Vallejo City Council
May 26, 2026

City of Vallejo
Hiddenbrooke Maintenance District
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

incidental and cannot be considered a direct and special benefit to those properties. Therefore, it has been determined that the landscape improvements associated with the District and the ongoing operation and maintenance of those improvements are clearly a direct and special benefit to properties within the District and provide no measurable general benefit to properties outside the District or to the public at large.

Geotechnical Monitoring & Maintenance - This service is not related to parcel location because areas subject to slides are within the open space parcels. Funds will be accumulated and applied as needed if and when an event occurs. In this sense, the funds are “insurance” for the benefit of all properties independent of location.

Welcome Center - The location of a property within the HMD relative to the Welcome Center is not considered to be a factor in determining special benefit because the Hiddenbrooke development has a single access and egress to and from Interstate 80. The Welcome Center is strategically located at the entrance to the HMD. The Welcome Center is of equal benefit to all properties. The operation and maintenance of the Welcome Center will provide for a friendly point of access and departure to the HMD. A well-maintained center with a well-trained staff will be a significant asset to the HMD. The greeters and security personnel will provide directions to visitors and will keep a watch out for the safety of residents, businesses and their respective visitors and guests. A well-trained staff will be available to provide reasonable assistance to property owners in times of emergency.

However, it is also recognized that the Welcome Center will be of benefit to those members of the public who use the trail system. No specific data regarding the use of the HMD trails by persons from outside the HMD is currently available, but it is reasonable to gauge the use of the trail system by the general public on the size of the staging area. Based on a staging area that will accommodate 25 vehicles an estimated 50 trips per day will be made by the general public. It is estimated that at build out there will be 1,200 EBUs within the HMD. Assuming an ADT (average daily traffic) of 9.55 trips per day per EBU, the development will generate 9,770 vehicle trips per day. Visitors passing through the Welcome Center will generate 50/9,700 or approximately 0.5% of the total ADT. It is reasonable to say that 0.5% of the overall benefit derived from the additional improvements is “General Benefit”. This benefit is not special to the owners of the HMD and may not be assessed. A contribution by the City in the amount of

0.5% of the total cost of maintaining the Welcome Center will be allocated as general benefit and not assessed to property owners within the HMD.

Passive Park - The location of property within the HMD is not considered to be of consequence in determining special benefit because the park is centrally located and easily accessible to all properties within the HMD. Moreover, the increased benefit of owning property near to the park is generally offset by the nuisance factors such as litter and increased foot traffic that the park generates. A well maintained park is esthetically pleasing. It approves property appearance and will enhance the HMD community image. If the park is not well maintained it will have the opposite effect. The park will provide passive recreational opportunities such as walking and outdoor reading for the enjoyment and benefit of all residents and employees of the HMD.

Waterfall Maintenance - Waterfall maintenance services are of equal benefit to all properties within the HMD because all properties access the community via

City of Vallejo
Hiddenbrooke Maintenance District
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Hiddenbrooke Parkway and have visible access to the waterfall. The waterfall amenity provides equal environmental and aesthetic benefits to all parcels within the HMD.

Although waterfall improvements may be visible to surrounding properties or to the public at large, any benefit to surrounding properties is incidental and cannot be considered a direct and special benefit to those properties. Therefore, it has been determined that the waterfall improvements associated with the District and the ongoing operation and maintenance of those improvements are clearly a direct and special benefit to properties within the District and provide no measurable general benefit to properties outside the District or to the public at large.

Incidental Expenses - The incidental expenses associated with the various maintenance services provided are distributed in proportion to the foregoing and are therefore unrelated to parcel location.

General benefit is identified as that benefit received by properties outside of the District. General benefit cannot be assessed to property within the District boundary. A summary of the general benefit contributions is illustrated in the following table.

Agency Description % of Budgeted Expenditures
City Street System Maintenance 25.0%
GVRD Trail System 50.0%
City Welcome Center Cost 0.5%
The original determination of benefits to property and the method of special benefit apportionment to property were developed by Willdan Financial Services when the HMD was reconstructed in fiscal year 2002-2003. The description of benefits and the determination and apportionment of benefits to property in this Report are consistent with the original benefit determination and apportionment. The original method of apportionment of assessment and other relevant elements of the fiscal year 2002-2003 Engineer’s Report for the HMD are hereby incorporated by reference.

The maintenance and servicing of these improvements is also partially funded, directly and indirectly from other sources including City of Vallejo, the County of Solano and the State of California. This funding comes in the form of grants, development fees, special programs, and general funds, as well as direct maintenance and servicing of facilities (e.g. transportation facilities, other infrastructure, etc.) Finally, this funding from other sources more than compensates for general benefits, if any, received by the properties within the assessment districts.

City of Vallejo
Hiddenbrooke Maintenance District
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Method of Assessment
The method of apportionment for the District calculates the receipt of special benefit from the respective improvements based on the actual or proposed land use of the parcels within the District. The net amount to be assessed upon parcels within the District is apportioned by a formula and method that fairly distributes the net amount to be assessed among all assessable parcels in proportion to the special benefits to be received by each parcel from the improvements. Additionally, in compliance with Article XIIID Section 4 of the State Constitution each parcel’s assessment does not exceed the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred to that parcel. The benefit formula used to determine the assessment obligation is therefore based upon both the improvements that benefit the parcels within the District as well as the proposed land use of each property as compared to other parcels that benefit from those specific improvements.

Equivalent Benefit Units
The special benefits received by each parcel within the District and each parcel’s proportional annual assessment is calculated on the basis of a formula known as Equivalent Benefit Units. The Equivalent Benefit Unit (EBU) method of apportionment establishes a proportional benefit relationship between the various parcels within the District and the improvements provided by the District. The EBU assigned to each parcel utilizes a set formula and proportional weighting factors based on the land use, size and development status of each parcel within the District compared to other parcels within the District.

Equivalent Benefit Unit Application by Land Use
Developed Residential Land
In order to evaluate the special benefits received by the various types of land, it makes sense to look at the benefits received by residential land because this is by far the largest category. The benefit received by residential land does not vary significantly, if at all, in direct proportion to lot size. There is no direct correlation or readily available dwelling density data by residential lot size that illustrate that larger lots support an increased (or decreased, for that matter) number of persons per dwelling unit. Therefore, all developed single-family residential lots or parcels receive an equal amount of special benefit from the improvements financed through the HMD and are deemed to receive 1.00 EBU.

All developed multi-family residential parcels are deemed to receive 0.90 EBU per dwelling unit. This is because density per dwelling unit figures for multi-family units in the City of Vallejo are approximately ten percent (10%) less than density figures for singlefamily homes. According to the Census 2000 data for the City of Vallejo obtained from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), the average household size of an owneroccupied unit in Vallejo is 2.99 persons. The average household size of a renter-occupied unit is 2.76. Assuming that most owner-occupied units are single-family residential homes and most renter-occupied units are multi-family dwelling units, there is an eight percent

City of Vallejo
Hiddenbrooke Maintenance District
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

(8%) difference in densities between single family and multi-family dwelling units. For ease of levy administration, the City has decided to round the percentage difference to ten percent (10%). Therefore, the EBU count for developed multi-family dwelling units is 0.90 EBU.

Developed Commercial Property
Commercial property, developed or undeveloped, does receive measurable special benefit from the improvements maintained through this District. Well-maintained improvements add aesthetic value to the property and enhance the desirability of the property, which may attract patrons and prospective buyers. For this District, a commercial or industrial parcel that has an improved commercial or industrial use structure receives 1.00 EBU of special benefit for every 3,000 square feet (or fraction thereof) of improved structure. For undeveloped commercial properties, the special benefit is identified as 0.60 EBU per 3,000 square feet (or fraction thereof) of planned improved structure.

Undeveloped Land
Public improvements within the HMD have been constructed throughout. The maintenance of these public improvements is of special benefit to all of the land in this planned community. Some land will be developed immediately, buildings will be constructed and families will move in. Other land may remain undeveloped, i.e. without buildings, for a number of years. There is a difference between special benefit received by developed and undeveloped land. When land is undeveloped or vacant, the special benefit received is less than that received by a developed parcel (one with a building). This is because only a minimum level of service is necessary in order to save the HMD improvements from degradation and destruction. For example, watering and weed control is necessary for plant survival along the Hiddenbrooke Parkway. Trails must be maintained or they will be lost.

There will be geotechnical costs for slope monitoring with or without development. A minimal effort to maintain open space including trails will be necessary for marketing purposes. Firebreaks, on the other hand, are not necessary until structures are built. This minimum level of maintenance activity will be essential to property owners in order to market (sell) lots. The benefit for undeveloped residential land is considered to be 60 percent of developed single-family residential land. Therefore, undeveloped single-family residential land is considered to receive 0.60 EBU per planned lot. After buildings are constructed and occupied, increased maintenance services will be required, e.g. increased litter removal, fire protection, trail maintenance, pruning, watering and weed abatement.

However, for improvements such as the Welcome Center, the benefit to developed and undeveloped lots is the same.

Exempt Property
Public property, which is maintained for the benefit of the properties within the HMD, does not benefit from these services. For example, open space does not benefit from the maintenance of open space. Sanitary and water pumping stations are for the benefit of the HMD properties. These facilities exist only to service the HMD. If the property does not develop then the facilities will be abandoned. In summary, there are no public agency parcels in the HMD which are perceived to benefit from the improvements.

Public open space does not benefit from the services provided by the HMD and is therefore not assessed. Services performed on the land such as fire abatement are for the protection of the developed private parcels. Open space that is held in public trust may not be transferred or sold for profit and as such does not appreciate in value due to the HMD improvements. Open space maintenance services are performed because of the development. If there were no development, then minimal maintenance of open space would be required. Any revenue or in-kind services afforded to the open space by grazing leases will be credited to future open space budgets.

City of Vallejo
Hiddenbrooke Maintenance District
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

The Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District’s sanitary sewer and storm drain facilities and the City’s water system facilities are operated and maintained exclusively for the benefit of the Hiddenbrooke development. They exist only for the benefit of the Hiddenbrooke development and receive no special benefit from the HMD improvements.

The Golf Club Property was excluded from the HMD because they are responsible contractually for lake monitoring and cleaning, and for slide debris removal, resulting from slides within the open space onto the golf course. These services are to be performed by and at the sole discretion of the Golf Course Owners. The open space Golf Course properties do not benefit from the HMD improvements and consequently are not assessed.

As such, the Golf Course properties and appurtenant facilities cannot benefit from District funds, maintenance and improvements until such time as they are brought within the District by assessing the properties for its appropriate share of District costs.

Public streets, public avenues, public utilities, public lanes, public roads, public drives, public courts, public alleys, all public easements and rights of way do not benefit and have not been assessed. Public parks, greenbelts and parkways and all public school property, other public property, and designated open space are assessed only to the extent that they benefit as discussed above. The benefit received by privately owned common areas is considered as included in the assessment for the various dwelling units. Common areas have therefore been assigned zero EBUs.

Assessment Range Formula
Any new or increase in assessments require certain noticing and meeting requirements by law. Prior to the passage of Proposition 218, legislative changes in the Brown Act defined the definition of “new or increased assessment” to exclude certain conditions. These conditions included “any assessment that does not exceed an assessment formula or range of assessments previously adopted by the agency or approved by the voters in the area where the assessment is imposed.” This definition and conditions were later confirmed through SB919 (Proposition 218 implementing legislation).

The purpose of establishing an assessment range formula is to provide for reasonable increases and inflationary adjustment to annual assessments without requiring costly noticing and mailing procedures, which could add to the District costs and assessments.

Property owner balloting for the proposed District assessment in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 for Annexation 1 included the approval of an assessment range formula.

The assessment range formula shall be applied to all future assessments within the District.

Generally, if the proposed annual assessment (levy per unit or rate) for the current fiscal year is less than or equals the “Maximum Assessment” (“Adjusted Maximum Assessment”), then the proposed annual assessment is not considered an increased assessment. The Maximum Assessment is equal to the initial Assessment approved by property owners adjusted annually by the following criteria:

1. In the Report prepared for ballot proceedings conducted in July 2003, the maximum amount of assessment levied per EBU for Fiscal Year 2003-04 was established at $532.22, with the exact amount to be levied in any given year to be determined by the budget for that year. Beginning in the second fiscal year (Fiscal Year 2004-2005) and each fiscal year thereafter, the Maximum Assessment will be recalculated annually to adjust for the property owner approved inflation adjustment factor.

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Hiddenbrooke Maintenance District
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

2. The new adjusted Maximum Assessment for the year represents the prior year’s Maximum Assessment adjusted by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as distributed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) covering San FranciscoOakland-San Jose. The percentage increase will be from Feb 1 of the prior year to Feb 1 of the current year, or similar time period that is available when the Report is prepared.

3. The Maximum Assessment is adjusted each year independently from the annual assessment. While the actual amount assessed may fluctuate each year, the maximum will continue to be increased by CPI-U each year to establish the adjusted Maximum Assessment.

The Maximum Assessment is adjusted annually and is calculated independently of the District’s annual budget and proposed annual assessment. Any proposed annual assessment (rate per equivalent benefit unit) less than or equal to this Maximum Assessment is not considered an increased assessment, even if the proposed assessment is greater than the assessment applied in the prior fiscal year. The City Council may reduce or freeze the Maximum Assessment at any time by amending the Engineer’s Annual Report.

The Maximum Assessment adjustment is designed to establish a reasonable limit on District assessments. The Maximum Assessment calculated each year does not require or facilitate an increase to the annual assessment and neither does it restrict assessments to the adjustment maximum amount. If the budget and assessments for the fiscal year does not require an increase, or the increase is less than the adjusted Maximum Assessment, then the required budget and assessment may be applied without additional property owner balloting. If the budget and assessments calculated requires an increase greater than the adjusted Maximum Assessment then the assessment is considered an increased assessment.

To impose an increased assessment, the City Council must comply with the provisions of Article XIIID Section 4(c) of the California Constitution, which requires a public hearing and certain protest procedures including mailed notice of the public hearing and property owner protest balloting. Property owners through the balloting process must approve the proposed assessment increase. If the proposed assessment is approved, then a new Maximum Assessment is established for the District. If the proposed assessment is not approved, the City Council may not levy an assessment greater than the adjusted Maximum Assessment previously established for the District.

City of Vallejo
Hiddenbrooke Maintenance District
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Estimated Benefit Units for Fiscal Year 2026-27
The following table summarizes the Equivalent Benefit Units for the various Land Use designations within HMD for Fiscal Year 2026-27.

EBUs per LAND USE DESIGNATION
Land Use Category
Land Use
Designation
Number of
Parcels
Dwelling Units
(Current &
Proposed)
Building
Sq Ft EBU Factor Total EBU
Single Family Residential SFR 1,113 1,113 N/A 1.00 1,113.00 Undeveloped Single Family
Residential SFV 108 108 N/A 0.60 64.80
Multi Family Residential MFR 0.00 0.00 N/A 0.90 0.00
Undeveloped Multi Family
Residential MFV 0.00 0.00 N/A 0.60 0.00
Commercial Property COM 0.00 0.00 0.00

1.00 EBU per 3,000
building sq ft 0.00
Undeveloped Commercial
Property CMV 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 EBU per acre 0.00
Developed Hotel Property HOT 0.00 0.00 N/A

0.15 EBU per
developed room and

0.12 EBU per
undeveloped room 0.00
Special Designation Property SPC 1 1 11,000

0.60 EBU per
proposed lot plus 0.60
EBU per 3,000
building sq ft 2.20
Duration of Assessment
It is proposed that the Assessment be levied for fiscal year 1992-93 and continued every year thereafter, so long as the Improvements need to be improved and maintained and the City of Vallejo requires funding from the Assessments for its Improvements in the HMD. As noted previously, the Assessment can continue to be levied annually after the City of Vallejo City Council approves an annually updated Engineer’s Report, budget for the Assessment, Improvements to be provided, and other specifics of the Assessment. In addition, the City Council must hold an annual public hearing to continue the Assessment.

City of Vallejo
Hiddenbrooke Maintenance District
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Appeals and Interpretation
Any property owner who feels that the assessment levied on the subject property is in error as a result of incorrect information being used to apply the foregoing method of assessment, may file a written appeal with the Director of Public Works or her or his designee. Any such appeal is limited to correction of an assessment during the then current or, if before July 1, the upcoming fiscal year. Upon the filing of any such appeal, the Director of Public Works or his or her designee will promptly review the appeal and any information provided by the property owner. If the Director of Public Works or her or his designee finds that the assessment should be modified, the appropriate changes shall be made to the assessment roll. If any such changes are approved after the assessment roll has been filed with the County for collection, the Director of Public Works or his or her designee is authorized to refund to the property owner the amount of any approved reduction. Any property owner who disagrees with the decision of the Director of Public Works or her or his designee, may refer their appeal to the City Council of the City of Vallejo and the decision of the City Council of the City of Vallejo shall be final.

City of Vallejo
Hiddenbrooke Maintenance District
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Assessment
WHEREAS, the City of Vallejo City Council directed the undersigned Engineer of Work to prepare and file a report presenting an estimate of costs, a diagram for the District and an assessment of the estimated costs of the improvements upon all assessable parcels within the District, to which Resolution and the description of the Improvements therein contained, reference is hereby made for further particulars; NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, by virtue of the power vested in me under the Act and the order of the City Council of said City of Vallejo, hereby make the following assessment to cover the portion of the estimated cost of the improvements, and the costs and expenses incidental thereto to be paid by the District.

As required by the Act, an Assessment Diagram is hereto attached and made a part hereof showing the exterior boundaries of said District. The distinctive number of each parcel or lot of land in the District is its Assessor Parcel Number appearing on the Assessment Roll.

I do hereby assess and apportion the net amount of the cost and expenses of the improvements, including the costs and expenses incident thereto, upon the parcels and lots of land within the District, in accordance with the special benefits to be received by each parcel or lot, from the improvements, and more particularly set forth in the Cost Estimate and Method of Assessment hereto attached and by reference made a part hereof.

The assessment is subject to an annual adjustment tied to the Consumer Price Index-U for the San Francisco Bay Area as of February 1 of each succeeding year (the “CPI”). The maximum authorized assessment rate is equal to the maximum assessment rate approved by property owners fiscal year 2003-2004 adjusted annually by the change in the CPI.

The change in the CPI from February 2025 to February 2026 was 2.48%. Therefore, the maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-2027 is increased by 2.48% which equates to $981.13 per equivalent benefit unit. The estimate of cost and budget in the Engineer’s Report proposes assessments for fiscal year 2026-2027 at the rate of $611.04, which is less than the maximum authorized assessment rate.

The assessment is made upon the parcels or lots of land within the District in proportion to the special benefits to be received by the parcels or lots of land, from the improvements.

City of Vallejo
Hiddenbrooke Maintenance District
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Each parcel or lot of land is described in the Assessment Roll by reference to its parcel number as shown on the Assessor's Maps of the County of Solano for the fiscal year 2026- 2027. For a more particular description of the property, reference is hereby made to the deeds and maps on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder of the County.

I hereby place opposite the Assessor Parcel Number for each parcel or lot within the Assessment Roll, the amount of the assessment for the fiscal year 2026-2027 for each parcel or lot of land within the District.

Dated: April 7, 2026
Engineer of Work
By
John W. Bliss, License No. C052091

City of Vallejo
Hiddenbrooke Maintenance District
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Appendix A - 2026-2027 Assessment Roll
An Assessment Roll (a listing of all parcels assessed within the District and the amount of the assessment) will be filed with the City Clerk and is, by reference, made part of this report and is available for public inspection during normal office hours.

Each lot or parcel listed on the Assessment Roll is shown and illustrated on the latest County Assessor records and these records are, by reference made part of this report.

These records shall govern for all details concerning the description of the lots or parcels.

City of Vallejo
Hiddenbrooke Maintenance District
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Appendix B - Assessment Diagram
The original Assessment Diagram and Annexation map of the Orchards development is on file with the City Clerk and, by reference, made part of this Report. The Assessment Diagrams are available for inspection at the Office of the City Clerk, during normal business hours. Reference is hereby made to such Diagrams, and they are incorporated herein by reference.

CONSENT CALENDAR 8.J.

DATE: May 26, 2026
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Leonard Job, Public Works DIrector
SUBJECT: ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND DECLARING THE INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026- 2027 WITHIN GLEN COVE III AND GLEN COVE III 2015 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MATTER FOR JUNE 9, 2026 AT 7:00 P.M.

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a resolution approving the Engineer's Report and declaring the intention to levy and collect assessments for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 within Glen Cove III and Glen Cove III 2015 Landscape Maintenance Districts and setting a Public Hearing on the matter for June 9, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION
The City Council appointed SCI Consulting Group as the Engineer of Work and directed them to prepare the Engineer's Reports for Glen Cove III and Glen Cove III 2015 LMDs. Pursuant to the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972, the Engineer’s Report has been prepared which identifies all assessable parcels in each LMD in order to comply with the provisions of California Constitution Article XIIID (Proposition 218). A Public Hearing is legally required to allow the City Council to levy the assessments.

BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City of Vallejo has 27 Landscape Maintenance Districts, thirteen of which were established in accordance with the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 (1972 Act), and fourteen of which were established in accordance with the Improvement Act of 1911 (1911 Act). The City Council will be considering the 1911 Act districts and the remaining 1972 Act districts under separate Council actions.

Approval of this resolution formally starts the process for establishing the fiscal year 2026-2027 assessments for the Glen Cove III and Glen Cove III 2015 Landscape Maintenance Districts. An Engineer’s Report (“Report”) is prepared annually for each Landscape Maintenance District formed pursuant to the 1972 Act. The Report identifies the annual costs and expenses associated with providing, maintaining, and servicing improvements within each district and apportions those costs among the parcels that receive special benefit from the improvements, in proportion to the estimated benefit received. The Report evaluates assessments using “equivalent benefit units” (“EBUs”), with one EBU assigned to a typical single-family residential parcel.

The proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 Report for the 1972 Act Districts is included as an attachment to this staff report and is also on file in the City Clerk’s Office (3rd Floor) and in the Department of Public Works (4th Floor), City Hall, 555 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo, California, 94590.

The annual assessment rates for Glen Cove III 2015 are proposed to increase, as this district allows for an inflationary adjustment, to improve the level of service and set aside funds for future capital improvements.

Consistent with Proposition 218, such increases are not considered increased assessments that require that a notice and ballot be sent to the property owners.

Date: May 26, 2026
Subject: ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND DECLARING

THE INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 WITHIN GLEN COVE III AND GLEN COVE III 2015 LANDSCAPE

MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MATTER FOR JUNE 9, 2026 AT 7:00 P.M.

The following chart reflects both the approved fiscal year 2025-2026 levy per EBU and the proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 levy per EBU:

DISTRICT
APPROVED FY 2025-
26 ASSESSMENT
PROPOSED FY 2026-
27 ASSESSMENT
% CHANGE
Glen Cove III $ 155.14 $ 155.14 0%
Glen Cove III 2015 Zone A $ 137.88 $ 142.06 3.03%
Glen Cove III 2015 Zone B $ 135.15 $ 139.25 3.03%
Glen Cove III 2015 Zone C $ 129.60 $ 133.53 3.03%
The proposed assessments for these Districts comply with the provisions of Proposition 218. The total amount of funds to be assessed for these two Landscape Maintenance Districts in fiscal year 2026-2027 is $836,910.49.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.

Landscape District budgets are separate from the City’s General Fund. Landscape Maintenance District assessments finance the maintenance improvements in the districts. The Public Works Department's costs for labor and materials associated with the Landscape Maintenance Districts are charged to the individual district budgets. All City costs associated with maintaining and administering the districts are covered by the annual assessments.

The financial health of the previously identified districts has been described in the Engineer's Report. The fiscal year 2026-27 proposed assessments in the total amount of $836,910.49 are adequate to maintain the current minimal service levels and sustain the required operating reserves.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a project which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Reso - 1972 Glen Cove III LMDs FY26-27_CAO Stamp

2. Vallejo 1972 Act ER 26-27

CONTACT
Leonard Job, Public Works Director (707)648-4433
[email protected]

RESOLUTION NO. 26-___ N.C.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VALLEJO APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT AND DECLARING THE INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 WITHIN THE GLEN COVE Ill AND GLEN COVE Ill 2015 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 9, 2026 AT 7:00 P.M.

