From:Brad Anderson
To:City Clerk
Cc:Kristie Ramos, CMC
Subject:Public Comment, Agenda Item: 7.A - City of Rancho Mirage Council meeting of June 5, 2025 (1:PM) Date:Thursday, June 5, 2025 10:13:48 AM
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June 5, 2025
City of Rancho Mirage
City Council / City Hall
69825 Hwy 111
Rancho Mirage, CA. 92270
Attention: Clerk of the Board
Re: Written comment in regards to Agenda Item: 7.A (yearly "tax" imposed for fire protection services, and community facilities districts No. 1 & 2) Dear current elected and appointed City Council members, It's nonsensical that the ever increasing (expanding) community facilities districts of Rancho Mirage continues to consider and in most cases forces community members (property owners) to pay more every year (annual levies).
Position: In Opposition to raising fees/TAXES upon properties throughout city of Rancho Mirage.
It appears that city officials decided to ONLY raise taxes by this years maximum amount of THREE PERCENT (3%) on selected imposed services (Assessment Districts). Of course it's nonsensical that city officials could easily raise assessments to a higher degree if desired on selected districts.
Zone D - Track Map No. 19294 & 19295, proposed assessment appears to be misrepresented in the city of Rancho Mirage staff report. It was stated that the assessment would increase from $309.88 to 398.84 per equivalent dwelling unit (an increase of 3%).
Simply that calculation is incorrect, as stated in the official citys supplied staff report.
Public Safety (fire,police medical) costs have unreasonable increase over the past few years from clear dishonesty of city council members. Section 31 was illustrated as being one reason to Increase costs of "public safety" - it's clear that NO services were needed or used for that area (Section 31). Please consider that Section 31 (at that time) had NO incoming tax revenue for city services from individual home owners.
It's reasonable to consider reducing ALL city held reserves accounts to a reasonable level. It's been repeatedly demonstrated that city officials will missuse city held and controlled financial resources (reserves) for special Interests of friends of city council members.
Please don't take any reprisal actions against my private property or person for reporting this
true and accurate summary of concerns and opinions.
Sincerely,
Brad Anderson | 37043 Ferber Dr. Rancho Mirage, CA. 92270 Cc: