northeast corner of Haven Ave and 4th St.

Ground Cover area: 5,715 square feet
Hardscape area: 6,068 square feet
J-3 The 6th St median from Milliken Ave to Pittsburg Ave.

Ground Cover area: 3,300 square feet

J-4 The entry monuments on the east and west side of 4th St and Milliken Ave . The Milliken Ave median from 4th St to 6th St.

Ground Cover area: 30,594 square feet
Hardscape area: 1,748 square feet
J-5 The Milliken Ave median from Arrow Rte to Jersey Blvd.

Ground Cover area: 10,220 square feet
J-6 The Spruce Ave median from Foothill Blvd to White Oak Ave.

Ground Cover area: 4,300 square feet
J-7 The 6th St median from Pittsburg Ave to Richmond Pl.

Ground Cover area: 5,114 square feet
J-8 The 6th St from Richmond Pl to Buffalo Ave.

Ground Cover area: 2,476 square feet
J-9 The Milliken Ave railroad underpass.

Ground Cover area: 165,633 square feet,
J-10 The 6th St median from Cleveland Ave to 1,820 feet east of Cleveland Ave.

Ground Cover area: 15,884 square feet
J-11 The 6th St median from Buffalo Ave to Rochester Ave.

Ground Cover area: 10,789 square feet
J-12 The Milliken Ave median from Arrow Rte to Century Ct.

Ground Cover area: 13,855 square feet

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J-13 The Milliken Ave median from Century Ct to Foothill Blvd.

Ground Cover area: 3,330 square feet
J-14 The 6th St median from Utica Ave to Cleveland Ave.

Ground Cover area: 8,559 square feet
J-15 The 6th St median from Haven Ave to Utica Ave.

Ground Cover area: 7,680 square feet
J-16 Day Creek Blvd median from Church St to Foothill Blvd.

Ground Cover area: 8,466 square feet

J-17 The Day Creek Blvd median south of Foothill Blvd including the traffic circle.

Ground Cover area: 6,490 square feet
H-1 The Haven Ave median from 4th St to 6th St.

Ground Cover area: 21,205 square feet
Converted 8,935 sq. ft. of turf to ground cover effective April 1, 2013.

H-2 The Haven Ave medians from 6th St to the underpass bridge. The east and west side parkways and slopes on Haven Ave from Acacia St to underpass bridge.

Ground Cover area: 54,720 square feet
Converted 2,960 square feet of turf to ground cover effective April 1, 2013.

H-3 The Haven Ave medians from underpass bridge to Arrow Rte. The east and west side parkways and slopes on Haven Ave from the underpass bridge to Jersey Blvd.

Ground Cover area: 56,210 square feet
H-4 The Haven Ave median from Arrow Rte to Foothill Blvd.

Ground Cover area: 15,156 square feet
H-5 The Haven Ave median from Foothill Blvd to Church St.

Ground Cover area: 11,502 square feet
FH-1 The Foothill Blvd median from Spruce Ave to Haven Ave.

Ground Cover area: 4,571 square feet
The total square footage for the improvement is 9,141; however, due to the location of the improvement the other half is maintained by landscape maintenance district 4-R.

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FH-2 The Foothill Blvd median from Spruce Ave to Milliken Ave.

Ground Cover area: 7,940 square feet
The total square footage for the improvement is 15,879; however, due to the location of the improvement the other half is maintained by landscape maintenance district 4-R.

FH-3 The Foothill Blvd median from 790 feet west of Market Pl to Market Pl.

Ground Cover area: 4,434 square feet
FH-4 The Foothill Blvd median from Market Pl to Etiwanda Ave.

Ground Cover area: 10,392 square feet
FH-5 The Foothill Blvd median from 360 feet west of Masi Dr to 516 feet west of Masi Dr.

Ground Cover area: 800 square feet
The total square footage for the improvement is 1,600; however, due to the location of the improvement the other half is maintained by landscape maintenance district 4-R.

FH-6 The Foothill Blvd median from Masi Dr Plaza to Rochester Ave.

FH-7 The Foothill Blvd median from Vineyard Ave to Orchard Plaza.

Ground Cover area: 2,605 square feet
FH-8 The Foothill Blvd median from Orchard Plaza to Lion St.

Ground Cover area: 344 square feet
FH-9 The Foothill Blvd median from Hellman Ave to Malachite Ave and from Malachite Ave to Archibald Ave.

Ground Cover area: 21,474 square feet
FH-10 The Foothill Blvd median from Archibald Ave to Ramona Ave.

Ground Cover area: 4,770 square feet
FH-11 The Foothill Blvd median from Ramona Ave to Hermosa Ave.

Ground Cover area: 5,210 square feet
FH-12 The Foothill Blvd median from Hermosa Ave to Center Ave.

Ground Cover area: 6,329 square feet
FH-13 The Foothill Blvd median from Center Ave to Haven Ave.

Ground Cover area: 6,286 square feet

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FH-14 The Foothill Blvd median from Rochester Ave to 600 feet east of Rochester Ave.

Ground Cover area: 1,356 square feet
Site reduced to 5,979 square feet due to median renovation.

FH-15 The Foothill Blvd median from 1,225 feet west of Day Creek Blvd to Day Creek Blvd.

Ground Cover area: 4,905 square feet

FH-16 The Foothill Blvd median from Day Creek Blvd to the 15 freeway.

Ground Cover area: 9,808 square feet

Map of Improvements
The following page shows the map of landscaping improvements, including irrigation sites and community trails, to be maintained using District funds.

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ESTIMATE OF COSTS
The estimated costs of administration, maintenance, operations, and servicing the improvements as described in the Plans and Specifications are summarized below. Each year, as part of the District levy calculation process, the costs and expenses are reviewed and the annual costs are projected for the following fiscal year.

District Budget

Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Expenditures
Personnel Services:

Regular Salaries 115,200$
Part-time Salaries 980
Fringe Benefits 57,870
Subtotal - Personnel 174,050
Operations and Maintenance:

Operations and Maintenance:

Computer Software 500
O & M/General 19,300
O & M/Facilities 12,080
Subtotal - Operations and Maintenance 31,880
Contract Services:

Contract Services/General 442,350
Contract Services/Facilities 219,060
Tree Maintenance 52,220
Subtotal - Contract Services 713,630
Utilities:

Water Utilities 121,620
Electric Utilities 40,880
Subtotal - Utilities 162,500
Assessment Administration 4,460
Admin./General Overhead 67,810
Subtotal - Operations and Maintenance 980,280
Total Expenditures Budget 1,154,330$

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Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Revenues
Taxes:

Estimated Assessments, Net of Estimated Delinquencies 843,610$ Anticipated Prior Year Delinquencies Collection 9,610
Subtotal - Taxes 853,220
Other Revenues:

Parking Permits 80,000
Other Revenue 100
Subtotal - Other Revenues: 80,100
Transfer In:

Transfer In - CFD Empire Lakes 1,950
Total Revenues Budget 935,270
Contribution to/(Use of) Fund Balance (219,060)$
Total Gross Estimated Assessments 843,606.77$
Total District EBU Count 2,988.97
Actual Assessment per EBU - Fiscal Year 2024/25 282.24$ Maximum Allowable Assessment per EBU - Fiscal Year 2024/25 352.80$

The maximum allowable assessment per Equivalent Benefit Unit (EBU) listed in the District budget above, is the amount which was approved in Fiscal Year 1996/97 and subsequent District annexations. Each year, prior to the assessments being placed on the tax roll, the City will review the budget and determine the amount needed to maintain the improvements for the upcoming fiscal year. The actual assessment per EBU will be based on the estimated costs of maintenance, available fund balance and maximum allowable assessment with the goal of maintaining the improvements in a satisfactory and healthy condition. The actual assessment amount may be lower than the maximum allowable assessment; however, it may not exceed the maximum unless the increase is approved by the property owners in accordance with Proposition 218.

It is the intent of the City to maintain an Operating Reserve which shall not exceed the estimated costs of maintenance and servicing of the improvements prior to December 10 of the fiscal year, or when the City expects to receive its apportionment of special assessments and tax collections from the County, whichever is later. The reserve balance information for the District is as follows:

Operating Reserve
Estimated Reserve Fund Balance, June 30, 2024 2,272,627$ Contribution to/(Use of) Reserve - Fiscal Year 2024/25 (219,060) Estimated Reserve Fund Balance, June 30, 2025 2,053,567$

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Definitions of Budget Items
The following definitions describe the costs and expenses included in the District Budget:

Personnel Services: This item includes the costs attributed to the salaries of all full -time and part-time employees dedicated to maintenance of the District improvements. Additionally, this includes benefits available to City employees.

Operations and Maintenance: This item includes the costs of City staff to perform maintenance duties within the boundaries of the District.

Contract Services: This item includes the contract costs of a landscape maintenance company responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the District improvements.

Utilities: This item includes the costs to furnish electricity, water, and telephone services , as required, for the operation and maintenance of the sprinklers and irrigation controllers in the District.

Assessment Administration: This item includes the cost of all particular departments and staff of the City, as well as consultants, for providing the administration, coordination and management of District services, operations, and incidental expenses related to the District. This item also includes creation of an annual Engineer's Report, resolutions and placing the assessment amounts onto the County tax roll each year, along with responding to any public inquiries and future Proposition 218 balloting proceedings.

General Overhead: This item includes the costs of all central services departments of the City for providing the coordination of District services, inspections, annual bid management, responding to public concerns, public education, accounting, auditing and procedural matters associated with the District. This item also includes an allocation for general City staff time for administrative functions and systems that provide for a functional and operational District within the City's administrative structure.

Capital Outlay: This item includes new improvements to further enhance the level and quality of service provided within the boundaries of the District. This may include new monuments, irrigation systems, and other large improvements.

Other Revenues: This includes other revenues that are not levied through the annual assessments that support the District operations. These other revenues may include: interest earnings, other rental/lease income (cell site tower leases), Park Maintenance Fees, Sports Field User Group Rentals, and parking permits (Metrolink Station paid parking).

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The 1972 A ct, permits the establishment of assessment districts for the purpose of providing certain public improvements which include the operation, maintenance and servicing of landscaping improvements.

Section 22573 of the 1972 Act requires that maintenance assessments must be levied according to benefit rather than according to assessed value. This Section states:

The net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district may be apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes the net amount among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefit to be received by each such lot or parcel from the improvements.

The determination of whether or not a lot or parcel will benefit from the improvements shall be made pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 commencing with Section 5000) [of the Streets and Highways Code, State of California].

Section 22547 of the 1972 Act also permits the designation of zones of benefit within any individual assessment district if "by reasons or variations in the nature, location, and extent of the improvements, the various areas will receive different degrees of benefit from the improvement".

Article XIII D, Section 4(a) of the California Constitution limits the amount of any assessment to the proportional special benefit conferred on the property. Article XIIID also provides that publicly owned properties must be assessed unless there is clear and convincing ev idence that those properties receive no special benefit from the assessment. Exempted from the assessment would be the areas of public streets, public avenues, public lanes, public roads, public drives, public courts, public alleys, public easements and rights-of-ways, public greenbelts and public parkways.

The net amount to be assessed may be apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes the net amount among all assessable lots or parcels. Proposition 218, approved by the voters in November 1996, requires the City to separate general benefit from special benefit, where only special benefit is assessed.

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General Benefit
Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution provides that once a local agency which proposes to impose assessments on property has identified those parcels that will have special benefits conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed, the local agency must next "separate the general benefits from the special benefits conferred," and only the special benefits can be included in the amount of the assessments imposed.

In this District, the improvements being financed consists of the maintenance of local improvements located within the boundaries of the District and include paseos, str eet trees, landscaped areas and appurtenant facilities that are located throughout the District and were installed to create a common landscape theme and neighborhood identity for parcels within the District. The improvements are situated within the public rights-of-way of the internal local street network within the District which provides ingress and egress for parcels within the District to access the City’s system of arterial streets. Traffic from parcels not within the District do not use the internal local street network or paseos except for the express purpose of accessing properties located within the District, and therefore do not benefit from the improvements. Only parcels which are within the District and proximate to the improvements and within the District are being assessed. Accordingly, there is a direct physical and visual nexus between each parcel being assessed and the improvements to be funded by the assessment that does not exist for parcels outside of the District boundary and that is particular and distinct from that shared by the public at large. Under these circumstances, all of the benefits conferred are direct and local in nature, and provide a benefit to only those parcels located within the boundaries of the District.

Based upon this, it has been determined that there is no quantifiable general benefit to the surrounding community and the public in general from the maintenance of the improvements within the boundaries of the District, and therefore no portion of the project costs should be attributed to general benefit.

Special Benefit
The maintenance and servicing of the improvements within the District (which are described in the Description of Improvements and S ervices Section of this report) are for the benefit of the properties within the District and, as such, confer a special and direct benefit to parcels within the District by:

• improving the livability, appearance, and desirability for properties within the boundaries of the District, and
• ensuring that improvements do not reach a state of deterioration or disrepair so as to be materially detrimental to properties within the District, and • providing beautification, shade and overall enhancement to properties within the District.

The above mentioned items affect the assessed property in a way that is particular and distinct from their effect on other parcels and that real property in general and the public at large do not

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share. They contribute to a specific enhancement of the properties within the District. Since these improvements, including the community trails, were installed and are maintained specifically for the properties within the District, only properties within the District receive a special benefit and are assessed for said maintenance.

Method of Assessment Spread
Each of the parcels within the District is deemed to receive special benefit from the improvements.

Each parcel that has a special benefit conferred upon it as a result of the maintenance and operation of improvements is identified and the proportionate special benefit derived by each identified parcel is determined in relationship to the entire costs of the maintenance and operation of the improvements.

When the District was formed, Article XIII D and Proposition 218 had not yet been passed. Upon the passage of Article XIII D and the subsequent passage of the Proposition Omnibus Implementation Act, new rules were put into place. Due to the changes in legal requirements, as property annexed to the District after the passage of the Assessment Law, the description of the method of assessment became more refined, however, the assessment per parcel has remained the same since Fiscal Year 1996/97. Further, no parcel included in the Di strict formation or annexations prior t o when the language was refined are now being levied differently than they were at the time the District was formed or the parcels were annexed.

A single-family home equals one EBU. Every other land -use is converted to EBUs based on an assessment formul a that equates to the property's specific development status, type of development (land-use), and size of the property, as compared to a single -family home. The following table provides the weighting factors applied to various land- use types, as assigned by County use code, to determine each parcel's EBU assignment.

Land-Use Equivalent Dwelling Units
Property Type (County Use Code) EBU Value Multiplier
Non-Residential 1.00 Acre

The use of the latest County Assessor's Secured Roll shall be the basis for the Property Type determination and units/acreage assignments, unless better data is available to the City. In addition, if any parcel within the District is identified by the County Auditor/Controller to be an invalid parcel number for the current fiscal year, the Property Type and EBU assignment shall be based on the correct parcel number and/or new parcel number(s) County use code and subsequent property information. If a single parcel has changed to multiple parcels, the EBU

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assignment and assessment amount applied to each of the new parcels will be recalculated rather than spread the proportionate share of the original assessment.

The following table summarizes the Fiscal Year 2024/25 maximum allowable assessment rates for the District:

Property Type (County Use Code)
Maximum
Allowable
Assessment
Rate per EBU
Actual
Asessment Rate
per EBU
Total
Units/Acres Total EBUs
Non-Residential $352.80 $282.24 2,988.97 2,988.97

The total amount of maintenance and incidental costs for maintaining the landscaping and community trail improvements is assessed to the individual parcels of real pr operty within the District in proportion to the special benefit received by such parcels of real property. The proposed individual assessments are shown on the assessment roll in this report.

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ASSESSMENT ROLL AND ANNEXATIONS
Assessment Roll
The assessment roll is a listing of the assessment for Fiscal Year 2 024/25 apportioned to each lot or parcel, as shown on the last equalized roll of the Assessor of the County of San Bernardino.

The following table summarizes the Fiscal Year 2024/25 actual assessment for the District:

Property Type (County Use Code)
Actual
Assessment
Rate per EBU
Total
Units/Acres Total EBUs Total Assessment
Non-Residential $282.24 2,988.97 2,988.97 $843,606.77
Totals 2,988.97 2,988.97 $843,606.77

A copy of the full assessment roll is available for review in the City Clerk's office.

Annexations
The following annexations are effective for Fiscal Year 2024/25:

APN
Annexation
Date Project Name
Total Units/
Acr e s Total EBUs Property Type
0229-291-54 02/15/23 SUBTPM20251 32.83 32.83 Commercial/Industrial 0229-021-97 02/15/23 DRC2021-00320 2.37 2.37 Commercial/Industrial

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ATTACHMENT 4

Annual Engineer’s Report
Fiscal Year 2024/25

City of Rancho Cucamonga
Landscape Maintenance District No. 4-R
(Terra Vista Planned Community)

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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 4-R
(TERRA VISTA PLANNED COMMUNITY)
10500 Civic Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Phone: 909.477.2700
Fax: 909.477.2845

CITY COUNCIL
L. Dennis Michael, Mayor
Lynne B. Kennedy, Mayor Pro Tem
Ryan A. Hutchison, Council Member
Kristine D. Scott, Council Member
Ashley N. Stickler, Council Member

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ENGINEER’S LETTER 1
INTRODUCTION 3
Reason for Assessment 3
Process for Annual Assessment 3
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS 4
Description of the Boundaries of the District 4
Description of Improvements and Services 4
Map of Improvements 13
ESTIMATE OF COSTS 15
District Budget 15
Definitions of Budget Items 17
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT 18
Overview 18
General Benefit 19
Special Benefit 19
Method of Assessment Spread 20
Cost of Living Inflator 22
ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM 23
ASSESSMENT ROLL AND ANNEXATIONS 25
Assessment Roll 25
Annexations 25

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ENGINEER’S LETTER
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2024, the City Council of Rancho Cucamonga (the “City”), under the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 (the “1972 Act”) adopted its Resolution No. 2024-046, a Resolution Initiating Proceedings for the Levy of Annual Assessments for Landscape Maintenance District No. 4-R (Terra Vista Planned Community) (the “District”); and

WHEREAS, the Resolution Initiating Proceedings directed staff to pr epare and file an Annual Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2024/25 pursuant to the requirements of the 1972 Act.

Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Expenditures
Personnel Services 1,198,530$
Operations and Maintenance 1,904,620
Capital Expenditures 1,473,750
Total Expenditures Budget 4,576,900
Revenues
Taxes:

Estimated Assessments, Net of Estimated Delinquencies 3,082,780 Anticipated Prior Year Delinquencies Collection 10,750
Subtotal - Taxes 3,093,530
Other Revenues 810
Total Revenues Budget 3,094,340
Contribution to/(Use of) Fund Balance (1,482,560)$
Total District EBU Count 7,050.26
Actual Assessment per EBU 437.86$
Maximum Allowable Assement per EBU 531.67$

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In making the assessments contained herein pursuant to the 1972 Act:

2. I have evaluated the costs and expenses of the improvements upon the Specially Benefited Parcels. In making such evaluation:

a. The proportionate special benefit derived by each Specially Benefited Parcel from the improvements was determined in relationship to the entiret y of the maintenance costs of the improvements;

b. No assessment has been imposed on any Specially Benefited Parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on such parcel from the improvements; and

c. Any general benefits from the improvements have been separated from the special benefits and only special benefits have been assessed.

07/17/2024

Jason C. Welday
Director of Engineering Services/City Engineer
Date

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INTRODUCTION
Reason for Assessment
Approval of the assessment covered by this Engineer’s Report will generate the revenue necessary to:

The City Council must also adopt a resolution of intention which:
• Declares the intention of the City Council to levy and collect assessments within the District for the fiscal year stated therein.
• Generally, describes the existing and proposed improvements and any substantial changes proposed to be made in existing improvements.
• Refers to the District by its distinctive designation and indicate the general location of the District.
• Refers to the Engineer’s Report , on file with the City Clerk, for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the District and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District. • Gives notice of the time and place for public hearing by the City Council on the levy of the proposed assessment.
• States whether the assessment is proposed to increase from the previous year.

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conclusion of the hearing, the City Council may order changes in any of the matters provided in the report, including the improvements, to the zones within the District, and the proposed diagram or the proposed assessment.

If the assessment to be levied exceeds the maximum assessment amount previously approved, the City must comply with th e procedures specified in Article XIII D and Proposition 218. The voters in the State of California in November 1996 added Article XIII D to the California Constitution imposing, among other requirements, the necessity for the City to conduct an assessment ballot procedure to enable the owners of each property on which assessments are proposed to be enacted or increased, the opportunity to express their support for, o r opposition to the proposed assessment or increase in such assessment.

Description of the Boundaries of the District
The District is located in the City of Rancho Cucamonga, State of California. The boundaries of the District are generally described as that area located north of Foothill Blvd , west of Rochester Ave, east of Haven Ave, south of Base Line Rd and includes the northeast corner of Base Line Rd and Haven Ave.

Reference is also made to the Assessment Diagram included in this Report.

Description of Improvements and Services
The improvements are the maintenance and servicing of the paseos, parkways, median islands, street trees, parks, landscaped sites and appurtenant facilities that are throughout the District.

These improvements are located within the street right-of-ways and dedicated public easements which are within the boundaries of the District. The landscaping maintenance includes, but is not limited to, the pruning, fertilizing, mowing, weeding, pest control, removal of trash/debris, and irrigation of the trees, shrubs, vines , ground cover, and turf. Maintenance of associated improvements and facilities, such as community trails, fencing and irrigation systems, includes but is not limited to, grading and replacement of trail surfacing, trail fence repair and replacement, steel fence painting, repair and replacement, and irrigation systems control, adjustment, trouble- shooting, repair and replacement. Services include personnel, materials, contracting services, utilities, capital projects and all necessary costs associated with the maintenance, replacement

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and repair required to keep the improvements in a healthy, vigorous and satisfactory condition. In addition, it is the City's intention to continue to use cost effective materials, including the future ability to replace landscaping with drought resistant or low water use plants, in order to lower expenses of the District. The breakdown of maintained areas is as follows:

Parks: Spruce Park, Mountain View Park, Ralph M. Lewis Park, Coyote Canyon Park, Milliken Park and West Greenway Park

The street trees within the residential parkways and tree maintenance easements to be maintained by the District are on the following streets, located within the boundaries of the District:

Amiata Dr
Bastia Ct
Blackhorse Ct
Brandywine Pl
Bunker Hill Dr
Cedarbrook Pl
Chesterton Dr
Clarisa Pl
Corsica Ct
(Country View Dr to
Milliken Ave)
Country View Dr
(Mountain View Dr to
Palacio Ct)
Covington Pl
Danbury Dr
Danner Ct
De Anza Dr
Derby Pl
Downing Ct
Ellena East & West
(s/o Terra Vista Pkwy to
Fitzpatrick Dr)
Emery Pl
Fitzpatrick Dr
Fulbourn Ct
Hinton Ct
Linaro Rd
Meyers Dr
Potomac Ct
Radcliff Pl
Regent Dr
Rockingham Ct
Saranza Pl
Southhampton Ct
Terra Vista Pkwy
(Church St to Brandywine
Pl)
Wellington Pl
Yorktown Ct

The breakdown of maintained areas is as follows:

Site # Descriptive Location

TV-1 The monument on the southeast corner of Haven Ave and Base Line Rd. The Base Line Rd median from Haven Ave to the Deer Creek Channel. The south side of Base Line from Haven to Deer Creek Channel less from the frontage of the condominium complex.

Ground Cover area: 22,054 square feet
Hardscape area: 10,630 square feet
TV-2 The Base Line Rd median from Spruce Ave to the Deer Creek Channel. The south side of Base Line Rd from Deer Creek Channel to Spruce Ave. The west side of Spruce Ave from Base Line Rd to Terra Vista Pkwy. The north side of Spyglass Dr from Spruce Ave to Roxbury Pl.

Ground Cover area: 18,863 square feet
Turf area: 15,067 square feet
Hardscape area: 12,575 square feet

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TV-3 The east side of Spruce from 120 feet south of Spyglass Dr to Base Line Rd. The south side of Base Line Rd from Spruce Ave to 800 feet east of Spruce Ave. The Base Line Rd median from Spruce Ave to Milliken Ave.

Ground Cover area: 16,670 square feet
Turf area: 14,857 square feet
Hardscape area: 16,567 square feet

TV-4 The south side of Base Line Rd from 800 feet east of Spruce Ave to Milliken Ave. The cul-de-sac at the north end of Cascade Ct.

Ground Cover area: 16,613 square feet
Turf Cover area: 5,324 square feet
Hardscape area: 7,950 square feet
TV-5 The north side of Terra Vista Pkwy from Belpine Pl to 112 feet west of Butterfield Pl; Terra Vista Pkwy median from Spruce Ave to Milliken Ave and the south side of Terra Vista Pkwy from 164 feet west of Belpine Pl to Belpine Pl.

Ground Cover area: 19,738 square feet
Turf area: 2,675 square feet
Hardscape area: 13,328 square feet

TV-6 The north side of fr om Spruce Ave to 175 feet north of Countryside Dr and Terra Vista Pkwy median from Church St to Spruce Ave.

Ground Cover area: 22,959 square feet
Turf area: 6,195 square feet
Hardscape area: 11,702 square feet
TV-7 The north side of Church St from the west side of Deer Creek Channel to Terra Vista Pkwy. The west side of Terra Vista Pkwy from Church St to 175 feet north of Countryside Dr.

Ground Cover area: 9,924 square feet
Turf area: 5,378 square feet
Hardscape area: 6,426 square feet
TV-8 The southeast corner of Church St and Haven Ave ; the Church St median from Haven Ave to Terra Vista Pkwy and the wash end on the Northwest corner of the Deer Creek Channel and Church St.

Ground Cover area: 2,429 square feet
Hardscape area: 3,296 square feet
TV-9 The Church St median from Terra Vista Pkwy to Spruce Ave.

Ground Cover area: 7,829 square feet
Hardscape area: 6,605 square feet

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TV-10 The east side of Valencia Ave from Base Line Rd to the pre-school; the south side of Augusta Dr from Valencia Ave to Meadowlark Pl and the west side of Summerfield Pl from Valencia Ave to Evergreen Dr.

Ground Cover area: 20,818 square feet
Turf area: 18,634 square feet
Hardscape area: 8,666 square feet
TV-11 The paseo at Parkside Pl and Clover Ct from Parkside Pl to the Deer Creek Channel.

Ground Cover area: 2,795 square feet
Hardscape area: 1,049 square feet
TV-12 The east side of Haven Ave from the pre-school to the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Ground Cover area: 6,170 square feet
Turf area: 2,091 square feet
Hardscape area: 1,060 square feet

TV-13 The east side of Spruce Ave from Elm Ave to Mountain View Dr; the north and south sides of Norfolk Dr from Spruce Ave to Cardiff Pl; the south side of Mountain View Dr from Spruce Ave to 290 feet east of Belvedere Pl and the paseo from Spruce Ave to Country View Dr.

Ground Cover area: 8,459 square feet
Turf area: 3,355 square feet
Hardscape area: 8,886 square feet
TV-14 The south side of Mountain View Dr from 290 feet east of Belvedere Pl to 590 feet east of Fairhaven Pl ; the paseo south of Mountain View Dr between Belvedere Pl and Fairhaven Pl to Country View Dr and from Country View Dr to West Greenway Corridor.

Ground Cover area: 19,030 square feet
Turf area: 8,430 square feet
Hardscape area: 9,262 square feet
TV-15 The north side of Mountain View Dr from 634 feet west of Biarritz Pl to Milliken Ave.

Ground Cover area: 4,571 square feet
Turf area: 4,738 square feet
Hardscape area: 5,104 square feet
TV-16 The West Greenway Corridor from the northeast corner of Elm Ave and Spruce Ave to West Greenway Corridor.

Ground Cover area: 15,529 square feet
Turf area: 20,884 square feet
Hardscape area: 20,626 square feet
TV-17 The west side of Milliken Ave from 585 feet north of Mountain View Dr to Mountain View Dr.

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Ground Cover area: 5,835 square feet
Turf area: 3,564 square feet
Hardscape area: 2,340 square feet

TV-18 The south side of Mountain View Dr from approximately 250 feet west of Claridge Pl to Terra Vista Pkwy. The south side of Terra Vista Pkwy from Mountain View Dr to East Greenway Corridor. Terra Vista Pkwy from Mountain View Dr to East Greenway Corridor.

Ground Cover area: 18,316 square feet
Turf area: 5,944 square feet
Hardscape area: 23,800 square feet
TV-19 The Terra Vista Pkwy median from Milliken Ave to Mountain View Dr. The north side of Terra Vista Pkwy from 68 feet north of Addison Rd to Mountain View Dr. The west side of Mountain View Dr from Grapevine St to Terra Vista Pkwy.

Ground Cover area: 20,306 square feet
Turf area: 3,886 square feet
Hardscape area: 11,478 square feet

TV-20 The Church St median from Milliken Ave to 675 feet east of Milliken Ave.

Ground Cover area: 2,860 square feet
Hardscape area: 2,112 square feet
TV-21 The Church St median from Milliken Ave to Spruce Ave.

Ground Cover area: 16,811 square feet
Turf area: 335 square feet
Hardscape area: 14,880 square feet

TV-22 The Milliken Ave median from Mountain View Dr to Foothill Blvd.

Ground Cover area: 16,436 square feet
Hardscape area: 16,267 square feet
TV-23 The Milliken Ave underpass from West Greenway Park to Milliken Park.

Ground Cover area: 19,271 square feet
Turf area: 22,139 square feet
Hardscape area: 18,119 square feet

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TV-24 The east side of Haven Ave from 145 feet south of Creekbridge St to 600 feet north of Creekbridge St; the north side of Creekbridge St from Brookside Rd to Haven Ave and the paseo from Creekbridge St and Brookside Rd to the Deer Creek Channel.

Ground Cover area: 5,851 square feet
Turf area: 9,965 square feet
Hardscape area: 4,351 square feet

TV-25 The east side of Haven Ave form 145 feet south of Creekbridge St to 410 feet south of Creekbridge St.

Ground Cover area: 3,319 square feet
Turf area: 1,677 square feet
Hardscape area: 1,779 square feet

TV-26 The paseo at Plymouth Way south of Essex Pl from Plymouth Way to the Deer Creek Channel.

Ground Cover area: 1,956 square feet
Hardscape area: 2,385 square feet
TV-27 The paseo from Terra Vista Pkwy to Windsong Pl and from Windsong Pl to Plymouth Way.

Ground Cover area: 2,270 square feet
Turf area: 2,731 square feet
Hardscape area: 3,332 square feet

TV-28 The paseo on the north side of 7552 Hardy Ave.

Ground Cover area: 630 square feet
Turf area: 733 square feet
Hardscape area: 432 square feet
TV-29 The East Greenway Corridor from Milliken Park to Terra Vista Pkwy, including the turf area at the entrance to Tract 16157.

Ground Cover area: 17,780 square feet
Turf area: 52,403 square feet
Hardscape area: 29,888 square feet
TV-30 The Milliken Ave Median from Mountain View Dr to Base Line Rd.

Ground Cover area: 11,890 square feet
Hardscape area: 10,260 square feet
TV-31 The paseo from Elm Ave to West Greenway Park.

Ground Cover area: 4,770 square feet
Hardscape area: 8,900 square feet

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TV-32 The Greenwich Pl paseo from Greenwich Pl to Muirfield Dr.

Ground Cover area: 1,323 square feet
Hardscape area: 1,456 square feet

TV-33 The south side of Mountain View Dr from 430 feet w est of Country View Dr to Country View Dr.

Ground Cover area: 3,434 square feet
Turf area: 1,853 square feet
Hardscape area: 1,720 square feet
TV-34 The south side of Terra Vista Pkwy from 390 feet west of Belpine Pl to Belpine Pl.

Ground Cover area: 1,342 square feet
Turf area: 1,887 square feet
Hardscape area: 1,612 square feet

TV-35 The Trail Northeast of Ruth Musser School from Terra Vista Pkwy to Spruce Ave.

Ground Cover area: 9,285 square feet
Hardscape area: 5,148 square feet
TV-36 The east side of Country View Dr from Corsica Ct to Mountain View Dr. The south side of Mountain View Dr from Country View Dr to Milliken Ave. The west side of Milliken Ave from Mountain View Dr to the West Greenway Corridor.

Ground Cover area: 9,141 square feet
Turf area: 5,895 square feet
Hardscape area: 6,058 square feet

TV-37 The north side of Meyers Dr from Emery Pl to Elm Ave.

Ground Cover area: 5,860 square feet
Turf area: 5,300 square feet
Hardscape area: 1,283 square feet
TV-38 The Church St median from Rochester Ave to Terra Vista Pkwy median from Church St to 853 feet north of Church St.

Ground Cover area: 8,510 square feet
Hardscape area: 5,640 square feet
TV-39 The north side of Mountain View Dr form 250 feet east of Milliken Ave to Milliken Ave.

The east side of Milliken Ave from Mountain View Dr to Terra Vista Pkwy.

Ground Cover area: 16,751 square feet
Hardscape area: 15,716 square feet

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TV-40 The south side of Terra Vista Pkwy from Milliken Ave to Mountain View Dr.

Ground Cover area: 11,630 square feet
Hardscape area: 19,738 square feet

TV-41 The paseo east of Milliken Ave from Terra Vista Pkwy south to Mountain View Dr.

Ground Cover area: 4,081 square feet
Hardscape area: 9,640 square feet
TV-42 The north side of Mountain View Dr from Terra Vista Pkwy to 250 feet east of Milliken Ave.

Ground Cover area: 10,994 square feet
Hardscape area: 14,777 square feet
TV-43 Church St median and parkway from Malaga Dr to Terra Vista Pkwy.

Ground Cover area: 7,506 square feet
Hardscape area: 3,955 square feet

TV-44 The south side of Church St from Terra Vista Pkwy to Rochester Ave.

Ground Cover area: 10,400 square feet
Hardscape area: 7,606 square feet
TV-45 The west side of Rochester Ave from Church St to Malaga Dr.

Ground cover area: 20,693 square feet
Hardscape area: 12,450 square feet
TV-46 The north side of Malaga Dr from Church St to Rochester Ave.

Ground Cover area: 19,843 square feet
Hardscape area: 18,000 square feet

TV-47 The east side of Terra Vista Pkwy from Church St to Brandywine Pl. The paseo from Brandywine Pl to Bunker Hill Dr . The east side of Radcliff Pl from Bunker Hill Dr to Malaga Dr.

Ground Cover area: 17,838 square feet
Hardscape area: 9,023 square feet
TV-48 The Church St median from 750 feet east of Milliken Ave to Malaga Dr.

Ground Cover area: 5,554 square feet
Hardscape area: 9,698 square feet
FH-1 The Foothill Blvd median from Spruce Ave to Haven Ave.

Ground Cover area: 4,571 square feet
This median contains 9,142 square feet of landscape with 4,571 square feet maintained by LMD 4-R with the remainder maintained by LMD 3B.

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FH-2 The Foothill Blvd median from Spruce Ave to Milliken Ave.

Ground Cover area: 7,940 square feet
This median contains 15,880 square feet of landscape with 7,940 square feet maintained by LMD 4-R with the remainder maintained by LMD 3B.

FH-5 The Foothill Blvd median from 360 feet west of Masi Dr to 516 feet west of Masi Dr.

Ground Cover area: 800 square feet
This median contains 1,600 square feet of landscape with 800 square feet maintained by LMD 4-R with the remainder maintained by LMD 3B.

FH-6 The Foothill Blvd median from Masi Dr Plaza to Rochester Ave.

Ground Cover area: 800 square feet
This median contains 1,600; square feet of landscape with 800 square feet maintained by LMD 4-R with the remainder maintained by LMD 3B.

H-5 The Haven Ave median from Foothill Blvd to Church St.

Ground Cover area: 11,502 square feet
This median contains 23,004 square feet of landscape with 11,502 square feet maintained by LMD 4-R with the remainder maintained by LMD 3B.

H-6 Haven Ave median from Church St to Base Line Rd.

Ground Cover area: 9,615 square feet
Converted 8,708 sq. ft. of turf to ground cover effective April 1, 2013. Area listed is the 50% maintained by the District. An equal amount is maintained by the City’s General Fund.

H-7 The Haven Ave median from Base Line Rd to Southern Pacific railroad tracks.

Ground Cover area: 3,130 square feet
Converted 3,992 sq. ft. of turf to ground cover effective April 1, 2013. Removed 3,692 sq. ft. of ground cover for turn pocket expansion. Area listed is the 50% maintained by the District. An equal amount is maintained by the City’s General Fund.

VG-14 The Base Line Rd median from Milliken Ave to Ellena East.

Ground Cover area: 9,169 square feet
This median contains 18,338 square feet of landscape with 9,169 square feet maintained by LMD 4-R with the remainder maintained by LMD 2.

VG-15 The Base Line Rd Median from Rochester Ave to Ellena East.

Ground Cover area: 3,960 square feet
This median contains 7,920 square feet of landscape with 3,960 square feet maintained by LMD 4-R with the remainder maintained by LMD 2.

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Map of Improvements
The following page shows the map of landscaping improvements, including irrigation sites and community trails, to be maintained using District funds.

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District Budget

Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Expenditures
Personnel Services:

Regular Salaries 769,660$
Overtime Salaries 1,050
Part-time Salaries 32,890
Fringe Benefits 394,930
Subtotal - Personnel 1,198,530
Operations and Maintenance:

Operations and Maintenance:

O & M/General 87,620
Emergency Equipment and Vehicle Rental 1,700
Equipment Operations & Maintenance 5,750
Subtotal - Operations and Maintenance 95,070
Contract Services:

Contract Services/General 798,870
Tree Maintenance 121,470
Contract Vehicle Maintenance/Repair 6,000
Subtotal - Contract Services 926,340
Utilities:

Water Utilities 433,730
Electric Utilities 21,790
Subtotal - Utilities 455,520
Assessment Administration 14,440
Admin./General Overhead 413,250
Subtotal - Operations and Maintenance 1,904,620
Capital Expenditures:

Captial Outlay - Improvements Other Than Building 943,750 Captial Project 530,000
Subtotal - Capital Expenditures 1,473,750
Total Expenditures Budget 4,576,900$

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Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Revenues
Taxes:

Estimated Assessments, Net of Estimated Delinquencies 3,082,780$ Anticipated Prior Year Delinquencies Collection 10,750
Subtotal - Taxes 3,093,530
Other Revenues:

Park Maintenance Fees 700
Sports Field User Group Rentals 110
Subtotal - Other Revenues: 810
Total Revenues Budget 3,094,340
Contribution to/(Use of) Fund Balance (1,482,560)$
Total Gross Estimated Assessments 3,087,024.91$
Total District EBU Count 7,050.26
Actual Assessment per EBU - Fiscal Year 2024/25 437.86$ Maximum Allowable Assessment per EBU - Fiscal Year 2024/25 531.67$

The maximum allowable assessment per Equivalent Benefit Unit ( EBU) listed in the District budget above, is the amount which was approved when the property owners on December 2, 2009, voted in favor of a Prop 218 assessment ballot increase with an allowable annual increase by the lesser of 3.5% or the percentage change in the year ending February preceding the start of the Fiscal Year of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and subsequent District annexations. Each year, prior to the assessments being placed on the tax roll, the City will review the budget and determine the amount needed to maintain the improvements for the upcoming fiscal year. The actual assessment per EBU will be based on the estimated c osts of maintenance, available fund balance and maximum allowable assessment with the goal of maintaining the improvements in a satisfactory and healthy condition. The actual assessment amount may be lower than the maximum allowable assessment; however, it may not exceed the maximum unless the increase is approved by the property owners in accordance with Proposition 218.

Operating Reserve
Estimated Reserve Fund Balance, June 30, 2024 7,454,542$ Contribution to/(Use of) Reserve - Fiscal Year 2024/25 (1,482,560) Estimated Reserve Fund Balance, June 30, 2025 5,971,982$

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Definitions of Budget Items
The following definitions describe the costs and expenses included in the District Budget:

Personnel Services: This item includes the costs attributed to the salaries of all full-time and part-time employees dedicated to maintenance of the District improvements. Additionally, this includes benefits available to City employees.

Operations and Maintenance: This item includes the costs of City staff to perform maintenance duties within the boundaries of the District.

Contract Services: This item includes the contract costs of a landscape maintenance company responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the District improvements.

General Overhead: This item includes the costs of all central services departments of the City for providing the coordination of District services, inspections, annual bid management, responding to public concerns, public education, accounting, auditing and procedural matters associated with the District. This item also includes an allocation f or general City staff time for administrative functions and systems that provide for a functional and operational District within the City's administrative structure.

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The 1972 Act, permits the establishment of assessment districts for the purpose of providing certain public improvements which include the operation, maintenance and servicing of landscaping improvements.

Section 22573 of the 1972 Act requires that maintenance assessments must be levied according to benefit rather than according to assessed value. This Section states:

Article XIII D, Section 4(a) of the California Constitution limits the amount of any assessment to the proportional special benefit conferred on the property. Article XIII D also provides that publicly owned properties must be assessed unless there is clear and convincing evidence that those properties receive no special benefit from the assessment. Exempted from the assessment would be the areas of public streets, public avenues, public lanes, public roads, public drives, public courts, public alleys, public easements and rights-of-ways, public greenbelts and public parkways.

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General Benefit
Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution provides that once a local agency which proposes to impose assessments on property has identified those parcels that will have special benefits conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed, the local agency must next "separate the general benefits from the special benefits conferred," and only the special benefits can be included in the amount of the assessments imposed.

In addition to the special benefits received by parcels wit hin the District, there are incidental general benefits that are conferred on parcels outside the boundaries of the District which include:

• the control of dust and insect infestations, and
• the visual enhancement of the area to persons or vehicles that may travel through the District.

However, it has been determined that these benefits are incidental and do not provide a direct benefit to parcels outside of the District that are not being assessed. Any incidental benefit received by parcels outside of the District is further offset by the incidental benefit received by parcels within the District from the maintenance of landscaping improvements by the other assessment districts within the City.

Special Benefit
The maintenance and servicing of t he improvements within the District (which are described in the Description of Improvements and Services Section of this report) are for the benefit of the properties within the District and, as such, confer a special and direct benefit to parcels within the District by:

The above mentioned items affect the assessed property in a way that is particular and distinct from their effect on other parcels and that real property in general and the public at large do not share. They contribute to a specific enhancement of the properties within the District. Since these improvements, including the community trails, were installed and are maintained specific ally for the properties within the District , only properties within the District receive a special benefit and are assessed for said maintenance.

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Method of Assessment Spread
Each of the parcels within the District is deemed to receive special benefit from the improvements.

ballot increase was approved by the property owners in this District. Therefore, all parcels included in the District boundary, are being levied in accordance with Article XIII D and Proposition 218.

To assess special benefit appropriately, it is necessary to relate the different type of parcel improvements to each other. The EBU method of apportionment uses the single-family home as the basic unit of assessment since there is a total of 2,651 single family parcels within the District which represents 69.1 percent of the total assessable parcels within the District.

A method has been developed to convert other land uses to EBU s based on an assessment formula that equates to the property’s specific development status, type of development (land- use), and size of the property, as compared to a single family residential parcel. Other residential land uses are assigned Equivalent Dwelling Units (EDU) in proportion to the number of trips generated and average number of occupants per dwelling unit in comparison to the typical single- family parcel. Based upon the trip generation data from the ITE Trip Generation Report, San Diego Association of Governments’ Guide to Vehicular Traffic Generation Rates which have been adopted by San Bernardino County Transpiration Authority (formerly known as San Bernardino Associated Governments) and the most recent census data for the City of Rancho Cucamonga, condominiums are assigned 0.80 EDU’s since the number of residents and number of trips generated per dwelling unit are 80 percent of the typical single family residence. Multi-family residential units are assigned 0.70 EDU’s per dwelling unit since the number of residents and number of trips generated per multifamily residential unit are 70 percent of the typical single-family residential unit. This reduction is further supported by virtue of the fact that both condominium developments and multi-family residential development have a higher level of landscaping that reduce the benefit received by these parcels from District maintained landscaping.

EBU’s are assigned to Commercial and Industrial parcels based upon the number of trips generated as well. The ITE Trip Generation Report shows that non- residential uses similar to those found in the District generate from 30 to 400 plus trips per day based upon the specific land use. An average trip generation rate of 135 trips per day was used since the non-residential uses within the district are generally those that result in fewer trips per day per acre, when compared

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to more intense non-residential uses such as community shopping centers which can generate in excess of 500 trips per day.

Based upon an average density of approximately 9 single family residential units per acre and a trip generation rate of 10 trips per day for a typical single family residential unit, the trip generation rate for commercial and industrial parcels is approximately 1.5 times that of an ac re developed for single family residential use based upon an average of 135 trips per acre for non- residential uses. The trips generated by non-residential uses has been reduced by approximately 40 percent to account for the number of “pass -by” trips which are those trips which stop at non- residential parcels enroute to/from residential parcels. This reduces the trips generated per acre from 135 to 81. Since non- residential parcels do not receive a significant special benefit from the park facilities maintained by the District, the number of trips generated per acre has been further reduced in proportion to the ratio of expenditures for landscape maintenance versus park maintenance within the District, which has been estimated by the City to be 60% parks and 40% landscaping. Therefore, commercial and industrial parcels have been assigned a value of 3.25 EBU’s per acre to represent the special benefit received by those parcels relative to the typical single-family residential parcel.

Vacant parcels are assigned an EBU value of 0.25 per acre because they receive a lesser benefit from the improvements until such time as development occurs. Publicly owned school parcels are also assigned an EBU value of 0.25 per acre in recognition of the limited benefit they receive from the improvements maintained by the District and the benefit conferred upon other parcels within the District by the open space and landscaping maintained by the School District on their parcels which might be used by properties within the District under joint use agreements between the School District and the City.

The following table provides the weighting factors applied to various land-use types, as assigned by County use code, to determine each parcel’s EBU assignment.

Land-Use Equivalent Benefit Units
Property Type (County Use Code) EBU Value Multiplier
Single Family Residential 1.00 Parcel
Condominium 0.80 Unit
Multi-Family Residential 0.70 Unit
Commercial/Industrial 3.25 Acre
Vacant (incl. all undevelped property) 0.25 Acre
Schools 0.25 Acre

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based on the correct parcel number and/or new parcel number(s) County use code and subsequent property information. If a single parcel has changed to multiple parcels, the EBU assignment and assessment amount applied to each of the new parcels will be recalculated rather than spread the proportionate share of the original assessment.

The following table summarizes the Fiscal Year 202 4/25 maximum allowable assessment rates for the District:

Property Type (County Use Code)
Maximum
Allowable
Assessment
Rate per EBU
Actual
Asessment Rate
per EBU
Total
Units/Acres Total EBUs
Single Family Residential $531.67 $437.86 2,652.00 2,652.00 Condominium $531.67 $437.86 1,249.00 999.20
Multi-Family Residential $531.67 $437.86 4,001.00 2,800.70 Commercial/Industrial $531.67 $437.86 176.40 573.30
Vacant (incl. all undevelped property) $531.67 $437.86 64.85 16.21 Schools $531.67 $437.86 35.41 8.85

The total amount of maintenance and incidental costs for maintaining the landscaping and community trail improvements is assessed to the individual parcels of real property within the District in proportion to the special benefit received by such parcels of real property. The proposed individual assessments are shown on the assessment roll in this report.

Cost of Living Inflator
Each fiscal year beginning Fiscal Year 2010/11, the maximum allowable assessment amount may be increased by the lesser of 3.5% or the percentage change in the year ending February preceding the start of the Fi scal Year of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U), for the Riverside – San Bernardino – Ontario Consumer Price Index area. If for any reason the percentage change is negative the maximum allowable assessment would not be decreased by reason of such negative percentage change and would remain at the amount as computed on the previous fiscal year regardless of any CPI adjustment. The annual assessment cannot exceed the actual costs to operate the District in any given year. If operating costs are such that the maximum assessment amount is not needed, the City would levy only what is needed for that year.

The actual assessment r ate for Fiscal Year 2024/25 will increase from $ 417.01 to $437.86 per single-family residence, a CPI increase of 5.0% as compared to Fiscal Year 2023/24.

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ASSESSMENT ROLL AND ANNEXATIONS
Assessment Roll
The assessment roll is a listing of the assessment for Fiscal Year 202 4/25 apportioned to each lot or parcel, as shown on the last equalized roll of the Assessor of the County of San Bernardino.

The following table summarizes the Fiscal Year 2024/25 actual assessments for the District:

Property Type (County Use Code)
Actual
Assessment
Rate per EBU
Total
Units/Acres Total EBUs Total Assessment
Single Family Residential $437.86 2,652.00 2,652.00 $1,161,204.72 Condominium $437.86 1,249.00 999.20 437,512.21
Multi-Family Residential $437.86 4,001.00 2,800.70 1,226,306.50 Commercial/Industrial $437.86 176.40 573.30 251,026.02
Vacant (incl. all undevelped property) $437.86 64.85 16.21 7,099.13 Schools $437.86 35.41 8.85 3,876.33
Totals 8,178.66 7,050.26 $3,087,024.91

A copy of the full assessment roll is available for review in the City Clerk's office.

Annexations
There were no effective annexations for Fiscal Year 2024/25.

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ATTACHMENT 5

Annual Engineer’s Report
Fiscal Year 2024/25

City of Rancho Cucamonga
Landscape Maintenance District No. 6-R
(Caryn Planned Community)

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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 6-R
(CARYN PLANNED COMMUNITY)
10500 Civic Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Phone: 909.477.2700
Fax: 909.477.2845

CITY COUNCIL
L. Dennis Michael, Mayor
Lynne B. Kennedy, Mayor Pro Tem
Ryan A. Hutchison, Council Member
Kristine D. Scott, Council Member
Ashley N. Stickler, Council Member

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ENGINEER’S LETTER 1
INTRODUCTION 3
Reason for Assessment 3
Process for Annual Assessment 3
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS 4
Description of the Boundaries of the District 4
Description of Improvements and Services 4
Map of Improvements 9
ESTIMATE OF COSTS 11
District Budget 11
Definitions of Budget Items 13
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT 14
Overview 14
General Benefit 15
Special Benefit 15
Method of Assessment Spread 16
Cost of Living Inflator 17
ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM 18
ASSESSMENT ROLL AND ANNEXATIONS 20
Assessment Roll 20
Annexations 20

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ENGINEER’S LETTER
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2024, the City Council of Rancho Cucamonga (the “City”), under the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 (the “1972 Act”) adopted its Resolution N o. 2024-046, a Resolution Initiating Proceedings for the Levy of Annual Assessments for Landscape Maintenance District No. 6-R (Caryn Planned Community) (the “District”); and

WHEREAS, the Resolution Initiating Proceedings directed staff to prepare and file an Annual Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2024/25 pursuant to the requirements of the 1972 Act.

NOW THEREFORE, the following assessment is proposed to be authorized in order to pay the estimated costs of maintenance, operation and servicing of the improvements to be paid by the assessable real property within the boundari es of the District in proportion to the special benefit received. The following table summarizes the proposed assessment.

Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Expenditures
Personnel Services 31,510$
Operations and Maintenance 571,770
Capital Expenditures 176,500
Total Expenditures Budget 779,780
Revenues
Taxes:

Estimated Assessments, Net of Estimated Delinquencies 604,430 Anticipated Prior Year Delinquencies Collection 5,310
Subtotal - Taxes 609,740
Transfer In 39,540
Total Revenues Budget 649,280
Contribution to/(Use of) Fund Balance (130,500)$
Total District EBU Count 1,199.84
Actual Assessment per EBU 504.32$
Maximum Allowable Assement per EBU 504.32$

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In making the assessments contained herein pursuant to the 1972 Act:

2. I have evaluated the costs and expenses of the improvem ents upon the Specially Benefited Parcels. In making such evaluation:

a. The proportionate special benefit derived by each Specially Benefited Parcel from the improvements was determined in relationship to the entiret y of the maintenance costs of the improvements;

b. No assessment has been imposed on any Specially Benefited Parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on such parcel from the improvements; and

c. Any general benefits from the improvements have been separated from the special benefits and only special benefits have been assessed.

07/17/2024

Jason C. Welday
Director of Engineering Services/City Engineer
Date

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INTRODUCTION
Reason for Assessment
Approval of the assessment covered by this Engineer’s Report will generate the revenue necessary to:

The City Council must also adopt a resolution of intention which:
• Declares the intention of the City Council to levy and collect assessments within the District for the fiscal year stated therein.
• Generally describes the existing and proposed improvements and any substantial changes proposed to be made in existing improvements.
• Refers to the District by its distinctive designation and indicate the general location of the District.
• Refers to the Engineer’s Report , on file with the City Clerk, for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the District and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District. • Gives notice of the time and place for public hearing by the City Council on the levy of the proposed assessment.
• States whether the assessment is proposed to increase from the previous year.

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conclusion of the hearing, the City Council may order changes in any of the matters provided in the report, including the improvements, to the zones within the District, and the proposed diagram or the proposed assessment.

The City Council, upon conclusion of the public hearing, must then adopt a resolution confirming the diagram and assessment, either as originally proposed or as changed by it. The adoption of the resolution shall constitute the levy of an assessment for the fiscal year referred to in the assessment.

If the assessment to be levied exceeds the maximum assessment amount previously approved, the City must comply with the procedures specified in Article XIII D and Proposition 218. The voters in the State of California in November 1996 added Article XIII D to the California Constitution imposing, among other requirements, the necessity for the City to conduct an assessment ballot procedure to enable the owners of each property on which assessments are proposed to be enacted or increased, the opportunity to express their support for, o r opposition to the proposed assessment or increase in such assessment.

Description of the Boundaries of the District
The District is located in the City of Rancho Cucamonga. The boundaries of the District are generally described as that area located north of the 210 Freeway , south of Banyan St, west of Rochester Ave and east of Milliken Ave, also known as the Caryn Planned Community. The boundaries also include Tract No. 13835 east of Rochester Ave and Tracts No. 13748, 13857 & 13858 west of Milliken Ave. Zone 1 is the area generally located west of Rochester Ave and east of Milliken Ave. Zone 2 is the area generally located east of Rochester Ave and west of Milliken Ave.

Description of Improvements and Services
The improvements maintained by the District include the paseos, community trails, trees, landscaped sites and appurtenant facilities that are throughout the District. These improvements are located within the street right -of-ways and dedicated public easements which are within the boundaries of the District. The landscaping maintenance includes, but is not limited to, the pruning, fertilizing, mowing, weeding, pest control, removal of trash/debris, and irrigation of the trees, shrubs, vines, ground cover, and turf. Maintenance of associated improvements and facilities, such as community trails, fencing and irrigation systems, includes but is not limited to, grading and replacement of trail surfacing, trail fence repair and replacement, steel fence painting, repair and replacement, and irrigation systems control, adjustment, trouble-shooting, repair and replacement. Services include personnel, materials, contracting services, utilities, capital projects

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and all necessary costs associated with the maintenance, replacement and r epair required to keep the improvements in a healthy, vigorous and satisfactory condition. In addition, it is the City's intention to continue to use cost effective materials, including the future ability to replace landscaping with drought resistant or low water use plants, in order to lower expenses of the District. The breakdown of maintained areas is as follows:

Site # Descriptive Location

CC-1 The southside of Banyan St from 1290 feet west of Milliken Ave to Milliken Ave. The west side of Milliken Ave median from Banyan St to 292 south of Vintage Dr.

Ground Cover area: 96,892 square feet
Turf area: 17,945 square feet
Hardscape area: 13,944 square feet

CC-3 The paseo on the west side of Morning Pl from Morning Pl to Deer Creek Channel.

Ground Cover area: 2,801 square feet
Turf area: 124 square feet
Hardscape area: 4,609 square feet
CC-4 The west side of Morning Pl , from Banyan St to Starview Pl . The north side of Starview Pl, from Morning Pl to Starview Pl.

Ground Cover area: 14,273 square feet
Turf Cover area: 5,513 square feet
Hardscape area: 5,000 square feet
CC-5 Silver Sun Ln paseo from the end of Silver Sun Ln cul-de-sac to Deer Creek Channel.

Ground Cover area: 25,890 square feet
Turf area: 12,084 square feet
Hardscape area: 1,350 square feet
CC-6 The east and west side of Netherlands View Loop from Vintage Dr to Vintage Dr. The Netherlands View Loop paseo from Netherlands View Loop to Mt Sterling Ct.

Ground Cover area: 88,902 square feet
Turf area: 676 square feet
Hardscape area: 23,650 square feet
CC-7 The east and west side of Hillview Loop from Mt Rainier Ct to Kettle Peak Pl.

Ground Cover area: 14,930 square feet
Turf area: 6,318 square feet
Hardscape area: 12,236 square feet

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CC-8 The paseo from Hillview Loop to Vintage Dr.

Ground Cover area: 42,107 square feet
Hardscape area: 22,752 square feet
Hardscape area: 4,089 square feet

CC-9 The south side of Vintage Dr from 250 feet west of Hillview Loop to Hillview Loop. The west side of Hillview Loop from Vintage Dr to Kettle Peak Pl . The west side of Kettle Peak Pl from Hillview Loop to Donner Pass Ct. The east side of Hillview Loop from Kettle Peak Pl to Tioga Peak Ct.

Ground Cover area: 47,334 square feet
Turf area: 4,954 square feet
Hardscape area: 9,088 square feet
CC-10 The east side of Terrace View Loop from Vintage Dr to Butler Peak Pl. The west side of Terrace View Loop from Rainbow Falls Ct to Vintage Dr.

Ground Cover area: 24,603 square feet
Hardscape area: 10,760 square feet

CC-11 The paseo from Caryn School to Banyan St. The south side of Banyan St from the paseo to Rochester Ave. The east and west side of Mt Baldy Pl from Banyan St to Sierra Crest View Loop. The north side of Sierra Crest View Loop from Hilltop Ct to Woodland Ct.