WHEREAS, the City Council, by prior Resolutions, formed and levied annual assessments for Glen Cove III and Glen Cove III 2015 Landscape Maintenance Districts ("Districts" or “LMDs”), pursuant to the provisions of Article XIIID of the California Constitution and the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, being Division 15, Part 2 of the California Streets and Highways Code (commencing with Section 22500 thereof) (the “1972 Act”); and WHEREAS, on April 14, 2026, the City Council, by resolution, ordered the preparation of an Engineer's Report for the Districts for fiscal year (FY) 2026-2027; and WHEREAS, the Engineer's Report was prepared by SCI Consulting Group, Inc. in accordance with Streets and Highways Code Section 22565 et. seq. and Article XIIID of the California Constitution.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED, AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VALLEJO AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Engineer’s Report regarding the annual levy for the Districts for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 is hereby preliminarily approved and is directed to be filed in the Office of the City Clerk. Reference is hereby made to the Report for a full and detailed description of the improvements, any substantial changes in existing improvements, the boundaries of the Districts, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the Districts.

Section 2. It is the intention of this Council to levy and collect assessments within the Districts for FY 2026-2027, as authorized under the 1972 Act. It is proposed that Districts undertake the following improvements including but not limited to turf, ground cover, shrubs, trees, drainage systems, irrigation systems, hardscape, and associated appurtenances within the public parcels, easements, and rights-of-way.

Section 3. The Districts consist of the lots and parcels shown on the boundary maps of the Districts on file with the City, and reference is hereby made to such maps for further particulars.

Section 4. The Glen Cove III LMD assessments for FY 2026-2027 represent no change from the assessments applied in FY 2025-2026.

Section 5. The Maximum Assessment Rate for the Glen Cove III 2015 LMD is subject to an annual adjustment tied to the Consumer Price Index-U (CPI-U) for the San Francisco Bay Area as of December of each succeeding year. As the amount of the annual increase in the CPI from December 2024 to December 2025 is 3.03%, the maximum authorized assessment rates for fiscal year 2026-27 are 3.03% above the maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2025-26. Including the authorized annual adjustment, the maximum authorized assessment rates for fiscal year 2026-27 are $142.06 for properties in Zone A, $139.25 for properties in Zone B, and $133.53 for properties in Zone C. The Engineer’s Report proposes assessments for fiscal year 2026-2027 at the rate of $142.06 for properties in Zone A, $139.25 for properties in Zone B, and $133.53 for properties in Zone C, which are the maximum authorized assessment rates.

Section 6. That a duly noticed Public Hearing shall be held on June 9, 2026 at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, located at 555 Santa Clara Street in Vallejo, California, to gather and consider public input and the ordering of the improvements and the levy of the proposed assessments.

Section 7. The City Clerk shall cause a notice of the hearing to be given by publishing a copy of this Resolution once, at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing above specified, in a newspaper circulated in the City of Vallejo.

Adopted by the City Council of the City of Vallejo at a regular meeting held on May 26, 2026 with the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
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ANDREA SORCE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
__________________________________
DAWN G. ABRAHAMSON, CITY CLERK

ENGINEER’S REPORT
City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Fiscal Year 2026-27
Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of
1972 and Article XIIID of the California Constitution

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Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 Overview.................................................................................................................................... 1 Assessment Process .................................................................................................................. 2 Engineer’s Report ...................................................................................................................... 2 Assessment History ................................................................................................................... 3 Changes To The Landscape Maintenance Districts ........................................................ 6 Plans & Specifications .................................................................................................. 7 Description of the Landscape Maintenance Districts .................................................... 9 Method of Apportionment ......................................................................................... 48 Method of Apportionment ...................................................................................................... 48 Discussion of Benefit ............................................................................................................... 48 General versus Special Benefit ................................................................................................ 51 Benefit Finding ........................................................................................................................ 52 Method of Assessment ............................................................................................................ 55 Appeals and Interpretation ..................................................................................................... 58 Inflationary Adjustment .......................................................................................................... 58 Assessment ................................................................................................................ 61 Appendix A - 2026-2027 Assessment Roll ................................................................... 63 Appendix B - Assessment Diagram ............................................................................. 64

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027
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City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Introduction
Overview
The City of Vallejo (the “City”) annually levies and collects special assessments in order to maintain the improvements within the Landscape Maintenance Districts (“LMD” or “LMDs”). The LMDs have been formed pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (the “1972 Act”).

This document includes the Engineer’s Reports (the “Reports”) for twelve Landscape Maintenance Districts (hereafter referred to as “LMD” or “LMDs”) designated as:
 Bordoni Ranch LMD
 Carriage Oaks LMD
 Garthe Ranch LMD (Zone A and Zone B)
 Glen Cove III LMD
 Glen Cove III 2015 LMD
 Hunter Ranch III LMD
 Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive LMD
 Marin View LMD
 Northeast Quadrant LMD (Including Zone A)
 Sandpiper Point LMD
 South Vallejo Business Park LMD
 Town and Country II through V LMD
In an effort to streamline the annual administrative process and expenses, the annual Reports required for each LMD, pursuant to the 1972 Act, are incorporated into this single Report. This comprehensive Report address the overall legislative authority, benefit rationale and method of apportionment for the LMDs listed above and provides separately a more detailed description of each LMD’s boundaries, improvements, proposed budget and assessments for fiscal year 2026-2027 as required by Chapter 1, Article 4, beginning with Section 22565 of the 1972 Act.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Assessment Process
This Report was prepared to establish the budgets for the continued capital improvement and services expenditures that would be funded by the proposed 2026-2027 assessments, determine the benefits received from the lighting and landscaping maintenance and improvements by property within the LMDs and the method of assessment apportionment to lots and parcels within the LMDS. This Report and the proposed assessments have been made pursuant to the provisions of the 1972 Act and Article XIIID of the California Constitution (the “Article”).

In each subsequent year for which the assessments will be continued, the Council must direct the preparation of an Engineer's Report, budgets and proposed assessments for the upcoming fiscal year. After the Engineer's Report is completed, the Council may preliminarily approve the Engineer's Report and proposed assessments and establish the date for a public hearing on the continuation of the assessments. This Report was prepared pursuant to the direction of the Council.

If the Council approves this Engineer's Report and the continuation of the assessments by resolution, a notice of assessment levies must be published in a local paper at least 10 days prior to the date of the public hearing. The resolution preliminarily approving the Engineer's Report and establishing the date for a public hearing is used for this notice.

Following the minimum 10-day time period after publishing the notice, a public hearing is held for the purpose of allowing public testimony about the proposed continuation of the assessments. This hearing is currently scheduled for June 9, 2026. At this hearing, the Council would consider approval of a resolution confirming the continuation of the assessments for fiscal year 2026-2027. If so confirmed and approved, the assessments would be submitted to the County Auditor/Controller for inclusion on the property tax rolls for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

Engineer’s Report
SCI Consulting Group has been retained by the City as the Assessment Engineer for this Assessment since 2011-2012. Language taken from the previous Engineer's Report is shown in Times New Roman, 10 pt. Font.

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Assessment History
After the passage of Proposition 218 in November 1996 (now Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution), the City conducted a complete analysis of the proposition and its application to the LMDs and the assessments related thereto. Pursuant to the Article XIIID Section 5 of the Constitution, certain existing assessments are exempt from the substantive and procedural requirements of Article XIIID Section 4 and property owner balloting for the assessments is not required until such time that the assessments are increased. Specifically, the City determined that the improvements and the annual assessment for each of the then existing 1972 Act Districts were part of the conditions of property development and approved by the original property owner (developer). As such, pursuant to Article XIIID Section 5b of the Constitution, the existing assessments were approved by all the property owners at the time the assessment was created (originally imposed pursuant to a 100% landowner petition) and therefore, the previously adopted assessments for each of those LMDs were exempt from the procedural requirements of the Article XIIID Section 4.

With the exception of the Bordoni Ranch LMD, Marine World/Fairgrounds LMD, Northeast Quadrant LMD, South Vallejo Business Park LMD, the Highlands at Garthe Ranch LMD (Garthe Ranch LMD Zone B) and Glen Cove III 2015 LMD which were balloted for a new or increased assessment that included an inflationary adjustment, each of the LMDs contained within this Report currently have fixed maximum assessment rates with no adjustment for inflation. Although these assessment rates (with the exception of Marin View LMD) were established prior to the passage of Proposition 218 and have been identified as exempt assessments pursuant to Article XIIID Section 5b of the Constitution, it has been determined that the current assessment revenues for most of these LMDs are no longer sufficient to cover the annual cost of providing the improvements.

Since the passage of Proposition 218, all new or increased assessments established for the LMDs and identified as the “Current Maximum Assessment Rate” in this Report have been submitted to the property owners of record and approved by such property owners pursuant to the provisions of the California Constitution Article XIIID Section 4.

Specifically:

The Marin View LMD was formed in fiscal year 1999-2000. As part of that formation process, the City conducted a property owner protest ballot proceeding for the proposed maximum assessment. The results of that balloting indicated that majority protest did not exist and the “Current Maximum Assessment Rate” identified in this Report for that LMD was approved and confirmed by the City Council. Although the maximum assessment for this LMD was approved through a property owner protest ballot proceeding, the maximum assessment established did not include an inflationary adjustment.

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Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Also in fiscal year 1999-2000, the City conducted property owner protest proceedings for a proposed assessment increase for the Northeast Quadrant LMD. The assessment increase (new maximum assessment) presented to the property owners in a property owner protest ballot proceeding and subsequently approved by those property owners, included an annual inflationary adjustment for the assessments.

In fiscal year 2007-2008 the City conducted proceedings for the formation of the Highlands at Garthe Ranch Maintenance District and concurrently annexed the properties within this LMD to the existing Garthe Ranch LMD as Zone B. As part of the formation/annexation process the City conducted a property owner protest ballot proceeding on the proposed new assessment for the associated improvements. The new maximum assessment presented to the property owners of record and subsequently approved also included an annual inflationary adjustment for the assessments.

In fiscal year 2008-2009 the City conducted property owner protest proceedings for a proposed assessment increase for eight of the LMDs outlined in this Report. These eight LMDs included:
 Carriage Oaks LMD
 Garthe Ranch LMD (Zone A only)
 Glen Cove III LMD
 Hunter Ranch III LMD
 Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive LMD
 Sandpiper Point LMD
 South Vallejo Business Park LMD
 Town and Country II through V LMD
In addition to the proposed assessment rate increases, the City proposed the implementation of an annual inflation adjustment for those new maximum assessment rates. In connection with the proposed assessment increases, pursuant to the provisions of the California Constitution, Article XIIID Section 4, the City conducted a property owner protest ballot proceeding for the establishment of the proposed new maximum assessments and inflationary adjustment for each respective LMD prior to imposing such new assessments.

The tabulation of the ballots indicated that majority protest did not exist for the proposed new or increased assessment for the following two LMDs only:
 Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive LMD
 South Vallejo Business Park LMD

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

In fiscal year 2010-2011, the City conducted a property owner ballot proceeding for a proposed new assessment for the Bordoni Ranch LMD. The new assessment presented to the property owners in a ballot proceeding and subsequently approved by those property owners included an annual inflationary adjustment for the assessments.

In fiscal year 2015-2016, the City conducted a property owner ballot proceeding for a proposed new assessment in the Glen Cove III area, Glen Cove III 2015 LMD (Glen Cove III District 2). The new assessment presented to the property owners in a ballot proceeding and subsequently approved by those property owners included an annual inflationary adjustment for the assessments.

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Changes To The Landscape Maintenance Districts
Changes within the LMDs that affect the 2026-2027 levy of assessments are outlined below.

Annexations
No new annexations have occurred since the fiscal year 2025-2026 Engineer’s Report was approved.

New Landscape Maintenance Districts
No new LMDs have been formed since the fiscal year 2025-2026 Engineer’s Report was approved.

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Plans & Specifications
The LMDs provide maintenance of landscaping and lighting within the public right-of-way, dedicated landscape easements, parks, detention basins, and street lighting (the “Improvements”) in the various LMDs throughout the City. Each LMD has differing costs and provides direct and special benefits to the parcels within these LMDs. All properties will be assessed only for the maintenance of improvements within their respective LMD.

Improvements within the LMDs include but are not limited to: installation, maintenance and servicing of public facilities, and incidental expenses, including but not limited to, street lights, public lighting facilities, landscaping, sprinkler systems, statuary, fountains, other ornamental structures and facilities, landscape corridors, ground cover, shrubs and trees, street frontages, drainage systems, fencing, entry monuments, graffiti removal and repainting, and labor, materials, supplies, utilities and equipment, as applicable, for property owned or maintained by the City of Vallejo. Any plans and specifications for these improvements will be filed with the Public Works Director of the City of Vallejo and are incorporated herein by reference.

Installation means the construction of lighting and landscaping improvements, including, but not limited to: land preparation, such as grading, leveling, cutting and filling, sod, landscaping, irrigation systems, sidewalks and drainage and lights.

Maintenance means the furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation and servicing of any improvement, including repair, removal or replacement of all or any part of any improvement; providing for the life, growth, health, and beauty of landscaping, including cultivation, irrigation, trimming, spraying, fertilizing, or treating for disease or injury; the removal of trimmings, rubbish, debris, and other solid waste, and the cleaning, sandblasting, and painting of walls and other improvements to remove or cover graffiti.

Servicing means the furnishing of electric current or energy for the operation or lighting of any improvements, and water for irrigation of any landscaping or the maintenance of any other improvements.

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Incidental expenses include all of the following: (a) The costs of preparation of the report, including plans, specifications, estimates, diagram, and assessment; (b) the costs of printing, advertising, and the giving of published, posted, and mailed notices; (c) compensation payable to the County for collection of assessments; (d) compensation of any engineer or attorney employed to render services in proceedings pursuant to this part; (e) any other expenses incidental to the construction, installation, or maintenance and servicing of the Improvements; (f) any expenses incidental to the issuance of bonds or notes pursuant to Streets & Highways Code Section 22662.5; and (g) costs associated with any elections held for the approval of a new or increased assessment. (Streets & Highways Code §22526).

The assessment proceeds will be exclusively used for Improvements within the LMDs plus Incidental expenses.

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Description of the Landscape Maintenance Districts
Landscape Maintenance District Boundaries, Specific Areas Maintained and Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Estimate of Cost and Budgets
A description of the boundaries, areas maintained, Improvements and FY 2026-27 Budgets are described in detail below for each LMD.

BORDONI RANCH LMD
This LMD is designated as Bordoni Ranch Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Bordoni Ranch LMD. Bordoni Ranch LMD was formed in 2010. The LMD serves two Zones:

Zone 1 is comprised of all parcels of land within the Bordoni Ranch subdivision, as well as the two parcels on the west side of Columbus Parkway that are the proposed site of the planned detention basin/wetlands;
Zone 2 is comprised of the remaining three parcels of land on the west side of Columbus Parkway that are proposed to be future residential subdivisions, including the planned Tuscany subdivision.

Boundaries
Zone 1 consists of all lots, parcels and subdivisions of land within the proposed residential subdivision known as Bordoni Ranch, generally located east of and adjacent to Columbus Parkway and south of Regents Park Drive and Brunswick Drive. Zone 1 also includes the two parcels that are the site of the proposed detention basin as well as vacant wetlands.

These two parcels are generally located west of and adjacent to Columbus Parkway, and north of Benicia Road, and south of Greenmont Drive.

Zone 2 consists of all lots, parcels and subdivisions of land within the proposed residential subdivision known as Tuscany as well as vacant land and two parcels zoned for residential development (future single-family residential subdivisions). These properties are generally located west of and adjacent to Columbus Parkway; and north of Greenmont Drive, and south of Aragon Street.

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Improvements
The LMD maintains landscape improvements, open space areas and park facilities. It has been determined that specific improvements to be maintained throughout the LMD are improvements that provide special benefits to each property within the LMD, the cost of which will be proportionately shared by properties in both Zone 1 and Zone 2 (“Shared Improvements”). Conversely, other improvements to be maintained throughout the LMD that are specifically the result of developing properties within the Bordoni Ranch residential subdivisions are improvements that provide special benefits to only those properties, and the cost of providing such improvements shall be proportionately shared by only the properties in Zone 1 (“Zone 1 Improvements”). Therefore, Zone 1 receives benefits from both the Zone 1 Improvements and the Shared Improvements while Zone 2 receives benefits only from the Shared Improvements. The Improvements to be maintained throughout the LMD are generally described as:

Zone 1 Improvements
 Irrigated parkways and slopes (streetscape) within the public right-of-ways on the perimeter of the Bordoni Ranch subdivision, including but not limited to:
o Landscaped area located on the east side of Columbus Parkway, from Regents Park Drive southward to the southern end of the Bordoni Park subdivision;
o Landscaped area and approximately 19 street trees located on the south side of Regents Park Drive, from Columbus Parkway eastward to approximately 50 feet west of Brunswick Drive;
o Landscaped area, including approximately 54 street trees on both sides of Waterstone Parkway between Regents Park Drive and Abbey Drive.
 Irrigated open space areas and wetlands dispersed throughout the Bordoni Ranch subdivision that provide a transition from the streetscape landscaped areas to the non-irrigated open space areas, and/or are located adjacent to the residential units or common areas within the Bordoni Ranch subdivision.  Detention basin serving the Bordoni Ranch development.  A new detention basin was added Fiscal Year 2024-2025 on Columbus Parkway.

Shared Improvements
 Landscaped median islands on Columbus Parkway, approximately between Regents Park Drive on the north and Benicia Road on the south.  Designated parkland, located at the corner of Columbus Parkway and Regents Park Drive. The park includes, but is not limited to:
o One basketball court;
o Two bocce courts;

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o Toddler’s play structure;
o Older children’s play structure;
o Picnic areas with tables, barbeques, and benches;
o A 21-stall parking lot.

General Information
Prior to the Bordoni Ranch development, there was a 6.74 acre park located on the south side of Regents Park Drive just east of Columbus Parkway. This park had very few amenities and consisted primarily of grass, trees and sidewalks. The park was maintained by the Greater Vallejo Recreation District (the “GVRD”). In anticipation of the increased demand to be placed on the park by the Developments, the previous park was demolished and a new park was completely reconstructed and enhanced as described above.

The following improvements are planned to be installed in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027.  Irrigated landscaping at the intersection of Columbus Parkway and Bordoni Drive and additional street trees along Columbus Parkway (24) and Bordoni Drive (33).

The trees on Columbus Parkway will be part of the Zone 2 shared improvements.  Defensible space behind homes on Bordoni Drive, Rainwater Drive, Waterfall Lane, and Blue River Drive.

LMD Budgets
The following provides the budget and maximum assessment rates for each Zone for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs Zone 01 Zone 02
2026-27
Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $102,211 $2,302 $104,513
Salaries & Benefits $89,457 $2,015 $91,472
Services & Supplies $8,624 $194 $8,818
Landscape Water $63,568 $1,432 $65,000
Utilities $1,760 $40 $1,800
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $9,780 $220 $10,000 Capital Projects $0 $0 $0
Total Direct Costs $275,399 $6,204 $281,603
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $46,032 $1,037 $47,069
County Administration Fees $2,428 $55 $2,482
Professional Fees $1,319 $30 $1,349
Total Administration Costs $49,779 $1,121 $50,900
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $325,178 $7,325 $332,503 Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0 $0 $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund ($78,641) ($1,771) ($80,412) Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($3,767) ($84) ($3,851) Balance to Levy $242,771 $5,469 $248,240
District Statistics
Total Parcels 447 3 450
Total Parcels Levied 429 3 432
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 429.00 14.05 443.05
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $565.90 $389.28
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $799.37 $549.35
Total Assessment Levy $242,771.10 $5,469.38 $248,240.48 Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $162,589.17 $3,662.53 $166,251.70 Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $162,589.17 $3,662.53 $166,251.70 Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $218,627.44 $4,924.86 $223,552.30 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments ($78,641.05) ($1,771.48) ($80,412.53) Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $139,986.39 $3,153.38 $143,139.77 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $302,575.56 $6,815.91 $309,391.47 Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Bordoni Ranch Landscape Maintenance District
Fund Number (#177)

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Carriage Oaks LMD
This LMD is designated as Carriage Oaks Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Carriage Oaks LMD. Carriage Oaks LMD was formed in 1990. The LMD serves a residential neighborhood of 254 parcels located in northeast Vallejo.

Boundaries
The LMD lies within the City of Vallejo, generally located within the area bounded by Interstate 80, State Route 37, the Country Club Crest Ranch and Cimarron Hills Subdivisions.

Improvements
The LMD maintains landscaped areas and weed control zones including approximately 1 acre of ornamental and native landscaping which includes ground cover, shrubbery and trees; and 10 acres of plantings and weed control described as follows:
 Remove & replace over-mature shrubs on Borges slopes
 Thin out over-mature vegetation at Griffin & Sousa
 The landscape areas from Cimarron Court to Souza
 The strip of weed height control along the Marine World Parkway sound wall and the open space below, to the west of Highway 80
 Weed height control for open space areas
 Prune trees in LMD easements
 Upgrade irrigation on slopes along Borges
General Information
Slope drainage from Highway 80 is highly erosive to the open space area and has significantly impacted the LMD costs over the last few years. Although repairs due to erosion cannot be predicted, it is essential that the LMD’s Rehabilitation Fund be adequately funded for any unforeseen repairs or replacements.

The life expectancy of native shrubbery is five to fifteen years. The majority of the current landscape improvements (shrubbery) within the LMD will likely need replacement over the next several years.

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

A financial analysis of the LMD indicates that the current maximum assessment revenues do not generate adequate revenue to provide for the Improvements. The City conducted proceedings in fiscal year 2008-2009 to ballot the property owners within the LMD for an increased assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2008-2009, which was not approved. This has resulted in a continued reduction in the levels of service including, reduced irrigation service, reduction in the frequency of maintenance services and postponement of capital improvement projects.

LMD Budget
The following provides the budget and maximum assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $6,150
Salaries & Benefits $3,103
Services & Supplies $299
Landscape Water $0
Utilities $0
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $0
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $9,552
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $1,597
County Administration Fees $149
Professional Fees $80
Total Administration Costs $1,826
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $11,378
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund $3,536
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($50)
Balance to Levy $14,864
District Statistics
Total Parcels 254
Total Parcels Levied 254
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 254.00
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $58.52
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $58.52
Total Assessment Levy $14,864.08
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $5,688.82
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $5,688.82
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $11,078.18 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments $3,536.00
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $14,614.18 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $20,303.00
Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Carriage Oaks Landscape Maintenance District
Fund Number 7720 (#170)

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Garthe Ranch LMD
This LMD is designated as Garthe Ranch Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Garthe Ranch LMD. The LMD is comprised of two Zones:
 Zone A (the original Garthe Ranch LMD) was formed in 1987 and serves a residential neighborhood consisting of 1,145 parcels within thirteen developments located in southeast Vallejo; and
 Zone B (the Highlands) was formed and established in October 2006 and serves a residential development consisting of 105 parcels situated in the eastern portion of the City of Vallejo.

Boundaries
Zone A of the LMD is generally located within the areas bounded by Columbus Parkway, Lake Herman Road, the Vallejo-Benicia city limits line, the Springtree/Fleming Hill LMD, Tennessee Street, Saint Catherine's Church, and the Summit I and Somerset Highlands III Landscape Maintenance Districts.

Zone B is generally located east of and adjacent to Columbus Parkway at Spring Road, south and west of Ascot Parkway, and north of Georgia Street.

Improvements
Zone A - The LMD maintains landscaped areas, weed control zones and trail systems for the special benefit of properties within Zone A including approximately 30 acres of native and ornamental ground cover, shrubbery and trees; 31 acres of plantings and weed control that are found in the following areas:
 The Ascot Parkway frontage which extends eastward to Newcastle Drive  The Georgia Street frontage extending to Ascot Parkway  Hilary Way between Columbus and Ascot Parkways
 The Columbus Parkway slopes below the Coventry Hills subdivision and Highland Apartments
 The frontages along Windsor, Westminster, Southport, and Ramsgate Ways The open space areas behind the residences of Ascot Parkway, Britannia Drive, Hawkins Street, Southport Way, Georgia Street, Knights Circle, Devonshire and Joel Courts, Devonshire Avenue, Manor Court, Newcastle Drive, Newcastle Court, Windsor and Westminster Ways, Sandhurst Drive, Sandhurst Court, and Saxony Court.

