RESOLUTION NO. 2024-__
RESOLUTION INITIATING PROCEEDINGS
FOR ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 24-01
Higgins Ranch
(Pursuant to Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972)
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City Council proposes to form an assessment district pursuant to the Landscaping & Lighting Act of 1972 (Section 22500 and following, Streets & Highways Code) for the purpose of the following improvements:
Maintenance of street trees, landscaping, local streets, streetlights, block walls, pocket park, and any other applicable equipment or improvements.
2. The proposed district shall be designated “Assessment District No. 24-01, City of Visalia, Tulare County, California,” and shall include the land shown on the map designated “Assessment Diagram, Assessment District No. 24-01, City of Visalia, Tulare County, California”, which is on file with the City Clerk and is hereby approved and known as “Higgins Ranch”.
3. The City Engineer of the City of Visalia is hereby designated engineer for the purpose of these formation proceedings. The City Council hereby directs the Engineer to prepare and file with the City Clerk a report in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 1 of the Landscape & Lighting Act of 1972.
PASSED AND ADOPTED: ___________ ____, 2024 LESLIE B. CAVIGLIA, CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF TULARE ) ss.
CITY OF VISALIA )
I, Leslie B. Caviglia, City Clerk of the City of Visalia, certify the foregoing is the full and true Resolution 2024-__ passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Visalia at a regular meeting held on __________ ___, 2024.
Dated: LESLIE B. CAVIGLIA, CITY CLERK
By Jennifer Gomez, Chief Deputy City Clerk
CLERK’S CERTIFICATION TO COUNTY AUDITOR
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 24-01
Higgins Ranch
(Pursuant to Landscaping & Lighting Act of 1972)
TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR OF THE COUNTY OF TULARE:
I hereby certify that the attached document is a true copy of that certain Engineer’s Report, including assessments and assessment diagram, for “Assessment District No. 24-01, City of Visalia, Tulare County, California” confirmed by the City Council of the City of Visalia on ___________ ____, 2024 by its Resolution No. 2024-__.
This document is certified, and is filed with you, pursuant to Section 22641 of the Streets and Highways Code.
Dated: LESLIE B. CAVIGLIA, CITY CLERK
By Jennifer Gomez, Chief Deputy City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-__
RESOLUTION ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 24-01
Higgins Ranch
(Pursuant to the Landscape & Lighting Act of 1972)
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City Council adopted its Resolution Initiating Proceedings for Assessment District No. 24-01, City of Visalia, Tulare County, California, and directed the preparation and filing of the Engineer’s Report on the proposed formation.
2. The Engineer for the proceedings has filed an Engineer’s Report with the City Clerk.
3. The owners of all land within the boundaries of the proposed landscape and lighting district have filed their consent to the formation of the proposed district, and to the adoption of the Engineer’s Report and the levy of the assessments stated therein.
4. The City Council hereby orders the improvements and the formation of the assessment district described in the Resolution Initiating Proceedings and in the Engineer’s Report.
5. The City Council hereby confirms the diagram and the assessment contained in the Engineer’s Report and levies the assessment for the fiscal year 2025/26.
6. The City Council hereby forwards the following attachments to Tulare County Recorder’s Office for recordation:
a. Clerk’s Certification to County Auditor
b. Resolution Initiating Proceedings
c. Resolution Ordering Improvements
d. Engineer’s Report:
Exhibit A - Assessment Diagram showing all parcels of real property within the Assessment District
Exhibit B - Landscape Location Diagram
Exhibit C - Tax Roll Assessment
Exhibit D - Engineer’s Report
PASSED AND ADOPTED: ___________, 2024 LESLIE B. CAVIGLIA, CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF TULARE ) ss.
CITY OF VISALIA )
I, Leslie B. Caviglia, City Clerk of the City of Visalia, certify the foregoing is the full and true Resolution 2024-__ passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Visalia at a regular meeting held on ___________ ___, 2024.