Ground Cover area: 47,507 square feet
Turf area: 7,810 square feet
Hardscape area: 7,825 square feet
CC-12 The separation paseo from Vintage Dr to Pinnacle Peak Ct.

Ground Cover area: 50,325 square feet
Turf area: 15,021 square feet
Hardscape area: 7,675 square feet
CC-13 The east side of Hillview Loop from Tioga Peak Ct to Vintage Dr. The south sid e of Vintage Dr from Hillview Loop to Terrace View Loop. The north side of Vintage Dr from Hillview Loop to Caryn School. The east side of Terrace View Loop from Vintage Dr to Mt San Antonio Ct.

Ground Cover area: 26,162 square feet
Turf area: 4,508 square feet
Hardscape area: 12,928 square feet

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CC-14 The east side of Sierra Crest View Loop from Mt Waverly Ct to Vintage Dr. The north side of Vintage Dr from Sierra Crest View Loop to Sierra Crest View Loop. The east and west side of Sierra Crest View Loop from Vintage Dr to Mt Wilson Ct. The south side of Vintage Dr from Netherlands View Loop to 330 feet west of Netherlands View Loop.

Ground Cover area: 73,250 square feet
Turf area: 16,525 square feet
Hardscape area: 9,885 square feet

CC-15 The south side of Sierra Crest View Loop from Mt Waverly Ct to Mt Cambridge Ct. The north side of Sierra Crest View Loop from Mt Cambridge Ct to Woodland Ct. The north side of Sierra Crest View Loop from Hilltop Ct to C aryn School. The Sierra Crest View Loop paseo from Sierra Crest View Loop to Mt Sherman Ct.

Ground Cover area: 70,990 square feet
Turf area: 7,699 square feet
Hardscape area: 20,055 square feet
CC-16 The south side of Vintage Dr from Netherlands View Loop to Rochester Ave. The north side of Vintage Dr from Rochester Ave to Sierra Crest View Loop. The east and west side of Sierra Crest View Loop from Mt Wilson Ct to Mt Cambridge Ct. The Netherlands View Loop Paseo from Vintage Dr to Mt Sterling Ct.

Ground Cover area: 77,202 square feet
Turf area: 3,954 square feet
Hardscape area: 18,195 square feet

CC-17 The east side of Milliken Ave from Vintage Dr to Banyan St.

Ground Cover area: 13,740 square feet
Turf area: 9,088 square feet
Hardscape area: 6,460 square feet
CC-18 The north side of Vintage Dr from Milliken Ave to Hillview Loop. The south side of Vintage Dr from 104 feet west of Hillview Loop to Milliken Ave.

Ground Cover area: 32,287 square feet
Turf area: 3,889 square feet
Hardscape area: 11,188 square feet
CC-19 The Terrace View Loop paseo from Vintage Dr to Terrace View Loop.

Ground Cover area: 17,469 square feet
Turf area: 15,617 square feet
Hardscape area: 2,736 square feet

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CC-20 The east side of Terrace View Loop from Mt San Antonio Ct to El Capitan Ct. The west side of Terrace View Loop from Butler Peak Pl to Mt San Antonio Ct.

Ground Cover area: 20,627 square feet
Hardscape area: 20,017 square feet
Hardscape area: 7,888 square feet
CC-21 The west side of Rochester Ave from Banyan St to 317 feet south of Vintage Dr.

Ground Cover area: 31,292 square feet

CC-22 The south side of Vintage Dr from Terrace View Loop to Sierra Crest View Loop. The east and west side of Hillview Loop from Vintage Dr to Mt Rainier Ct.

Ground Cover area: 11,609 square feet
Turf area: 3,763 square feet
Hardscape area: 6,524 square feet
CC-23 The south side of Banyan St from Milliken Ave to Butler Peak Pl . The west side of Butler Peak Pl from Banyan St to Terrace View Loop. The north side of Terrace View Loop from Butler Peak Pl to Rainbow Falls Ct.

Ground Cover area: 12,132 square feet
Hardscape area: 528 square feet
CC-24 The north side of Terrace View Loop from El Capitan Ct to Butler Peak Pl. The east side of Butler Peak Pl from Terrace View Loop to Banyan St . The south side of Banyan St from Butler Peak Pl to 990 feet east of Butler Peak Pl.

Ground Cover area: 14,452 square feet
Hardscape area: 1,600 square feet

CC-26 The east side of Rochester Ave from 210 freeway to Vintage Dr. The north and south side of Vintage Dr from Rochester Ave to Thunder Mountain Ave . The west side of Rochester Ave from 317 feet south of Vintage Dr to the 210 freeway.

Ground Cover area: 35,037 square feet
Hardscape area: 19,779 square feet
CC-27 The Milliken Ave median and the west side of Milliken Ave from 292 feet south of Vintage Dr to 210 freeway.

Ground Cover area: 13,365 square feet
Hardscape area: 12,300 square feet
CC-28 The east side of Milliken Ave from Vintage Dr to the 210 freeway right-of-way.

Ground Cover area: 17,724 square feet
Cobble area: 2,387 square feet
Hardscape area: 5,810 square feet

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Map of Improvements
The following page shows the map of landscaping improvements, including irrigation sites and community trails, to be maintained using District funds.

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District Budget

Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Expenditures
Personnel Services:

Regular Salaries 15,980$
Overtime Salaries 5,500
Part Time Salaries 1,630
Fringe Benefits 8,400
Subtotal - Personnel 31,510
Operations and Maintenance:

Operations and Maintenance:

O & M/General 10,550
Contract Services:

Contract Services/General 304,110
Tree Maintenance 71,850
Subtotal - Contract Services 375,960
Utilities:

Water Utilities 144,180
Electric Utilities 2,580
Subtotal - Utilities 146,760
Assessment Administration 4,570
Admin./General Overhead 33,930
Subtotal - Operations and Maintenance 571,770
Capital Expenditures:

Captial Outlay - Equipment 126,500
Captial Project 50,000
Subtotal - Capital Expenditures 176,500
Total Expenditures Budget 779,780$

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Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Revenues
Taxes:

Estimated Assessments, Net of Estimated Delinquencies 604,430$ Anticipated Prior Year Delinquencies Collection 5,310
Subtotal - Taxes 609,740
Transfer In:

Transfer In - General Fund 39,540
Total Revenues Budget 649,280
Contribution to/(Use of) Fund Balance (130,500)$
Total Gross Estimated Assessments 605,102.05$
Total District EBU Count 1,199.84
Actual Assessment per EBU - Fiscal Year 2024/25 504.32$ Maximum Allowable Assement per EBU - Fiscal Year 2024/25 504.32$

The maximum allowable assessment per Equivalent Benefit Unit ( EBU) listed in the District budget above, is the amount which was approved when the property owners on September 1, 2010 , voted in favor of a Proposition 218 assessment ballot increase with an allowable annual increase by the lesser of 3.0% or the percentage change in the year ending February preceding the start of the Fiscal Year of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and subsequent District annexations. Each year, prior to the assessments being placed on the tax roll, the City will review the budget and determine the amount needed to maintain the improvements for the upcoming fiscal year. The actual assessment per EBU will be based on the estimated costs of maintenance, available fund balance and maximum allowable assessment with the goal of maintaining the improvements in a satisfactory and healthy condition.

The actual assessment amount may be lower than the maximum allowable assessment; however, it may not exceed the maximum unless the increase is approved by the property owners in accordance with Proposition 218.

Operating Reserve
Estimated Reserve Fund Balance, June 30, 2024 805,546$
Contribution to/(Use of) Reserve - Fiscal Year 2024/25 (130,500) Estimated Reserve Fund Balance, June 30, 2025 675,046$

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Definitions of Budget Items
The following definitions describe the costs and expenses included in the District Budget:

Operations and Maintenance: This item includes the costs of City staff to perform maintenance duties within the boundaries of the District.

Contract Services: This item includes the contract costs of a landscape maintenance company responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the District improvements.

General Overhead: This item includes the costs of all central services departments of the City for providing the coordination of District services, inspections, annual bid management, responding to public concerns, public education, accounting, auditing and procedural matters associated with the District. This item also includes an allocation for general City staff time for administrative functions and systems that provide f or a functional and operational District within the City's administrative structure.

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The 1972 Act, permits the establishment of assessment districts for the purpose of providing certain public improvements which include the operation, maintenance and servicing of landscaping improvements.

Section 22573 of the 1972 Act requires that maintenance assessments must be levied according to benefit rather than according to assessed value. This Section states:

The determination o f whether or not a lot or parcel will benefit from the improvements shall be made pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 commencing with Section 5000) [of the Streets and Highways Code, State of California].

Article XIII D, Section 4(a) of the California Constitution limits the amount of any assessment to the proportional special benefit conferred on the property. Article XIII D also provides that publicly owned properties must be assessed unless there is cl ear and convincing evidence that those properties receive no special benefit from the assessment. Exempted from the assessment would be the areas of public streets, public avenues, public lanes, public roads, public drives, public courts, public alleys, public easements and rights-of-ways, public greenbelts and public parkways.

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General Benefit
Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution provides that once a local agency which proposes to impose assessments on property has identified those parcels that will have special benefits conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed, the local agency must next "separate the general benefits from the special benefits conferred," and only the special benefits can be included in the amount of the assessments imposed.

In this District, the improvements being financed consists of the maintenance of local improvements located within the boundaries of the District and include paseos, street trees, landscaped areas and appurtenant facilities that are located throughout the District and were installed to create a common landscape theme and neighborhood identity for parcels within the District. The improvements are situated within the public rights-of-way of the internal local street network within the District which provides ingress and egress for parcels within the District to access the City's system of arterial streets. City residents and traffic from parcels not within the District do not use the internal local street network or paseos except for the express purpose of accessing properties located within the District, and therefore do not benefit from the improvements. Only parcels which are within the District and proximate to the improvements and within the District are being assessed. Accordingly, there is a direct physi cal and visual nexus between each parcel being assessed and the improvements to be funded by the assessment that does not exist for parcels outside of the District boundary and that is particular and distinct from that shared by the public at large. Under these circumstances, all of the benefits conferred are direct and local in nature, and provide a benefit to only those parcels located within the boundaries of the District.

Special Benefit
The maintenance and servicing of the improvements within the District (which are described in the Description of Improvements and Services Section of this report) are for the benefit of the properties within the District and, as such, confer a special and direct benefit to parcels within the District by:

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The above mentioned items affect the assessed property in a way that is particular and distinct from their effect on other parcels and that real property in general and the public at large do not share. They contribute to a specific enhancement of the properties within the District. Since these improvements, including the community trails, were installed and are maintained specifically for the properties within the District , only properties within the District receive a special benefit and are assessed for said maintenance.

Method of Assessment Spread
Each of the parcels within the District is deemed to receive special benefit from the improvements.

Vacant parcels are assigned an EBU value of 0.25 EBU's per acre because they receive a lesser benefit from the improvements until such time as development occurs. Publicly owned school parcels are also assigned an EBU value of 0.25 EBU's per acre in recognition of the limited benefit they receive from the improvements which are provided for the use and benefit of the residential units within the District, and the benefit conferred upon other parcels within the District by the open space and landscaping maintained by the School District on their parcels which might be used by properties within the District under joint use agreements between the School District and the City.

There are two benefit zones within the District: Zone 1 and Zone 2. Parcels in Zone 2 are assigned

0.75 EBU per dwelling unit due to the reduction in special benefit they receive as a result of their location relative to the majority of the improvements maintained by the District. Zone 2 parcels are on the far east and west side of the District. Therefore, parcels within Zone 2 do not receive the same special benefit from the improvements due to their proximity, as parcels within Zone 1 which are assigned 1.00 EBU per dwelling unit and are generally located adjacent to or in close proximity to the improvements. The following table provides the weighting factors applied to various land- use types, as assigned by County use code, to determine each par cel's EBU assignment.

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Land-Use Equivalent Dwelling Units
Property Type (County Use Code) EBU Value Multiplier
Single Family Residential - Zone 1 1.00 Parcel
Single Family Residential - Zone 2 0.75 Parcel
School 0.25 Acre
Undeveloped 0.25 Acre

The following table summarizes the Fiscal Year 2024/25 maximum allowable assessment rates for the District:

Property Type (County Use Code)
Maximum
Allowable
Assessment
Rate per EBU
Actual
Asessment Rate
per EBU
Total
Units/Acres Total EBUs
Single Family Residential - Zone 1 $504.32 $504.32 966.00 966.00 Single Family Residential - Zone 2 $504.32 $504.32 310.00 232.50 School $504.32 $504.32 5.35 1.34
Undeveloped $504.32 $504.32 0.00 0.00

The total amount of maintenance and incidental costs for maintaining the landscaping and community trail improvements is assessed to the individual parcels of real property within the District in proportion to the special benefit received by such parcels of real property. The proposed individual assessments are shown on the assessment roll in this report.

Cost of Living Inflator
Each fiscal year beginning Fiscal Year 2011/12, the maximum allowable assessment amount may be increased by the lesser of 3. 0% or the percentage change in the year ending February preceding the start of the Fiscal Year of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U), for the Riverside – San Bernardino – Ontario Consumer Price Index area . If for any reason the percen tage change is negative the maximum allowable assessment would not be decreased by reason of such negative percentage change and would remain at the amount as computed on the previous fiscal year regardless of any CPI adjustment. The annual assessment cannot exceed the actual costs to operate the District in any given year. If operating costs are

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such that the maximum assessment amount is not needed, the City would levy only what is needed for that year.

The actual assessment rate for Fiscal Year 202 4/25 will increase from $490.21 to $504.32 per single-family residence zone 1 and from $367.66 to $378.24 per single-family residence zone 2, a CPI increase of 2.88% as compared to Fiscal Year 2023/24.

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ASSESSMENT ROLL AND ANNEXATIONS
Assessment Roll
The assessment roll is a listing of the assessment for Fiscal Year 202 4/25 apportioned to each lot or parcel, as shown on the last equalized roll of the Assessor of the County of San Bernardino.

The following table summarizes the Fiscal Year 2024/25 actual assessments for the District:

Property Type (County Use Code)
Actual
Assessment
Rate per EBU
Total
Units/Acres Total EBUs Total Assessment
Single Family Residential - Zone 1 $504.32 966.00 966.00 $487,173.12 Single Family Residential - Zone 2 $504.32 310.00 232.50 117,254.40 School $504.32 5.35 1.34 674.53
Undeveloped $504.32 0.00 0.00 0.00
Totals 1,281.35 1,199.84 $605,102.05

A copy of the full assessment roll is available for review in the City Clerk's office.

Annexations
There were no effective annexations for Fiscal Year 2024/25.

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ATTACHMENT 6

Annual Engineer’s Report
Fiscal Year 2024/25

City of Rancho Cucamonga
Landscape Maintenance District No. 7
(North Etiwanda)

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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 7
(NORTH ETIWANDA)
10500 Civic Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Phone: 909.477.2700
Fax: 909.477.2845

CITY COUNCIL
L. Dennis Michael, Mayor
Lynne B. Kennedy, Mayor Pro Tem
Ryan A. Hutchison, Council Member
Kristine D. Scott, Council Member
Ashley N. Stickler, Council Member

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ENGINEER’S LETTER 1
INTRODUCTION 3
Reason for Assessment 3
Process for Annual Assessment 3
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS 4
Description of the Boundaries of the District 4
Description of Improvements and Services 4
Map of Improvements 11
ESTIMATE OF COSTS 13
District Budget 13
Definitions of Budget Items 15
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT 16
Overview 16
General Benefit 17
Special Benefit 17
Method of Assessment Spread 18
ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM 19
ASSESSMENT ROLL AND ANNEXATIONS 21
Assessment Roll 21
Annexations 21

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____________________________________________________________________________ Landscape Maintenance District No. 7 – City of Rancho Cucamonga 1 Fiscal Year 2024/25
ENGINEER’S LETTER
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2024, the City Council of Rancho Cucamonga (the “City”), under the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 (the “1972 Act”) adopted its Resolution No. 2024-046, a Resolution Initiating Proceedings for the Levy of Annual Assessments for Landscape Maintenance District No. 7 (North Etiwanda) (the “District”); and

WHEREAS, the Resolution Initiating Proceedings directed staff to prepare and file an Annual Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2024/25 pursuant to the requirements of the 1972 Act.

The Annual Engineer’s Report presents the plans and speci fications describing the general nature, location and extent of the improvements to be maintained, an estimate of the costs of the maintenance, operations and servicing of the improvements for the District for the referenced fiscal year, a diagram for the District showing the area and properties proposed to be assessed, and an assessment of the estimated costs of the maintenance, operations and servicing of the improvements, assessing the net amount upon all assessable lots and/or parcels within the District in proportion to the special benefit received; and

Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Expenditures
Personnel Services 114,350$
Operations and Maintenance 997,540
Total Expenditures Budget 1,111,890
Revenues
Taxes:

Estimated Assessments, Net of Estimated Delinquencies 958,920 Anticipated Prior Year Delinquencies Collection 11,540
Subtotal - Taxes 970,460
Other Revenues 47,290
Total Revenues Budget 1,017,750
Contribution to/(Use of) Fund Balance (94,140)$
Total District EBU Count 3,123.00
Actual Assessment per EBU 307.05$
Maximum Allowable Assement per EBU 307.05$

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____________________________________________________________________________ Landscape Maintenance District No. 7 – City of Rancho Cucamonga 2 Fiscal Year 2024/25
In making the assessments contained herein pursuant to the 1972 Act:

2. I have evaluated the costs and expenses of the improvements upon the Specially Benefited Parcels. In making such evaluation:

a. The proportionate special benefit derived by each Specially Benefited Parcel from the improvements was determined in relationship to the entiret y of the maintenance costs of the improvements;

b. No assessment has been imposed on any S pecially Benefited Parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on such parcel from the improvements; and

c. Any general benefits from the improvements have been separated from the special benefits and only special benefits have been assessed.

I, the undersigned, respectfully submit the enclosed Annual Engineer’s Report and, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, I certify that the Annual Engineer’s Report and Assessment Diagram included herein have bee n prepared and computed in accordance with the order of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga and the Assessment Law.

07/17/2024

Jason C. Welday
Director of Engineering Services/City Engineer
Date

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INTRODUCTION
Reason for Assessment
Approval of the assessment covered by this Engineer’s Report will generate the revenue necessary to:

Provide for the maintenance and servicing of the improvements described in this Engineer’s Report. Maintenance may include, but is not limited to, all of the following: the upkeep, repair, removal or replacement of all or any part of any improvement or facility such as paseos, community trails, fencing and irrigation systems, and providing for the growth, vigor and care of the trees and landscape plant materials. Servicing means the furnishing of electricity, gas or other illuminating energy for the lighting of landscape or appurtenant facilities. This shall also include material, vehicle, equipment, capital improvements and administrative costs associated with the annual administration and operation of the District.

Process for Annual Assessment
The City cannot levy and collect annual assessments within the District without complying with the procedures specified in the 1972 Act . On an annual basis, an Engineer’s Report must be prepared which contains a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the District and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District.

The City Council must also adopt a resolution of intention which:
• Declares the intention of the City Council to levy and collect assessments within the District for the fiscal year stated therein.
• Generally describes the existing and proposed improvements and any substantial changes proposed to be made in existing improvements.
• Refers to the District by its distinctive designation and indicate the general location of the District.
• Refers to the Engineer’s R eport, on file with the City Clerk, for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the D istrict and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District.
• Gives notice of the time and place for public hearing by the City Council on the levy of the proposed assessment.
• States whether the assessment is proposed to increase from the previous year.