Zone B - The LMD maintains landscaped areas, weed control zones and parkland for the special benefit of properties within Zone B including:

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Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

 Approximately one acre of irrigated parkways and slopes (streetscape) within the public right-of-ways along the interior streets of the Zone.  Approximately half of an acre of irrigated open space areas that provide a transition from the streetscape landscaped areas to the non-irrigated open spaces areas, and/or are located adjacent to the residential units or common areas within the Highlands subdivision.
 Approximately one and a half acres of irrigated parkways and slopes (streetscape) on the perimeter of the Zone.
 Approximately 25 acres of non-irrigated (natural) open space area located in the eastern half of the Zone behind the residential subdivision.

A half-acre park site is located in the center of the residential subdivision.

General Information
The life expectancy of native shrubbery is five to fifteen years. Although portions of the assessments for Zone A have been spent on rehabilitation in recent years, it is reasonable to assume that additional monies will be necessary in future years for either more rehabilitation of the improvements (particularly irrigation systems) or increased maintenance costs associated with very mature plant material.

LMD Budgets
Zone A Budget
A financial analysis of the LMD and the improvements indicates that the current maximum assessment rate does not generate sufficient revenues to adequately provide for the improvements. The City conducted proceedings in fiscal year 2008-09 to ballot the property owners within the LMD for an increased assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2008-09 which was not approved. This has resulted in a continued reduction in the levels of service including, reduced irrigation service, reduction in the frequency of maintenance services and postponement of capital improvement projects.

The following provides the budget and maximum assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $47,356
Salaries & Benefits $42,371
Services & Supplies $4,085
Landscape Water $33,430
Utilities $3,200
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $0
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $130,442
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $21,803
County Administration Fees $1,783
Professional Fees $969
Total Administration Costs $24,555
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $154,997
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund $23,885
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($540) Balance to Levy $178,342
District Statistics
Total Parcels 1145
Total Parcels Levied 1138
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 1388.31
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $128.46
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $128.46
Total Assessment Levy $178,342.30
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $77,498.71
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $77,498.71
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $37,387.29 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments $23,885.00
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $61,272.29 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $138,771.00
Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Garthe Ranch Landscape Maintenance District
Fund Number 7716 (#180)

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Zone B Budget
Zone B (Highlands) was formed and balloted for a new assessment in fiscal year 2006-07, which included an annual inflationary.

The following provides the proposed budget and assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27 that is necessary to provide an appropriate level of maintenance for the Highlands (Zone B) of the LMD. The budget includes the City’s estimate of anticipated expenditures, revenues and fund balances required for the annual maintenance and operation of the improvements. The assessment rate derived from this budget and the established method of apportionment shall be used to calculate each parcel’s assessments for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $41,821
Salaries & Benefits $47,231
Services & Supplies $4,553
Landscape Water $35,000
Utilities $1,800
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $15,000
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $145,405
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $24,304
County Administration Fees $2,179
Professional Fees $1,184
Total Administration Costs $27,667
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $173,072
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund $63,910
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($19,063) Balance to Levy $217,919
District Statistics
Total Parcels 105
Total Parcels Levied 105
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 105.00
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $2,075.42
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $2,956.16
Total Assessment Levy $217,919.10
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $86,536.10
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $86,536.10
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $2,261,200.90 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments $63,910.00
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $2,325,110.90 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $2,411,647.00
Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Garthe Ranch Highland (Zone B) Landscape Maintenance District Fund Number 7746 (#188)

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Glen Cove III LMD’s
The Glen Cove III area has two Landscape Maintenance Districts, the first LMD is designated as Glen Cove III LMD or “LMD 1”, was formed in 1987. LMD 1 serves an area consisting of 2,936 parcels from twenty-eight (28) developments located in southeast Vallejo.

The second Landscape Maintenance District was formed by property owner ballot proceeding fiscal year 2015-16 and is designated as Glen Cove III 2015 LMD or “LMD 2”.

LMD 2 serves the same area as LMD 1 and contains 3,219 parcels from twenty-eight (28) developments located in southeast Vallejo. LMD 2 contains slightly more parcels than LMD 1, due to its formation occurring after the implementation of Proposition 218, public agencies are subject to LMD 2 assessments.

LMD 2 was formed in order to provide additional funding for the maintenance and installation of landscape improvements throughout the Glen Cove III area. LMD 1 was formed in 1987 without an inflationary adjustment while costs have increased significantly. As a result, the assessment revenue from LMD 1 was no longer sufficient to fund annual maintenance and would have depleted the rehabilitation reserve fund.

The development of properties within both LMD’s is not expected to change significantly.

Boundaries
Both LMD’s lies within the City of Vallejo, generally located within the area bounded by Interstate 80, Interstate 780, Robles Way and the Benicia State Recreation Area.

LMD 2 Zones of Benefit
As part of the engineering work for the formation of LMD 2, an analysis was conducted on the relationship (including proximity, transportation corridors, likely travel routes, etc.), between properties and the primary improvements located along Glen Cove Parkway. As a results three zones, A, B and C were created as shown on the assessment diagram for LMD 2. Parcels in Zone B are determined to receive 98% of the level of special benefit as those within Zone A and parcels in Zone C are determined to receive 94% of the level of special benefit as those within Zone A.

Improvements
The LMD’s maintain landscaped areas; weed control zones; and trail systems including approximately 60 acres of ornamental and native landscaping which includes ground cover, shrubbery, and trees; and 62 acres of plantings and weed control that are found in the following areas:

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

 The boundaries of Robles to the straits and Navone/Palou/Old Glen Cove Road to the Benicia State Recreation Area fence-line and Glen Cove Parkway  Mistral, Rivermouth, Brigantine, James River, New Bedford Court, Bear Cove Court, Pueblo Court, Duxbury Place, Sandy Neck Way, Sea Cliff Place, Saybrook Way, Antigua Way, and Chesapeake Drive
 Glen Cove Parkway beginning at the west corner of the Marina Complex landscape area fronting the parkway to the intersection of Glen Cove Parkway and Bayside Terrace
 The open space to the west and north of Waterview Terrace  The slope of Clearview including the slope and trail along the strait to the entrance of the harbor
 South Regatta from the intersection of Glen Cove Parkway to the intersection of Whiteside and South Regatta
 The open space between Paddlewheel, Beston, Ancheta, Topsail, Yachtsman, and Seafarer
 Weed control adjacent to the Benicia State Park fence-line and the PG&E yard to the intersection of Flying Dutchman
 The open space above Weathermark, Leeward, and Windward Courts  The open space slope of Flying Dutchman, Pirates’ Cove, Sea Mist, Topsail, Helmsman, Anchor, Winter Harbor, Wellfleet, Cape Elizabeth, Fairhaven, and Silver Pine to the Benicia State Park fence
 The Hwy. 780 fence-line along the northeast boundary of the LMD  The access pathway behind Topsail and the landscaping along each side of North Regatta to the intersection of Glen Cove Parkway and North Regatta  The north side of Sunfish Court
 Outrigger near Sea Horse and the open space to the rear yard fences of Palou and Pueblo
 The open space above Del Sur in the cul-de-sac, above Clearpointe, and the open space above and below the Clearpointe Drive cul-de-sac
General Information
The life expectancy of native shrubbery is five to fifteen years.

Fiscal Year 2026-27 the City is working with the Glen Cove Landscape Committee and consultants on design of Glen Cove Parkway Project including next phases, scope of work, construction documents, budget and timelines.

Fiscal Year 2026-27 Glen Cove Parkway Project - bid project and start construction base on design plans created from Fiscal Year 2025-26 planning and design process.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

The City conducted proceedings in fiscal year 2008-2009 to ballot the property owners within the LMD for an increased assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2008-2009 which was not approved. The City conducted a second property owner ballot proceeding in fiscal year 2015-16 for a new assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2015-16 which was approved. As noted previously the new LMD is designated as Glen Cove III 2015 LMD or “LMD 2”.

Including the annual inflationary adjustment maximum assessment rates for LMD 2 for fiscal year 2026-27 are $142.06 for properties in Zone A, $139.25 for properties in Zone B, and $133.53 for properties in Zone C.

LMD Budget
The following provides the budget and maximum assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs
2026-27 Glen
Cove III LMD 1
2026-27
Glen Cove III
LMD 2 (2015)
2026-27 Glen
Cove III Total
Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $179,890 $144,289 $324,179
Salaries & Benefits $148,423 $119,050 $267,473
Services & Supplies $14,308 $11,477 $25,785
Landscape Water $49,942 $40,058 $90,000
Utilities $3,329 $2,671 $6,000
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $61,040 $48,960 $110,000 Capital Projects $0 $0 $0
Total Direct Costs $456,933 $366,504 $823,437
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $76,375 $61,260 $137,635
County Administration Fees $4,644 $3,725 $8,369
Professional Fees $2,524 $2,025 $4,549
Total Administration Costs $83,543 $67,010 $150,553
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $540,477 $433,513 $973,990 Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0 $0 $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund ($67,483) ($54,126) ($121,609) Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($8,585) ($6,886) ($15,471) Balance to Levy $464,408 $372,502 $836,910
District Statistics
Total Parcels 3188 3219
Total Parcels Levied 3188 3075
Total Equivalent Benefit Units Zone A 2993.48 2169.21
Total Equivalent Benefit Units Zone B 271.25
Total Equivalent Benefit Units Zone C 199.00
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit Zone A $155.14 $142.06
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit Zone B $139.25
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit Zone C $133.53
Total Assessment Levy $464,408.49 $372,502.01 $836,910.49 Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $270,238.42 $216,756.64 $486,995.06 Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $270,238.42 $216,756.64 $486,995.06 Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $633,420.24 $493,060.71 $1,126,480.95 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments ($67,483.33) ($54,125.67) ($121,609.00) Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $565,936.91 $438,935.04 $1,004,871.95 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $836,175.33 $655,691.68 $1,491,867.01 City of Vallejo
Glen Cove III Landscape Maintenance Districts
Fund Number 7717 & 7748 (#185)
Estimate of Cost

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Hunter Ranch III LMD
This LMD is designated as Hunter Ranch III Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Hunter Ranch III LMD.
 Hunter Ranch III LMD was formed in 1986
 The LMD serves a residential neighborhood of 190 parcels located in northeast Vallejo and the development of properties within the LMD is not expected to change significantly.

Boundaries
The LMD lies within the City of Vallejo, generally located within the area bounded by Turner, Ascot and Redwood Parkways and the Hunter Ranch I subdivision.

Improvements
The LMD maintains landscaped areas totaling approximately 6 acres of ornamental and native landscaping which includes ground cover, shrubbery, trees, and weed control zones that are found in the following areas:
 The west side of lower Ascot Parkway beginning at the south end of the sound wall at Sterling and Ascot Parkways to the intersection of Redwood Parkway and Ascot Parkway
 The slope landscaping along the north side of Redwood Parkway extending to the Trotter intersection, including three median islands on Redwood Parkway General Information
A FY 2008-2009 owner balloting to increase the assessment in the LMD to enable a full level of service failed and as a result the City reduced the Direct Costs of the LMD by renegotiating the landscape maintenance contracts (reduced level of service) and less frequent water use in an attempt to bring the annual expenses in line with the assessment revenues.

A financial analysis of the LMD and the improvements indicates that the current maximum assessment rate does not generate sufficient revenues to adequately provide for the improvements.

LMD Budget
The following provides the budget and maximum assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $6,667
Salaries & Benefits $5,886
Services & Supplies $567
Landscape Water $0
Utilities $0
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $5,000
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $18,120
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $3,029
County Administration Fees $137
Professional Fees $74
Total Administration Costs $3,240
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $21,360
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund ($6,925)
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($747) Balance to Levy $13,688
District Statistics
Total Parcels 190
Total Parcels Levied 190
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 190.00
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $72.04
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $72.04
Total Assessment Levy $13,687.60
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $10,679.94
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $10,679.94
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $67,001.06 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments ($6,925.00)
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $60,076.06 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $70,756.00
Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Hunter Ranch III Landscape Maintenance District
Fund Number 7714 (#183)

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive LMD
This LMD is designated as Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive LMD or Marine World/Fairground LMD.
 Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive LMD was formed in 1989.  The LMD serves 5 parcels that include a recreational theme park, fairgrounds, and motel/hotel complex (Holiday Inn) located in northeast Vallejo. Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive LMD is fully developed and the Equivalent Benefit Units (EBU) for the LMD is not expected to change.

Boundaries
The LMD lies within the City of Vallejo, generally located within the area bounded by Interstate 80, Fairgrounds Drive, and the western boundary of Marine World and the southern boundary of Solano County.

Improvements
The LMD maintains the landscaped frontages and median plantings totaling approximately 3 acres of native and ornamental ground cover, shrubbery and trees; and

0.5 acre of weed control and new plantings. Fairgrounds Drive serves as the entrance to the Discovery Kingdom (Formerly Marine World) Six Flags Theme Park and Solano County Fairgrounds and the LMD improvements are generally located in the areas described below:
 Just beyond the entrance to the Fairgrounds parking lot to the south; and  North beyond the overpass of Highway 37
General Information
The life expectancy of native shrubbery is five to fifteen years.

A past financial analysis of the LMD and the improvements indicated that the maximum assessment rate did not generate sufficient revenues to adequately provide for the improvements. The City conducted proceedings in FY 2008-2009 to ballot the property owners within the LMD for an increased assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2008-2009 which was approved.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

LMD Budget
A financial analysis of the LMD with the inflationary adjustments indicates that the maximum assessment rate does generate sufficient revenues to adequately provide for improvements. The budget includes the City’s estimate of anticipated expenditures, revenues and fund balances required for the annual maintenance and operation of the improvements. The assessment rate derived from this budget and the established method of apportionment shall be used to calculate each parcel’s assessments for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $25,031
Salaries & Benefits $30,739
Services & Supplies $2,963
Landscape Water $30,000
Utilities $900
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $5,000
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $94,633
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $15,818
County Administration Fees $1,056
Professional Fees $574
Total Administration Costs $17,448
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $112,081
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund ($1,016)
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($5,478) Balance to Levy $105,587
District Statistics
Total Parcels 6
Total Parcels Levied 5
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 842.94
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $125.26
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $173.29
Total Assessment Levy $105,586.66
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $56,040.43
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $56,040.43
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $580,663.57 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments ($1,016.00)
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $579,647.57 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $635,688.00
City of Vallejo
Marine World / Fairgrounds Landscape Maintenance District Fund Number 7722 (#186)
Estimate of Cost

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Marin View LMD
This LMD is designated as Marin View Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Marin View LMD.
 Marin View LMD was formed July 13, 1999.
 The LMD serves a residential neighborhood of 10 parcels located in north Vallejo and is fully developed.

Boundaries
The LMD lies within the City of Vallejo, generally located at the northern end of Pecan Court and bounded by Hickory and Pecan Streets.

Improvements
The LMD maintains landscaped areas and weed control zones found in the following areas:
 The ornamental and native landscaping within the median island at the end of Pecan Court including ground cover, shrubbery, and trees  Weed control in open space areas in the northwest corner and in the western portion of the LMD that assists in fire protection.

General Information
The property owners within the LMD approved the current assessment rate in Fiscal Year 1999-2000, but the assessment did not include an inflationary adjustment.

Although previous financial analysis of the LMD suggested that assessment revenues may not be adequate to fund the improvements, this funding issue resulted largely from onetime rehabilitation expense and district formation expense that were required due to the lack of maintenance in the area previously, which has generally been resolved over time.

A financial analysis of the LMD in fiscal year 2008-2009 indicated that the assessment revenues were sufficient to fund the maintenance of the improvements and did not require an assessment increase at that time. However, the revenues generated at the maximum assessment rate, limited possible funding for future rehabilitation or unforeseen expenses and without an annual inflationary adjustment, an assessment increase may be required in the near future.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

LMD Budget
The following provides the proposed budget and assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27 that is necessary to provide an appropriate level of maintenance for the LMD. The budget includes the City’s estimate of anticipated expenditures, revenues and fund balances required for the annual maintenance and operation of the improvements. The assessment rate derived from this budget and the established method of apportionment shall be used to calculate each parcel’s assessments for fiscal year 2026-27. The assessment rate derived from this budget is less than or equal to the previously approved maximum assessment rate for the LMD.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $6,249
Salaries & Benefits $4,666
Services & Supplies $450
Landscape Water $0
Utilities $0
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $3,000
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $14,365
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $2,401
County Administration Fees $64
Professional Fees $35
Total Administration Costs $2,500
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $16,865
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund ($10,152)
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($353) Balance to Levy $6,360
District Statistics
Total Parcels 10
Total Parcels Levied 10
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 10.00
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $636.00
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $636.00
Total Assessment Levy $6,360.00
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $8,432.30
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $8,432.30
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $15,210.70 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments ($10,152.00)
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $5,058.70 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $13,491.00
City of Vallejo
Marin View Landscape Maintenance District
Estimate of Cost
Fund Number 7715 (#187)

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Northeast Quadrant LMD
This LMD is designated as Northeast Quadrant Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Northeast Quadrant LMD.
 Northeast Quadrant LMD was formed in 1984.
 The LMD currently serves approximately 1,867 parcels that include business, residential, and school land uses located in northeast Vallejo.  The LMD is not fully developed and is currently comprised of 1,848 parcels that include business, residential, and school land uses located in northeast Vallejo.  The LMD includes 159 parcels (140 assessable parcels) that are identified as Zone A. In addition to the overall improvements provided within the LMD, these parcels receive special benefits from additional local landscape improvements for which they are assessed.

Boundaries
The LMD is located within the area generally bounded by Highway 80, Hunter Ranch II and Hunter Ranch III subdivisions, Sulphur Springs Mountain, Blue Rock Springs Golf Course, Summit Landscaping District and Woodridge Landscape Maintenance District.

Within this LMD, parcels adjacent to Admiral Callaghan Lane and Columbus Parkway to the north, Plaza Drive to the west, parcels adjacent to Turner Parkway to the south and parcels adjacent to Ascot Parkway to the east are identified and designated as Zone A.

Improvements
Situated in the Blue Rock area of the City, the LMD is diverse with landscaped parkways, medians and large open spaces. The overall LMD maintains landscaped areas, weed control zones and trail systems that include approximately 23 acres of native and ornamental ground cover, shrubbery and trees; and 9 acres of weed control and plantings that are described below:
 The median of Admiral Callaghan Lane from Columbus Parkway to Turner Parkway
 Remove & replace irrigation & landscaping in median on Ascot between Redwood & Hawkesbury
 Hydro seed bare fire break areas for grass stands
 Remove & replace irrigation & plants on 4 corner medians at Redwood & Ascot  The median islands at the Columbus Parkway and Admiral Callaghan Lane intersection
 Fill in median shrubs along Ascot between Turner & Redwood Parkway  The median and landscaped areas on the south side of Turner Parkway

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

 Replace landscaping along Turner Parkway between Admiral Callaghan Way & Ascot
 The median on Ascot Parkway from Redwood Parkway to the other side of the bridge just before Hawksbury
 Remove & replace irrigation & plants on Lake Herman Rd between Columbus to end
 Maintain wrought iron fences located on public property or easements on Picasso, Topley, Rodin & Glenview Circle
 North side of West bound lane on Columbus Pkwy from Blue Rock Springs Park to St. John's Mine Rd. Irrigate & landscape
 The slope over the creek and the slope below Torrey Pine Court  The slope below Picasso, Topley, Archer and Rodin Courts  The slope landscaping to the north behind Glenview Circle and above Redwood Parkway
 The slope surrounding Matthew Court
 Ascot Parkway beyond the Blue Rock Springs Golf Course/Greater Vallejo Recreation District Park
 Solano Bike Trail along the west boundary of the urban open space Zone A’s improvements are extra landscape maintenance related to tree care, additional litter pickup, and related utilities; and maintenance of entry monument and kiosk signs.

General Information
In fiscal Year 1999-2000, to ensure a high level of service for the LMD, the property owners through protest ballot proceeding approved an assessment increase and annual inflationary adjustment.

In fiscal year 2004-2005, formation of benefit Zone A was approved by property owners through a ballot proceeding. This ballot proceeding approved an assessment increase and annual inflationary adjustment applicable to those properties only.

It has been determined that the current maximum assessment rates for the LMD are sufficient to fund the annual maintenance of the LMD improvements. Based on the budget for fiscal year 2026-27 the proposed assessments are less than the authorized maximum assessment rates. Future capital projects planned for Fiscal Year 2026-27 include design of landscape and irrigation improvements. Fiscal Year 2026-27 design engineering repair of retaining wall along Ascot Parkway between Garnett Drive and Turner Parkway.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

LMD Budget
The following provides the proposed budgets and assessment rates for fiscal year 2026- 27 that are necessary to provide an appropriate level of maintenance for the LMD. The budgets include the City’s estimate of anticipated expenditures, revenues and fund balances required for the annual maintenance and operation of the improvements. The assessment rate derived from these budgets and the established method of apportionment shall be used to calculate each parcel’s assessments for fiscal year 2026-

27. The assessment rates derived from these budgets are less than or equal to the previously approved maximum assessment rate for both Zone A and the Non-Zone A parcels in the LMD.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs
2026-27 Zone
A
2026-27
Non-Zone A
2026-27
Budget Total
Contract Maintenance Costs $37,897 $167,071 $204,968
Salaries & Benefits $24,627 $199,253 $223,880
Services & Supplies $2,374 $19,209 $21,583
Landscape Water $34,205 $150,795 $185,000
Utilities $703 $3,098 $3,801
Public Signs (Zone A) $0 $0 $0
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $9,245 $40,756 $50,000 Capital Projects $0 $0 $0
Total Direct Costs $109,049 $580,183 $689,232
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $12,672 $102,530 $115,202
County Administration Fees $1,595 $7,033 $8,628
Professional Fees $867 $3,822 $4,689
Total Administration Costs $15,134 $113,385 $128,519
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $124,184 $693,567 $817,751 Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0 $0 $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund $43,003 $43,333 $86,336 Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($7,664) ($33,629) ($41,293) Balance to Levy $159,523 $703,271 $862,794
District Statistics
Total Parcels 336 2165 2501
Total Parcels Levied 291 2043 2334
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 359.12 2448.37 2807.50
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $444.20 $287.24
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $614.56 $397.40
Total Assessment Levy $159,522.88 $703,270.95 $862,793.83 Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $62,092 $346,784 $408,875 Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0 $0 $0
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $62,092 $346,784 $408,875 Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $840,054 $3,678,797 $4,518,852 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments $43,003 $43,333 $86,336 Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $883,058 $3,722,130 $4,605,188 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $945,149 $4,068,914 $5,014,063 Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Northeast Quadrant Landscape Maintenance District
Fund Number 7711 (#178)

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Sandpiper Point LMD
This LMD is designated as Sandpiper Point Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Sandpiper Point LMD.
 Sandpiper Point LMD was formed in 1981
 The LMD serves a residential neighborhood of 385 parcels located in northwest Vallejo and is fully developed.

Boundaries
The LMD is generally located within the area bounded by Meadows Drive, Catalina Way and the Napa County line.

Improvements
The LMD maintains landscaped areas and weed control zones including approximately 4.5 acres of native and ornamental ground cover, shrubbery and trees; and 2.3 acres of weed controlled open space that are found in the following areas:
 The landscaped strips and medians found within the boundaries of Meadows Drive wetlands on the west, Mini Drive median landscapes on the east and the Catalina Circle Wetlands on the northwest
 Along Meadows Drive, Catalina Circle and Catalina Way  The median islands of Mini Drive
General Information
In fiscal year 1999-2000 the landscape improvement areas to be maintained for this LMD were expanded, resulting in a significant increase to the LMD’s overall maintenance costs.

Although these new areas of maintenance had a significant negative impact on the financial health of the LMD, initially the additional expenses were offset by use of available reserve funds. Although the LMD still has some reserve funds available to offset these costs, they are no longer sufficient to cover the full annual expenditures for the LMD.

Therefore, it was determined that the maximum assessment rate did not generate sufficient revenues to adequately provide for the improvements. The City conducted proceedings in FY2008-2009 to ballot the property owners within the LMD for an increased assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2008-2009 which was not approved.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

LMD Budget
The following provides the budget and maximum assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $18,672
Salaries & Benefits $17,792
Services & Supplies $1,715
Landscape Water $11,295
Utilities $300
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $5,000
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $54,774
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $9,155
County Administration Fees $540
Professional Fees $294
Total Administration Costs $9,989
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $64,763
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund ($9,229)
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($1,523) Balance to Levy $54,011
District Statistics
Total Parcels 381
Total Parcels Levied 381
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 381.00
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $141.76
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $141.76
Total Assessment Levy $54,010.56
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $32,381.55
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $32,381.55
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $134,269.45 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments ($9,229.00)
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $125,040.45 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $157,422.00
Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Sandpiper Point Landscape Maintenance District
Fund Number 7713 (#163)

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

South Vallejo Business Park LMD
This LMD is designated as South Vallejo Business Park Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as South Vallejo Business Park LMD.  South Vallejo Business Park LMD was formed in 1981
 The LMD is a light industry park that serves nine light industry parcels located in southwest Vallejo with eight of the nine parcels being fully developed Boundaries
The LMD is generally located within the area bounded by Solano Avenue, Fifth Street Avenue, Sonoma Boulevard, and the railroad tracks in the area.

