DATE: June 4, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Public Works Department
TITLE: RESOLUTIONS CONFIRMING THE DIAGRAMS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FOR ELEVEN OF THE CITY'S LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt resolutions confirming the diagram and assessments for each of the following Landscape Maintenance Districts for FY 2025-26 and order the assessments to be levied for FY 2025-26:
Del Oro Hills, Assessment District No. 1-1987
Douglas Park, Assessment District No. 5-1981
Guajome Ridge, Assessment District No. 1-1989
Mar Lado Highlands, Assessment District No. 1-1988
Peacock Hills, Assessment District No. 1-1977
Mission Meadows (Area A) Assessment District No. 2-1979
Mission Meadows (Area B), Assessment District No. 2-1979
Rancho Hermosa, Assessment District No. 3-1982
Santa Fe Mesa, Assessment District No. 2-1987
Sunburst Homes, Assessment District No. 1-1980
Sunset Hills, Assessment District No. 2-1982
Vista Del Rio, Assessment District No. 1-2001
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The City's Landscape Maintenance Districts ("LMDs") were formed pursuant to the authority granted by the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 of the California Streets and Highway Code. This legislation provided the means to finance the maintenance of landscape improvements within the boundaries of each district.
The assessments will remain the same in FY 2025-26 as they were in FY 2024-25 for all the districts listed above except the Douglas Park, Guajome Ridge, Rancho Hermosa and Vista Del Rio districts, which include Consumer Price Index ("CPI") adjustments. A comparative summary of the existing and proposed assessments for each district is shown in the fiscal impact portion of this report. In an effort to address the issue of chronic underfunding of several LMDs, staff has been meeting with the Homeowner's Associations (HOAs) of multiple LMDs in an effort to determine if these...
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