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hearing, file a written protest which shall state all grounds of objection. The protest shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned by the property owner filing the protest.

During the course or upon conclusion of the hearing, the City Council may order changes in any of the matters provided in the report, including the improvements, to the zones within the District, and the proposed diagram or the proposed assessment.

If the assessment to be levied exceeds the maximum assessment amount previously approved, the City must compl y with the procedures specified in Article XIII D and Proposition 218. The voters in the State of California in November 1996 added Article XIII D to the California Constitution imposing, among other requirements, the necessity for the City to conduct an assessment ballot procedure to enable the owners of each property on which assessments are proposed to be enacted or increased, the opportunity to express their support for, o r opposition to the proposed assessment or increase in such assessment.

Description of the Boundaries of the District
The District is located in the City of Rancho Cucamonga, State of California. The boundaries of the District are generally described as that area of the City known as North Etiwanda, which is generally bounded by the 210 Freeway on t he south, I-15 Freeway on the west, and City limits on the north and east. Typically, parcels have been annexed to the District as they have been developed.

Reference is also made to the Assessment Diagram included in this Report.

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replacement, steel fence painting, repair and replacement, and irrigation systems control, adjustment, trouble-shooting, repair and replacement. Services include personnel, materials, contracting services, utilities, capital projects and all necessary costs associated with the maintenance, replacement and repair required to keep the improvements in a healthy, vigorous and satisfactory condition. In addition, it is the City's intention to continue to use cost effective materials, including the future ability to replace landscaping with drought resistant or low water use plants, in order to lower expenses of the District. The breakdown of maintained areas is as follows:

Parks: Etiwanda Creek Park.

Site # Descriptive Location

EN-1 The north side of Wilson Ave from San Sevaine Rd to Ridgeline Pl. The east side of Ridgeline Pl from Wilson Ave to Arcadia Way.

Ground Cover area: 27,325 square feet
Turf area: 19,334 square feet
Hardscape area: 840 square feet

EN-2 The Metropolitan Water District easement on the south side of Crescenta Way from San Marino Way to Ridgeline Pl.

Ground Cover area: 38,104 square feet
Turf area: 41,250 square feet
Hardscape area: 9,000 square feet
EN-3 The Wilson Ave median from Wardman Bullock Rd to San Sevaine Rd.

Ground Cover area: 9,016 square feet
Hardscape area: 11,088 square feet
EN-4 The Planters on the north side of the drainage easement that is between and parallel to Highland Ave and Arapaho Rd from Etiwanda Ave east to the end.

Ground Cover area: 63,972 square feet
EN-5 The south side of Wilson Ave from 1,115 feet west of San Sevaine Rd to 205 feet east of San Sevaine Rd. The east side of San Sevaine Rd from Wilson Ave to Young’s Canyon Rd.

Ground Cover area: 45,584 square feet
Turf area: 3,527 square feet
EN-6 The north side of Wilson Ave from Wardman Bullock Rd to Ridgeline Pl. The west side of Ridgeline Pl from Wilson Ave to 120 feet north of Arcadia Way.

Ground Cover area: 29,226 square feet
Turf area: 15,136 square feet
Hardscape area: 1,300 square feet

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EN-7 The parkway on the eastside of Wardman Bullock Rd from Wilson Ave to 857 feet north of Glendora Dr. The cobblestone between the tract wall and the flood wall will be handled for debris pickup and weed control on an as needed basis.

Ground Cover area: 10,268 square feet
Hardscape area: 31,549 square feet

EN-8 The south side of Crescenta Way from Ridgeline Pl to Crestline Pl.

Ground Cover area: 50,305 square feet
Turf area: 35,960 square feet
Hardscape area: 10,000 square feet
EN-9 The paseo from Meadowbrook Ct to Rock Creek Rd.

Ground Cover area: 1,400 square feet
Turf area: 6,555 square feet
Hardscape area: 2,820 square feet

EN-10 The paseo from Etiwanda Ave to Pacific Crest Pl . The west side of Etiwanda Ave from 175 feet north of N Rim Way to 171 feet south of Golden Prairie Dr.

Ground Cover area: 49,020 square feet
Turf area: 4,445 square feet
Hardscape area: 13,026 square feet
EN-11 The paseo south of Ridgecrest Dr to southern boundary of Tract 14139. This site is temporarily maintained by another contractor and was deleted from the contract as of July 16, 2001; however, this site is still the City's property.

Ground Cover area: 3,548 square feet
Turf area: 800 square feet
Hardscape area: 4,280 square feet

EN-12 The cul-de-sac on the north side of Ridgecrest Dr at Etiwanda Creek Channel.

Ground Cover area: 1,870 square feet
Turf area: 700 square feet
Hardscape area: 450 square feet

EN-13 The north side of Wilson Ave from 574 feet west of Cherry Ave to the channel east of San Sevaine Rd. The Wilson Ave median from Cherry Ave to San Sevaine Rd. The east side of San Sevaine Rd from Wilson Ave to 136 feet north of Crescenta Way.

Ground Cover area: 46,611 square feet
Turf area: 5,037 square feet

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EN-14 The west side of San Sevaine Rd from 150 feet north of Wilson Ave to 136 feet north of Crescenta Way.

Ground Cover area: 55,166 square feet
Turf area: 235 square feet
Hardscape area: 6,975 square feet

EN-15 The north side of Young’s Canyon Rd from 500 feet east of Koch Pl to 692 feet west of Koch Pl. The south side of Young’s Canyon Rd from 349 feet east of Koch Pl to 692 feet west of Koch Pl . The east and west side of Koch Pl place from Young’s Canyon Rd to 132 feet north of Young’s Canyon Rd . The west side of Koch Pl from Young’s Canyon Rd to 132 feet south of Young’s Canyon Rd. The east side of Koch Pl from 82 feet south of Young’s Canyon Rd to Young’s Canyon Rd. The trailhead north east of the east end of Young’s Canyon Rd to the south end of San Sevaine Rd Horse Trail. The south end of San Sevaine Rd Horse from the trail head to 254 feet north of trailhead.

Ground Cover area: 42,925 square feet
Hardscape area: 14,308 square feet

EN-16 The east side of Wardman Bullock Rd from 225 feet south of San Segundo Dr to 80 feet north of Dona Way.

Ground Cover area: 2,056 square feet
Hardscape area: 3,450 square feet

EN-17 The north side of Colonbero Rd from San Sevaine Rd Channel to Guidera Dr. The south side of Colonbero Rd from San Sevaine Rd Channel to 400 feet north of Guidera Dr. The north side of Aggazzotti Rd from Colonbero Rd to 475 feet east of Colonbero Rd. This site has a pump which will be adjusted and maintained by City personnel.

Ground Cover area: 43,241 square feet
Hardscape area: 29,125 square feet

EN-18 The north side of Aggazzotti Rd from San Antonio Dr to San Sevaine Rd . The west side of San Sevaine Rd from Aggazzotti Rd to 702 feet south of Aggazzotti Rd. The east side of San Sevaine Rd from 702 feet south of Aggazzotti Rd to Regina Dr.

Ground Cover area: 47,823 square feet
Hardscape area: 30,986 square feet

EN-19 The south side of Wilson Ave from Etiwanda Ave to Estates Way.

Ground Cover area: 45,727 square feet
Hardscape area: 19,229 square feet

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EN-20 The south side of Wilson Ave form Bluegrass Ave to Estates Way.

Ground Cover area: 85,155 square feet
Hardscape area: 48,784 square feet

EN-21 The north side of Wilson Ave from Etiwanda Ave to Cervantes Pl. The Wilson Ave median from Etiwanda Ave to Cervantes Pl . The w estside of Etiwanda Ave from Wilson Ave to Del Norte Pl.

Ground Cover area: 88,795 square feet
Hardscape area: 27,128 square feet

EN-22 The north and south side of Vintage Dr from 165 feet east of Countrywood Pl to 338 feet west of Countrywood Pl.

Ground Cover area: 13,603 square feet
Hardscape area: 7,365 square feet

EN-23 The north side of Wilson Ave and median from Etiwanda Ave west to Etiwanda Ave.

The east side of Etiwanda Ave from Wilson Ave to 1150 feet north of Wilson Ave.

Ground Cover area: 32,027 square feet
Hardscape area: 29,567 square feet

EN-24 The north side of Vintage Dr from 360 feet west of Ascot Pl to 230 feet east of Countrywood Pl . The south side of Vintage Dr from Ascot Pl to 500 feet east of Countrywood Pl.

Ground Cover area: 34,707 square feet
Hardscape area: 92,600 square feet

EN-25 The east side of Bluegrass Ave from Banyan St to 610 feet north of Banyan St.

Ground Cover area: 4,054 square feet
Hardscape area: 5,819 square feet

EN-26 The south side of Banyan St from Bluegrass Ave to Greenwood Pl.

Ground Cover area: 6,240 square feet
Hardscape area: 3,200 square feet

EN-27 The south side of Banyan St from Laurel Blossom Pl to Etiwanda Ave.

Ground Cover area: 1,703 square feet
Hardscape area: 8,417 square feet

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EN-28 The north side of Wilson Ave from Cervantes Pl to 1715 feet west of Cervantes Pl.

The west side of Cervantes Pl from Carmel Knolls Dr to Wilson Ave. The paseo from Wilson Ave to Tejas Ct . The median on Wilson Ave from Cervantes Pl to Bluegrass Ave. The following temporary landscape: There is one planter on the west side of Altura Dr at Tejas Ct. There are five planters on the south side of Tejas Ct from Altura Dr to 195 feet east of Altura Dr.

Ground Cover area: 25,048 square feet
Hardscape area: 22,532 square feet

EN-29 The south side of Banyan St from 787 feet west of East Ave to East Ave. The west side of East Ave from Banyan St to 600 feet south of Blue Gum. The east side of East Ave from Banyan St to 537 feet south of Banyan St.

Ground Cover area: 16,111 square feet
Hardscape area: 15,774 square feet
EN-30 The east side of Bluegrass Ave from 257 feet south of Churchill Dr to 418 feet north of Churchill Dr.

Ground Cover area: 9,303 square feet
Hardscape area: 5,302 square feet
EN-31 The south side of Banyan St from 375 feet south of Cashew Way to Rose Way. The north side of Banyan St from 435 feet west of Peak Pl to Wardman Bullock Rd.

Ground Cover area: 53,000 square feet
Hardscape area: 26,855 square feet

EN-32 The landscaping south of the equestrian trail from 210 feet west of Grovewood Pl to 1,170 feet east of Grovewood Pl.

Ground Cover area: 6,900 square feet
EN-33 The north side of Young’s Canyon Rd from 600 feet east of Banyan St to Banyan St.

The east side of Wardman Bullock Rd from Banyan St to Wilson Ave. The south side of Wilson Ave from Wardman Bullock Rd to 635 feet east of Fields Pl.

Ground Cover area: 66,601 square feet
Hardscape area: 46,332 square feet

EN-34 The west side of Wardman Bullock Rd from Wilson Ave to Banyan St. Parkview Way from Wardman Bullock Rd to Soledad Way.

Ground Cover area: 67,021 square feet
Hardscape area: 34,045 square feet
EN-35 The north side of Day Creek Blvd from Etiwanda Ave to Indian Wells Pl.

Ground Cover area: 160,737 square feet
Hardscape area: 128,254 square feet

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EN-36 The south side of Day Creek Blvd from 380 feet north of Coyote Dr to Etiwanda Ave.

The west side of Etiwanda Ave from Day Creek Blvd to 170 feet north of N Rim Way.

The west side of Day Creek Blvd from 380 feet north of Coyote Dr to Indian Wells Pl.

Ground Cover area: 58,398 square feet
Hardscape area: 68,127 square feet
EN-37 The east side of East Ave from 235 feet south of Hunt Club Dr to 375 feet north of Hunt Club Dr.

Ground Cover area: 5,559 square feet
Hardscape area: 5,231 square feet

EN-38 The west side of East Ave from 236 feet north of Philly Dr to 245 feet south of Philly Dr.

Ground Cover area: 4,605 square feet
Hardscape area: 3,394 square feet

EN-39 The south side of Banyan St from Golden Lock Pl to Raindrop Pl.

Ground Cover area 6,024 square feet
Hardscape area: 330 square feet

EN-40 The west side of Wardman Bullock Rd from Colonbero Rd to Breeders Cup Dr . The east side of Wardman Bullock Rd from Colonbero Rd to 385 feet south of Colonbero Rd.

Ground Cover area: 28,527 square feet
Hardscape area: 21,723 square feet

EN-41 The north side of Colonbero Rd from Wardman Bullock Rd to Ambleside Pl . The south side of Colonbero Rd from 150 feet east of Wardman Bullock Rd to Ambleside Pl. The east side of Ambleside Pl from Colonbero Rd to 700 feet north of Colonbero Rd.

Ground Cover area: 17,065 square feet
Hardscape area: 12,990 square feet

EN-42 The west side of Wardman Bullock Rd from 778 feet north of Coral Sky Dr to Wilson Ave. The north side of Wilson Ave from Wardman Bullock Rd to 218 feet west of Compass Pl . The east and west sides of Compass Pl . from Wilson Ave to the entrance monuments.

Ground Cover area: 31,809 square feet
Hardscape area: 34,321 square feet

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EN-43 The east side of East Av from 230 feet south of Copley Dr to 655 feet north of Copley Dr. The Landscape on the south side of the trail 655 feet north of Copley Dr from East Av to Gypsum Dr. The planters on the north and south side of the trail on Gypsum Dr from Golden Lock Pl to Raindrop Pl.

Ground Cover area: 14,954 square feet
Hardscape area: 18, 007 square feet

Parks, ground cover, shrubs and turf areas that make up parkways, median islands and paseos are maintenance under contract by a private landscape maintenance company.

Map of Improvements
The following page shows the map of landscaping improvements, including irrigation sites and community trails, to be maintained using District funds.

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ESTIMATE OF COSTS
The estimated costs of administration, maintenance, operations, and servicing the improvements as described in the Plans and Specifi cations are summarized below. Each year, as part of the D istrict levy calculation process, the costs and expenses are reviewed and the annual costs are projected for the following fiscal year.

District Budget

Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Expenditures
Personnel Services:

Regular Salaries 52,640$
Part-time Salaries 27,030
Fringe Benefits 34,680
Subtotal - Personnel 114,350
Operations and Maintenance:

Operations and Maintenance:

O & M/General 46,470
O & M/Facilities 2,500
Emergency Equipment and Vehicle Rental 5,000
Subtotal - Operations and Maintenance 53,970
Contract Services:

Contract Services/General 465,200
Contract Services/Facilities 3,030
Tree Maintenance 73,650
Subtotal - Contract Services 541,880
Utilities:

Water Utilities 296,820
Electric Utilities 17,410
Subtotal - Utilities 314,230
Admin./General Overhead 86,780
Other Expenses 680
Subtotal - Operations and Maintenance 997,540
Total Expenditures Budget 1,111,890$

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Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Revenues
Taxes:

Estimated Assessments, Net of Estimated Delinquencies 958,920$ Anticipated Prior Year Delinquencies Collection 11,540
Subtotal - Taxes 970,460
Other Revenues:

Other Rental/Lease Income 42,860
Park Maintenance Fees 1,250
Sports Lighting Fees 3,180
Subtotal - Other Revenues: 47,290
Total Revenues Budget 1,017,750
Contribution to/(Use of) Fund Balance (94,140)$
Total Gross Estimated Assessments 958,917.15$
Total District EBU Count 3,123.00
Actual Assessment per EBU - Fiscal Year 2024/25 307.05$ Maximum Allowable Assessment per EBU - Fiscal Year 2024/25 307.05$

The maximum allowable assessment per Equivalent Benefit Unit ( EBU) listed in the District budget above, is the amount which was approved in Fiscal Year 1996/97 and subsequent District annexations. Each year, prior to the assessments being placed on the tax roll, the City will review the budget and determine the amount needed to maintain the improvements for the upcoming fiscal year. The actual assessment per EBU will be based on the est imated costs of maintenance, available fund balance and maximum allowable assessment with the goal of maintaining the improvements in a satisfactory and healthy condition. The actual assessment amount may be lower than the maximum allowable assessment; however, it may not exceed the maximum unless the increase is approved by the property owners in accordance with Proposition 218.

It is the intent of the City to maintain an Operating Reserve which shall not exceed the estimated costs of maintenance and serv icing of the improvements prior to December 10 of the fiscal year, or when the City expects to receive its apportionment of special assessments and tax collections from the County, whichever is later. The reserve balance information for the District is as follows:

Operating Reserve
Estimated Reserve Fund Balance, June 30, 2024 797,883$
Contribution to/(Use of) Reserve - Fiscal Year 2024/25 (94,140) Estimated Reserve Fund Balance, June 30, 2025 703,743$

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Definitions of Budget Items
The following definitions describe the costs and expenses included in the District Budget:

Personnel Services: This item includes the costs attributed to the salaries of all full-time and part-time employees dedicated to maintenance of the District improvements. Additionally, this includes benefits available to City employees.

Operations and Maintenance: This item includes the costs of City staff to perform maintenance duties within the boundaries of the District.

Contract Services: This item includes the contract costs of a landscape maintenance company responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the District improvements.

This item also includes creation of an annual Engineer's Report, resolutions and placing the assessment amounts onto the County tax roll each year, along with responding to any public inquiries and future Proposition 218 balloting proceedings.

General Overhead: This item includes the costs of all central services departments of the City for providing the coordination of District services, inspections, annual bid management, responding to public concerns, public education, accounting, auditing and procedural matters associated with the District. This item also inclu des an allocation for general City staff time for administrative functions and systems that provide for a functional and operational District within the City's administrative structure.

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METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Overview
Pursuant to the 1972 Act and Article XIII D , all parcels that have a special benefit conferred upon them as a result of the maintenance and operation of improvements and services shall be identified, and the proportionate special benefit derived by each identified parcel shall be determined in relationship to the entire costs of the maintenance and operation of improvements. The 1972 Act, permits the establishment of assessment districts for the purpose of providing certain public improvements which include the operation, maintenance and servicing of landscaping improvements.

Section 22573 of the 1972 Act requires that maintenance assessments must be levied according to benefit rather than according to assessed value. This Section states:

Article XIII D, Section 4(a) of the California Constitution limits the amount of any assessment to the proportional special benefit conferred on the property. Article XIII D also provides that publicly owned properties must be assessed unless there is clear and convincing evidence that those properties receive no special benefit from the assessment. Exempted from the assessment would be the areas of public streets, public avenues, public lanes, public roads, public drives, public courts, public alleys, public easements and r ights-of-ways, public greenbelts and public parkways.

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General Benefit
Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution provides that once a local agency which proposes to impose assessments on property has identified those parcels that will have special benefits conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed, the local agency must next "separate the general benefits from the special benefits conferred," and only the special benefits can be included in the amount of the assessments imposed.