Improvements
The LMD maintains parkway landscape areas adjacent to the properties within the LMD totaling approximately 2 acres of grass area with trees; and 0.5 acre of ornamental ground cover and shrubbery with trees.

General Information
In recent years, property owners within the LMD contacted the City regarding ways to reduce maintenance costs including reductions in irrigation. The City agreed to assist with this reduction by providing for water conservation practices in the maintenance contract.

However, it has been determined that further reductions could only be achieved by:
 Eliminating the grassy mounding areas and/or removing trees from the turf planting areas and restricted them to stand-alone landscape plots; or  Removing the landscaped areas from Corporate Place to Sonoma Boulevard at the time the empty lot along Sonoma Boulevard is developed.

A financial analysis of did not generate the LMD and the improvements indicated that the maximum assessment rate sufficient revenues to adequately provide for the improvements. The City conducted proceedings in FY 2008-2009 to ballot the property owners within the LMD for an increased assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2008-2009 which was approved.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

LMD Budget
The following provides the proposed budget and increased maximum assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27 that is necessary to provide an appropriate level of maintenance for the LMD. The budget includes the City’s estimate of anticipated expenditures, revenues and fund balances required for the annual maintenance and operation of the improvements. The assessment rate derived from this budget and the established method of apportionment shall be used to calculate each parcel’s assessments for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Maintenance Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $8,795
Salaries & Benefits $25,315
Services & Supplies $2,440
Landscape Water $35,179
Utilities $1,204
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $5,000
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $77,933
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $13,026
County Administration Fees $1,230
Professional Fees $669
Total Administration Costs $14,925
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $92,858
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund $37,062
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($6,903) Balance to Levy $123,017
District Statistics
Total Parcels 9
Total Parcels Levied 9
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 37.43
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $3,286.60
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $4,683.61
Total Assessment Levy $123,017.44
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $46,429.09
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $46,429.09
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $843,753.91 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments $37,062.00
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $880,815.91 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $927,245.00
Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
South Vallejo Business Park Landscape Maintenance District Fund Number 7710 (#162)

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Town and Country II through V LMD
This LMD is designated as Town & Country II-V Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Town & Country II-V LMD.
 Town & Country II-V LMD was formed in 1986
 The LMD serves a residential neighborhood of 336 parcels located in northeast Vallejo and is fully developed with no expected change in Equivalent Benefit Units (EBU)
Boundaries
The LMD is generally located within the area bounded by State Highway 37, Whitney Avenue, Serpentine Drive and Opal Drive.

Improvements
The LMD maintains landscaped areas and weed control zones that include approximately 3 acres of native and ornamental ground cover, shrubbery and trees on the various slopes within the LMD including:
 The slopes between the residences of Whitney Avenue and Basalt Drive  The slope behind residences of College Avenue and Olympic Drive including the access area from Quartz Drive
General Information
A financial analysis of the LMD and the improvements indicates that the current maximum assessment rate does not generate sufficient revenues to adequately provide for the improvements. The City conducted a proceeding in FY 2008-2009 to ballot the property owners within the LMD for an increased assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2008-2009 which was not approved.

LMD Budget
The following provides the budget and maximum assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $7,996
Salaries & Benefits $9,079
Services & Supplies $875
Landscape Water $0
Utilities $0
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $10,000
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $27,950
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $4,672
County Administration Fees $233
Professional Fees $127
Total Administration Costs $5,032
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $32,982
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund ($8,116)
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($1,537) Balance to Levy $23,329
District Statistics
Total Parcels 336
Total Parcels Levied 331
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 331.00
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $70.48
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $70.48
Total Assessment Levy $23,328.88
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $16,491.14
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $16,491.14
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $153,816.86 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments ($8,116.00)
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $145,700.86 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $162,192.00
Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Town and Country II-V Landscape Maintenance District
Fund Number 7712 (#184)

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Budget Definitions
The following provides a summary of the services and costs that are included in the LMD Budgets:

Direct Cost:

Contract Maintenance Costs — Includes all contracted labor, material and equipment required to properly maintain the landscaping, irrigation systems, drainage systems, trail systems, fencing, natural drainage areas, open spaces, and related facilities within the LMD.

Salaries & Benefits — Staff time devoted to managing and inspecting Districts. The Public Works LMD reimbursement is proportionally spread amongst twenty-seven (27) Districts based on each District’s budgeted direct and maintenance expense, inspections as a percentage of total costs in these categories for all Districts. Inspection costs are budgeted directly to the District as Field Inspection based on the historical and projected time spent in the inspection efforts.

Services & Supplies - Vehicles, supplies and services devoted to managing and inspecting Districts.

Landscape Water — Includes the cost of the furnishing of water required for the maintenance of the landscaping.

Utilities — Includes the cost of the furnishing of electricity required for the irrigation systems and hardwire telephone connections at upgraded irrigation controllers, monitored by City Staff.

Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism — Includes repairs to the improvements in the LMD that are not normally included in the yearly Landscape Maintenance costs. This may include repairs or replacement of damaged improvements or facilities that may be the result of vandalism, storms, frost, natural occurrences, etc., including graffiti abatement.

Landscape Rehabilitation includes annual funding for planned landscape projects, which will significantly benefit and upgrade a specific LMD and are considered above normal routine landscape maintenance work.

Capital Projects – This item includes major repairs or capital improvement projects.

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Administration Expenses:

Administration & Overhead — The cost allocation of all particular departments and staff of the City, for providing general support, services and operations related to the various districts, enterprises and accounts of the City.

County Administration Fee — This is the estimated cost to the LMD for the County to collect LMD assessments on the property tax bills. This charge is based on a flat rate per fund number plus a charge per assessment levied.

Professional Fees — This is the estimated cost to the District for the Assessment Engineer to prepare this report and to calculate and submit the assessments to the Solano County Auditor’s office.

Collections/ (Credits) Applied:

Fund Balance Collection — The 1972 Act provides for a LMD to fund an Operating Reserve Fund as well as the collection of funds in installments for specific projects. This budget item identifies funds collected or transferred from these two LMD Fund Balances:

Operating Reserve Fund provides for the collection of funds to operate the LMD from the time period of July 1 (beginning of the Fiscal Year) through December 10 or when the County provides the City with the first installment of assessments collected from the property tax bills (typically January or February).

Rehabilitation Funds may be collected to cover the cost of repairs that are outlined in either a defined project plan or periodic maintenance costs that may be unforeseen and are not normally included in the yearly maintenance contract costs, including the costs associated with upgrades, repairs, replacements or refurbishing of the improvements.

These amounts may be budgeted and spent each fiscal year, or collected in installments and held in the Rehabilitation Reserve Fund for a large improvement projects.

Other Revenues/General Fund (Contributions) — This item includes additional funds designated for the LMD that are not annual assessments. These funds are added to the LMD account to reduce assessments (contributions are shown as a negative amount), and may be from non-LMD or LMD sources including City General Fund Contributions for general benefit costs and/or interest earnings. This item may also include the repayment of funds previously loaned to the LMD from other sources (a positive amount) to be collected as part of the annual assessments.

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Balance to Levy:

The Balance to Levy — The total amount to be collected for the current fiscal year through assessments (for special benefits). The Balance to Levy represents the sum of Total Direct Cost Budget, Administration Budget; and Collections (Credits) Applied. Only those costs related to the improvements identified as special benefits are levied and collected on the tax roll. This amount divided by the “Total Equivalent Benefit Units” for the LMD determines the proposed assessment rate for the fiscal year.

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Method of Apportionment
Method of Apportionment
This section of the Engineer's Report explains the special and general benefits to be derived from the installation, maintenance and servicing of Improvements located throughout the LMDs, and the methodology used to apportion the total assessment to properties within the LMDs.

The LMDs consists of Assessor Parcels within the boundaries of the City of Vallejo as defined by the County of Solano tax code areas. The parcels include all privately or publicly owned parcels within said boundaries. The method used for apportioning the assessments is based upon the proportional special benefits to be derived by the properties in the LMDs over and above general benefits conferred on real property or to the public at large. The apportionment of special benefit is a two-step process: the first step is to identify the types of special benefit arising from the improvements, and the second step is to allocate the assessments to property based on the estimated relative special benefit for each type of property.

Discussion of Benefit
In summary, the assessments can only be levied based on the special benefit to property.

This benefit is received by property over and above any general benefits. With reference to the requirements for assessments, Section 22573 of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 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 benefits to be received by each such lot or parcel from the improvements."
Proposition 218, which added Article XIIID of the California Constitution, provides as follows:
"No assessment shall be imposed on any parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel."

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Benefit categories have been established that represent the types of special benefit to residential, commercial, industrial and other lots and parcels resulting from the installation, maintenance and servicing lighting and landscaping improvements to be provided with the assessment proceeds. These categories of special benefit are summarized as follows:

A. Proximity to Improved Landscaped Areas and Other Public Improvements within the Landscape Maintenance Districts.

B. Access to Improved landscaped areas and Other Public Improvements within the Landscape Maintenance Districts.

C. Improved Views within the Landscape Maintenance Districts.

D. Extension of a property’s outdoor areas and green spaces for properties within close proximity to the Improvements.

E. Creation of individual lots for residential and commercial use that, in absence of the assessments, would not have been created.

Case law interpreting Proposition 218 provides enhanced clarity to the definitions of special benefits to properties in three distinct areas:
 Proximity
 Expanded or improved access
 Views
This case law also clarifies that a special benefit is a service or improvement that provides a direct advantage to a parcel and that indirect or derivative advantages resulting from the overall public benefits from a service or improvement are general benefits. The case law also provides specific guidance that park improvements are a direct advantage and special benefit to property that is proximate to a park that is improved by an assessment:

The characterization of a benefit may depend on whether the parcel receives a direct advantage from the improvement (e.g. proximity to a park) or receives an indirect, derivative advantage resulting from the overall public benefits of the improvement (e.g. general enhancement of the district’s property values).

Proximity, improved access and views, in addition to the other special benefits listed above further strengthen the basis of these assessments.

Special Benefits from the Original Engineer’s Report
The improvements provided within the various LMDs may include, but is not limited to landscaped medians, parkways, entryways, slopes, parks, open-space

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areas and appurtenant facilities. The annual assessments outlined in this Report are based on the estimated costs to provide all necessary service, operation, administration, and maintenance required each year to keep these improvements in a healthy, vigorous, and satisfactory condition and benefit the properties. The special benefits associated with the landscape improvements and facilities are specifically:
 Enhanced desirability of properties through association with the improvements.  Improved aesthetic appeal of properties within the LMDs providing a positive representation of the area.
 Environmental enhancement through improved erosion resistance, and dust and debris control.
 Increased sense of pride in ownership of property within the LMD resulting from well-maintained improvements associated with the properties.  Reduced criminal activity and property-related crimes (especially vandalism) against properties in the LMD through well-maintained surroundings and amenities including abatement of graffiti and vandalism.  Enhanced environmental quality of the parcels within the LMDs by moderating temperatures, providing oxygenation and attenuating noise.  An enhanced sense of pride within the neighborhoods and communities and increased business opportunities as a result of enhanced surroundings and community pride.
 Enhanced adaptation of the urban environment within the natural environment and improved aesthetic value of the neighborhood and properties within the LMDs by establishing green space and recreational areas for increased social opportunities and activities that help to strengthen family value and reduce ethnic and social tensions.
 Enhanced quality of life through well-maintained green space and landscaped areas.

In addition to many of the special benefits associated with landscape amenities, local parkland and recreational facilities provide the further benefits of:
 Increased neighborhood involvement and interaction.
 Health, social and self-improvement benefits derived from utilizing the facilities.  Promotes a positive atmosphere and recreational opportunities for the youth in the neighborhood that encourages physical activity, group participation and character building.
 Increased social opportunities and active involvement for senior citizens.  Family and group activities that help to strengthen family value and reduce ethnic and social tensions.

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 The esthetic value of green space and recreational areas within the urban environment.

The preceding special benefits contribute to the overall aesthetic value, security and desirability of each of the assessed parcels and thereby provide a special enhancement to those properties. Furthermore, it has been determined that the lack of funding to properly service and maintain the improvements would likely have a direct negative impact on those properties.

General versus Special Benefit
In absence of the assessments, the Improvements in the LMDs would not be provided, so the Improvements are “over and above” what otherwise would be provided. Many of the parcels would not even exist if the assessments were not established because an assessment for the specific Improvements within the LMDs was a condition of development approval.

All of the Assessment proceeds derived from the LMDs will be utilized to fund the cost of providing a level of tangible “special benefits” in the form of landscaped parkways, landscaped medians, landscaped corridors, trail systems, park facilities, other Improvements and costs incidental to providing the Improvements and collecting the Assessments.

Although these Improvements may be available to the general public at large, the permanent public Improvements in the LMDs were specifically designed, located and created to provide additional and improved public resources for the direct advantage of property inside the LMDs, and not the public at large. Other properties that are either outside the LMDs or within the LMDs and not assessed, do not enjoy the unique proximity, access, views and other special benefit factors described previously.

Moreover, the homes in the LMDs would not have been built if the Assessments were not established because an assessment for the Improvements was a condition of development approval.

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Benefit Finding
In summary, real property located within the boundaries of the LMDs distinctly and directly benefits from closer proximity, access and views of Improvements funded by the Assessments, the creation of developable parcels and the extension of usable land area provided by the assessments. The Improvements are specifically designed to serve properties in the LMDs, not other properties or the public at large. The LMDs have been narrowly drawn to include those parcels that receive a direct advantage from the Improvements. The public at large and other properties outside the LMDs receive only limited benefits from the Improvements because they do not have proximity, good access or views of the Improvements. These are special benefits to property in the LMDs in much the same way that sewer and water facilities, sidewalks and paved streets enhance the utility and desirability of property and make them more functional to use, safer and easier to access.

Without the Assessments, the public improvements within the LMDs would not be maintained and would turn into brown, unmaintained and unusable public improvements and public lands. If this happened, it would create a significant and material negative impact on the desirability, utility and value of property in the LMDs. Most importantly, without the Assessments, the developed properties would not exist, because the subdivisions and development proposals would not have been approved. The Improvements are, therefore, clearly above what otherwise would be provided and the Improvements uniquely and specially benefit parcels in the LMDs in a way that is not enjoyed by the general public or other property. We therefore conclude that all the Improvements funded by the Assessment are of special benefit to the identified benefiting properties located within the LMDs and that the value of the special benefits from such Improvements to property in the LMDs reasonably exceeds the cost of the Assessments for every assessed parcel in the LMDs. (In other words, as required by Proposition 218; the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on each parcel reasonably exceeds the cost of the assessments.) Any general benefits to surrounding properties outside of the LMDs, if there were any, are collateral and conferred concomitantly.

General benefit is identified as that benefit received by properties outside of the LMD.

General benefit cannot be assessed to property within the LMD boundary.

Prior to the Bordoni Ranch development, there was a 6.74 acre park located on the south side of Regents Park Drive just east of Columbus Parkway. This park had very few amenities and consisted primarily of grass, trees and sidewalks and was maintained by the GVRD. In anticipation of the increased demand to be placed on the park by the new developments, the previous park was demolished and is going to be completely reconstructed and enhanced.

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Once the enhanced park is completed, the City and the GVRD will continue to provide applicable maintenance services as agreed upon, which will contribute approximately 50% of the cost for the maintenance of the park, in proportion to the estimated general benefit that the park provides to the neighboring communities at large. It is reasonable to assume that the park maintenance costs above the contribution made by the City and the GVRD approximately represent the special benefit to the properties within the LMD. This assignment of special benefit to the properties within the LMD is reasonable given that the reconstruction and enhancement of the park was desired and needed due to the anticipated development of properties within the LMD.

When the Northeast Quadrant LMD was established, it was determined that a portion of the Columbus Parkway improvements within the LMD is considered general benefit. The City will contribute each year towards the landscape maintenance costs, water costs and associated administrative expenses for this particular improvement area. In compliance with the California Constitution Article XIIID the annual budget includes a contribution identified as “Other Revenues/General Fund (Contribution)”, which represents the costs identified as general benefit.

The original determination of benefits to property and the method of special benefit apportionment to property were developed by Willdan Financial Services when the LMDs were originally approved by property owners as noted in the Description of LMDs section of this Report. The description of benefits and the determination and apportionment of benefits to property in this Report are consistent with the original benefit determination and apportionment. The original method of apportionment of assessment and other relevant elements of the original Engineer’s Reports for the LMDs are hereby incorporated by reference.

Quantification of General Benefit
Although the analysis used to support these assessments concludes that the benefits are solely special, as described above, consideration is made for the suggestion that a portion of the benefits are general. General benefits cannot be funded by these assessments - the funding must come from other sources.

The maintenance and servicing of these improvements is also partially funded, directly and indirectly from other sources including the City of Vallejo, Solano County and the State of California. This funding comes in the form of grants, development fees, special programs, and general funds, as well as direct maintenance and servicing of facilities (e.g. curbs, gutters and streets, etc.) This funding from other sources more than compensates for general benefits, if any, received by the properties within the assessments district.

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The General Benefits from these Assessments may be quantified as illustrated in the following table.

Benefit Factor
Relative
Weight
General Benefit
Contribution
Relative General
Benefit
Creation of parcels 90 0% 0
Extension of recreation area 2.5 10% 0.25
Proximity to improved parks and landscaped areas 2.5 10% 0.25 Access to improved parks, open space and landscaped areas 2.5 10% 0.25 Improved views 2.5 10% 0.25
100 1
Total Calculated General Benefit = 1.0%
As a result, City of Vallejo will contribute at least 1% of the total budget from sources other than the assessment. This contribution offsets any general benefits from the assessment services.

This general benefit contribution is the sum of the following components:

The City of Vallejo owns, maintains, rehabilitates and replaces curb and gutter along the border of the Districts improvements. This curb and gutter serves to support, contain, retain, manage irrigation flow and growth, and provide a boundary for the improvements.

The contribution from the City of Vallejo towards general benefit from the maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement of the curb and gutter is conservatively estimated to be 1%.

The City of Vallejo owns and maintains local public streets along the border of the Districts improvements. These public streets provide access to the improvements for its enjoyment as well as efficient maintenance. The contribution from the City of Vallejo towards general benefit from the maintenance of local public streets is conservatively estimated to be 1%.

The value of the construction of the improvements can be quantified and monetized as an annuity. Since this construction was performed and paid for by non-assessment funds, this “annuity” can be used to offset general benefit costs, and is conservatively estimated to contribute 25%, with the exception of Glen Cove III 2015 LMD which was calculated to contribute 5%.

Therefore, the total General Benefit is conservatively quantified at 1% which is more than offset by the total non-assessment contribution towards general benefit of 27%, with the exception of Glen Cove III 2015 LMD which is offset by the total non-assessment contribution towards general benefit of 7%.

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Method of Assessment
The method of apportionment for the LMDs calculates the receipt of special benefit from the respective improvements based on the actual or proposed land use of the parcels within the LMDs. The net amount to be assessed upon parcels within the LMDs is apportioned by a formula and method that fairly distributes the net amount to be assessed among all assessable parcels in proportion to the special benefits to be received by each parcel from the improvements. Additionally, in compliance with Article XIIID Section 4 of the State Constitution each parcel’s assessment does not exceed the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred to that parcel. The benefit formula used to determine the assessment obligation is therefore based upon both the improvements that benefit the parcels within the LMDs as well as the proposed land use of each property as compared to other parcels that benefit from those specific improvements.

Equivalent Benefit Units
The special benefits received by each parcel within the LMDs and each parcel’s proportional annual assessment is calculated on the basis of a formula known as Equivalent Benefit Units. The Equivalent Benefit Unit (EBU) method of apportionment establishes a proportional benefit relationship between the various parcels within the LMDs and the improvements provided by the LMDs. The EBU assigned to each parcel utilizes a set formula and proportional weighting factors based on the land use, size and development status of each parcel within the LMDs compared to other parcels within the LMDs.

Equivalent Benefit Unit Application by Land Use
Land Use Designation EBU Application
Single Family Residence One (1.0) Benefit Unit per Unit Vacant Residential Zoned Four-Tenths (0.4) Benefit Unit per Acre Multi Family Residence Seven-Tenths (0.7) Benefit Unit per Unit

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Equivalent Benefit Unit Application by Land Use (Continued) Land Use Designation EBU Application
Planned-Residential Development One (1.0) Benefit Unit per Planned Single-Family (Has received tentative or final Unit, Seven-Tenths (0.7) Benefit Unit per Multimap approval) Family Unit Commercial Use Three (3.0) Benefit Units per Acre
Vacant Commercial Zoned Four-Tenths (0.4) Benefit Unit per Acre Industrial Use Three (3.0) Benefit Units per Acre
Vacant Industrial Zoned Four-Tenths (0.4) Benefit Unit per Acre Exempt Properties Zero (0.0) Benefit Units per Parcel
While all the land use designations shown above are not necessarily applicable in each LMD, each LMD is comprised of one or more of these land uses, and the proportional relationship between those various land uses is still applicable. The benefit formula applied to parcels within each LMD is based on the preceding EBU application. Each parcel's EBU correlates the parcel’s special benefit received as compared to the other parcels benefiting from the improvements within that LMD.

Exceptions
Bordoni Ranch LMD was formed with the following special conditions:

Planned-Residential Development — This land use is defined as any property for which a tentative map has been filed but for which a final tract map has not yet been approved. Properties designated as Planned-Residential Development shall be assessed at 2.0 EBU per acre, but a minimum of 1.00 EBU (parcels less than one acre are assigned 1.0 EBU).

Vacant Residential Zoned — This land use is defined as property that is zoned or planned for residential development, but a development map (tentative or final map) for the property has not yet been approved. Properties designated as Vacant Land shall be assessed at 1.0 EBU per acre, but a minimum of 1.00 EBU (parcels less than one acre are assigned 1.0 EBU).

The following formula is used to calculate each parcel’s proportional benefit:

Property Type EBU x (Acreage/Units/Parcel) = Parcel’s calculated EBU An assessment amount per EBU (“Rate”) for the LMD improvements is established by taking the total cost of the improvements and dividing that amount by the total number of EBUs for parcels benefiting from such improvements.

Total Balance to Levy / Total EBUs = Levy per EBU (“Rate”) This amount is then applied back to each parcel’s individual EBU to determine each parcel’s proportionate benefit and assessment obligation.

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Rate x Parcel’s EBU = Parcel’s Levy Amount
Glen Cove III 2015 LMD was formed with the following equivalent benefit units for different property types:

Land Use Designation EBU Application
Single Family Residential 1.0 Benefit Units per Unit
Condominium 0.39 Benefit Units per Unit
Duplex, Triplex, Fourplex 0.45 Benefit Units per Unit
Multi-Family Residential (5+ Units 0.27 Benefit Units per Unit Mobile Home on Separate Lot 0.22 Benefit Units per Unit Commercial and Industrial 0.50 Benefit Units per fifth acre for the first 5 acres 0.50 Benefit Units per each additional
acre over 5 acres
Office 1.42 Benefit Units per fifth acre for the first 5 acres 1.42 Benefit Units per each additional
acre over 5 acres
Self-Storage of Parking Lot 0.05 Benefit Units per fifth acre for the first 5 acres 0.05 Benefit Units per each additional
acre over 5 acres
Golf Course 0.063 Benefit Units per fifth acre for the first 5 acres 0.063 Benefit Units per each additional
acre over 5 acres
Vacant / Undeveloped 0.25 Benefit Units per parcel

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Appeals and Interpretation
Any property owner who feels that the assessment levied on the subject property is in error as a result of incorrect information being used to apply the foregoing method of assessment, may file a written appeal with the Director of Public Works or her or his designee. Any such appeal is limited to correction of an assessment during the then current or, if before July 1, the upcoming fiscal year. Upon the filing of any such appeal, the Director of Public Works or his or her designee will promptly review the appeal and any information provided by the property owner. If the Director of Public Works or her or his designee finds that the assessment should be modified, the appropriate changes shall be made to the assessment roll. If any such changes are approved after the assessment roll has been filed with the County for collection, the Director of Public Works or his or her designee is authorized to refund to the property owner the amount of any approved reduction. Any property owner who disagrees with the decision of the Director of Public Works or her or his designee, may refer their appeal to the City Council of the City of Vallejo and the decision of the City Council of the City of Vallejo shall be final.

