COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Ramon Galo, Recreation and Parks Director
DATE: August 4, 2026
SUBJECT: Adoption of Resolutions Approving Annexation and Assessment of Parcels into City Landscape Maintenance Districts
Description:
The City Council will consider adopting Resolutions approving the annexation of eight developed properties into the City's Northeast, Northwest, and Southwest Landscape Maintenance Districts and authorizing the levy of annual assessments to fund ongoing landscape maintenance for those properties.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Adopt Resolution annexing and authorizing the assessment of landscape maintenance fees to Chavez Residential and AGS Recycling located in the Northwest Landscape Maintenance District (Streets and Highways Code Section 22500, et seq.); and
2. Adopt Resolution annexing and authorizing the assessment of landscape maintenance fees to Dudley Hoffman Mortuary and Fire Crab, in the Northeast Landscape Maintenance District (Streets and Highways Code Section 22500, et seq.); and
3. Adopt Resolution annexing and authorizing the assessment of landscape maintenance fees to West Stowell Distribution Facility, Arrow Tract, Avante Apartments, and Blosser Ranch located in the Southwest Landscape Maintenance District (Streets and Highways Code Section 22500, et seq.).
BACKGROUND:
The City of Santa Maria has conditioned Dudley Hoffman Mortuary , PD2023-0020 & U2023-0020; Fire Crab , DT2019-0002; Chavez Residential, DT2024 -0007; AGS Recycling, U2025-0015; West Stowell Distribution Facility, PD2024 -0003; Arrow Tract, TR2022-0001; Avante Apartments, PD2021-0013 and Blosser Ranch, TR2019-0003 for the ongoing maintenance of landscape facilities served by the Northeast, Northwest, and Southwest Landscape Maintenance Districts under the provision of the “Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972” for the purpose of levying and collecting assessments for perpetual landscape maintenance.
2 DISCUSSION:
At the City Council meeting of June 3rd, 2025, the City Council adopted a Resolution initiating the proceedings to establish and levy the 202 5-26 Landscape Maintenance District Assessments for the ongoing maintenance of landscape facilities served by the Northeast, Northwest, and Southwest Landscape Maintenance District.
This item directs staff to add these assessments for Bellecrest Senior Residences & Holiday Inn to the Northeast, Heritage Walk Lofts to the Northwest, and Starbucks Drive- Through to the Southwest Landscape Maintenance District s on the County o f Santa Barbara Property Tax Roll.
Fiscal Considerations
The annual costs of landscape maintenance are assessed against the benefited properties within said Districts. These assessments are reflective of the cost associated with the upkeep of public landscaping within these Districts.
Impact on the Community
These annexations and assessments provide for the maintenance of landscaping in perpetuity. The assessments generate a funding base to help finance the majority of the landscape maintenance costs within each of the respective districts named in this report, which in turn allows the City of Santa Maria to provide the highest level of service to residents.
ATTACHMENT(S)
A. Resolution- Northwest Annexation
Exhibit A to the Resolution: Petition & Vicinity Map
B. Resolution- Northeast Annexation
Exhibit A to the Resolution: Petition & Vicinity Map
C. Resolution- Southwest Annexation
Exhibit A to the Resolution: Petition & Vicinity Map
D. Northeast District Map
E. Northwest District Map
F. Southwest District Map