In this District, the improvements being financed consists of the maintenance of local improvements located within the boundaries of the District and include paseos, st reet trees, landscaped areas and appurtenant facilities that are located throughout the District and were installed to create a common landscape theme and neighborhood identity for parcels within t he District. The improvements are situated within the public rights-of-way of the internal local street network within the District which provides ingress and egress for parcels within the District to access the City’s system of arterial streets. City residents and t raffic from parcels not within the District do not use the internal local street network or paseos except for the express purpose of accessing properties located within the District, and therefore do not benefit from the improvements. Only parcels which ar e within t he District and proximate to the improvements and within the District are being assessed. Accordingly, there is a direct physical and visual nexus between each parcel being assessed and the improvements to be funded by the assessment that does not exist for parcels outside of the District boundary and that is particular and distinct from that shared by the public at large. Under these circumstances, all of the benefits conferred are direct and local in nature, and provide a benefit to only those parcels located within the boundaries of the District.

Special Benefit
The maintenance and servicing of the improvements within the District (which are described in the Description of Improvements and Services Section of this report) are for the benefit of the properties within the District and, as such, confer a special and direct benefit to parcels within the District by:

• improving the livability, appearance, and desirability for properties w ithin the boundaries of the District, and
• ensuring that improvements do not reach a state of deterioration or disrepair so as to be materially detrimental to properties within the District, and • providing beautification, shade and overall enhancement to properties within the District.

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The above mentioned items affect the assessed property in a way that is particular and distinct from their effect on other parcels and that real property in general and the public at large do not share. They contribute to a specific enhancement of the properties within the District. Since these improvements, including the community trails, were installed and are maintained specifically for the properties within the District , only properties within the District receive a special benefit and are assessed for said maintenance.

Method of Assessment Spread
Each of the parcels within the District is deemed to receive special benefit from the improvements. Each parcel that has a special benefit conferred upon it as a result of the maintenance and operation of improvements is identified and the proportionate special benefit derived by each identified parcel is determined in relationship to the entire costs of the maintenance and operation of the improvements.

When the District was formed, Article XIID and Proposition 218 had not yet been passed. Upon the passage of Article XII D and the subsequent passage of the Proposition Omnibus Implementation Act, new rules were put into place. Due to the changes in legal requirements, as property annexed to the District after the passage of the Assessment Law, the description of the method of assessment became more refined, however, the assessment per parcel has remained the same since 1996/97 Fiscal Year. Further, no parcel included in the District formation or annexations prior to when the language was refined are now being levied differently than they were at the time the District was formed or the parcels were annexed.

A single-family home equals one EBU. The following table provides the weighting fact ors to determine each parcel's EBU assignment.

Land-Use Equivalent Dwelling Units

Property Type (County Use Code) EBU Value Multiplier
Single Family Residential 1.00 Parcel

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assignment and assessment amount applied to each of the new parcels will be recalculated rather than spread the proportionate share of the original assessment.

The following table summarizes the Fiscal Year 2024/25 maximum allowable assessment rates for the District:

Property Type (County Use Code)
Maximum
Allowable
Assessment
Rate per EBU
Actual
Asessment Rate
per EBU
Total
Units/Acres Total EBUs
Single Family Residential $307.05 $307.05 3,123.00 3,123.00

The total amount of maintenance and incidental costs for maintaining the landscaping and community trail improvements is assessed to the individual parcels of real property within the District in proportion to the special benefit received by such parcels of real property. The proposed individual assessments are shown on the assessment roll in this report.

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ASSESSMENT ROLL AND ANNEXATIONS
Assessment Roll
The assessment roll is a listing of the assessment for Fiscal Year 202 4/25 apportioned to each lot or parcel, as shown on the last equalized roll of the Assessor of the County of San Bernardino. The following table summarizes the Fiscal Year 2024/25 actual assessments for the District:

Property Type (County Use Code)
Actual
Assessment
Rate per EBU
Total
Units/Acres Total EBUs Total Assessment
Single Family Residential $307.05 3,123.00 3,123.00 $958,917.15 Totals 3,123.00 3,123.00 $958,917.15

A copy of the full assessment roll is available for review in the City Clerk's office.

Annexations
The following annexations are effective for Fiscal Year 2024/25:

APN
Annexation
Date Project
Total Units
/ Acr e s Total EBUs T ype
0226-231-54 02/15/23 DRC2020-00022 1.00 1.00 Single-Family Res 0225-171-04 03/15/23 SUBTT20337 9.00 9.00 Single-Family Res 0225-123-09 10/18/23 SUBTPM20655 3.89 3.89 Vacant

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ATTACHMENT 7

Annual Engineering Report
Fiscal Year 2024/25

City of Rancho Cucamonga
Landscape Maintenance District No. 8
(South Etiwanda)

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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 8
(SOUTH ETIWANDA)
10500 Civic Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Phone: 909.774.2700
Fax: 909.774.2845

CITY COUNCIL
L. Dennis Michael, Mayor
Lynne B. Kennedy, Mayor Pro Tem
Ryan A. Hutchison, Council Member
Kristine D. Scott, Council Member
Ashley N. Stickler, Council Member

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ENGINEER’S LETTER 1
INTRODUCTION 3
Reason for Assessment 3
Process for Annual Assessment 3
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS 4
Description of the Boundaries of the District 4
Description of Improvements and Services 4
Map of Improvements 5
ESTIMATE OF COSTS 7
District Budget 7
Definitions of Budget Items 9
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT 10
Overview 10
General Benefit 11
Special Benefit 11
Method of Assessment Spread 12
ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM 13
ASSESSMENT ROLL AND ANNEXATIONS 15
Assessment Roll 15
Annexations 15

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ENGINEER’S LETTER
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2024, the City Council of Rancho Cucamonga (the “City”), under the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 (the “1972 A ct”) adopted its Resolution No . 2024-046, a Resolution Initiating Proceedings for the Levy of Annual Assessments for Landscape Maintenance District No. 8 (South Etiwanda) (the “District”); and

WHEREAS, the Resolution Initiating Proceedings directed staff to prepare and file an Annual Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2024/25 pursuant to the requirements of the 1972 Act.

Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Expenditures
Personnel Services 12,720$
Operations and Maintenance 34,260
Total Expenditures Budget 46,980
Revenues
Taxes:

Estimated Assessments, Net of Estimated Delinquencies 34,270 Anticipated Prior Year Delinquencies Collection 370
Total Revenues Budget 34,640
Contribution to/(Use of) Fund Balance (12,340)$
Total District EBU Count 226.22
Actual Assessment per EBU 151.45$
Maximum Allowable Assement per EBU 151.45$

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In making the assessments contained herein pursuant to the 1972 Act:

2. I have evaluated the costs and expenses of the improvements upon the Specially Benefited Parcels. In making such evaluation:

a. The proportionate special benefit derived by each Specially Benefited Parcel from the improvements was determined in relationship to the entiret y of the maintenance costs of the improvements;

b. No assessment has been imposed on any Specially Benefited Parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on such parcel from the improvements; and

c. Any general benefits from the improvements have been separated from the special benefits and only special benefits have been assessed.

07/17/2024

Jason C. Welday
Director of Engineering Services/City Engineer
Date

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INTRODUCTION
Reason for Assessment
Approval of the assessment covered by this Engineer’s Report will generate the revenue necessary to:

Provide for the maintenance and servicing of the improvements described in this Engineer’s Report. Maintenance may include but is not limited to, all of the following: the upkeep, repair, removal or replacement of all or any part of any improvement or facility such as paseos, community trails, fencing and irrigation systems, and providing for the growth, vigor and care of the trees and landscape plant materials. Servicing means the furnishing of electricity, gas or other illuminating energy for the lighting of landscape or appurtenant facilities. This shall also include material, vehicle, equipment, capital improvements and administrative costs associated with the annual administration and operation of the District.

Process for Annual Assessment
The City cannot levy and collect annual assessments within the District without complying with the procedures specified in the 1972 Act. On an annual basis, an Engineer’s Report must be prepared which contains a full and detailed description of the improv ements, the boundaries of the District and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District.

The City Council must also adopt a resolution of intention which:
• Declares the intention of the City Council to levy and collect assessments within the District for the fiscal year stated therein.
• Generally describes the existing and proposed improvements and any substantial changes proposed to be made in existing improvements.
• Refers to the District by its distinctive designation and indicate the general location of the District.
• Refers to the Engineer’s Report , on file with the City Clerk, for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the District and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District. • Gives notice of the time and place for public hearing by the City Council on the levy of the proposed assessment.
• States whether the assessment is proposed to increase from the previous year.

If the assessments are to be levied in the same or lesser amounts than the maximum assessment amount approved, the City Clerk shall give notice by causing the resolution of intention to be published. Any interested person may, prior to the conclusion of the public hearing, file a written protest which shall state all grounds of objection. The protest shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned by the property owner filing the protest. During the course or upon

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conclusion of the hearing, the City Council may order changes in any of the matters provided in the report, including the improvements, to the zones within the District, and the proposed diagram or the proposed assessment.

If the assessment to be levied exceeds the maximum assessment amount previously approved, the City must comply with the procedures specified in Article XIII D and Proposition 218. The voters in the State of California in November 1996 added Article XIII D to the California Constitution imposing, among other requirements, the necessity for the City to conduct an assessment ballot procedure to enable the owners of each property on which assessments are proposed to be enacted or increased, the opportunity to express their support for, o r opposition to, the proposed assessment or increase in such assessment.

Description of the Boundaries of the District
The District is located in the City of Rancho Cucamonga, State of California. The boundaries of the District are generally described as that area known as South Etiwanda, which is south of the I-210 Freeway along Fisher Dr, east of East Ave, including the south side of Highstone Manor Ct, the south side of Smokestone St, and to the San Bernardino County Flood Control drainage basin on east side. Typically, parcels have been annexed to the District as they have been developed.

Reference is also made to the Assessment Diagram included in this Report.

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and all necessary costs associated with the maintenance, replacement and repair required to keep the improvements in a healthy, vigorous and satisfactory condition. In addition, it is the City's intention to continue to use cost effective materials, including the future ability to replace landscaping with drought resistant or low water use plants, in order to lower expenses of the District. The breakdown of maintained areas is as follows:

Site # Descriptive Location

SE-1 The east side of East Ave from 480 feet south of Catalpa St to 182 feet north of Catalpa St. The north and south side of Catalpa St from East Ave to Brownstone Pl.

The west side of Brownstone Pl from Catalpa St to 150 feet south of Catalpa St . Not including the frontage parkway at 6649 East Ave.

Ground Cover area: 10,355 square feet
Turf area: 6,258 square feet
Hardscape area: 4,050 square feet

SE-2 The south side of Fisher Dr from 361 feet east of East Ave to 210 feet east of Starstone Pl.

Ground Cover area: 9,366 square feet
Hardscape area: 4,074 square feet

SE-3 The south side of Fisher Dr from 860 feet west of Mulberry St to Mulberry St.

Ground Cover area: 3,676 square feet
Hardscape area: 6,910 square feet

SE-4 The east of side of East Ave from 700 feet south of Fisher Dr to Fisher Dr. The south side of Fisher Dr from East Ave to 358 feet east of East Ave.

Ground Cover area: 5,174 square feet
Hardscape area: 10,694 square feet

Ground cover, shrubs and turf areas that make up parkways, median islands and paseos are maintained under contract by a private landscape maintenance company.

With a Majority Protest for the Proposition 218 Ballot Initiative in September 2010, the City stopped maintaining the north side of Fisher Dr and reduced the service level to a B.

Map of Improvements
The following page shows the map of landscaping improvements, including irrigation sites and community trails, to be maintained using District funds.

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ESTIMATE OF COSTS
The estimated costs of administration, maintenance, operations, and servicing the improvements as described in the Plans and Specifications are summarized below. Each year, as part of the District levy calculation process, the costs and expenses are review ed and the annual costs are projected for the following fiscal year.

District Budget

Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Expenditures
Personnel Services:

Regular Salaries 8,690$
Fringe Benefits 4,030
Subtotal - Personnel 12,720
Operations and Maintenance:

Operations and Maintenance:

O & M/General 1,500
Contract Services:

Contract Services/General 14,300
Tree Maintenance 9,900
Subtotal - Contract Services 24,200
Utilities:

Water Utilities 7,870
Electric Utilities 380
Subtotal - Utilities 8,250
Admin./General Overhead 310
Subtotal - Operations and Maintenance 34,260
Total Expenditures Budget 46,980$

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Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Revenues
Taxes:

Estimated Assessments, Net of Estimated Delinquencies 34,270$ Anticipated Prior Year Delinquencies Collection 370
Subtotal - Taxes 34,640
Total Revenues Budget 34,640
Contribution to/(Use of) Fund Balance (12,340)$
Total Gross Estimated Assessments 34,261.02$
Total District EBU Count 226.22
Actual Assessment per EBU - Fiscal Year 2024/25 151.45$ Maximum Allowable Assessment per EBU - Fiscal Year 2024/25 151.45$

The maximum allowable assessment per Equivalent Benefit Unit ( EBU) listed in the District budget above, is the amount which was approved when the District was formed, and subsequent District annexations. Each year, prior to the assessments being placed on the tax roll, the City will review the budget and determine the am ount needed to maintain the improvements for the upcoming fiscal year. The actual assessment per EBU will be based on the estimated costs of maintenance, available fund balance and maximum allowable assessment with the goal of maintaining the improvements in a satisfactory and healthy condition. The actual assessment amount may be lower than the maximum allowable assessment; however, it may not exceed the maximum unless the increase is approved by the property owners in accordance with Proposition 218.

Operating Reserve
Estimated Reserve Fund Balance, June 30, 2024 45,444$
Contribution to/(Use of) Reserve - Fiscal Year 2024/25 (12,340) Estimated Reserve Fund Balance, June 30, 2025 33,104$

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Definitions of Budget Items
The following definitions describe the costs and expenses included in the District Budget:

Operations and Maintenance: This item includes the costs of City staff to perform maintenance duties within the boundaries of the District.

Contract Services: This item includes the contract costs of a landscape maintenance company responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the District improvements.

Assessment Administration: This item includes the cost of all particular departments and staff of the City, as well as consultants, for providing the administration, coordination and management of District services, opera tions, and incidental expenses related to the District. This item also includes creation of an annual Engineer's Report, resolutions and placing the assessment amounts onto the County tax roll each year, along with responding to any public inquiries and future Proposition 218 balloting proceedings.

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The 1972 Act, permits the establishment of assessment districts for the purpose of providing certain public improvements which include the operation, maintenance and servicing of landscaping improvements.

Section 22573 of the 1972 Act requires that maintenance assessments must be levied according to benefit rather than according to assessed value. This Section states:

The determ ination of whether or not a lot or parcel will benefit from the improvements shall be made pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 commencing with Section 5000) [of the Streets and Highways Code, State of California].

Article XIII D, Section 4(a) of the California Constitution limits the amount of any assessment to the proportional special benefit conferred on the property. Article XIII D also provides that publicly owned properties must be assessed unless there is clear and convincing evidence that those properties receive no special benefit from the assessment. Exempted from the assessment would be the areas of public streets, public avenues, public lanes, public roads, public drives, public courts, public alleys, public easements and rights-of-ways, public greenbelts and public parkways.

The net amount to be assessed may be apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes the net amount among all assessable lots or parcels. Proposition 218, appr oved by the voters in November 1996, requires the City to separate general benefit from special benefit, where only special benefit is assessed.

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General Benefit
Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution provides that once a local agency which proposes to impose assessments on property has identified those parcels that will have special benefits conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed, the local agency must next "separate the general benefits from the special benefits conferred," and only the special benefits can be included in the amount of the assessments imposed.

In this District, the improvements being financed consists of the maintenance of local improvements located within the boundaries of the D istrict and include paseos, street trees, landscaped areas and appurtenant facilities that are located throughout the District and were installed to create a common landscape theme and neighborhood identity for parcels within the District. The improvements are situated within the public rights-of-way of the internal local street network within the District which provides ingress and egress for parcels within the District to access the City’s system of arterial streets. City residents and traffic from parcel s not within the District do not use the internal local street network or paseos except for the express purpose of accessing properties located within the District, and therefore do not benefit from the improvements. Only parcels which are within the District and proximate to the improvements and within the District are being assessed. Accordingly, there is a direct physical and visual nexus between each parcel being assessed and the improvements to be funded by the assessment that does not exist for parcels outside of the District boundary and that is particular and distinct from that shared by the public at large. Under these circumstances, all of the benefits conferred are direct and local in nature, and provide a benefit to only those parcels located within the boundaries of the District.

Based upon this, it has been determined that there is no quantifiable general benefit to the surrounding community and the public in general from the maintenance of the improvements within the boundaries of the District , and therefore no portion of the project costs should be attributed to general benefit.

Special Benefit
The maintenance and servicing of the improvements within the District (which are described in the Description of Improvements and Services Section of this report) are for the benefit of the properties within the District and, as such, confer a special and direct benefit to parcels within the District by:

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The above mentioned items affect the assessed property in a way that is particular and distinct from their effect on other parcels and that real property in general and the public at large do not share. They contribute to a specific enhancement of the properties within the District. Since these improvements, including the community trails, were installed and are maintained specifically for the properties within the District, only properties within the District receive a special benefit and are assessed for said maintenance.

Method of Assessment Spread
Each of the parcels within the District is deemed to receive special benefit from the improvements.

Each parcel that has a special benefit conferred upon it as a result of the maint enance and operation of improvements is identified and the proportionate special benefit derived by each identified parcel is determined in relationship to the entire costs of the maintenance and operation of the improvements.

A single-family home equals one EBU. Every other land-use is converted to EBUs based on an assessment formula that equates to the property's specific development status, type of development (land-use), and size of the property, as compared to a single-family home. The following table provides the weighting factors applied to various land- use types, as assigned by County use code, to determine each parcel's EBU assignment.

Land-Use Equivalent Dwelling Units

Property Type (County Use Code) EBU Value Multiplier
Single Family Residential 1.00 Parcel
Non-Residential 2.00 Acre

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The following table summarizes the Fiscal Year 2024/25 maximum allowable assessment rates for the District:

Property Type (County Use Code)
Maximum
Allowable
Assessment
Rate per EBU
Actual
Asessment Rate
per EBU
Total
Units/Acres Total EBUs
Single Family Residential $151.45 $151.45 199.00 199.00 Non-Residential 151.45 151.45 13.61 27.22

The total amount of maintenance and incidental costs for maintaining the landscaping and community trail improvements is assessed to the individual parcels of real property within the District in proportion to the special benefit received by such parcels of real property. The proposed individual assessments are shown on the assessment roll in this report.

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The following table summarizes the Fiscal Year 2024/25 actual assessments for the District:

Property Type (County Use Code)
Actual
Assessment
Rate per EBU
Total
Units/Acres Total EBUs Total Assessment
Single Family Residential $151.45 199.00 199.00 $30,138.55 Non-Residential 151.45 13.61 27.22 4,122.47
Totals 212.61 226.22 $34,261.02

A copy of the full assessment roll is available for review in the City Clerk's office.

Annexations
There were no effective annexations for Fiscal Year 2024/25.

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ATTACHMENT 8

Annual Engineer’s Report
Fiscal Year 2024/25

City of Rancho Cucamonga
Landscape Maintenance District No. 9
(Lower Etiwanda)

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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 9
(LOWER ETIWANDA)
10500 Civic Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Phone: 909.477.2700
Fax: 909.477.2845

CITY COUNCIL
L. Dennis Michael, Mayor
Lynne B. Kennedy, Mayor Pro Tem
Ryan A. Hutchison, Council Member
Kristine D. Scott, Council Member
Ashley N. Stickler, Council Member

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ENGINEER’S LETTER 1
INTRODUCTION 3
Reason for Assessment 3
Process for Annual Assessment 3
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS 4
Description of the Boundaries of the District 4
Description of Improvements and Services 4
Map of Improvements 7
ESTIMATE OF COSTS 9
District Budget 9
Definitions of Budget Items 11
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT 12
Overview 12
General Benefit 13
Special Benefit 13
Method of Assessment Spread 14
Cost of Living Inflator 15
ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM 16
ASSESSMENT ROLL AND ANNEXATIONS 18
Assessment Roll 18
Annexations 18

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ENGINEER’S LETTER
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2024, the City Council of Rancho Cucamonga (the “City”), under the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 (the “1972 A ct”) adopted its Resolution No. 2024-046, a Resolution Initiating Proceedings for the Levy of Annual Assessments for Landscape Maintenance District No. 9 (Lower Etiwanda) (the “District”); and

WHEREAS, the Resolution Initiating Proceedings directed staff to prepare and file an Annual Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2024/25 pursuant to the requirements of the 1972 Act.

The Annual Engineer’s Report presents the plans and specifications describing the general nature, location and extent of the improvements to be maintained, an estimate of the costs of the maintenance, operations and servicing of the improvements for the District for the referenced fiscal year, a diagram for the District, showing the area and properties proposed to be assessed, and an assessment of the estimated costs of the maintenance, operations and servicing of the improvements, assessing the net amount upon all assessable lots and/or parcels within the District in proportion to the special benefit received; and

NOW THEREFORE, the following assessment is proposed to be authorized in order to pay the estimated costs of maintenance, operation and servicing of the improvements to be paid by the assessable real property within the boundar ies of the District in proportion to the special benefit received. The following table summarizes the proposed assessment.

Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Expenditures
Personnel Services 504,510$
Operations and Maintenance 391,240
Capital Expenditures 450,000
Total Expenditures Budget 1,345,750
Revenues
Taxes:

Estimated Assessments, Net of Estimated Delinquencies 779,040 Anticipated Prior Year Delinquencies Collection 1,380
Subtotal - Taxes 780,420
Other Revenues 3,060
Total Revenues Budget 783,480
Contribution to/(Use of) Fund Balance (562,270)$
Total District EBU Count 2,497.56
Actual Assessment per EBU 311.92$
Maximum Allowable Assement per EBU 723.93$

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In making the assessments contained herein pursuant to the 1972 Act:

2. I have evaluated the costs and expenses of the improvements upon the Specially Benefited Parcels. In making such evaluation:

a. The proportionate special benefit derived by each Specially Benefited Parcel from the improvements was determined in relationship to the entiret y of the maintenance costs of the improvements;

b. No assessment has been imposed on any Specially Benefited Parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on such parcel from the improvements; and

c. Any general benefits from the improvements have been separated from the special benefits and only special benefits have been assessed.

07/17/2024

Jason C. Welday
Director of Engineering Services/City Engineer
Date

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INTRODUCTION
Reason for Assessment
Approval of the assessment covered by this Engineer’s Report will generate the revenue necessary to:

Provide for the maintenance and servicing of the improvements described in this Engineer’s Report. Maintenance may include but is not limited to, all of the following: the upkeep, repair, removal or replacement of all or any part of any improvement or facility such as paseos, community trails, fencing and irrigation systems, and providing for the growth, vigor and care of the trees and landscape plant mate rials. Servicing means the furnishing of electricity, gas or other illuminating energy for the lighting of landscape or appurtenant facilities. This shall also include material, vehicle, equipment, capital improvements and administrative costs associated with the annual administration and operation of the District.

Process for Annual Assessment
The City cannot levy and collect annual assessments within the District without complying with the procedures specified in the 1972 Act. On an annual basi s, an Engineer’s Report must be prepared which contains a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the District and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District.

The City Council must also adopt a resolution of intention which:
• Declares the intention of the City Council to levy and collect assessments within the District for the fiscal year stated therein.
• Generally describes the existing and proposed improvements and any substantial changes proposed to be made in existing improvements.
• Refers to the District by its distinctive designation and indicate the general location of the District.
• Refers to the Engineer’s Report , on file with the City Clerk, fo r a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the D istrict and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District.
• Gives notice of the time and place for public hearing by the City Council on the levy of the proposed assessment.
• States whether the assessment is proposed to increase from the previous year.

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hearing, file a written protest which shall state all grounds of objection. The protest shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned by the property owner filing the protest.

If the assessment to be levied exceeds the maximum assessment amount previously approved, the City must comply with the procedures specified in Article XIII D and Proposition 218. The voters in the State of California in November 1996 added Article XIII D to the California Constitution imposing, among other requirements, the necessity for the City to conduct an assessment ballot procedure to enable the owners of each property on which assessments are proposed to be enacted or increased, the opportunity to express their support for, o r opposition to, the proposed assessment or increase in such assessment.

Description of the Boundaries of the District
The District is located in the City of Rancho Cucamonga, State of California. The boundaries of the District are generally described as that area known as Lower Etiwanda, which is south of Victoria St, north of Foothill Blvd, generally east of Etiwanda Ave and the I-15 Freeway and west of East Ave. Typically, parcels have been annexed to the District as they have developed.

Reference is also made to the Assessment Diagram included in this Report.

Description of Improvements and Services
The improvements maintained by the District include the paseos, community trails, trees, landscaped sites and appurtenant facilities that are throughout the District. These improvements are located within the street right -of-ways and dedicated public easements which are within the boundaries of the District. The landscaping maintenance includes, but is not limited to, the pruning, fertilizing, mowing, weeding, pest control, removal of trash/debris, and irrigation of the trees, shrubs, vines, ground cover, and turf. Maintenance of associated improvements and facilities, such as community trails, fencing and irrigation systems, includes but is not limited to, grading and replacement of trail surfacing, trail fence repair and replacement, steel fenc e painting, repair and replacement, and irrigation systems control, adjustment, trouble-shooting,

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repair and replacement. Services include personnel, materials, contracting services, utilities, capital projects and all necessary costs associated with the maintenance, replacement and repair required to keep the improvements in a healthy, vigorous and satisfactory condition. In addition, it is the City's intention to continue to use cost effective materials, including the future ability to replace landscaping with drought resistant or low water use plants, in order to lower expenses of the District. The breakdown of maintained areas is as follows:

Parks: Garcia Park (formerly known as South Etiwanda Park).

Site # Descriptive Location

9-1 The west side of East Ave from 380 feet north of Chateau Dr to 290 feet south of Chateau Dr.

Ground Cover area: 7,244 square feet
Hardscape area: 7,525 square feet

9-2 The west side of East Ave from 339 feet north of Brookfield Dr to 157 north of Brookfield Dr . Brookfield Dr from East Ave to Oakcrest Ct . The east side of Oakcrest Ct to 137 feet north of Brookfield Dr.

Ground Cover area: 2,390 square feet
Hardscape area: 6,874 square feet

9-3 The west side of East Ave from 790 feet north of Highfield Dr to 256 feet south of Highfield Dr.

Ground Cover area: 8,769 square feet
Hardscape area: 10,669 square feet

9-4 The west side of East Ave from 295 feet north of Via Veneto Dr To Via Veneto Dr.

The north side of Via Veneto Dr From East Ave to Dolcetto Pl . The east side of Dolcetto Pl from Via Veneto Dr to Miller Ave. The south side of Miller Ave from 372 feet west of Dolcetto Pl to 240 feet east of Dolcetto Pl. The west side of Dolcetto Pl from Miller Ave to Garcia Dr . The north side of Garcia Dr from Dolcetto Pl to Etiwanda Ave.

Ground Cover area: 48,612 square feet
Hardscape area: 28,746 square feet

9-5 The north side of Miller Ave from 429 feet west of Dolcetto Pl to 1029 feet west of Dolcetto Pl.

Ground Cover area: 6,519 square feet
Hardscape area: 3,325 square feet

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9-6 The north side of Miller Ave from 254 feet east of Dolcetto Pl to 167 feet west of Dolcetto Pl.

Ground Cover area: 4,089 square feet
Hardscape area: 2,854 square feet

9-8 The south side of Base Line Rd from Etiwanda Ave to Shelby Pl. The Base Line Rd median from Etiwanda Ave to 473 feet east of Shelby Pl.

Ground Cover area: 16,395 square feet
Hardscape area: 14,558 square feet

9-9 The north side of Candlewood St from Exbury Pl to Etiwanda Ave.

Ground Cover area: 3,362 square feet
Hardscape area: 786 square feet

9-10 The north side of Base Line Rd from 522 feet east of Forester Pl to 180 feet west of Forester Pl. The Base Line Rd median from 503 feet east of Forester Pl to 200 feet west of Forester Pl.

Ground Cover area: 16,930 square feet
Hardscape area: 13,600 square feet

9-11 The north side of Mueller Ct from 40 feet past the east end of Mueller Ct to 20 feet east of Dicarlo Pl.

Ground Cover area: 9,420 square feet
Hardscape area: 742 square feet

9-12 The north and south sides of Highland Ave from 217 feet west of Norcia Dr to 210 feet east of Dicarlo Pl.

Ground Cover area: 12,471 square feet
Hardscape area: 14,445 square feet
9-13 The south side of Carnesi Dr from Etiwanda Ave to 395 feet east of Murietta Ct.

Ground Cover area: 8,919 square feet
Hardscape area: 6,203 square feet

9-14 The west side of East Ave from 665 feet north of Miller Ave to Miller Ave. The north side of Miller Ave from East Ave to 667 feet west of East Ave.

Ground Cover area: 9,150 square feet
Hardscape area: 16,226 square feet

9-15 The north side of Base Line Rd from Shelby Pl to 343 feet east of Shelby Pl.

Ground Cover area: 3,480 square feet
Hardscape area: 4,638 square feet

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9-16 The east side of Dolcetto Pl from Garcia Dr to Via Veneto Dr . The south side of Via Veneto Dr from Dolcetto Pl to East Ave. The west side of East Ave from Via Veneto Dr to 276 feet south of Via Veneto Dr.

Ground Cover area: 16,310 square feet
Hardscape area: 13,411 square feet

9-17 The east side of Etiwanda Ave from 145 feet south of Miller Ave to Miller Ave. The south side of Miller Ave from Etiwanda Ave to Three Vines Pl.

Ground Cover area: 7,535 square feet
Hardscape area: 6,130 square feet

FH-17 The Foothill Blvd median from Etiwanda Ave to Cornwell Ct.

Ground Cover area: 8,275 square feet

Ground cover, shrubs and turf areas that make up parkways, median islands and paseos are maintained under contract by a private landscape maintenance company. Parks are maintained by the City’s Park Maintenance Crews.

Map of Improvements
The following page shows the map of landscaping improvements, including irrigation sites and community trails, to be maintained using District funds.

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ESTIMATE OF COSTS
The estimated costs of administration, maintenance, operations, and servicing the improvements as described in the Plans and Specifications are summarized below. Each year, as part of the D istrict levy calculation process, the costs and expenses are reviewed and the annual costs are projected for the following fiscal year.

District Budget

Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Expenditures
Personnel Services:

Regular Salaries 314,590$
Part-time Salaries 25,080
Fringe Benefits 164,840
Subtotal - Personnel 504,510
Operations and Maintenance:

Operations and Maintenance:

O & M/General 17,800
Emergency Equipment and Vehicle Rental 1,000
Subtotal - Operations and Maintenance 18,800
Contract Services:

Contract Services/General 129,340
Tree Maintenance 62,330
Subtotal - Contract Services 191,670
Utilities:

Water Utilities 76,510
Electric Utilities 3,840
Subtotal - Utilities 80,350
Assessment Administration 5,240
Admin./General Overhead 95,180
Subtotal - Operations and Maintenance 391,240
Capital Expenditures:

Captial Outlay - Equipment 450,000
Subtotal - Capital Expenditures 450,000
Total Expenditures Budget 1,345,750$

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Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Revenues
Taxes:

Estimated Assessments, Net of Estimated Delinquencies 779,040$ Anticipated Prior Year Delinquencies Collection 1,380
Subtotal - Taxes 780,420
Other Revenues:

Park Maintenance Fees 2,950
Sports Field User Group Rentals 110
Subtotal - Other Revenues: 3,060
Total Revenues Budget 783,480
Contribution to/(Use of) Fund Balance (562,270)$
Total Gross Estimated Assessments 779,038.89$
Total District EBU Count 2,497.56
Actual Assessment per EBU - Fiscal Year 2024/25 311.92$ Maximum Allowable Assessment per EBU - Fiscal Year 2024/25 723.93$

Each year, prior to the assessments being placed on the tax roll, the City will review the budget and determine the amount needed to maintain the improvements for the upcoming fiscal year.

The actual assessment per Equivalent Benefit Unit (EBU) will be based on the estimated costs of maintenance, available fund balance and maximum allowable assessment with the goal of maintaining the improvements in a satisfactory and healthy condition. The actual assessment amount may be lower than the maximum allowable assessment; however, it may not exceed the maximum unless the increase is approved by the property owners in accordance with Proposition 218.

Operating Reserve
Estimated Reserve Fund Balance, June 30, 2024 1,823,185$ Contribution to/(Use of) Reserve - Fiscal Year 2024/25 (562,270) Estimated Reserve Fund Balance, June 30, 2025 1,260,915$

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The City has reserve funds that are more than sufficient to cover an estimated six months’ worth of maintenance and servicing costs for the District. When there are excess funds in the District’s reserve account, the excess can be used to lower the annual levy to property owners within the District. The City will continue to annually review the estimated costs and expenses for the District as well as r eserve fund levels, in order to determine if future levies can be reduced as well.

Definitions of Budget Items
The following definitions describe the costs and expenses included in the District Budget:

Operations and Maintenance: This item includes the costs of City staff to perform maintenance duties within the boundaries of the District.

Contract Services: This item includes the contract costs of a landscape maintenance company responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the District improvements.

General Overhead: This item includes the costs of all central services departments of the City for providing the coordination of District services, inspections, annual bid management, responding to public concerns, public education, accounting, auditing and procedural matt ers associated with the District. This item also includes an allocation for general City staff time for administrative functions and systems that provide for a functional and operational District within the City's administrative structure.

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Other Revenues: This includes other revenues that are not levied through the annual assessments that support the District operations. These other revenues may include: interest earnings, other rental/lease income (cell site tower leases), Park Maintenance Fees, Sports Field User Group Rentals, and parking permits (Metrolink Station paid parking).

METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Overview
Pursuant to the 1972 Act and Article XIII D. all parcels that have a special benefit conferred upon them as a result of the maintenance and operation of improvements and services shall be identified, and the proportionate special benefit derived by each identified parcel shall be determined in relationship to the entire costs of the maintenance and operation of improvements. The 1972 Act, permits the establishment of assessment districts for the purpose of providing certain public improvements which include the operation, maintenance and servicing of landscaping improvements.

Section 22573 of the 1972 Act requires that maintenance assessments must be lev ied according to benefit rather than according to assessed value. This Section states:

Article XIII D, Section 4(a) of the California Constitution limits the amount of any assessment to the proportional special benefit conferred on the property. Article XIII D also provides that publicly owned properties must be assessed unless there is clear and convincing evidence that those properties receive no special benefit from the assessment. Exempted from the assessment would be the areas of public streets, public avenues, public lanes, public roads, public drives, public courts, public alleys, public easements and r ights-of-ways, public greenbelts and public parkways.

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The net amount to be assessed may be apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes the net amount among all assessable lots or parcels. Proposition 218, approved by the voters in November 1996, requires the City to separate general benefit from special benefit, where only special benefit is assessed.

General Benefit
Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution provides that once a local agency which proposes to impose assessments on property has identified those parcels that will have special benefits conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed, the local agency must next "separate the general benefits from the special benefits conferred," and only the special benefits can be included in the amount of the assessments imposed.

In this District, the improvements being financed consists of the maintenance of local improvements located within the boundaries of the District and include paseos, street trees, landscaped areas and appurtenant facilities that are located throughout the District and were installed to create a common landscape theme and neighborhood identity for parcels within the District. The improvements are situated within the public rights-of-way of the internal local street network within the District which provides ingress and egress for parcels within the District to access the City’s system of arterial streets. City residents and traffic from parcels not within the District do not use the internal local street network or paseos except for the express purpose of accessing properties located within the District, and therefore do not benefit from the improvements. Only parcels which are within the District and proximate to the improvements and within the Assessment District are being assessed. Accordingly, there is a direct physical and visual nexus between each parcel being assessed and the improvements to be funded by the assessment that does not exist for parcels outside of the District boundary and that is particular and distinct from that shared by the public at large. Under these circumstances, all of the benefits conferred are direct and local in nature, and provide a benefit to only those parcels located within the boundaries of the District.

• improving the livability, appearance, and desirability for properties within the boundaries of the District, and

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• ensuring that improvements do not reach a state of deterioration or disrepair so as to be materially detrimental to properties within the District, and • providing beautification, shade and overall enhancement to properties within the District.

The above mentioned items affect the assessed property in a way that is particular and distinct from their effect on other parcels and that real property in general and the public at large do not share. They contribute to a specific enhancement of the properties within the District. Since these improvements, including the community trails, were installed and are maintained specifically for the properties within the District , only properties within the District receive a special benefit and are assessed for said maintenance.

A single-family home equals one EBU. Every other land-use is converted to EBUs based on an assessment formula that equates to the property's specific development status, type of development (land-use}, and size of the property, as compared to a single-family home. The following table provides the weighting factors applied to various land- use types, as assigned by County use code, to determine each parcel's EBU assignment.

Land-Use Equivalent Dwelling Units
Property Type (County Use Code) EBU Value Multiplier
Single Family Residential 1.00 Parcel
Multi-Family Residential 1.00 Unit
Non-Residential 2.00 Acre

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The following summarizes the Fiscal Year 202 4/25 maximum allowable assessment rates for the District:

Property Type (County Use Code)
Maximum
Allowable
Assessment
Rate per EBU
Actual
Asessment Rate
per EBU
Total
Units/Acres Total EBUs
Single Family Residential $723.93 $311.92 1,080.00 1,080.00 Multi-Family Residential 723.93 311.92 1,381.00 1,381.00 Non-Residential 723.93 311.92 18.28 36.56

The total amount of maintenance and incidental costs for maintaining the landscaping and community trail improvements is assessed to the individual parcels of real property within the District in proportion to the special benefit received by such parcels of real property. The proposed individual assessments are shown on the assessment roll in this report.

Cost of Living Inflator
Each fiscal year beginning with Fiscal Year 200 1/02, the maximum allowable assessment may be increased each year, based upon the Consumer Price Index ("CPI"), All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), for the Riverside – San Bernardino – Ontario Consumer Price Index area , as determined by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics , or its successor. The Engineer shall compute the percentage difference between the CPI for March of each year and the CPI for the previous March, and shall then adjust the existing assessment by an amount not to exceed such percentage for the following f iscal year. Should the Bureau of Labor Statistics revise such index or discontinue the preparation of such index, the Engineer shall use the revised index or a comparable system as approved by the City Council for determining fluctuations in the cost of living. If for any reason the percentage change is negative the maximum allowable assessment would not be decreased by reason of such negative percentage change and would remain at the amount as computed on the previous fiscal year regardless of any CPI adjustment. The annual assessment cannot exceed the actual costs to operate the District in any given year. If operating costs are such that the maximum assessment amount is not needed, the City would levy only what is needed for that year.

The actual assessm ent rate for Fiscal Year 202 4/25 will remain at $ 311.92 per single-family residence.