Inflationary Adjustment
Bordoni Ranch LMD
As noted previously, the property owners within the Bordoni Ranch LMD approved an inflationary adjustment in fiscal year 2010-2011 through a ballot proceeding when the LMD was formed. The following paragraph describes the approved inflationary adjustment:

The Maximum Assessment Rate is equal to the (Initial) Zone Maximum Assessment Rate established for fiscal year 2010-2011 adjusted annually by the greater of, three percent (3%) or the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of “All Urban Consumers” for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Area.

The change in the CPI from February 2025 to February 2026 was 2.48%. Therefore, the maximum authorized assessment rate for the Bordini Ranch LMD fiscal year 2026-2027 is increased by 3.00% which equates to $799.37 per equivalent benefit unit for Zone 1 and $549.35 per equivalent benefit unit for Zone 2. The estimate of cost and budget in the Engineer’s Report proposes assessments for fiscal year 2026-27 at the rate of $565.90 per equivalent benefit unit for Zone 1 and $389.28 per equivalent benefit unit for Zone 2, which is the less than the maximum authorized assessment rate.

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Glen Cove III 2015 LMD (LMD 2)
As noted previously, the property owners within the Glen Cove III area approved an inflationary adjustment in fiscal year 2015-2016 through a ballot proceeding when the Glen Cove III LMD 2 was established. The authorized maximum assessment rate is subject to an annual adjustment tied to the Consumer Price Index-U for the San Francisco Bay Area as of December of each succeeding year (the “CPI”). As the amount of the annual increase in the CPI from December 2024 to December 2025 is 3.03%, the maximum authorized assessment rates for fiscal year 2026-27 are 3.03% above the maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2025-26. Including the authorized annual adjustment, the maximum authorized assessment rates for fiscal year 2026-27 are $142.06 for properties in Zone A, $139.25 for properties in Zone B, and $133.53 for properties in Zone C.

Highlands – Garthe Ranch LMD (Zone B)
As noted previously, the property owners within the Highlands of Garthe Ranch LMD (Zone B) approved an inflationary adjustment in fiscal year 2007-2008 through a ballot proceeding when the LMD / Zone B was established. The following paragraph describes the approved inflationary adjustment:

The Maximum Assessment Rate is equal to the Maximum Assessment Rate established for the previous fiscal year adjusted annually by the greater of, three percent (3%) or the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as distributed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Area.

The change in the CPI from February 2025 to February 2026 was 2.48%. Therefore, the maximum authorized assessment rate for the Garthe Ranch LMD Zone B fiscal year 2026- 2027 is increased by 3.00% which equates to $2,956.16 per equivalent benefit unit. The estimate of cost and budget in the Engineer’s Report proposes assessments for fiscal year 2026-2027 at the rate of $2,705.42, which is less than the maximum authorized assessment rate.

Northeast Quadrant LMD
As noted previously, the property owners within the Northeast Quadrant LMD approved an inflationary adjustment in fiscal year 1999-2000 through a ballot proceeding. The following paragraph describes the approved inflationary adjustment:

The maximum assessment for each fiscal year is increased by the percentage increase from April 1 of the prior year to April 1 of the current year by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as distributed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) covering San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose. If the April CPI-U is not available at the time the report is prepared, a similar time period may be used.

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However, the maximum assessment rate in any fiscal year (for the Non-Zone A properties) shall not exceed $400 as adjusted by the CPI-U, unless approved by a majority vote of the property owners in the Northeast Quadrant LMD. The Zone A’s assessment rate shall not be capped at a particular level in any fiscal year.

The change in the CPI from February 2025 to February 2026 was 2.48%. Therefore, the maximum authorized assessment rate for the Northeast Quadrant LMD fiscal year 2026- 2027 is increased by 2.48% which equates to $614.56 per equivalent benefit unit for Zone A and $397.40 per equivalent benefit unit for Non-Zone A. The estimate of cost and budget in the Engineer’s Report proposes assessments for fiscal year 2026-2027 at the rate of $444.20 per equivalent benefit unit for Zone A and $287.24 per equivalent benefit unit for Non-Zone A, which is less than the maximum authorized assessment rate.

Marine World / Fairgrounds LMD
The Maximum Assessment Rate is equal to the Maximum Assessment Rate established for the previous fiscal year adjusted annually by the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as distributed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Area.

The change in the CPI from February 2025 to February 2026 was 2.48%. Therefore, the maximum authorized assessment rate for the Marine World / Fairgrounds LMD fiscal year 2026-2027 is increased by 2.48% which equates to $173.29 per equivalent benefit unit.

The estimate of cost and budget in the Engineer’s Report proposes assessments for fiscal year 2026-2027 at the rate of $125.26, which is less than the maximum authorized assessment rate.

South Vallejo Business Park LMD
The Maximum Assessment Rate is equal to the Maximum Assessment Rate established for the previous fiscal year adjusted annually by the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as distributed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Area.

The change in the CPI from February 2025 to February 2026 was 2.48%. Therefore, the maximum authorized assessment rate for the South Vallejo Business Park LMD fiscal year 2026-2027 is increased by 2.48% which equates to $4,683.61 per equivalent benefit unit.

The estimate of cost and budget in the Engineer’s Report proposes assessments for fiscal year 2026-2027 at the rate of $3,286.60, which is less than the maximum authorized assessment rate.

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Assessment
WHEREAS, the City of Vallejo City Council directed the undersigned Engineer of Work to prepare and file a report presenting an estimate of costs, a diagram for the LMDs and an assessment of the estimated costs of the improvements upon all assessable parcels within the LMDs, to which Resolution and the description of the Improvements therein contained, reference is hereby made for further particulars; NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, by virtue of the power vested in me under said Act and the order of the City Council of said City of Vallejo, hereby make the following assessment to cover the portion of the estimated cost of the improvements, and the costs and expenses incidental thereto to be paid by the LMDs.

As required by the Act, an Assessment Diagram is hereto attached and made a part hereof showing the exterior boundaries of said LMDs. The distinctive number of each parcel or lot of land in the LMDs is its Assessor Parcel Number appearing on the Assessment Roll.

I do hereby assess and apportion the net amount of the cost and expenses of the improvements, including the costs and expenses incident thereto, upon the parcels and lots of land within the LMDs, in accordance with the special benefits to be received by each parcel or lot, from the improvements, and more particularly set forth in the Cost Estimate and Method of Assessment hereto attached and by reference made a part hereof.

The assessment is made upon the parcels or lots of land within the LMDs in proportion to the special benefits to be received by the parcels or lots of land, from the improvements.

Each parcel or lot of land is described in the Assessment Roll by reference to its parcel number as shown on the Assessor's Maps of the County of Solano for the fiscal year 2026-2027. For a more particular description of the property, reference is hereby made to the deeds and maps on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder of the County.

I hereby place opposite the Assessor Parcel Number for each parcel or lot within the Assessment Roll, the amount of the assessment for the fiscal year 2026-2027 for each parcel or lot of land within the LMDs.

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Dated: April 7, 2026
Engineer of Work
By .

John W. Bliss, License No. C052091

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Appendix A - 2026-2027 Assessment Roll
An Assessment Roll (a listing of all parcels assessed within the LMDs and the amount of the assessment) will be filed with the City Clerk and is, by reference, made part of this report and is available for public inspection during normal office hours.

Each lot or parcel listed on the Assessment Roll is shown and illustrated on the latest County Assessor records and these records are, by reference made part of this report.

These records shall govern for all details concerning the description of the lots or parcels.

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Appendix B - Assessment Diagram
Assessment Diagrams for the LMDs have been prepared and are on file with the City.

Reference is hereby made to such Diagrams, and they are incorporated herein by reference.

CONSENT CALENDAR 8.K.

DATE: May 26, 2026
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Leonard Job, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND DECLARING THE INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026- 2027 WITHIN THE SANDPIPER POINT LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MATTER FOR JUNE 9, 2026 AT 7:00 P.M.

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a resolution preliminarily approving the Engineer's Report and declaring the intent to levy and collect assessments for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 for the Sandpiper Point Landscape Maintenance District and setting a Public Hearing on the matter for June 9, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION
The City Council appointed SCI Consulting Group as the Engineer of Work and directed them to prepare the Engineer's Report for the Sandpiper Point LMD. Pursuant to the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972, the Engineer’s Report has been prepared which identifies all assessable parcels in the LMD in order to comply with the provisions of California Constitution Article XIIID (Proposition 218). A Public Hearing is legally required to allow the City Council to levy the assessments.

BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City of Vallejo has 27 Landscape Maintenance Districts, thirteen of which were established in accordance with the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 (1972 Act), and fourteen of which were established in accordance with the Improvement Act of 1911 (1911 Act). The City Council will be considering the 1911 Act districts and the remaining 1972 Act districts under separate Council actions.

Approval of this resolution formally starts the process for establishing the FY 2026-2027 assessments for the Sandpiper Point Landscape Maintenance District. An Engineer’s Report (“Report”) is prepared annually for each Landscape Maintenance District formed under the 1972 Act. The Report identifies the annual costs and expenses associated with providing, maintaining, and servicing improvements within each district and apportions those costs among the parcels that receive special benefit from the improvements, in proportion to the estimated benefit received. The Report evaluates assessments using “equivalent benefit units” (“EBUs”), with one EBU assigned to a typical single-family residential parcel.

The proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 Report for the 1972 Act Districts is included as an attachment to this staff report and is also on file in the City Clerk’s Office (3rd Floor) and in the Department of Public Works (4th Floor), City Hall, 555 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo, California, 94590.

In FY 2007-2008, balloting was conducted in accordance with Proposition 218 within the LMD to increase the assessment amounts in order to provide a higher level of service. The property owners in the LMD rejected the proposed increase. This has resulted in a continued reduction in the levels of service provided to the district.

Examples of reduced services in FY 2026-2027 include:

Date: May 26, 2026
Subject: ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND DECLARING

THE INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 WITHIN THE SANDPIPER POINT LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MATTER FOR JUNE 9, 2026 AT 7:00 P.M.

• The elimination of tree trimming and view enhancement • The elimination of fencing repairs
• Reduced irrigation service
• Reduction in the frequency of maintenance services
• Postponement of capital improvement projects
The proposed assessments for the LMD comply with the provisions of Proposition 218. The proposed annual assessment for FY 2026-2027 is $141.76 per EBU. The assessment rate proposed is the same assessment rate levied for FY 2025-2026. The total amount of funds to be assessed in FY 2026-2027 will be $54,010.56.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.

Landscape District budgets are separate from the City’s General Fund. Landscape Maintenance District assessments finance the maintenance improvements in the districts. The Public Works Department's costs for labor and materials associated with the Landscape Maintenance Districts are charged to the individual district budgets. All City costs associated with maintaining and administering the districts are covered by the annual assessments.

The financial health of the LMD has been described in the Engineer’s Report. As noted in this report, required operating reserves will continue to be compromised and service levels reduced as the district has not had an increase to the assessment since its origination in the 1970’s. FY 2026-27 funding is adequate to maintain the current minimal service levels and to sustain the required operating reserves.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a project which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Reso - 1972 Sandpiper LMD FY26-27_CAO Stamp

2. Vallejo 1972 Act ER 26-27

CONTACT
Leonard Job, Public Works Director (707)648-4433
[email protected]

RESOLUTION NO. 26-___ N.C.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VALLEJO APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT AND DECLARING THE INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 WITHIN THE

SANDPIPER POINT LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 9, 2026 AT 7:00 P.M.

WHEREAS, the City Council, by prior Resolution, formed and levied annual assessments for Sandpiper Point Landscape Maintenance District ("District" or “LMD”), pursuant to the provisions of Article XIIID of the California Constitution and the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, being Division 15, Part 2 of the California Streets and Highways Code (commencing with Section 22500 thereof) (the “1972 Act”); and
WHEREAS, on April 14, 2026, the City Council, by Resolution, ordered the preparation of an Engineer's Report for the District for fiscal year (FY) 2026-2027; and WHEREAS, the Engineer's Report was prepared by SCI Consulting Group, Inc. in accordance with Streets and Highways Code Section 22565 et. seq. and Article XIIID of the California Constitution.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED, AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VALLEJO AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Engineer’s Report regarding the annual levy for the District for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 is hereby preliminarily approved and is directed to be filed in the Office of the City Clerk. Reference is hereby made to the Report for a full and detailed description of the improvements, any substantial changes in existing improvements, the boundaries of the District, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District.

Section 2. It is the intention of this Council to levy and collect assessments within the District for FY 2026-2027, as authorized under the 1972 Act. It is proposed that District undertake the following improvements including but not limited to turf, ground cover, shrubs, trees, drainage systems, irrigation systems, hardscape, and associated appurtenances within the public parcels, easements, and rights-of-way.

Section 3. The District consists of the lots and parcels shown on the boundary maps of the District on file with the City, and reference is hereby made to such maps for further particulars.

Section 4. The assessments for FY 2026-2027 represent no change from the assessments applied in FY 2025-2026.

Section 5. That a duly noticed Public Hearing shall be held on June 9, 2026 at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, located at 555 Santa Clara Street in Vallejo, California, to gather and consider public input and the ordering of the improvements and the levy of the proposed assessments.

Section 12. The City Clerk shall cause a notice of the hearing to be given by publishing a copy of this Resolution once, at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing above specified, in a newspaper circulated in the City of Vallejo.

Adopted by the City Council of the City of Vallejo at a regular meeting held on May 26, 2026 with the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
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ANDREA SORCE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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DAWN G. ABRAHAMSON, CITY CLERK

ENGINEER’S REPORT
City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Fiscal Year 2026-27
Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of
1972 and Article XIIID of the California Constitution

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Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 Overview.................................................................................................................................... 1 Assessment Process .................................................................................................................. 2 Engineer’s Report ...................................................................................................................... 2 Assessment History ................................................................................................................... 3 Changes To The Landscape Maintenance Districts ........................................................ 6 Plans & Specifications .................................................................................................. 7 Description of the Landscape Maintenance Districts .................................................... 9 Method of Apportionment ......................................................................................... 48 Method of Apportionment ...................................................................................................... 48 Discussion of Benefit ............................................................................................................... 48 General versus Special Benefit ................................................................................................ 51 Benefit Finding ........................................................................................................................ 52 Method of Assessment ............................................................................................................ 55 Appeals and Interpretation ..................................................................................................... 58 Inflationary Adjustment .......................................................................................................... 58 Assessment ................................................................................................................ 61 Appendix A - 2026-2027 Assessment Roll ................................................................... 63 Appendix B - Assessment Diagram ............................................................................. 64

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Introduction
Overview
The City of Vallejo (the “City”) annually levies and collects special assessments in order to maintain the improvements within the Landscape Maintenance Districts (“LMD” or “LMDs”). The LMDs have been formed pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (the “1972 Act”).

This document includes the Engineer’s Reports (the “Reports”) for twelve Landscape Maintenance Districts (hereafter referred to as “LMD” or “LMDs”) designated as:
 Bordoni Ranch LMD
 Carriage Oaks LMD
 Garthe Ranch LMD (Zone A and Zone B)
 Glen Cove III LMD
 Glen Cove III 2015 LMD
 Hunter Ranch III LMD
 Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive LMD
 Marin View LMD
 Northeast Quadrant LMD (Including Zone A)
 Sandpiper Point LMD
 South Vallejo Business Park LMD
 Town and Country II through V LMD
In an effort to streamline the annual administrative process and expenses, the annual Reports required for each LMD, pursuant to the 1972 Act, are incorporated into this single Report. This comprehensive Report address the overall legislative authority, benefit rationale and method of apportionment for the LMDs listed above and provides separately a more detailed description of each LMD’s boundaries, improvements, proposed budget and assessments for fiscal year 2026-2027 as required by Chapter 1, Article 4, beginning with Section 22565 of the 1972 Act.

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Assessment Process
This Report was prepared to establish the budgets for the continued capital improvement and services expenditures that would be funded by the proposed 2026-2027 assessments, determine the benefits received from the lighting and landscaping maintenance and improvements by property within the LMDs and the method of assessment apportionment to lots and parcels within the LMDS. This Report and the proposed assessments have been made pursuant to the provisions of the 1972 Act and Article XIIID of the California Constitution (the “Article”).

In each subsequent year for which the assessments will be continued, the Council must direct the preparation of an Engineer's Report, budgets and proposed assessments for the upcoming fiscal year. After the Engineer's Report is completed, the Council may preliminarily approve the Engineer's Report and proposed assessments and establish the date for a public hearing on the continuation of the assessments. This Report was prepared pursuant to the direction of the Council.

If the Council approves this Engineer's Report and the continuation of the assessments by resolution, a notice of assessment levies must be published in a local paper at least 10 days prior to the date of the public hearing. The resolution preliminarily approving the Engineer's Report and establishing the date for a public hearing is used for this notice.

Following the minimum 10-day time period after publishing the notice, a public hearing is held for the purpose of allowing public testimony about the proposed continuation of the assessments. This hearing is currently scheduled for June 9, 2026. At this hearing, the Council would consider approval of a resolution confirming the continuation of the assessments for fiscal year 2026-2027. If so confirmed and approved, the assessments would be submitted to the County Auditor/Controller for inclusion on the property tax rolls for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

Engineer’s Report
SCI Consulting Group has been retained by the City as the Assessment Engineer for this Assessment since 2011-2012. Language taken from the previous Engineer's Report is shown in Times New Roman, 10 pt. Font.

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Assessment History
After the passage of Proposition 218 in November 1996 (now Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution), the City conducted a complete analysis of the proposition and its application to the LMDs and the assessments related thereto. Pursuant to the Article XIIID Section 5 of the Constitution, certain existing assessments are exempt from the substantive and procedural requirements of Article XIIID Section 4 and property owner balloting for the assessments is not required until such time that the assessments are increased. Specifically, the City determined that the improvements and the annual assessment for each of the then existing 1972 Act Districts were part of the conditions of property development and approved by the original property owner (developer). As such, pursuant to Article XIIID Section 5b of the Constitution, the existing assessments were approved by all the property owners at the time the assessment was created (originally imposed pursuant to a 100% landowner petition) and therefore, the previously adopted assessments for each of those LMDs were exempt from the procedural requirements of the Article XIIID Section 4.

With the exception of the Bordoni Ranch LMD, Marine World/Fairgrounds LMD, Northeast Quadrant LMD, South Vallejo Business Park LMD, the Highlands at Garthe Ranch LMD (Garthe Ranch LMD Zone B) and Glen Cove III 2015 LMD which were balloted for a new or increased assessment that included an inflationary adjustment, each of the LMDs contained within this Report currently have fixed maximum assessment rates with no adjustment for inflation. Although these assessment rates (with the exception of Marin View LMD) were established prior to the passage of Proposition 218 and have been identified as exempt assessments pursuant to Article XIIID Section 5b of the Constitution, it has been determined that the current assessment revenues for most of these LMDs are no longer sufficient to cover the annual cost of providing the improvements.

Since the passage of Proposition 218, all new or increased assessments established for the LMDs and identified as the “Current Maximum Assessment Rate” in this Report have been submitted to the property owners of record and approved by such property owners pursuant to the provisions of the California Constitution Article XIIID Section 4.

Specifically:

The Marin View LMD was formed in fiscal year 1999-2000. As part of that formation process, the City conducted a property owner protest ballot proceeding for the proposed maximum assessment. The results of that balloting indicated that majority protest did not exist and the “Current Maximum Assessment Rate” identified in this Report for that LMD was approved and confirmed by the City Council. Although the maximum assessment for this LMD was approved through a property owner protest ballot proceeding, the maximum assessment established did not include an inflationary adjustment.

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Also in fiscal year 1999-2000, the City conducted property owner protest proceedings for a proposed assessment increase for the Northeast Quadrant LMD. The assessment increase (new maximum assessment) presented to the property owners in a property owner protest ballot proceeding and subsequently approved by those property owners, included an annual inflationary adjustment for the assessments.

In fiscal year 2007-2008 the City conducted proceedings for the formation of the Highlands at Garthe Ranch Maintenance District and concurrently annexed the properties within this LMD to the existing Garthe Ranch LMD as Zone B. As part of the formation/annexation process the City conducted a property owner protest ballot proceeding on the proposed new assessment for the associated improvements. The new maximum assessment presented to the property owners of record and subsequently approved also included an annual inflationary adjustment for the assessments.

In fiscal year 2008-2009 the City conducted property owner protest proceedings for a proposed assessment increase for eight of the LMDs outlined in this Report. These eight LMDs included:
 Carriage Oaks LMD
 Garthe Ranch LMD (Zone A only)
 Glen Cove III LMD
 Hunter Ranch III LMD
 Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive LMD
 Sandpiper Point LMD
 South Vallejo Business Park LMD
 Town and Country II through V LMD
In addition to the proposed assessment rate increases, the City proposed the implementation of an annual inflation adjustment for those new maximum assessment rates. In connection with the proposed assessment increases, pursuant to the provisions of the California Constitution, Article XIIID Section 4, the City conducted a property owner protest ballot proceeding for the establishment of the proposed new maximum assessments and inflationary adjustment for each respective LMD prior to imposing such new assessments.

The tabulation of the ballots indicated that majority protest did not exist for the proposed new or increased assessment for the following two LMDs only:
 Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive LMD
 South Vallejo Business Park LMD

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In fiscal year 2010-2011, the City conducted a property owner ballot proceeding for a proposed new assessment for the Bordoni Ranch LMD. The new assessment presented to the property owners in a ballot proceeding and subsequently approved by those property owners included an annual inflationary adjustment for the assessments.

In fiscal year 2015-2016, the City conducted a property owner ballot proceeding for a proposed new assessment in the Glen Cove III area, Glen Cove III 2015 LMD (Glen Cove III District 2). The new assessment presented to the property owners in a ballot proceeding and subsequently approved by those property owners included an annual inflationary adjustment for the assessments.

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Changes To The Landscape Maintenance Districts
Changes within the LMDs that affect the 2026-2027 levy of assessments are outlined below.

Annexations
No new annexations have occurred since the fiscal year 2025-2026 Engineer’s Report was approved.

New Landscape Maintenance Districts
No new LMDs have been formed since the fiscal year 2025-2026 Engineer’s Report was approved.

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Plans & Specifications
The LMDs provide maintenance of landscaping and lighting within the public right-of-way, dedicated landscape easements, parks, detention basins, and street lighting (the “Improvements”) in the various LMDs throughout the City. Each LMD has differing costs and provides direct and special benefits to the parcels within these LMDs. All properties will be assessed only for the maintenance of improvements within their respective LMD.

Improvements within the LMDs include but are not limited to: installation, maintenance and servicing of public facilities, and incidental expenses, including but not limited to, street lights, public lighting facilities, landscaping, sprinkler systems, statuary, fountains, other ornamental structures and facilities, landscape corridors, ground cover, shrubs and trees, street frontages, drainage systems, fencing, entry monuments, graffiti removal and repainting, and labor, materials, supplies, utilities and equipment, as applicable, for property owned or maintained by the City of Vallejo. Any plans and specifications for these improvements will be filed with the Public Works Director of the City of Vallejo and are incorporated herein by reference.

Installation means the construction of lighting and landscaping improvements, including, but not limited to: land preparation, such as grading, leveling, cutting and filling, sod, landscaping, irrigation systems, sidewalks and drainage and lights.

Maintenance means the furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation and servicing of any improvement, including repair, removal or replacement of all or any part of any improvement; providing for the life, growth, health, and beauty of landscaping, including cultivation, irrigation, trimming, spraying, fertilizing, or treating for disease or injury; the removal of trimmings, rubbish, debris, and other solid waste, and the cleaning, sandblasting, and painting of walls and other improvements to remove or cover graffiti.

Servicing means the furnishing of electric current or energy for the operation or lighting of any improvements, and water for irrigation of any landscaping or the maintenance of any other improvements.

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Incidental expenses include all of the following: (a) The costs of preparation of the report, including plans, specifications, estimates, diagram, and assessment; (b) the costs of printing, advertising, and the giving of published, posted, and mailed notices; (c) compensation payable to the County for collection of assessments; (d) compensation of any engineer or attorney employed to render services in proceedings pursuant to this part; (e) any other expenses incidental to the construction, installation, or maintenance and servicing of the Improvements; (f) any expenses incidental to the issuance of bonds or notes pursuant to Streets & Highways Code Section 22662.5; and (g) costs associated with any elections held for the approval of a new or increased assessment. (Streets & Highways Code §22526).

