City Council
259 N. Wilma Avenue
Ripon, CA 95366
MEMO
To: Honorable City Council
From: Kevin Werner, City Administrator
Date: 02/10/2026
Subject: Meadowood Landscape Maintenance District - 1st Formation Resolution RECOMMENDED ACTION:
This resolution begins the formation of Meadowood Assessment District No. 26-1 to collect assessments for the maintenance of landscaping & irrigation systems and directs the City Engineer to prepare an Engineer’s Report for said assessment district.
BACKGROUND:
Pursuant to the provision of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2, Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California and Proposition 218, the City Council conducts proceedings for the formation of the City of Ripon Landscape Maintenance Districts as outlined in the table below.
Formation of Landscape Maintenance District Check List
Step Description
1 City Council adopts the resolution of intention to undertake proceedings for the formation of an assessment district directing the City Engineer to prepare a report in connection with the proposed formation of the assessment district. (1st Formation Resolution)
2 City Council adopts the resolution approving the Engineer’s Report in connection with the proposed formation of the assessment district, declaring its intention to form an assessment district and setting a time and place for a public hearing. (2nd Formation Resolution)
3 City Council adopts the resolution directing the formation of the assessment district. (3rd Formation Resolution)
4 City submits required documents to County to set up new tax code required to levy the assessment.
DISCUSSION:
The attached resolution is the first step in forming Meadowood Assessment District No. 26-1.
RESOLUTION NO. 26-6
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RIPON OF ITS INTENTION TO UNDERTAKE PROCEEDINGS
FOR THE FORMATION OF AN ASSESSMENT DISTRICT TO
BE KNOWN AS MEADOWOOD ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
NO. 26-1, CITY OF RIPON, COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN,
CALIFORNIA, TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS
PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT
OF 1972 FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN
LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; AND
DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PREPARE ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF RIPON AN ENGINEER'S REPORT
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ripon, as follows:
1. The City Council of the City of Ripon proposes to form an assessment district to levy and collect assessments pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Section 22500 et seq. of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California) for the purpose of the following improvements:
This is a proposal to create an assessment district solely to provide for the maintenance of certain landscaping irrigation systems to be constructed in an area generally located on the corner of Dexter Way and Goodwin Drive, adjacent to Fulton Avenue, in the City of Ripon, County of San Joaquin, California.
2. The proposed assessment district shall be designated Meadowood Assessment District No. 26-1, City of Ripon, County of San Joaquin, California and shall include the land as shown on the Meadowood Final Map designated “Assessment Diagram, Assessment District No. 26-1, City of Ripon, County of San Joaquin, California.” The Final Map is on file with the City Clerk and was approved on December 23, 2025.
3. The City Engineer of the City of Ripon is hereby designated as Engineer for the purpose of these formation proceedings. The City Council of the City of Ripon hereby directs the City Engineer to prepare and file with the City Clerk an Engineer’s Report in compliance with the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Ripon this 10th day of February, 2026, by the following vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY CONSENT VOTE [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Michael Restuccia, Council Member
SECONDER:Daniel de Graaf, Council Member
AYES: Barton, Uecker, Restuccia, Zuber, de Graaf
THE CITY OF RIPON,
A Municipal Corporation
By ________________________________
GARY BARTON, Mayor
ATTEST:
By: ___________________________
LISA ROOS, City Clerk