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ASSESSMENT ROLL AND ANNEXATIONS
Assessment Roll
The assessment roll is a listing of the assessment for Fiscal Year 202 4/25 apportioned to each lot or parcel, as shown on the last equalized roll of the Assessor of the County of San Bernardino. The following table summarizes the Fiscal Year 2024/25 actual assessments for the District:

Property Type (County Use Code)
Actual
Assessment
Rate per EBU
Total
Units/Acres Total EBUs Total Assessment
Single Family Residential $311.92 1,080.00 1,080.00 $336,873.60 Multi-Family Residential 311.92 1,381.00 1,381.00 430,761.52 Non-Residential 311.92 18.28 36.56 11,403.77
Totals 2,479.28 2,497.56 $779,038.89

A copy of the full assessment roll is available for review in the City Clerk's office.

Annexations
There were no effective annexations for Fiscal Year 2024/25.

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ATTACHMENT 9

Annual Engineer’s Report
Fiscal Year 2024/25

City of Rancho Cucamonga
Landscape Maintenance District No. 10
(Rancho Etiwanda)

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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 10
(RANCHO ETIWANDA)
10500 Civic Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Phone: 909.477.2700
Fax: 909.477.2845

CITY COUNCIL
L. Dennis Michael, Mayor
Lynne B. Kennedy, Mayor Pro Tem
Ryan A. Hutchison, Council Member
Kristine D. Scott, Council Member
Ashley N. Stickler, Council Member

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ENGINEER’S LETTER 1
INTRODUCTION 3
Reason for Assessment 3
Process for Annual Assessment 3
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS 4
Description of the Boundaries of the District 4
Description of Improvements and Services 4
Map of Improvements 7
ESTIMATE OF COSTS 9
District Budget 9
Definitions of Budget Items 11
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT 12
Overview 12
General Benefit 13
Special Benefit 13
Method of Assessment Spread 14
Cost of Living Inflator 15
ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM 15
ASSESSMENT ROLL and ANNEXATIONS 17
Assessment Roll 17
Annexations 17

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ENGINEER’S LETTER
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2024, the City Council of Rancho Cucamonga (the “City”), under the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 (the “1972 A ct”) adopted its Resolution No. 2024-046, a Resolution Initiating Proceedings for the Levy of Annual Assessments for Landscape Maintenance District No. 10 (Rancho Etiwanda) (the “District”); and

WHEREAS, the Resolution Initiating Proceedings directed staff to prepare and file an Annual Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2024/25 pursuant to the requirements of the 1972 Act.

The Annual Engineer’s Report presents the plans and specifications describing the general nature, location and extent of the improvements to be maintained, an estimate of the costs of the maintenance, operations and servicing of the improvements for the District for the referenced fiscal year, a diagram for the District, showing the area and properties proposed to be assessed, and an assessment of the estimated costs of the maintenance, operations and servicing of the improvements, assessing the net amount upon all assessable lots and/or parcels within the District in proportion to the special benefit received; and

NOW THEREFORE, the following assessment is proposed to be authorized in order to pay the estimated costs of maintenance, operation and servicing of the improvements to be paid by the assessable real property within the boundar ies of the District in proportion to the special benefit received. The following table summarizes the proposed assessment.

Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Expenditures
Personnel Services 338,900$
Operations and Maintenance 563,670
Capital Expenditures 184,250
Total Expenditures Budget 1,086,820
Revenues
Taxes:

Estimated Assessments, Net of Estimated Delinquencies 697,520 Anticipated Prior Year Delinquencies Collection 5,550
Subtotal - Taxes 703,070
Other Revenues 31,510
Total Revenues Budget 734,580
Contribution to/(Use of) Fund Balance (352,240)$
Total District EBU Count 786.00
Actual Assessment per EBU 887.43$
Maximum Allowable Assessment per EBU 1,114.00$

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In making the assessments contained herein pursuant to the 1972 Act:

2. I have evaluated the costs and expenses of the improvements upon the Specially Benefited Parcels. In making such evaluation:

a. The proportionate special benefit derived by each Specially Benefited Parcel from the improvements was determined in relationship to the entiret y of the maintenance costs of the improvements;

b. No assessment has been imposed on any Specially Benefited Parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on such parcel from the improvements; and

c. Any general benefits from the improvements have been separated from the special benefits and only special benefits have been assessed.

07/17/2024

Jason C. Welday
Director of Engineering Services/City Engineer
Date

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INTRODUCTION
Reason for Assessment
Approval of the assessment covered by this Engineer’s Report will generate the revenue necessary to:

Provide for the maintenance and servicing of the improvements described in this Engineer’s Report. Maintenance may include but is not limited to, all of t he following: the upkeep, repair, removal or replacement of all or any part of any improvement or facility such as paseos, community trails, fencing and irrigation systems, and providing for the growth, vigor and care of the trees and landscape plant mater ials. Servicing means the furnishing of electricity, gas or other illuminating energy for the lighting of landscape or appurtenant facilities. This shall also include material, vehicle, equipment, capital improvements and administrative costs associated with the annual administration and operation of the District.

Process for Annual Assessment
The City cannot levy and collect annual assessments within the District without complying with the procedures specified in the 1972 Act. On an annual basis, an Engineer’s Report must be prepared which contains a full and detailed description of the improv ements, the boundaries of the District and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District.

The City Council must also adopt a resolution of intention which:
• Declares the intention of the City Council to levy and collect assessments within the District for the fiscal year stated therein.
• Generally describes the existing and proposed improvements and any substantial changes proposed to be made in existing improvements.
• Refers to the District by its distinctive designation and indicate the general location of the District.
• Refers to the Engineer’s R eport, on file with the City Clerk, for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the D istrict and any zones therein, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District.
• Gives notice of the time and place for public hearing by the City Council on the levy of the proposed assessment.
• States whether the assessment is proposed to increase from the previous year.

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hearing, file a written protest which shall state all grounds of objection. The protest shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned by the property owner filing the protest.

If the assessment to be levied exceeds the maximum assessment amount previously approved, the City must comply with the procedures specified in Article XIII D and Proposition 218. The voters in the State of California in November 1996 added Article XIII D to the California Constitution imposing, among other requirements, the necessity for the City to conduct an assessment ballot procedure to enable the owners of each property on which assessments are proposed to be enacted or increased, the opportunity to express their support for, o r opposition to, the proposed assessment or increase in such assessment.

Description of the Boundaries of the District
The District is located in the City of Rancho Cucamonga, State of California. The boundaries of the District are generally described as that area known as Rancho Etiwanda, which lies north of the 210 Freeway , east of Day C reek Channel, and west of Bluegrass Ave. Typically parcels have been annexed to the District as they have developed.

Reference is also made to the Assessment Diagram included in this Report.

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repair and replacement. Services include personnel, materials, contracting services, utilities, capital projects and all necessary costs associated with the maintenance, replacement and repair required to keep the improvements in a healthy, vigorous and satisfactory condition. In addition, it is the City's intention to continue to use cost effective materials, including the future ability to replace landscaping with drought resistant or low water use plants, in order to lower expenses of the District. The breakdown of maintained areas is as follows:

Parks: Day Creek Park.

Site # Descriptive Location

10-1 The west side of Day Creek Blvd from 790 feet north of Richfield Dr to Wilson Ave.

The north side of Wilson Ave from Day Creek Blvd to 227 feet west of Day Creek Blvd. This site overlaps 10-2.

Ground Cover area: 16,941 square feet
Hardscape area: 3,589 square feet

10-2 The north and south side of Wilson Ave from 497 feet west of Alvarado Pl to Day Creek Blvd. The south side of Wilson Ave from Day Creek Blvd to Bluegrass Ave.

The Wilson Ave median from Day Creek Blvd to Bluegrass Ave.

Ground Cover area: 47,275 square feet
Hardscape area: 6,444 square feet

10-3 The west side of Day Creek Blvd from Wilson Ave to 144 feet south of Clydesdale Dr.

The Day Creek Blvd median from Wilson Ave to Banyan St.

Ground Cover area: 32,619 square feet
Hardscape area: 10,983 square feet

10-4 The east side of Day Creek Blvd from 648 feet south of Keenland Dr to Wilson Ave.

Ground Cover area: 15,952 square feet
Hardscape area: 4,365 square feet
10-5 The west side of Bluegrass Ave from Wilson Ave to 705 feet south of Challendon Dr.

Ground Cover area: 26,882 square feet
Hardscape area: 12,220 square feet

10-6 The south side of Banyan St from Rochester Ave to Day Creek Blvd. The north side of Banyan St from 427 feet west of Rocking Horse Pl to Rocking Horse Pl. The west side of Day Creek Blvd from Banyan St to Vintage Dr. The north side of Vintage Dr from Day Creek Blvd to the paseo ending 153 feet west of Sandhill Pl.

Ground Cover area: 44,000 square feet
Hardscape area: 16,197 square feet

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10-7 The north side of Vintage Dr from 180 feet east of Taylor Canon Pl to Day Creek Blvd.

The east side of Day Creek Blvd from Vintage Dr to Banyan St. The south side of Banyan St from Day Creek Blvd to Bluegrass Ave.

Ground Cover area: 22,164 square feet
Hardscape area: 11,724 square feet

10-8 The landscape against the south side facing wall north of the 210 freeway from the top of the slope on the east side of Day Creek Blvd to 300 feet eastward. The Day Creek Blvd median from the 210 freeway to Vintage Dr . The east side of Day Creek Blvd from Caltrans ROW to Vintage Dr. The south side of Vintage Dr from Day Creek Blvd to 180 feet east of Taylor Canyon Pl.

Ground Cover area: 16,841 square feet
Hardscape area: 7,025 square feet

10-9 The north side of Coyote Dr from Brookstone Pl to Day Creek Blvd. The east side of Day Creek Blvd from Coyote Dr to 358 feet north of Coyote Dr . The west side of Day Creek Blvd from 118 feet north of Coyote Dr to 380 feet north of Coyote Dr.

Ground Cover area: 9,403 square feet
Hardscape area: 6,052 square feet

10-10 The north side of Wilson Ave from 395 feet east of Day Creek Blvd to Day Creek Blvd.

The east side of Day Creek Blvd from Wilson Ave to Blackstone Dr. The south side of Blackstone Dr from Day Creek Blvd to Stoneview Rd. The north side of Blackstone Dr from Day Creek Blvd to 165 feet west of Stoneview Rd.

Ground Cover area: 26,304 square feet
Hardscape area: 19,117 square feet
10-11 The west side of Day Creek Blvd from 340 feet north of Banyan St to Banyan St. The north side of Banyan St from Day Creek Blvd to Rocking Horse Pl.

Ground Cover area: 20,378 square feet
Hardscape area: 11,212 square feet

10-12 The paseo on the east side of Stoneview Rd across from Duncaster Pl.

Ground Cover area: 3,326 square feet
Hardscape area: 2,374 square feet

10-13 The west side of Day Creek Blvd from 340 feet south of Vintage Dr to 915 feet south of Vintage Dr.

Ground Cover area: 27,416 square feet
Hardscape area: 16,167 square feet

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10-14 The south side of Vintage Dr from Saddle Tree Pl to Day Creek Blvd. The west side of Day Creek Blvd from Vintage Dr to 325 feet south of Vintage Dr.

Ground Cover area: 7,777 square feet
Hardscape area: 8,101 square feet
*This sites irrigation pump and valves are powered from site 10-13

Map of Improvements
The following page shows the map of landscaping improvements, including i rrigation sites and community trails, to be maintained using District funds.

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ESTIMATE OF COSTS
The estimated costs of administration, maintenance, operations, and servicing the improvements as described in the Plans and Specifications are summarized below. Each year, as part of the D istrict levy calculation process, the costs and expenses are reviewed and the annual costs are projected for the following fiscal year.

District Budget

Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Expenditures
Personnel Services:

Regular Salaries 190,070$
Overtime Salaries 1,050
Part-time Salaries 40,380
Fringe Benefits 107,400
Subtotal - Personnel 338,900
Operations and Maintenance:

Operations and Maintenance:

O & M/General 18,270
O & M/Facilities 26,650
Emergency Equipment and Vehicle Rental 3,300
Equip Operations & Maint 1,000
Subtotal - Operations and Maintenance 49,220
Contract Services:

Contract Services/General 192,350
Contract Serv/Facilities 4,190
Tree Maintenance 43,270
Subtotal - Contract Services 239,810
Utilities:

Water Utilities 120,710
Electric Utilities 18,790
Subtotal - Utilities 139,500
Assessment Administration 2,820
Admin./General Overhead 131,670
Misc Contributions to City 650
Subtotal - Operations and Maintenance 563,670
Capital Expenditures:

Captial Outlay - Equipment 109,250
Captial Project 75,000
Subtotal - Capital Expenditures 184,250
Total Expenditures Budget 1,086,820$

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Fiscal Year
2024/25 Budget
Revenues
Taxes:

Estimated Assessments, Net of Estimated Delinquencies 697,520$ Anticipated Prior Year Delinquencies Collection 5,550
Subtotal - Taxes 703,070
Other Revenues:

Other Rental/Lease Income 27,220
Park Maintenance Fees 180
Sports Field User Group Rentals 40
Sports Lighting Fees 3,970
Other Revenue 100
Subtotal - Other Revenues: 31,510
Total Revenues Budget 734,580
Contribution to/(Use of) Fund Balance (352,240)$
Total Gross Estimated Assessments 697,519.98$
Total District EBU Count 786.00
Actual Assessment per EBU - Fiscal Year 2024/25 887.43$ Maximum Allowable Assessment per EBU - Fiscal Year 2024/25 1,114.00$

Each year, prior to the assessments being placed on the tax roll, the City will review the budget and determine the amount needed to maintain the improvements for the upcoming fiscal year.

It is the intent of the City to maintain an Operating Reserve which shall not exceed the estimated costs of maintenance and servicing of the improvements prior to December 10 of the fiscal year, or when the City expects to receive its apportionment of special assessments and tax collections from the County, whichever is later. The r eserve balance information for the District is as follows:

Operating Reserve
Estimated Reserve Fund Balance, June 30, 2024 1,155,675$ Contribution to/(Use of) Reserve - Fiscal Year 2024/25 (352,240) Estimated Reserve Fund Balance, June 30, 2025 803,435$

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Definitions of Budget Items
The following definitions describe the costs and expenses included in the District Budget:

Operations and Maintenance: This item includes the costs of City staff to perform maintenance duties within the boundaries of the District.

Contract Services: This item includes the contract costs of a landscape maintenance company responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the District improvements.

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Section 22573 of the 1972 Act requires that maintenance assessments must be lev ied according to benefit rather than according to assessed value. This Section states:

Article XIII D, Section 4(a) of the California Constitution limits the amount of any assessment to the proportional special benefit conferred on the property. Article XIII D also provides that publicly owned properties must be assessed unless there is clear and convincing evidence that those properties receive no special benefit from the assessment. Exempted from the assessment would be the areas of public streets, public avenues, public lanes, public roads, public drives, public courts, public alleys, public easements and r ights-of-ways, public greenbelts and public parkways.

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General Benefit
Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution provides that once a local agency which proposes to impose assessments on property has identified those parcels that will have special benefits conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed, the local agency must next "separate the general benefits from the special benefits conferred," and only the special benefits can be included in the amount of the assessments imposed.

In this District, the improvements being financed consists of the maintenance of local improvements located within the boundaries of the District and include paseos, street trees, landscaped areas and appurtenant facilities that are located throughout the District and were installed to create a common landscape theme and neighborhood identity for parcels within the District. The improvements are situated within the public rights-of-way of the internal local street network within the District which provides ingress and egress for parcels within the District to access the City’s system of arterial streets. City residents and traffic from parcels not within the District do not use the internal local street network or paseos except for the express purpose of accessing properties located within the District, and therefore do not benefit from the improvements. Only parcels which are within the District and proximate to the improvements and within the District are being assessed. Accordingly, there is a direct phys ical and visual nexus between each parcel being assessed and the improvements to be funded by the assessment that does not exist for parcels outside of the District boundary and that is particular and distinct from that shared by the public at large. Under these circumstances, all of the benefits conferred are direct and local in nature, and provide a benefit to only those parcels located within the boundaries of the District.

Special Benefit
The maintenance and servicing of the improvements within the District (which are described in the Description of Improvements and Services Section of this report) are for the benefit of the properties within the District and, as such, confer a special and direct benefit to parcels within the District by:

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The above mentioned items affect the assessed property in a way that is particular and distinct from their effect on other parcels and that real property in general and the public at large do not share. They contribute to a specific enhancement of the properties within the District. Since these improvements, including the community trails, were installed and are maintained specifically for the properties within the District , only properties within the District receive a special benefit and are assessed for said maintenance.

Method of Assessment Spread
Each of the parcels within the District is deemed to receive special benefit from the improvements. Each parcel that has a special benefit conferred upon it as a result of the maintenance and operation of improvements is identified and the proportionate special benefit derived by each identified parcel i s determined in relationship to the entire costs of the maintenance and operation of the improvements.

A single-family home equals one EBU. The following table provides the weighting factors applied to determine each parcel's EBU assignment.

Land-Use Equivalent Dwelling Units

Property Type (County Use Code) EBU Value Multiplier
Single Family Residential 1.00 Parcel

The use of the latest County Assessor's Secured Roll shall be the basis for the Property Type determination and units/acreage assignments, unless better data is available to the City. In addition, if any parcel within the Distric t is identified by the County Auditor/Controller to be an invalid parcel number for the current fiscal year, the Property Type and EBU assignment shall be based on the correct parcel number and/or new parcel number(s) County use code and subsequent property information. If a single parcel has changed to multiple parcels, the EBU assignment and assessment amount applied to each of the new parcels will be recalculated rather than spread the proportionate share of the original assessment.

The following summar izes the Fiscal Year 202 4/25 maximum allowable assessment rates for the District:

Property Type (County Use Code)
Maximum
Allowable
Assessment
Rate per EBU
Actual
Asessment Rate
per EBU
Total
Units/Acres Total EBUs
Single Family Residential $1,114.00 $887.43 786.00 786.00

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The total amount of maintenance and incidental costs for maintaining the landscaping and community trail improvements is assessed to the individual parcels of real property within the District in proportion to the special benefit received by such parcels of real property. The proposed individual assessments are shown on the assessment roll in this report.

Cost of Living Inflator
Each fiscal year beginning with Fiscal Year 2002/ 03, the maximum allowable assessment may increase each year, based upon the Consumer Price Index ("CPI"), All Urban Consumers (CPI- U), for the Riverside – San Bernardino – Ontario Consumer Price Index area, as determined by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or its successor. The Engineer shall compute the percentage difference between the CPI for March of each year and the CPI for the previous March, and shall then adjust the existing assessment by an amount not to exceed such percentage for the following fiscal year. Should the Bureau of Labor Statistics revise such index or discontinue the preparation of such index, the Engineer shall use the revised index or a comparable sys tem as approved by the City Council for determining fluctuations in the cost of living. If for any reason the percentage change is negative the maximum allowable assessment would not be decreased by reason of such negative percentage change and would remai n at the amount as computed on the previous fiscal year regardless of any CPI adjustment. The annual assessment cannot exceed the actual costs to operate the District in any given year. If operating costs are such that the maximum assessment amount is not needed, the City would levy only what is needed for that year.

The actual assessment rate for Fiscal Year 2024/25 will increase from $845.17 to $887.43 per single-family residence, a CPI increase of 5.0% as compared to Fiscal Year 2023/24.

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