The assessment proceeds will be exclusively used for Improvements within the LMDs plus Incidental expenses.

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Description of the Landscape Maintenance Districts
Landscape Maintenance District Boundaries, Specific Areas Maintained and Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Estimate of Cost and Budgets
A description of the boundaries, areas maintained, Improvements and FY 2026-27 Budgets are described in detail below for each LMD.

BORDONI RANCH LMD
This LMD is designated as Bordoni Ranch Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Bordoni Ranch LMD. Bordoni Ranch LMD was formed in 2010. The LMD serves two Zones:

Zone 1 is comprised of all parcels of land within the Bordoni Ranch subdivision, as well as the two parcels on the west side of Columbus Parkway that are the proposed site of the planned detention basin/wetlands;
Zone 2 is comprised of the remaining three parcels of land on the west side of Columbus Parkway that are proposed to be future residential subdivisions, including the planned Tuscany subdivision.

Boundaries
Zone 1 consists of all lots, parcels and subdivisions of land within the proposed residential subdivision known as Bordoni Ranch, generally located east of and adjacent to Columbus Parkway and south of Regents Park Drive and Brunswick Drive. Zone 1 also includes the two parcels that are the site of the proposed detention basin as well as vacant wetlands.

These two parcels are generally located west of and adjacent to Columbus Parkway, and north of Benicia Road, and south of Greenmont Drive.

Zone 2 consists of all lots, parcels and subdivisions of land within the proposed residential subdivision known as Tuscany as well as vacant land and two parcels zoned for residential development (future single-family residential subdivisions). These properties are generally located west of and adjacent to Columbus Parkway; and north of Greenmont Drive, and south of Aragon Street.

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Improvements
The LMD maintains landscape improvements, open space areas and park facilities. It has been determined that specific improvements to be maintained throughout the LMD are improvements that provide special benefits to each property within the LMD, the cost of which will be proportionately shared by properties in both Zone 1 and Zone 2 (“Shared Improvements”). Conversely, other improvements to be maintained throughout the LMD that are specifically the result of developing properties within the Bordoni Ranch residential subdivisions are improvements that provide special benefits to only those properties, and the cost of providing such improvements shall be proportionately shared by only the properties in Zone 1 (“Zone 1 Improvements”). Therefore, Zone 1 receives benefits from both the Zone 1 Improvements and the Shared Improvements while Zone 2 receives benefits only from the Shared Improvements. The Improvements to be maintained throughout the LMD are generally described as:

Zone 1 Improvements
 Irrigated parkways and slopes (streetscape) within the public right-of-ways on the perimeter of the Bordoni Ranch subdivision, including but not limited to:
o Landscaped area located on the east side of Columbus Parkway, from Regents Park Drive southward to the southern end of the Bordoni Park subdivision;
o Landscaped area and approximately 19 street trees located on the south side of Regents Park Drive, from Columbus Parkway eastward to approximately 50 feet west of Brunswick Drive;
o Landscaped area, including approximately 54 street trees on both sides of Waterstone Parkway between Regents Park Drive and Abbey Drive.
 Irrigated open space areas and wetlands dispersed throughout the Bordoni Ranch subdivision that provide a transition from the streetscape landscaped areas to the non-irrigated open space areas, and/or are located adjacent to the residential units or common areas within the Bordoni Ranch subdivision.  Detention basin serving the Bordoni Ranch development.  A new detention basin was added Fiscal Year 2024-2025 on Columbus Parkway.

Shared Improvements
 Landscaped median islands on Columbus Parkway, approximately between Regents Park Drive on the north and Benicia Road on the south.  Designated parkland, located at the corner of Columbus Parkway and Regents Park Drive. The park includes, but is not limited to:
o One basketball court;
o Two bocce courts;

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o Toddler’s play structure;
o Older children’s play structure;
o Picnic areas with tables, barbeques, and benches;
o A 21-stall parking lot.

General Information
Prior to the Bordoni Ranch development, there was a 6.74 acre park located on the south side of Regents Park Drive just east of Columbus Parkway. This park had very few amenities and consisted primarily of grass, trees and sidewalks. The park was maintained by the Greater Vallejo Recreation District (the “GVRD”). In anticipation of the increased demand to be placed on the park by the Developments, the previous park was demolished and a new park was completely reconstructed and enhanced as described above.

The following improvements are planned to be installed in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027.  Irrigated landscaping at the intersection of Columbus Parkway and Bordoni Drive and additional street trees along Columbus Parkway (24) and Bordoni Drive (33).

The trees on Columbus Parkway will be part of the Zone 2 shared improvements.  Defensible space behind homes on Bordoni Drive, Rainwater Drive, Waterfall Lane, and Blue River Drive.

LMD Budgets
The following provides the budget and maximum assessment rates for each Zone for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs Zone 01 Zone 02
2026-27
Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $102,211 $2,302 $104,513
Salaries & Benefits $89,457 $2,015 $91,472
Services & Supplies $8,624 $194 $8,818
Landscape Water $63,568 $1,432 $65,000
Utilities $1,760 $40 $1,800
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $9,780 $220 $10,000 Capital Projects $0 $0 $0
Total Direct Costs $275,399 $6,204 $281,603
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $46,032 $1,037 $47,069
County Administration Fees $2,428 $55 $2,482
Professional Fees $1,319 $30 $1,349
Total Administration Costs $49,779 $1,121 $50,900
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $325,178 $7,325 $332,503 Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0 $0 $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund ($78,641) ($1,771) ($80,412) Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($3,767) ($84) ($3,851) Balance to Levy $242,771 $5,469 $248,240
District Statistics
Total Parcels 447 3 450
Total Parcels Levied 429 3 432
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 429.00 14.05 443.05
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $565.90 $389.28
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $799.37 $549.35
Total Assessment Levy $242,771.10 $5,469.38 $248,240.48 Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $162,589.17 $3,662.53 $166,251.70 Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $162,589.17 $3,662.53 $166,251.70 Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $218,627.44 $4,924.86 $223,552.30 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments ($78,641.05) ($1,771.48) ($80,412.53) Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $139,986.39 $3,153.38 $143,139.77 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $302,575.56 $6,815.91 $309,391.47 Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Bordoni Ranch Landscape Maintenance District
Fund Number (#177)

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Carriage Oaks LMD
This LMD is designated as Carriage Oaks Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Carriage Oaks LMD. Carriage Oaks LMD was formed in 1990. The LMD serves a residential neighborhood of 254 parcels located in northeast Vallejo.

Boundaries
The LMD lies within the City of Vallejo, generally located within the area bounded by Interstate 80, State Route 37, the Country Club Crest Ranch and Cimarron Hills Subdivisions.

Improvements
The LMD maintains landscaped areas and weed control zones including approximately 1 acre of ornamental and native landscaping which includes ground cover, shrubbery and trees; and 10 acres of plantings and weed control described as follows:
 Remove & replace over-mature shrubs on Borges slopes
 Thin out over-mature vegetation at Griffin & Sousa
 The landscape areas from Cimarron Court to Souza
 The strip of weed height control along the Marine World Parkway sound wall and the open space below, to the west of Highway 80
 Weed height control for open space areas
 Prune trees in LMD easements
 Upgrade irrigation on slopes along Borges
General Information
Slope drainage from Highway 80 is highly erosive to the open space area and has significantly impacted the LMD costs over the last few years. Although repairs due to erosion cannot be predicted, it is essential that the LMD’s Rehabilitation Fund be adequately funded for any unforeseen repairs or replacements.

The life expectancy of native shrubbery is five to fifteen years. The majority of the current landscape improvements (shrubbery) within the LMD will likely need replacement over the next several years.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

A financial analysis of the LMD indicates that the current maximum assessment revenues do not generate adequate revenue to provide for the Improvements. The City conducted proceedings in fiscal year 2008-2009 to ballot the property owners within the LMD for an increased assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2008-2009, which was not approved. This has resulted in a continued reduction in the levels of service including, reduced irrigation service, reduction in the frequency of maintenance services and postponement of capital improvement projects.

LMD Budget
The following provides the budget and maximum assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $6,150
Salaries & Benefits $3,103
Services & Supplies $299
Landscape Water $0
Utilities $0
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $0
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $9,552
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $1,597
County Administration Fees $149
Professional Fees $80
Total Administration Costs $1,826
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $11,378
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund $3,536
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($50)
Balance to Levy $14,864
District Statistics
Total Parcels 254
Total Parcels Levied 254
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 254.00
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $58.52
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $58.52
Total Assessment Levy $14,864.08
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $5,688.82
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $5,688.82
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $11,078.18 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments $3,536.00
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $14,614.18 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $20,303.00
Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Carriage Oaks Landscape Maintenance District
Fund Number 7720 (#170)

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Garthe Ranch LMD
This LMD is designated as Garthe Ranch Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Garthe Ranch LMD. The LMD is comprised of two Zones:
 Zone A (the original Garthe Ranch LMD) was formed in 1987 and serves a residential neighborhood consisting of 1,145 parcels within thirteen developments located in southeast Vallejo; and
 Zone B (the Highlands) was formed and established in October 2006 and serves a residential development consisting of 105 parcels situated in the eastern portion of the City of Vallejo.

Boundaries
Zone A of the LMD is generally located within the areas bounded by Columbus Parkway, Lake Herman Road, the Vallejo-Benicia city limits line, the Springtree/Fleming Hill LMD, Tennessee Street, Saint Catherine's Church, and the Summit I and Somerset Highlands III Landscape Maintenance Districts.

Zone B is generally located east of and adjacent to Columbus Parkway at Spring Road, south and west of Ascot Parkway, and north of Georgia Street.

Improvements
Zone A - The LMD maintains landscaped areas, weed control zones and trail systems for the special benefit of properties within Zone A including approximately 30 acres of native and ornamental ground cover, shrubbery and trees; 31 acres of plantings and weed control that are found in the following areas:
 The Ascot Parkway frontage which extends eastward to Newcastle Drive  The Georgia Street frontage extending to Ascot Parkway  Hilary Way between Columbus and Ascot Parkways
 The Columbus Parkway slopes below the Coventry Hills subdivision and Highland Apartments
 The frontages along Windsor, Westminster, Southport, and Ramsgate Ways The open space areas behind the residences of Ascot Parkway, Britannia Drive, Hawkins Street, Southport Way, Georgia Street, Knights Circle, Devonshire and Joel Courts, Devonshire Avenue, Manor Court, Newcastle Drive, Newcastle Court, Windsor and Westminster Ways, Sandhurst Drive, Sandhurst Court, and Saxony Court.

Zone B - The LMD maintains landscaped areas, weed control zones and parkland for the special benefit of properties within Zone B including:

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

 Approximately one acre of irrigated parkways and slopes (streetscape) within the public right-of-ways along the interior streets of the Zone.  Approximately half of an acre of irrigated open space areas that provide a transition from the streetscape landscaped areas to the non-irrigated open spaces areas, and/or are located adjacent to the residential units or common areas within the Highlands subdivision.
 Approximately one and a half acres of irrigated parkways and slopes (streetscape) on the perimeter of the Zone.
 Approximately 25 acres of non-irrigated (natural) open space area located in the eastern half of the Zone behind the residential subdivision.

A half-acre park site is located in the center of the residential subdivision.

General Information
The life expectancy of native shrubbery is five to fifteen years. Although portions of the assessments for Zone A have been spent on rehabilitation in recent years, it is reasonable to assume that additional monies will be necessary in future years for either more rehabilitation of the improvements (particularly irrigation systems) or increased maintenance costs associated with very mature plant material.

LMD Budgets
Zone A Budget
A financial analysis of the LMD and the improvements indicates that the current maximum assessment rate does not generate sufficient revenues to adequately provide for the improvements. The City conducted proceedings in fiscal year 2008-09 to ballot the property owners within the LMD for an increased assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2008-09 which was not approved. This has resulted in a continued reduction in the levels of service including, reduced irrigation service, reduction in the frequency of maintenance services and postponement of capital improvement projects.

The following provides the budget and maximum assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $47,356
Salaries & Benefits $42,371
Services & Supplies $4,085
Landscape Water $33,430
Utilities $3,200
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $0
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $130,442
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $21,803
County Administration Fees $1,783
Professional Fees $969
Total Administration Costs $24,555
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $154,997
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund $23,885
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($540) Balance to Levy $178,342
District Statistics
Total Parcels 1145
Total Parcels Levied 1138
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 1388.31
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $128.46
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $128.46
Total Assessment Levy $178,342.30
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $77,498.71
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $77,498.71
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $37,387.29 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments $23,885.00
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $61,272.29 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $138,771.00
Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Garthe Ranch Landscape Maintenance District
Fund Number 7716 (#180)

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Zone B Budget
Zone B (Highlands) was formed and balloted for a new assessment in fiscal year 2006-07, which included an annual inflationary.

The following provides the proposed budget and assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27 that is necessary to provide an appropriate level of maintenance for the Highlands (Zone B) of the LMD. The budget includes the City’s estimate of anticipated expenditures, revenues and fund balances required for the annual maintenance and operation of the improvements. The assessment rate derived from this budget and the established method of apportionment shall be used to calculate each parcel’s assessments for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $41,821
Salaries & Benefits $47,231
Services & Supplies $4,553
Landscape Water $35,000
Utilities $1,800
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $15,000
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $145,405
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $24,304
County Administration Fees $2,179
Professional Fees $1,184
Total Administration Costs $27,667
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $173,072
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund $63,910
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($19,063) Balance to Levy $217,919
District Statistics
Total Parcels 105
Total Parcels Levied 105
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 105.00
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $2,075.42
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $2,956.16
Total Assessment Levy $217,919.10
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $86,536.10
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $86,536.10
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $2,261,200.90 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments $63,910.00
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $2,325,110.90 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $2,411,647.00
Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Garthe Ranch Highland (Zone B) Landscape Maintenance District Fund Number 7746 (#188)

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Glen Cove III LMD’s
The Glen Cove III area has two Landscape Maintenance Districts, the first LMD is designated as Glen Cove III LMD or “LMD 1”, was formed in 1987. LMD 1 serves an area consisting of 2,936 parcels from twenty-eight (28) developments located in southeast Vallejo.

The second Landscape Maintenance District was formed by property owner ballot proceeding fiscal year 2015-16 and is designated as Glen Cove III 2015 LMD or “LMD 2”.

LMD 2 serves the same area as LMD 1 and contains 3,219 parcels from twenty-eight (28) developments located in southeast Vallejo. LMD 2 contains slightly more parcels than LMD 1, due to its formation occurring after the implementation of Proposition 218, public agencies are subject to LMD 2 assessments.

LMD 2 was formed in order to provide additional funding for the maintenance and installation of landscape improvements throughout the Glen Cove III area. LMD 1 was formed in 1987 without an inflationary adjustment while costs have increased significantly. As a result, the assessment revenue from LMD 1 was no longer sufficient to fund annual maintenance and would have depleted the rehabilitation reserve fund.

The development of properties within both LMD’s is not expected to change significantly.

Boundaries
Both LMD’s lies within the City of Vallejo, generally located within the area bounded by Interstate 80, Interstate 780, Robles Way and the Benicia State Recreation Area.

LMD 2 Zones of Benefit
As part of the engineering work for the formation of LMD 2, an analysis was conducted on the relationship (including proximity, transportation corridors, likely travel routes, etc.), between properties and the primary improvements located along Glen Cove Parkway. As a results three zones, A, B and C were created as shown on the assessment diagram for LMD 2. Parcels in Zone B are determined to receive 98% of the level of special benefit as those within Zone A and parcels in Zone C are determined to receive 94% of the level of special benefit as those within Zone A.

Improvements
The LMD’s maintain landscaped areas; weed control zones; and trail systems including approximately 60 acres of ornamental and native landscaping which includes ground cover, shrubbery, and trees; and 62 acres of plantings and weed control that are found in the following areas:

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

 The boundaries of Robles to the straits and Navone/Palou/Old Glen Cove Road to the Benicia State Recreation Area fence-line and Glen Cove Parkway  Mistral, Rivermouth, Brigantine, James River, New Bedford Court, Bear Cove Court, Pueblo Court, Duxbury Place, Sandy Neck Way, Sea Cliff Place, Saybrook Way, Antigua Way, and Chesapeake Drive
 Glen Cove Parkway beginning at the west corner of the Marina Complex landscape area fronting the parkway to the intersection of Glen Cove Parkway and Bayside Terrace
 The open space to the west and north of Waterview Terrace  The slope of Clearview including the slope and trail along the strait to the entrance of the harbor
 South Regatta from the intersection of Glen Cove Parkway to the intersection of Whiteside and South Regatta
 The open space between Paddlewheel, Beston, Ancheta, Topsail, Yachtsman, and Seafarer
 Weed control adjacent to the Benicia State Park fence-line and the PG&E yard to the intersection of Flying Dutchman
 The open space above Weathermark, Leeward, and Windward Courts  The open space slope of Flying Dutchman, Pirates’ Cove, Sea Mist, Topsail, Helmsman, Anchor, Winter Harbor, Wellfleet, Cape Elizabeth, Fairhaven, and Silver Pine to the Benicia State Park fence
 The Hwy. 780 fence-line along the northeast boundary of the LMD  The access pathway behind Topsail and the landscaping along each side of North Regatta to the intersection of Glen Cove Parkway and North Regatta  The north side of Sunfish Court
 Outrigger near Sea Horse and the open space to the rear yard fences of Palou and Pueblo
 The open space above Del Sur in the cul-de-sac, above Clearpointe, and the open space above and below the Clearpointe Drive cul-de-sac
General Information
The life expectancy of native shrubbery is five to fifteen years.

Fiscal Year 2026-27 the City is working with the Glen Cove Landscape Committee and consultants on design of Glen Cove Parkway Project including next phases, scope of work, construction documents, budget and timelines.

Fiscal Year 2026-27 Glen Cove Parkway Project - bid project and start construction base on design plans created from Fiscal Year 2025-26 planning and design process.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

The City conducted proceedings in fiscal year 2008-2009 to ballot the property owners within the LMD for an increased assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2008-2009 which was not approved. The City conducted a second property owner ballot proceeding in fiscal year 2015-16 for a new assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2015-16 which was approved. As noted previously the new LMD is designated as Glen Cove III 2015 LMD or “LMD 2”.

Including the annual inflationary adjustment maximum assessment rates for LMD 2 for fiscal year 2026-27 are $142.06 for properties in Zone A, $139.25 for properties in Zone B, and $133.53 for properties in Zone C.

LMD Budget
The following provides the budget and maximum assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs
2026-27 Glen
Cove III LMD 1
2026-27
Glen Cove III
LMD 2 (2015)
2026-27 Glen
Cove III Total
Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $179,890 $144,289 $324,179
Salaries & Benefits $148,423 $119,050 $267,473
Services & Supplies $14,308 $11,477 $25,785
Landscape Water $49,942 $40,058 $90,000
Utilities $3,329 $2,671 $6,000
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $61,040 $48,960 $110,000 Capital Projects $0 $0 $0
Total Direct Costs $456,933 $366,504 $823,437
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $76,375 $61,260 $137,635
County Administration Fees $4,644 $3,725 $8,369
Professional Fees $2,524 $2,025 $4,549
Total Administration Costs $83,543 $67,010 $150,553
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $540,477 $433,513 $973,990 Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0 $0 $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund ($67,483) ($54,126) ($121,609) Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($8,585) ($6,886) ($15,471) Balance to Levy $464,408 $372,502 $836,910
District Statistics
Total Parcels 3188 3219
Total Parcels Levied 3188 3075
Total Equivalent Benefit Units Zone A 2993.48 2169.21
Total Equivalent Benefit Units Zone B 271.25
Total Equivalent Benefit Units Zone C 199.00
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit Zone A $155.14 $142.06
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit Zone B $139.25
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit Zone C $133.53
Total Assessment Levy $464,408.49 $372,502.01 $836,910.49 Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $270,238.42 $216,756.64 $486,995.06 Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $270,238.42 $216,756.64 $486,995.06 Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $633,420.24 $493,060.71 $1,126,480.95 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments ($67,483.33) ($54,125.67) ($121,609.00) Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $565,936.91 $438,935.04 $1,004,871.95 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $836,175.33 $655,691.68 $1,491,867.01 City of Vallejo
Glen Cove III Landscape Maintenance Districts
Fund Number 7717 & 7748 (#185)
Estimate of Cost

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Hunter Ranch III LMD
This LMD is designated as Hunter Ranch III Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Hunter Ranch III LMD.
 Hunter Ranch III LMD was formed in 1986
 The LMD serves a residential neighborhood of 190 parcels located in northeast Vallejo and the development of properties within the LMD is not expected to change significantly.

Boundaries
The LMD lies within the City of Vallejo, generally located within the area bounded by Turner, Ascot and Redwood Parkways and the Hunter Ranch I subdivision.

Improvements
The LMD maintains landscaped areas totaling approximately 6 acres of ornamental and native landscaping which includes ground cover, shrubbery, trees, and weed control zones that are found in the following areas:
 The west side of lower Ascot Parkway beginning at the south end of the sound wall at Sterling and Ascot Parkways to the intersection of Redwood Parkway and Ascot Parkway
 The slope landscaping along the north side of Redwood Parkway extending to the Trotter intersection, including three median islands on Redwood Parkway General Information
A FY 2008-2009 owner balloting to increase the assessment in the LMD to enable a full level of service failed and as a result the City reduced the Direct Costs of the LMD by renegotiating the landscape maintenance contracts (reduced level of service) and less frequent water use in an attempt to bring the annual expenses in line with the assessment revenues.

A financial analysis of the LMD and the improvements indicates that the current maximum assessment rate does not generate sufficient revenues to adequately provide for the improvements.

LMD Budget
The following provides the budget and maximum assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $6,667
Salaries & Benefits $5,886
Services & Supplies $567
Landscape Water $0
Utilities $0
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $5,000
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $18,120
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $3,029
County Administration Fees $137
Professional Fees $74
Total Administration Costs $3,240
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $21,360
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund ($6,925)
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($747) Balance to Levy $13,688
District Statistics
Total Parcels 190
Total Parcels Levied 190
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 190.00
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $72.04
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $72.04
Total Assessment Levy $13,687.60
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $10,679.94
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $10,679.94
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $67,001.06 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments ($6,925.00)
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $60,076.06 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $70,756.00
Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Hunter Ranch III Landscape Maintenance District
Fund Number 7714 (#183)

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive LMD
This LMD is designated as Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive LMD or Marine World/Fairground LMD.
 Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive LMD was formed in 1989.  The LMD serves 5 parcels that include a recreational theme park, fairgrounds, and motel/hotel complex (Holiday Inn) located in northeast Vallejo. Marine World/Fairgrounds Drive LMD is fully developed and the Equivalent Benefit Units (EBU) for the LMD is not expected to change.

Boundaries
The LMD lies within the City of Vallejo, generally located within the area bounded by Interstate 80, Fairgrounds Drive, and the western boundary of Marine World and the southern boundary of Solano County.

Improvements
The LMD maintains the landscaped frontages and median plantings totaling approximately 3 acres of native and ornamental ground cover, shrubbery and trees; and

0.5 acre of weed control and new plantings. Fairgrounds Drive serves as the entrance to the Discovery Kingdom (Formerly Marine World) Six Flags Theme Park and Solano County Fairgrounds and the LMD improvements are generally located in the areas described below:
 Just beyond the entrance to the Fairgrounds parking lot to the south; and  North beyond the overpass of Highway 37
General Information
The life expectancy of native shrubbery is five to fifteen years.

A past financial analysis of the LMD and the improvements indicated that the maximum assessment rate did not generate sufficient revenues to adequately provide for the improvements. The City conducted proceedings in FY 2008-2009 to ballot the property owners within the LMD for an increased assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2008-2009 which was approved.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

LMD Budget
A financial analysis of the LMD with the inflationary adjustments indicates that the maximum assessment rate does generate sufficient revenues to adequately provide for improvements. The budget includes the City’s estimate of anticipated expenditures, revenues and fund balances required for the annual maintenance and operation of the improvements. The assessment rate derived from this budget and the established method of apportionment shall be used to calculate each parcel’s assessments for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $25,031
Salaries & Benefits $30,739
Services & Supplies $2,963
Landscape Water $30,000
Utilities $900
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $5,000
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $94,633
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $15,818
County Administration Fees $1,056
Professional Fees $574
Total Administration Costs $17,448
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $112,081
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund ($1,016)
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($5,478) Balance to Levy $105,587
District Statistics
Total Parcels 6
Total Parcels Levied 5
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 842.94
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $125.26
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $173.29
Total Assessment Levy $105,586.66
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $56,040.43
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $56,040.43
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $580,663.57 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments ($1,016.00)
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $579,647.57 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $635,688.00
City of Vallejo
Marine World / Fairgrounds Landscape Maintenance District Fund Number 7722 (#186)
Estimate of Cost

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Marin View LMD
This LMD is designated as Marin View Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Marin View LMD.
 Marin View LMD was formed July 13, 1999.
 The LMD serves a residential neighborhood of 10 parcels located in north Vallejo and is fully developed.