Dated: LESLIE B. CAVIGLIA, CITY CLERK
By Jennifer Gomez, Chief Deputy City Clerk
Exhibit “A”
Assessment Diagram
Landscape & Lighting Assessment District No. 24-01
Higgins Ranch
Exhibit “B”
Landscape Location Diagram
Landscape & Lighting Assessment District No. 24-01
Higgins Ranch
Exhibit “C”
Tax Roll Assessment
Landscape & Lighting Assessment District 24-01
Higgins Ranch
Fiscal Year 2025/26
APN # Assessment Owner Lot # District
To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 1 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 2 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 3 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 4 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 5 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 6 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 7 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 8 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 9 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 10 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 11 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 12 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 13 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 14 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 15 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 16 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 17 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 18 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 19 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 20 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 21 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 22 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 23 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 24 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 25 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 26 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 27 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 28 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 29 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 30 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 31 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 32 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 33 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 34 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 35 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 36 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 37 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 38 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 39 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 40 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen HoldCo 24 LLC 41 24-01 Higgins Ranch
Exhibit “C”
Tax Roll Assessment
Landscape & Lighting Assessment District 24-01
Higgins Ranch
Fiscal Year 2025/26
APN # Assessment Owner Lot # District
To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 42 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 43 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 44 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 45 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 46 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 47 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 48 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 49 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 50 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 51 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 52 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 53 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 54 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 55 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 56 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 57 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 58 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 59 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 60 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 61 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 62 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 63 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 64 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 65 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 66 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 67 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 68 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 69 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 70 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 71 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 72 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 73 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 74 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 75 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 76 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 77 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 78 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 79 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 80 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 81 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 82 24-01 Higgins Ranch
Exhibit “C”
Tax Roll Assessment
Landscape & Lighting Assessment District 24-01
Higgins Ranch
Fiscal Year 2025/26
APN # Assessment Owner Lot # District
To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 83 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 84 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 85 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 86 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 87 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 88 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 89 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 90 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 91 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 92 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 93 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 94 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 95 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 96 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 97 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 98 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 99 24-01 Higgins Ranch To be assigned $754.54 Jen Hold Co 24 LLC 100 24-01 Higgins Ranch
Exhibit “D”
Engineer’s Report
Landscape & Lighting Assessment District 24-01
Higgins Ranch
Fiscal Year 2025/26
General Description
This Assessment District (24-01, Higgins Ranch) is located at the southeast corner of Lovers Lane and Cherry Avenue. Exhibit “A” i s a map of Assessment District 24-01. This District includes outlots, a pocket park, and local roads. The district will maintain shrub areas, street and landscape trees, irrigation systems, block walls, streetlights, pavement on local streets, pocket park, and any other applicable equipment or improvements. The maintenance of irrigation systems and block wall includes, but is not limited to, maintaining the structural and operational integrity of these features and repairing and acts of vandalism (graffiti, theft or damage) that may occur. This District also includes the preventative maintenance of all internal local City streets by means including, but not limited to overlays, cape seals, crack seals, and reclamite (oiling). The total number of lots within the district is 174, of which 100 will be assessed for Fiscal Year 2025/26.
Determination of Benefit
The purpose of landscaping is to provide an aesthetic impression for the area. The lighting is to provide safety and visual impressions for the area. The block wall provides security, aesthetics, and sound suppression. The maintenance of any landscape areas, streetlights, streets, and block walls is vital for the protection of both economic and humani stic values of the development. In order to preserve the values incorporated within developments and to concurrently have an adequate funding source for the m aintenance of all internal local streets within the subdivision, the City Council has determined that landscape areas, streetlights, block walls, street trees, and all internal local streets should be included in a maintenance district to ensure satisfactory levels of maintenance.
Method of Apportionment
In order to provide an equitable assessment to all owners within the District, the following method of apportionment has been used. All lots in the District benefit equally, including lots not adjacent to landscape areas, block walls, and street lights. The lots not adjacent to landscape areas, block walls, and streetlights benefit by the uniform maintenance and overall appearance of the District.
All lots in the District have frontage on an internal local street and therefore derive a direct benefit from the maintenance of the local streets.
Estimated Costs
The estimated costs to maintain the District includes the costs to maintain any landscaping, street trees, landscape trees, street lights, block walls, and pavement on local streets. The regular preventive maintenance of pavement on local streets is based on the follo wing schedule:
Reclamite on a 5 year cycle, Crack Seal on a 7 year cycle; Cape Seal on a 15 year cycle and Overlays on a 20 year cycle.
Exhibit “D”
Engineer’s Report
Landscape & Lighting Assessment District 24-01
Higgins Ranch
Fiscal Year 2025/26
The quantities, estimated costs, and per lot assessment in the “Higgins Ranch” Landscape and Lighting District are as follows:
Exhibit “D”
Engineer’s Report
Landscape & Lighting Assessment District 24-01
Higgins Ranch
Fiscal Year 2025/26
Annual Cost Increase
This assessment district shall be subject to an automatic annual increase derived by the following formula:
year “n” assessment = ($129.653.64) (1.05)
(n-1)
where “n” equals the age of the assessment district with year one (1) being the year that the assessment district was formed;
However, in no case shall the assessment be greater than 1) The actual cost of providing the benefit conferred to each parcel plus any prior years’ deficit and less any carryover, as determined annually or; 2) a 10% increase over the prior year’s assessment.
The reserve fund shall be replenished as necessary to maintain a level of 10% of the estimated maintenance cost so long as the annual assessment change does not exceed the limits identified above.
Example 1) The year four estimated costs are $141,322.47 [a 9% increase over the base year assessment of $129.653.64]. The ceiling on the assessment increase for year four would be $150,090.29 [ceiling = ($129.653.64) (1.05)
(4-1)
]. The assessment would
be set at $141,322.47 or the actual cost of providing the maintenance effort.
Example 2) The year four assessment is estimated at the actual cost of providing the maintenance effort of $148,358.58 [a 7% increase over the previous year assessment and a 13.0% increase over the base year assessment]. The ceiling on the assessment increase for year four would be $ 150,090.29 [ceiling = ($129.653.64) (1.05)
(4-1)
]. The assessment would be set at $148,358.58 or the
actual cost of providing the maintenance effort because it is less than the ceiling amount and the year-to-year increase is less than the 10% cap on increases in any given year.
Example 3) The year four assessment is $141,322.47 [a 9% increase over the base year assessment $129.653.64] and damage occurred to the masonry wall raising the year five assessment to $ 172,413.41 [a 22% increase over the previous year assessment]. The year five assessment will be capped at $155,454.71, a 10% increase over the previous year and under the ceiling of $157,594.81 [ceiling = ($129.653.64) (1.05)
(5-1)
]. The difference of $16,958.70 will be recognized as a deficit and carried over into future years’ assessment.
City Engineer Certification
I hereby certify that this report was prepared under my supervision and this report is based on information obtained from the improvement plans of the subject development.
Christopher Crawford Date
City Engineer