Boundaries
The LMD lies within the City of Vallejo, generally located at the northern end of Pecan Court and bounded by Hickory and Pecan Streets.

Improvements
The LMD maintains landscaped areas and weed control zones found in the following areas:
 The ornamental and native landscaping within the median island at the end of Pecan Court including ground cover, shrubbery, and trees  Weed control in open space areas in the northwest corner and in the western portion of the LMD that assists in fire protection.

General Information
The property owners within the LMD approved the current assessment rate in Fiscal Year 1999-2000, but the assessment did not include an inflationary adjustment.

Although previous financial analysis of the LMD suggested that assessment revenues may not be adequate to fund the improvements, this funding issue resulted largely from onetime rehabilitation expense and district formation expense that were required due to the lack of maintenance in the area previously, which has generally been resolved over time.

A financial analysis of the LMD in fiscal year 2008-2009 indicated that the assessment revenues were sufficient to fund the maintenance of the improvements and did not require an assessment increase at that time. However, the revenues generated at the maximum assessment rate, limited possible funding for future rehabilitation or unforeseen expenses and without an annual inflationary adjustment, an assessment increase may be required in the near future.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

LMD Budget
The following provides the proposed budget and assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27 that is necessary to provide an appropriate level of maintenance for the LMD. The budget includes the City’s estimate of anticipated expenditures, revenues and fund balances required for the annual maintenance and operation of the improvements. The assessment rate derived from this budget and the established method of apportionment shall be used to calculate each parcel’s assessments for fiscal year 2026-27. The assessment rate derived from this budget is less than or equal to the previously approved maximum assessment rate for the LMD.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $6,249
Salaries & Benefits $4,666
Services & Supplies $450
Landscape Water $0
Utilities $0
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $3,000
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $14,365
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $2,401
County Administration Fees $64
Professional Fees $35
Total Administration Costs $2,500
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $16,865
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund ($10,152)
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($353) Balance to Levy $6,360
District Statistics
Total Parcels 10
Total Parcels Levied 10
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 10.00
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $636.00
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $636.00
Total Assessment Levy $6,360.00
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $8,432.30
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $8,432.30
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $15,210.70 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments ($10,152.00)
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $5,058.70 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $13,491.00
City of Vallejo
Marin View Landscape Maintenance District
Estimate of Cost
Fund Number 7715 (#187)

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Northeast Quadrant LMD
This LMD is designated as Northeast Quadrant Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Northeast Quadrant LMD.
 Northeast Quadrant LMD was formed in 1984.
 The LMD currently serves approximately 1,867 parcels that include business, residential, and school land uses located in northeast Vallejo.  The LMD is not fully developed and is currently comprised of 1,848 parcels that include business, residential, and school land uses located in northeast Vallejo.  The LMD includes 159 parcels (140 assessable parcels) that are identified as Zone A. In addition to the overall improvements provided within the LMD, these parcels receive special benefits from additional local landscape improvements for which they are assessed.

Boundaries
The LMD is located within the area generally bounded by Highway 80, Hunter Ranch II and Hunter Ranch III subdivisions, Sulphur Springs Mountain, Blue Rock Springs Golf Course, Summit Landscaping District and Woodridge Landscape Maintenance District.

Within this LMD, parcels adjacent to Admiral Callaghan Lane and Columbus Parkway to the north, Plaza Drive to the west, parcels adjacent to Turner Parkway to the south and parcels adjacent to Ascot Parkway to the east are identified and designated as Zone A.

Improvements
Situated in the Blue Rock area of the City, the LMD is diverse with landscaped parkways, medians and large open spaces. The overall LMD maintains landscaped areas, weed control zones and trail systems that include approximately 23 acres of native and ornamental ground cover, shrubbery and trees; and 9 acres of weed control and plantings that are described below:
 The median of Admiral Callaghan Lane from Columbus Parkway to Turner Parkway
 Remove & replace irrigation & landscaping in median on Ascot between Redwood & Hawkesbury
 Hydro seed bare fire break areas for grass stands
 Remove & replace irrigation & plants on 4 corner medians at Redwood & Ascot  The median islands at the Columbus Parkway and Admiral Callaghan Lane intersection
 Fill in median shrubs along Ascot between Turner & Redwood Parkway  The median and landscaped areas on the south side of Turner Parkway

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 Replace landscaping along Turner Parkway between Admiral Callaghan Way & Ascot
 The median on Ascot Parkway from Redwood Parkway to the other side of the bridge just before Hawksbury
 Remove & replace irrigation & plants on Lake Herman Rd between Columbus to end
 Maintain wrought iron fences located on public property or easements on Picasso, Topley, Rodin & Glenview Circle
 North side of West bound lane on Columbus Pkwy from Blue Rock Springs Park to St. John's Mine Rd. Irrigate & landscape
 The slope over the creek and the slope below Torrey Pine Court  The slope below Picasso, Topley, Archer and Rodin Courts  The slope landscaping to the north behind Glenview Circle and above Redwood Parkway
 The slope surrounding Matthew Court
 Ascot Parkway beyond the Blue Rock Springs Golf Course/Greater Vallejo Recreation District Park
 Solano Bike Trail along the west boundary of the urban open space Zone A’s improvements are extra landscape maintenance related to tree care, additional litter pickup, and related utilities; and maintenance of entry monument and kiosk signs.

General Information
In fiscal Year 1999-2000, to ensure a high level of service for the LMD, the property owners through protest ballot proceeding approved an assessment increase and annual inflationary adjustment.

In fiscal year 2004-2005, formation of benefit Zone A was approved by property owners through a ballot proceeding. This ballot proceeding approved an assessment increase and annual inflationary adjustment applicable to those properties only.

It has been determined that the current maximum assessment rates for the LMD are sufficient to fund the annual maintenance of the LMD improvements. Based on the budget for fiscal year 2026-27 the proposed assessments are less than the authorized maximum assessment rates. Future capital projects planned for Fiscal Year 2026-27 include design of landscape and irrigation improvements. Fiscal Year 2026-27 design engineering repair of retaining wall along Ascot Parkway between Garnett Drive and Turner Parkway.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

LMD Budget
The following provides the proposed budgets and assessment rates for fiscal year 2026- 27 that are necessary to provide an appropriate level of maintenance for the LMD. The budgets include the City’s estimate of anticipated expenditures, revenues and fund balances required for the annual maintenance and operation of the improvements. The assessment rate derived from these budgets and the established method of apportionment shall be used to calculate each parcel’s assessments for fiscal year 2026-

27. The assessment rates derived from these budgets are less than or equal to the previously approved maximum assessment rate for both Zone A and the Non-Zone A parcels in the LMD.

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs
2026-27 Zone
A
2026-27
Non-Zone A
2026-27
Budget Total
Contract Maintenance Costs $37,897 $167,071 $204,968
Salaries & Benefits $24,627 $199,253 $223,880
Services & Supplies $2,374 $19,209 $21,583
Landscape Water $34,205 $150,795 $185,000
Utilities $703 $3,098 $3,801
Public Signs (Zone A) $0 $0 $0
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $9,245 $40,756 $50,000 Capital Projects $0 $0 $0
Total Direct Costs $109,049 $580,183 $689,232
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $12,672 $102,530 $115,202
County Administration Fees $1,595 $7,033 $8,628
Professional Fees $867 $3,822 $4,689
Total Administration Costs $15,134 $113,385 $128,519
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $124,184 $693,567 $817,751 Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0 $0 $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund $43,003 $43,333 $86,336 Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($7,664) ($33,629) ($41,293) Balance to Levy $159,523 $703,271 $862,794
District Statistics
Total Parcels 336 2165 2501
Total Parcels Levied 291 2043 2334
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 359.12 2448.37 2807.50
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $444.20 $287.24
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $614.56 $397.40
Total Assessment Levy $159,522.88 $703,270.95 $862,793.83 Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $62,092 $346,784 $408,875 Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0 $0 $0
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $62,092 $346,784 $408,875 Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $840,054 $3,678,797 $4,518,852 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments $43,003 $43,333 $86,336 Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $883,058 $3,722,130 $4,605,188 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $945,149 $4,068,914 $5,014,063 Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Northeast Quadrant Landscape Maintenance District
Fund Number 7711 (#178)

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Sandpiper Point LMD
This LMD is designated as Sandpiper Point Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Sandpiper Point LMD.
 Sandpiper Point LMD was formed in 1981
 The LMD serves a residential neighborhood of 385 parcels located in northwest Vallejo and is fully developed.

Boundaries
The LMD is generally located within the area bounded by Meadows Drive, Catalina Way and the Napa County line.

Improvements
The LMD maintains landscaped areas and weed control zones including approximately 4.5 acres of native and ornamental ground cover, shrubbery and trees; and 2.3 acres of weed controlled open space that are found in the following areas:
 The landscaped strips and medians found within the boundaries of Meadows Drive wetlands on the west, Mini Drive median landscapes on the east and the Catalina Circle Wetlands on the northwest
 Along Meadows Drive, Catalina Circle and Catalina Way  The median islands of Mini Drive
General Information
In fiscal year 1999-2000 the landscape improvement areas to be maintained for this LMD were expanded, resulting in a significant increase to the LMD’s overall maintenance costs.

Although these new areas of maintenance had a significant negative impact on the financial health of the LMD, initially the additional expenses were offset by use of available reserve funds. Although the LMD still has some reserve funds available to offset these costs, they are no longer sufficient to cover the full annual expenditures for the LMD.

Therefore, it was determined that the maximum assessment rate did not generate sufficient revenues to adequately provide for the improvements. The City conducted proceedings in FY2008-2009 to ballot the property owners within the LMD for an increased assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2008-2009 which was not approved.

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

LMD Budget
The following provides the budget and maximum assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $18,672
Salaries & Benefits $17,792
Services & Supplies $1,715
Landscape Water $11,295
Utilities $300
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $5,000
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $54,774
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $9,155
County Administration Fees $540
Professional Fees $294
Total Administration Costs $9,989
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $64,763
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund ($9,229)
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($1,523) Balance to Levy $54,011
District Statistics
Total Parcels 381
Total Parcels Levied 381
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 381.00
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $141.76
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $141.76
Total Assessment Levy $54,010.56
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $32,381.55
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $32,381.55
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $134,269.45 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments ($9,229.00)
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $125,040.45 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $157,422.00
Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Sandpiper Point Landscape Maintenance District
Fund Number 7713 (#163)

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

South Vallejo Business Park LMD
This LMD is designated as South Vallejo Business Park Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as South Vallejo Business Park LMD.  South Vallejo Business Park LMD was formed in 1981
 The LMD is a light industry park that serves nine light industry parcels located in southwest Vallejo with eight of the nine parcels being fully developed Boundaries
The LMD is generally located within the area bounded by Solano Avenue, Fifth Street Avenue, Sonoma Boulevard, and the railroad tracks in the area.

Improvements
The LMD maintains parkway landscape areas adjacent to the properties within the LMD totaling approximately 2 acres of grass area with trees; and 0.5 acre of ornamental ground cover and shrubbery with trees.

General Information
In recent years, property owners within the LMD contacted the City regarding ways to reduce maintenance costs including reductions in irrigation. The City agreed to assist with this reduction by providing for water conservation practices in the maintenance contract.

However, it has been determined that further reductions could only be achieved by:
 Eliminating the grassy mounding areas and/or removing trees from the turf planting areas and restricted them to stand-alone landscape plots; or  Removing the landscaped areas from Corporate Place to Sonoma Boulevard at the time the empty lot along Sonoma Boulevard is developed.

A financial analysis of did not generate the LMD and the improvements indicated that the maximum assessment rate sufficient revenues to adequately provide for the improvements. The City conducted proceedings in FY 2008-2009 to ballot the property owners within the LMD for an increased assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2008-2009 which was approved.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

LMD Budget
The following provides the proposed budget and increased maximum assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27 that is necessary to provide an appropriate level of maintenance for the LMD. The budget includes the City’s estimate of anticipated expenditures, revenues and fund balances required for the annual maintenance and operation of the improvements. The assessment rate derived from this budget and the established method of apportionment shall be used to calculate each parcel’s assessments for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Maintenance Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $8,795
Salaries & Benefits $25,315
Services & Supplies $2,440
Landscape Water $35,179
Utilities $1,204
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $5,000
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $77,933
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $13,026
County Administration Fees $1,230
Professional Fees $669
Total Administration Costs $14,925
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $92,858
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund $37,062
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($6,903) Balance to Levy $123,017
District Statistics
Total Parcels 9
Total Parcels Levied 9
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 37.43
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $3,286.60
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $4,683.61
Total Assessment Levy $123,017.44
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $46,429.09
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $46,429.09
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $843,753.91 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments $37,062.00
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $880,815.91 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $927,245.00
Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
South Vallejo Business Park Landscape Maintenance District Fund Number 7710 (#162)

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Town and Country II through V LMD
This LMD is designated as Town & Country II-V Landscape Maintenance District and may be referred to as Town & Country II-V LMD.
 Town & Country II-V LMD was formed in 1986
 The LMD serves a residential neighborhood of 336 parcels located in northeast Vallejo and is fully developed with no expected change in Equivalent Benefit Units (EBU)
Boundaries
The LMD is generally located within the area bounded by State Highway 37, Whitney Avenue, Serpentine Drive and Opal Drive.

Improvements
The LMD maintains landscaped areas and weed control zones that include approximately 3 acres of native and ornamental ground cover, shrubbery and trees on the various slopes within the LMD including:
 The slopes between the residences of Whitney Avenue and Basalt Drive  The slope behind residences of College Avenue and Olympic Drive including the access area from Quartz Drive
General Information
A financial analysis of the LMD and the improvements indicates that the current maximum assessment rate does not generate sufficient revenues to adequately provide for the improvements. The City conducted a proceeding in FY 2008-2009 to ballot the property owners within the LMD for an increased assessment and an annual inflationary adjustment commencing in fiscal year 2008-2009 which was not approved.

LMD Budget
The following provides the budget and maximum assessment rate for fiscal year 2026-27.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Direct Costs 2026-27 Budget
Contract Maintenance Costs $7,996
Salaries & Benefits $9,079
Services & Supplies $875
Landscape Water $0
Utilities $0
Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism $10,000
Capital Projects $0
Total Direct Costs $27,950
Administration Costs
Administration & Overhead $4,672
County Administration Fees $233
Professional Fees $127
Total Administration Costs $5,032
Collections / (Credits) Applied To Levy
Total Direct and Administration Costs $32,982
Contribution to / (from) Reserve Fund $0
Contribution to / (from) Rehabilitation Fund ($8,116)
Contribution (from) General Fund / Other Revenue ($1,537) Balance to Levy $23,329
District Statistics
Total Parcels 336
Total Parcels Levied 331
Total Equivalent Benefit Units 331.00
Proposed Levy per Benefit Unit $70.48
Maximum Levy per Benefit Unit $70.48
Total Assessment Levy $23,328.88
Fund Balance Information
Beginning Operating Reserve Fund Balance $16,491.14
Operating Reserve Fund Adjustments $0.00
Anticipated Operating Reserve Fund Balance $16,491.14
Beginning Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $153,816.86 Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Adjustments ($8,116.00)
Anticipated Rehabilitation Reserve Fund Balance $145,700.86 Anticipated Total Ending Fund Balance $162,192.00
Estimate of Cost
City of Vallejo
Town and Country II-V Landscape Maintenance District
Fund Number 7712 (#184)

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Budget Definitions
The following provides a summary of the services and costs that are included in the LMD Budgets:

Direct Cost:

Contract Maintenance Costs — Includes all contracted labor, material and equipment required to properly maintain the landscaping, irrigation systems, drainage systems, trail systems, fencing, natural drainage areas, open spaces, and related facilities within the LMD.

Salaries & Benefits — Staff time devoted to managing and inspecting Districts. The Public Works LMD reimbursement is proportionally spread amongst twenty-seven (27) Districts based on each District’s budgeted direct and maintenance expense, inspections as a percentage of total costs in these categories for all Districts. Inspection costs are budgeted directly to the District as Field Inspection based on the historical and projected time spent in the inspection efforts.

Services & Supplies - Vehicles, supplies and services devoted to managing and inspecting Districts.

Landscape Water — Includes the cost of the furnishing of water required for the maintenance of the landscaping.

Utilities — Includes the cost of the furnishing of electricity required for the irrigation systems and hardwire telephone connections at upgraded irrigation controllers, monitored by City Staff.

Landscape Rehabilitation / Vandalism — Includes repairs to the improvements in the LMD that are not normally included in the yearly Landscape Maintenance costs. This may include repairs or replacement of damaged improvements or facilities that may be the result of vandalism, storms, frost, natural occurrences, etc., including graffiti abatement.

Landscape Rehabilitation includes annual funding for planned landscape projects, which will significantly benefit and upgrade a specific LMD and are considered above normal routine landscape maintenance work.

Capital Projects – This item includes major repairs or capital improvement projects.

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Administration Expenses:

Administration & Overhead — The cost allocation of all particular departments and staff of the City, for providing general support, services and operations related to the various districts, enterprises and accounts of the City.

County Administration Fee — This is the estimated cost to the LMD for the County to collect LMD assessments on the property tax bills. This charge is based on a flat rate per fund number plus a charge per assessment levied.

Professional Fees — This is the estimated cost to the District for the Assessment Engineer to prepare this report and to calculate and submit the assessments to the Solano County Auditor’s office.

Collections/ (Credits) Applied:

Fund Balance Collection — The 1972 Act provides for a LMD to fund an Operating Reserve Fund as well as the collection of funds in installments for specific projects. This budget item identifies funds collected or transferred from these two LMD Fund Balances:

Operating Reserve Fund provides for the collection of funds to operate the LMD from the time period of July 1 (beginning of the Fiscal Year) through December 10 or when the County provides the City with the first installment of assessments collected from the property tax bills (typically January or February).

Rehabilitation Funds may be collected to cover the cost of repairs that are outlined in either a defined project plan or periodic maintenance costs that may be unforeseen and are not normally included in the yearly maintenance contract costs, including the costs associated with upgrades, repairs, replacements or refurbishing of the improvements.

These amounts may be budgeted and spent each fiscal year, or collected in installments and held in the Rehabilitation Reserve Fund for a large improvement projects.

Other Revenues/General Fund (Contributions) — This item includes additional funds designated for the LMD that are not annual assessments. These funds are added to the LMD account to reduce assessments (contributions are shown as a negative amount), and may be from non-LMD or LMD sources including City General Fund Contributions for general benefit costs and/or interest earnings. This item may also include the repayment of funds previously loaned to the LMD from other sources (a positive amount) to be collected as part of the annual assessments.

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Balance to Levy:

The Balance to Levy — The total amount to be collected for the current fiscal year through assessments (for special benefits). The Balance to Levy represents the sum of Total Direct Cost Budget, Administration Budget; and Collections (Credits) Applied. Only those costs related to the improvements identified as special benefits are levied and collected on the tax roll. This amount divided by the “Total Equivalent Benefit Units” for the LMD determines the proposed assessment rate for the fiscal year.

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Method of Apportionment
Method of Apportionment
This section of the Engineer's Report explains the special and general benefits to be derived from the installation, maintenance and servicing of Improvements located throughout the LMDs, and the methodology used to apportion the total assessment to properties within the LMDs.

The LMDs consists of Assessor Parcels within the boundaries of the City of Vallejo as defined by the County of Solano tax code areas. The parcels include all privately or publicly owned parcels within said boundaries. The method used for apportioning the assessments is based upon the proportional special benefits to be derived by the properties in the LMDs over and above general benefits conferred on real property or to the public at large. The apportionment of special benefit is a two-step process: the first step is to identify the types of special benefit arising from the improvements, and the second step is to allocate the assessments to property based on the estimated relative special benefit for each type of property.

Discussion of Benefit
In summary, the assessments can only be levied based on the special benefit to property.

This benefit is received by property over and above any general benefits. With reference to the requirements for assessments, Section 22573 of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 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 benefits to be received by each such lot or parcel from the improvements."
Proposition 218, which added Article XIIID of the California Constitution, provides as follows:
"No assessment shall be imposed on any parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel."

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Benefit categories have been established that represent the types of special benefit to residential, commercial, industrial and other lots and parcels resulting from the installation, maintenance and servicing lighting and landscaping improvements to be provided with the assessment proceeds. These categories of special benefit are summarized as follows:

A. Proximity to Improved Landscaped Areas and Other Public Improvements within the Landscape Maintenance Districts.

B. Access to Improved landscaped areas and Other Public Improvements within the Landscape Maintenance Districts.

C. Improved Views within the Landscape Maintenance Districts.

D. Extension of a property’s outdoor areas and green spaces for properties within close proximity to the Improvements.

E. Creation of individual lots for residential and commercial use that, in absence of the assessments, would not have been created.

Case law interpreting Proposition 218 provides enhanced clarity to the definitions of special benefits to properties in three distinct areas:
 Proximity
 Expanded or improved access
 Views
This case law also clarifies that a special benefit is a service or improvement that provides a direct advantage to a parcel and that indirect or derivative advantages resulting from the overall public benefits from a service or improvement are general benefits. The case law also provides specific guidance that park improvements are a direct advantage and special benefit to property that is proximate to a park that is improved by an assessment:

The characterization of a benefit may depend on whether the parcel receives a direct advantage from the improvement (e.g. proximity to a park) or receives an indirect, derivative advantage resulting from the overall public benefits of the improvement (e.g. general enhancement of the district’s property values).

Proximity, improved access and views, in addition to the other special benefits listed above further strengthen the basis of these assessments.

Special Benefits from the Original Engineer’s Report
The improvements provided within the various LMDs may include, but is not limited to landscaped medians, parkways, entryways, slopes, parks, open-space

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areas and appurtenant facilities. The annual assessments outlined in this Report are based on the estimated costs to provide all necessary service, operation, administration, and maintenance required each year to keep these improvements in a healthy, vigorous, and satisfactory condition and benefit the properties. The special benefits associated with the landscape improvements and facilities are specifically:
 Enhanced desirability of properties through association with the improvements.  Improved aesthetic appeal of properties within the LMDs providing a positive representation of the area.
 Environmental enhancement through improved erosion resistance, and dust and debris control.
 Increased sense of pride in ownership of property within the LMD resulting from well-maintained improvements associated with the properties.  Reduced criminal activity and property-related crimes (especially vandalism) against properties in the LMD through well-maintained surroundings and amenities including abatement of graffiti and vandalism.  Enhanced environmental quality of the parcels within the LMDs by moderating temperatures, providing oxygenation and attenuating noise.  An enhanced sense of pride within the neighborhoods and communities and increased business opportunities as a result of enhanced surroundings and community pride.
 Enhanced adaptation of the urban environment within the natural environment and improved aesthetic value of the neighborhood and properties within the LMDs by establishing green space and recreational areas for increased social opportunities and activities that help to strengthen family value and reduce ethnic and social tensions.
 Enhanced quality of life through well-maintained green space and landscaped areas.

In addition to many of the special benefits associated with landscape amenities, local parkland and recreational facilities provide the further benefits of:
 Increased neighborhood involvement and interaction.
 Health, social and self-improvement benefits derived from utilizing the facilities.  Promotes a positive atmosphere and recreational opportunities for the youth in the neighborhood that encourages physical activity, group participation and character building.
 Increased social opportunities and active involvement for senior citizens.  Family and group activities that help to strengthen family value and reduce ethnic and social tensions.

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 The esthetic value of green space and recreational areas within the urban environment.

The preceding special benefits contribute to the overall aesthetic value, security and desirability of each of the assessed parcels and thereby provide a special enhancement to those properties. Furthermore, it has been determined that the lack of funding to properly service and maintain the improvements would likely have a direct negative impact on those properties.

General versus Special Benefit
In absence of the assessments, the Improvements in the LMDs would not be provided, so the Improvements are “over and above” what otherwise would be provided. Many of the parcels would not even exist if the assessments were not established because an assessment for the specific Improvements within the LMDs was a condition of development approval.

All of the Assessment proceeds derived from the LMDs will be utilized to fund the cost of providing a level of tangible “special benefits” in the form of landscaped parkways, landscaped medians, landscaped corridors, trail systems, park facilities, other Improvements and costs incidental to providing the Improvements and collecting the Assessments.

Although these Improvements may be available to the general public at large, the permanent public Improvements in the LMDs were specifically designed, located and created to provide additional and improved public resources for the direct advantage of property inside the LMDs, and not the public at large. Other properties that are either outside the LMDs or within the LMDs and not assessed, do not enjoy the unique proximity, access, views and other special benefit factors described previously.

Moreover, the homes in the LMDs would not have been built if the Assessments were not established because an assessment for the Improvements was a condition of development approval.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Benefit Finding
In summary, real property located within the boundaries of the LMDs distinctly and directly benefits from closer proximity, access and views of Improvements funded by the Assessments, the creation of developable parcels and the extension of usable land area provided by the assessments. The Improvements are specifically designed to serve properties in the LMDs, not other properties or the public at large. The LMDs have been narrowly drawn to include those parcels that receive a direct advantage from the Improvements. The public at large and other properties outside the LMDs receive only limited benefits from the Improvements because they do not have proximity, good access or views of the Improvements. These are special benefits to property in the LMDs in much the same way that sewer and water facilities, sidewalks and paved streets enhance the utility and desirability of property and make them more functional to use, safer and easier to access.

Without the Assessments, the public improvements within the LMDs would not be maintained and would turn into brown, unmaintained and unusable public improvements and public lands. If this happened, it would create a significant and material negative impact on the desirability, utility and value of property in the LMDs. Most importantly, without the Assessments, the developed properties would not exist, because the subdivisions and development proposals would not have been approved. The Improvements are, therefore, clearly above what otherwise would be provided and the Improvements uniquely and specially benefit parcels in the LMDs in a way that is not enjoyed by the general public or other property. We therefore conclude that all the Improvements funded by the Assessment are of special benefit to the identified benefiting properties located within the LMDs and that the value of the special benefits from such Improvements to property in the LMDs reasonably exceeds the cost of the Assessments for every assessed parcel in the LMDs. (In other words, as required by Proposition 218; the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on each parcel reasonably exceeds the cost of the assessments.) Any general benefits to surrounding properties outside of the LMDs, if there were any, are collateral and conferred concomitantly.

General benefit is identified as that benefit received by properties outside of the LMD.

General benefit cannot be assessed to property within the LMD boundary.

Prior to the Bordoni Ranch development, there was a 6.74 acre park located on the south side of Regents Park Drive just east of Columbus Parkway. This park had very few amenities and consisted primarily of grass, trees and sidewalks and was maintained by the GVRD. In anticipation of the increased demand to be placed on the park by the new developments, the previous park was demolished and is going to be completely reconstructed and enhanced.

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Once the enhanced park is completed, the City and the GVRD will continue to provide applicable maintenance services as agreed upon, which will contribute approximately 50% of the cost for the maintenance of the park, in proportion to the estimated general benefit that the park provides to the neighboring communities at large. It is reasonable to assume that the park maintenance costs above the contribution made by the City and the GVRD approximately represent the special benefit to the properties within the LMD. This assignment of special benefit to the properties within the LMD is reasonable given that the reconstruction and enhancement of the park was desired and needed due to the anticipated development of properties within the LMD.

When the Northeast Quadrant LMD was established, it was determined that a portion of the Columbus Parkway improvements within the LMD is considered general benefit. The City will contribute each year towards the landscape maintenance costs, water costs and associated administrative expenses for this particular improvement area. In compliance with the California Constitution Article XIIID the annual budget includes a contribution identified as “Other Revenues/General Fund (Contribution)”, which represents the costs identified as general benefit.

The original determination of benefits to property and the method of special benefit apportionment to property were developed by Willdan Financial Services when the LMDs were originally approved by property owners as noted in the Description of LMDs section of this Report. The description of benefits and the determination and apportionment of benefits to property in this Report are consistent with the original benefit determination and apportionment. The original method of apportionment of assessment and other relevant elements of the original Engineer’s Reports for the LMDs are hereby incorporated by reference.

Quantification of General Benefit
Although the analysis used to support these assessments concludes that the benefits are solely special, as described above, consideration is made for the suggestion that a portion of the benefits are general. General benefits cannot be funded by these assessments - the funding must come from other sources.

The maintenance and servicing of these improvements is also partially funded, directly and indirectly from other sources including the City of Vallejo, Solano County and the State of California. This funding comes in the form of grants, development fees, special programs, and general funds, as well as direct maintenance and servicing of facilities (e.g. curbs, gutters and streets, etc.) This funding from other sources more than compensates for general benefits, if any, received by the properties within the assessments district.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

The General Benefits from these Assessments may be quantified as illustrated in the following table.

Benefit Factor
Relative
Weight
General Benefit
Contribution
Relative General
Benefit
Creation of parcels 90 0% 0
Extension of recreation area 2.5 10% 0.25
Proximity to improved parks and landscaped areas 2.5 10% 0.25 Access to improved parks, open space and landscaped areas 2.5 10% 0.25 Improved views 2.5 10% 0.25
100 1
Total Calculated General Benefit = 1.0%
As a result, City of Vallejo will contribute at least 1% of the total budget from sources other than the assessment. This contribution offsets any general benefits from the assessment services.

This general benefit contribution is the sum of the following components:

The City of Vallejo owns, maintains, rehabilitates and replaces curb and gutter along the border of the Districts improvements. This curb and gutter serves to support, contain, retain, manage irrigation flow and growth, and provide a boundary for the improvements.

The contribution from the City of Vallejo towards general benefit from the maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement of the curb and gutter is conservatively estimated to be 1%.

The City of Vallejo owns and maintains local public streets along the border of the Districts improvements. These public streets provide access to the improvements for its enjoyment as well as efficient maintenance. The contribution from the City of Vallejo towards general benefit from the maintenance of local public streets is conservatively estimated to be 1%.

The value of the construction of the improvements can be quantified and monetized as an annuity. Since this construction was performed and paid for by non-assessment funds, this “annuity” can be used to offset general benefit costs, and is conservatively estimated to contribute 25%, with the exception of Glen Cove III 2015 LMD which was calculated to contribute 5%.

Therefore, the total General Benefit is conservatively quantified at 1% which is more than offset by the total non-assessment contribution towards general benefit of 27%, with the exception of Glen Cove III 2015 LMD which is offset by the total non-assessment contribution towards general benefit of 7%.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Method of Assessment
The method of apportionment for the LMDs calculates the receipt of special benefit from the respective improvements based on the actual or proposed land use of the parcels within the LMDs. The net amount to be assessed upon parcels within the LMDs is apportioned by a formula and method that fairly distributes the net amount to be assessed among all assessable parcels in proportion to the special benefits to be received by each parcel from the improvements. Additionally, in compliance with Article XIIID Section 4 of the State Constitution each parcel’s assessment does not exceed the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred to that parcel. The benefit formula used to determine the assessment obligation is therefore based upon both the improvements that benefit the parcels within the LMDs as well as the proposed land use of each property as compared to other parcels that benefit from those specific improvements.

Equivalent Benefit Units
The special benefits received by each parcel within the LMDs and each parcel’s proportional annual assessment is calculated on the basis of a formula known as Equivalent Benefit Units. The Equivalent Benefit Unit (EBU) method of apportionment establishes a proportional benefit relationship between the various parcels within the LMDs and the improvements provided by the LMDs. The EBU assigned to each parcel utilizes a set formula and proportional weighting factors based on the land use, size and development status of each parcel within the LMDs compared to other parcels within the LMDs.

Equivalent Benefit Unit Application by Land Use
Land Use Designation EBU Application
Single Family Residence One (1.0) Benefit Unit per Unit Vacant Residential Zoned Four-Tenths (0.4) Benefit Unit per Acre Multi Family Residence Seven-Tenths (0.7) Benefit Unit per Unit

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Equivalent Benefit Unit Application by Land Use (Continued) Land Use Designation EBU Application
Planned-Residential Development One (1.0) Benefit Unit per Planned Single-Family (Has received tentative or final Unit, Seven-Tenths (0.7) Benefit Unit per Multimap approval) Family Unit Commercial Use Three (3.0) Benefit Units per Acre
Vacant Commercial Zoned Four-Tenths (0.4) Benefit Unit per Acre Industrial Use Three (3.0) Benefit Units per Acre
Vacant Industrial Zoned Four-Tenths (0.4) Benefit Unit per Acre Exempt Properties Zero (0.0) Benefit Units per Parcel
While all the land use designations shown above are not necessarily applicable in each LMD, each LMD is comprised of one or more of these land uses, and the proportional relationship between those various land uses is still applicable. The benefit formula applied to parcels within each LMD is based on the preceding EBU application. Each parcel's EBU correlates the parcel’s special benefit received as compared to the other parcels benefiting from the improvements within that LMD.

Exceptions
Bordoni Ranch LMD was formed with the following special conditions:

Planned-Residential Development — This land use is defined as any property for which a tentative map has been filed but for which a final tract map has not yet been approved. Properties designated as Planned-Residential Development shall be assessed at 2.0 EBU per acre, but a minimum of 1.00 EBU (parcels less than one acre are assigned 1.0 EBU).

Vacant Residential Zoned — This land use is defined as property that is zoned or planned for residential development, but a development map (tentative or final map) for the property has not yet been approved. Properties designated as Vacant Land shall be assessed at 1.0 EBU per acre, but a minimum of 1.00 EBU (parcels less than one acre are assigned 1.0 EBU).

The following formula is used to calculate each parcel’s proportional benefit:

Property Type EBU x (Acreage/Units/Parcel) = Parcel’s calculated EBU An assessment amount per EBU (“Rate”) for the LMD improvements is established by taking the total cost of the improvements and dividing that amount by the total number of EBUs for parcels benefiting from such improvements.

Total Balance to Levy / Total EBUs = Levy per EBU (“Rate”) This amount is then applied back to each parcel’s individual EBU to determine each parcel’s proportionate benefit and assessment obligation.

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Rate x Parcel’s EBU = Parcel’s Levy Amount
Glen Cove III 2015 LMD was formed with the following equivalent benefit units for different property types:

Land Use Designation EBU Application
Single Family Residential 1.0 Benefit Units per Unit
Condominium 0.39 Benefit Units per Unit
Duplex, Triplex, Fourplex 0.45 Benefit Units per Unit
Multi-Family Residential (5+ Units 0.27 Benefit Units per Unit Mobile Home on Separate Lot 0.22 Benefit Units per Unit Commercial and Industrial 0.50 Benefit Units per fifth acre for the first 5 acres 0.50 Benefit Units per each additional
acre over 5 acres
Office 1.42 Benefit Units per fifth acre for the first 5 acres 1.42 Benefit Units per each additional
acre over 5 acres
Self-Storage of Parking Lot 0.05 Benefit Units per fifth acre for the first 5 acres 0.05 Benefit Units per each additional
acre over 5 acres
Golf Course 0.063 Benefit Units per fifth acre for the first 5 acres 0.063 Benefit Units per each additional
acre over 5 acres
Vacant / Undeveloped 0.25 Benefit Units per parcel

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Appeals and Interpretation
Any property owner who feels that the assessment levied on the subject property is in error as a result of incorrect information being used to apply the foregoing method of assessment, may file a written appeal with the Director of Public Works or her or his designee. Any such appeal is limited to correction of an assessment during the then current or, if before July 1, the upcoming fiscal year. Upon the filing of any such appeal, the Director of Public Works or his or her designee will promptly review the appeal and any information provided by the property owner. If the Director of Public Works or her or his designee finds that the assessment should be modified, the appropriate changes shall be made to the assessment roll. If any such changes are approved after the assessment roll has been filed with the County for collection, the Director of Public Works or his or her designee is authorized to refund to the property owner the amount of any approved reduction. Any property owner who disagrees with the decision of the Director of Public Works or her or his designee, may refer their appeal to the City Council of the City of Vallejo and the decision of the City Council of the City of Vallejo shall be final.

Inflationary Adjustment
Bordoni Ranch LMD
As noted previously, the property owners within the Bordoni Ranch LMD approved an inflationary adjustment in fiscal year 2010-2011 through a ballot proceeding when the LMD was formed. The following paragraph describes the approved inflationary adjustment:

The Maximum Assessment Rate is equal to the (Initial) Zone Maximum Assessment Rate established for fiscal year 2010-2011 adjusted annually by the greater of, three percent (3%) or the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of “All Urban Consumers” for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Area.

The change in the CPI from February 2025 to February 2026 was 2.48%. Therefore, the maximum authorized assessment rate for the Bordini Ranch LMD fiscal year 2026-2027 is increased by 3.00% which equates to $799.37 per equivalent benefit unit for Zone 1 and $549.35 per equivalent benefit unit for Zone 2. The estimate of cost and budget in the Engineer’s Report proposes assessments for fiscal year 2026-27 at the rate of $565.90 per equivalent benefit unit for Zone 1 and $389.28 per equivalent benefit unit for Zone 2, which is the less than the maximum authorized assessment rate.

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Glen Cove III 2015 LMD (LMD 2)
As noted previously, the property owners within the Glen Cove III area approved an inflationary adjustment in fiscal year 2015-2016 through a ballot proceeding when the Glen Cove III LMD 2 was established. The authorized maximum assessment rate is subject to an annual adjustment tied to the Consumer Price Index-U for the San Francisco Bay Area as of December of each succeeding year (the “CPI”). As the amount of the annual increase in the CPI from December 2024 to December 2025 is 3.03%, the maximum authorized assessment rates for fiscal year 2026-27 are 3.03% above the maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2025-26. Including the authorized annual adjustment, the maximum authorized assessment rates for fiscal year 2026-27 are $142.06 for properties in Zone A, $139.25 for properties in Zone B, and $133.53 for properties in Zone C.

Highlands – Garthe Ranch LMD (Zone B)
As noted previously, the property owners within the Highlands of Garthe Ranch LMD (Zone B) approved an inflationary adjustment in fiscal year 2007-2008 through a ballot proceeding when the LMD / Zone B was established. The following paragraph describes the approved inflationary adjustment:

The Maximum Assessment Rate is equal to the Maximum Assessment Rate established for the previous fiscal year adjusted annually by the greater of, three percent (3%) or the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as distributed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Area.

The change in the CPI from February 2025 to February 2026 was 2.48%. Therefore, the maximum authorized assessment rate for the Garthe Ranch LMD Zone B fiscal year 2026- 2027 is increased by 3.00% which equates to $2,956.16 per equivalent benefit unit. The estimate of cost and budget in the Engineer’s Report proposes assessments for fiscal year 2026-2027 at the rate of $2,705.42, which is less than the maximum authorized assessment rate.

Northeast Quadrant LMD
As noted previously, the property owners within the Northeast Quadrant LMD approved an inflationary adjustment in fiscal year 1999-2000 through a ballot proceeding. The following paragraph describes the approved inflationary adjustment:

The maximum assessment for each fiscal year is increased by the percentage increase from April 1 of the prior year to April 1 of the current year by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as distributed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) covering San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose. If the April CPI-U is not available at the time the report is prepared, a similar time period may be used.

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

However, the maximum assessment rate in any fiscal year (for the Non-Zone A properties) shall not exceed $400 as adjusted by the CPI-U, unless approved by a majority vote of the property owners in the Northeast Quadrant LMD. The Zone A’s assessment rate shall not be capped at a particular level in any fiscal year.

The change in the CPI from February 2025 to February 2026 was 2.48%. Therefore, the maximum authorized assessment rate for the Northeast Quadrant LMD fiscal year 2026- 2027 is increased by 2.48% which equates to $614.56 per equivalent benefit unit for Zone A and $397.40 per equivalent benefit unit for Non-Zone A. The estimate of cost and budget in the Engineer’s Report proposes assessments for fiscal year 2026-2027 at the rate of $444.20 per equivalent benefit unit for Zone A and $287.24 per equivalent benefit unit for Non-Zone A, which is less than the maximum authorized assessment rate.

Marine World / Fairgrounds LMD
The Maximum Assessment Rate is equal to the Maximum Assessment Rate established for the previous fiscal year adjusted annually by the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as distributed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Area.

The change in the CPI from February 2025 to February 2026 was 2.48%. Therefore, the maximum authorized assessment rate for the Marine World / Fairgrounds LMD fiscal year 2026-2027 is increased by 2.48% which equates to $173.29 per equivalent benefit unit.

The estimate of cost and budget in the Engineer’s Report proposes assessments for fiscal year 2026-2027 at the rate of $125.26, which is less than the maximum authorized assessment rate.

South Vallejo Business Park LMD
The Maximum Assessment Rate is equal to the Maximum Assessment Rate established for the previous fiscal year adjusted annually by the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as distributed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Area.

The change in the CPI from February 2025 to February 2026 was 2.48%. Therefore, the maximum authorized assessment rate for the South Vallejo Business Park LMD fiscal year 2026-2027 is increased by 2.48% which equates to $4,683.61 per equivalent benefit unit.

The estimate of cost and budget in the Engineer’s Report proposes assessments for fiscal year 2026-2027 at the rate of $3,286.60, which is less than the maximum authorized assessment rate.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Assessment
WHEREAS, the City of Vallejo City Council directed the undersigned Engineer of Work to prepare and file a report presenting an estimate of costs, a diagram for the LMDs and an assessment of the estimated costs of the improvements upon all assessable parcels within the LMDs, to which Resolution and the description of the Improvements therein contained, reference is hereby made for further particulars; NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, by virtue of the power vested in me under said Act and the order of the City Council of said City of Vallejo, hereby make the following assessment to cover the portion of the estimated cost of the improvements, and the costs and expenses incidental thereto to be paid by the LMDs.

As required by the Act, an Assessment Diagram is hereto attached and made a part hereof showing the exterior boundaries of said LMDs. The distinctive number of each parcel or lot of land in the LMDs is its Assessor Parcel Number appearing on the Assessment Roll.

I do hereby assess and apportion the net amount of the cost and expenses of the improvements, including the costs and expenses incident thereto, upon the parcels and lots of land within the LMDs, in accordance with the special benefits to be received by each parcel or lot, from the improvements, and more particularly set forth in the Cost Estimate and Method of Assessment hereto attached and by reference made a part hereof.

The assessment is made upon the parcels or lots of land within the LMDs in proportion to the special benefits to be received by the parcels or lots of land, from the improvements.

Each parcel or lot of land is described in the Assessment Roll by reference to its parcel number as shown on the Assessor's Maps of the County of Solano for the fiscal year 2026-2027. For a more particular description of the property, reference is hereby made to the deeds and maps on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder of the County.

I hereby place opposite the Assessor Parcel Number for each parcel or lot within the Assessment Roll, the amount of the assessment for the fiscal year 2026-2027 for each parcel or lot of land within the LMDs.

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Dated: April 7, 2026
Engineer of Work
By .

John W. Bliss, License No. C052091

City of Vallejo
Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Appendix A - 2026-2027 Assessment Roll
An Assessment Roll (a listing of all parcels assessed within the LMDs and the amount of the assessment) will be filed with the City Clerk and is, by reference, made part of this report and is available for public inspection during normal office hours.

Each lot or parcel listed on the Assessment Roll is shown and illustrated on the latest County Assessor records and these records are, by reference made part of this report.

These records shall govern for all details concerning the description of the lots or parcels.

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Landscape Maintenance Districts
Engineer’s Report, FY 2026-2027

Appendix B - Assessment Diagram
Assessment Diagrams for the LMDs have been prepared and are on file with the City.

Reference is hereby made to such Diagrams, and they are incorporated herein by reference.

CONSENT CALENDAR 8.L.

DATE: May 26, 2026
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Leonard Job, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: PROVIDE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND THE BUDGET FOR VARIOUS NONGENERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025–2026 (STEP 1 of 2)

RECOMMENDATION
Provide a Notice of Intent to amend the budget in the below funds to support critical operational needs for the remainder of FY 2025–26, with funding sourced from available fund balances within each respective fund:

1. Hazmat Revolving Fund (#143) $50,000

2. Landscape Maintenance District Funds: Garthe Estates (#188) $11,000

3. Fleet Maintenance Fund (#501) $417,000

REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION
These budget amendments are necessary to sustain essential City operations, address safety risks, maintain regulatory compliance, and avoid higher future costs. Approval will ensure continuity of services, protect public health and safety, and support fiscally responsible management of City resources.

Per City Charter Section 703, amending the budget requires public notice and intent prior to any action taken.

A staff report with a recommendation to amend the budget will be presented to City Council at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting.

BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
During the fiscal year 2025–26 mid-year budget process, Public Works submitted a number of non-General Fund budget requests necessary to maintain ongoing operations and address unforeseen cost increases.

While sufficient fund balances exist within each respective fund to support these requests, the City Council did not provide the Notice of Intent to amend the budget at that time.

As these needs remain critical to maintaining service delivery, Public Works is requesting City Council approval to amend the budget to appropriate the necessary funds.

The following requests are funded entirely through available fund balances and do not impact the General Fund.

Hazmat Revolving Fund (#143)
Fund Balance: $183,787
Budget Amendment Request: $50,000
Each year, the City receives revenue from Recology to be used for illegally dumped hazardous and biohazardous waste removal. Expenditure budget of approximately $53,000 was allocated in FY 2025-26. This budget is expected to be fully expended before the end of the fiscal year, and additional funding is needed to address increased demand for hazardous waste removal through the end of the fiscal year. These services are

Date: May 26, 2026
Subject: PROVIDE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND THE BUDGET FOR VARIOUS NONGENERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025–2026 (STEP 1 of 2)

essential to safely remediate hazardous conditions, protect City staff and the public, and maintain compliance with health and safety regulations.

Without this funding, the City may experience delays in responding to hazard and biohazard incidents, increasing exposure risks, potential regulatory violations, and possible disruptions to public services, including facility closures.

Landscape Maintenance District (LMD) Funds
Garthe Estates (#188)
Fund Balance: $2,295,265.45
Budget Amendment Request: $11,000
The existing irrigation system in the median on Springs Drive between Eucalyptus Street and Columbus Parkway uses overhead sprinklers, which are inefficient for shrub irrigation. The proposed improvements will convert the system to bubblers, improving water efficiency and plant health. In addition, many of the existing shrubs are aging or failing, with several already removed. The project will include replanting drought-tolerant shrubs while preserving existing trees.

The local HOA has requested these improvements to enhance the corridor’s appearance. A budget of $15,000 was allocated this fiscal year. However, the lowest responsive bid received through a competitive process exceeds the budget by approximately $11,000 due to current market conditions, including higher material and labor costs.

Deferring the project is not recommended, as it would require rebidding, likely result in higher costs, and allow further deterioration of the median. Approving additional funding now will enable the City to proceed with construction and avoid further cost escalation, representing the most fiscally responsible option.

Fleet Maintenance Fund (#501)
Fund Balance: $556,574
Budget Amendment
Request: $417,000
Fuel Budget Request $210,000: In FY 2025-26, $837,000 was allocated in the Council-approved budget for fuel supplies that support citywide operations. Fuel costs have exceeded projections due to sustained price increases and market volatility, and additional budget is needed to maintain an uninterrupted fuel supply for City operations. Without this funding, the City risks fuel shortages that could disrupt essential services, including Police and Fire emergency response, Public Works operations, and water system maintenance.

Fleet Repair Budget Request $207,000: In FY 2025-26, $268,000 was allocated in the Council-approved budget for fleet repair services that support the entire City's fleet. This budget is nearly fully expended, and additional funding is urgently needed to complete critical, costly repairs for several Fire, Police, and Water Department vehicles. These units are essential for emergency response and service delivery. Delaying repairs leave key units out of service, increasing response times, reducing service capacity, and placing additional

Date: May 26, 2026
Subject: PROVIDE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND THE BUDGET FOR VARIOUS NONGENERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025–2026 (STEP 1 of 2)

strain on the remaining fleet. Approval will restore operational readiness and ensure continuity of critical services.

Conclusion
These budget amendments are necessary to sustain essential City operations, address safety risks, maintain regulatory compliance, and avoid higher future costs. Approval will ensure continuity of services, protect public health and safety, and support fiscally responsible management of City resources.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact with this item as it is a Notice of Intent only. However, the total requested budget amendments are fully supported by available fund balances within each respective fund and there will be no impact to the General Fund upon approval.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a project which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378.

ATTACHMENTS
None

CONTACT
Leonard Job, Public Works Director (707) 648-4433
[email protected]