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AGENDA REPORT 2020 0603 REG CCSA ITEM 08B
CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA City Council Meeting of June 03, 2020 ACTION Approved staff recommendation, including adoption of Resolution No. 2020- 3910. (Roll Call Vote: Unanimous). BY B.Garza. B. Consider Final Review of the Assessment Engineer’s Report for the Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts and Resolution Confirming the Levy Amounts and Ordering the Continuation of Assessment for Fiscal Year 2020/21. Staff Recommendation: 1) Open the public hearing, take public testimony, and close the public hearing; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2020-3910. (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED) (Staff: Irmina Lumbad) Item: 8.B. MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT TO: Honorable City Council FROM: Kambiz Borhani, Finance Director BY: Irmina Lumbad, Deputy Finance Director DATE: 06/03/2020 Regular Meeting SUBJECT: Consider Final Review of the Assessment Engineer’s Report for the Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts and Resolution Confirming the Levy Amounts and Ordering the Continuation of Assessment for Fiscal Year 2020/21 SUMMARY The City Council is being asked to open the public hearing on the continuation of the Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts (AD) for fiscal year (FY) 2020/21, receive testimony, close the public hearing, approve the final Assessment Engineer’s Report (Engineer’s Report), and adopt the resolution confirming the assessment levy. BACKGROUND In 1984, a Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD 84-2 (AD 84-2), encompassing the entire City, was created to fund costs associated with street lighting and the maintenance of various landscaped areas in the City. This was a successor to the District enacted by the County of Ventura prior to the incorporation of the City. In subsequent years, Zones of Benefit were added to fund improvements and the maintenance of certain specific areas. Later, these Zones were changed to District 1 through District 12. Since 1984, the City has formed additional Assessment Districts to fund the maintenance of certain landscape improvements in and adjacent to: Item: 8.B. 44 Honorable City Council 06/03/2020 Regular Meeting Page 2 ▪ Silver Oak Lane Track 5201 (AD01-1, District 14) ▪ Country Club Estates Track 4928 (AD01-2, District 15 Zone A ♦) ▪ Masters at Moorpark Country Club Tract 5463 (AD01-2, District 15 Zone B♦) ▪ Mountain View Tract 5166 (AD01-3, District 16)† ▪ Moonsong Court Tract 5307 (AD04-1, District 18) ▪ Campus Plaza Tract 5264 (AD05-01, District 19)†† ▪ Canterbury Lane Tract 5133 (AD06-01, District 21 - Zone A) ▪ Ivy Lane Tract 5425 (AD06-01, District 21 - Zone B♦) ▪ Meridian Hills Tract 5187 (AD07-02, District 20) ▪ Moorpark Highlands Tract 5045 (AD07-01, District 22) ▪ 875 Los Angeles Ave IPD 2000-01 (AD07-04, District 24)†† ▪ Patriot Commerce Center CPD 2004-01 (AD07-03, District 25)†† ▪ 14339-14349 White Sage Road CPD 2004-03 (AD09-01, District 26)†† ▪ Tuscany Square CPD 2005-02 (AD10-01, District 31)†† ▪ 145 Park Lane CPD 2005-03 (AD10-02, District 32)†† ▪ Vistas at Moorpark Tract 5130 (AD15-01, District 33) Notes: ♦On October 10, 2015 by Resolution No. 2015-3443, Tract 5463 was annexed into District 15, designated as Zone B. On November 20, 2013 by Resolution No. 2013-3241, Tract 5425 was annexed into District 21. †Districts 13, 17, 27, 28 and 29 are not assigned. District 23 was assigned but not completed. ††Districts 19, 24, 25, 26, 31 and 32 are back-up maintenance districts. 2008 2009 2010 2015 2010 2004 2005 2006 2007 45 Honorable City Council 06/03/2020 Regular Meeting Page 3 As part of the annual budget process, the City Council considers whether or not to continue the subject Assessment Districts and levy assessments for the upcoming fiscal year. In preparation for that consideration, it is necessary to prepare an Engineer’s Report setting forth certain relevant information pertaining to such an action. On January 15, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-3878 directing the preparation of said Engineer’s Report. At the Special meeting on April 29, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-3905, which approved the preliminary Engineer’s Report and set the date of the public hearing on June 3, 2020. DISCUSSION Engineer’s Report The City Council is being asked to receive public testimony on the continuation of the assessment and to set the assessment levy amount. The Engineer’s Report established the assessment levy amount for each zone/district, the formula used to spread the assessment and calculation of “special” benefit versus “general” benefit. The Report sets forth certain relevant information, including the following: • a Boundary Map(s); • the reason for the assessments; • the duration of the assessments; • the method of assessments; • the amount of the annual assessments; • information regarding cost of living adjustments; • information pertaining to reductions to the amounts levied in order to keep assessment fund reserve balances within certain prescribed limits; and • a description of improvements to be maintained. Improvements to be Maintained The improvements and maintenance funded by the Assessment Districts is generally described as follows: a. Street Lighting: Street lighting energy and maintenance costs (Citywide assessment). b. Landscape Maintenance: The maintenance of certain designated parkways and medians (Citywide assessment). c. Zones/Districts: 46 Honorable City Council 06/03/2020 Regular Meeting Page 4 Zone / District AD Name Location 1 Pecan Avenue Tract 2851 2 Steeple Hill Area Tract 2865 3 Butter Creek/Peppermill Tract 3032 4 Williams Ranch Road Tract 3274 5 Pheasant Run Area Tracts 3019 & 3525 6 Inglewood Street Tract 3274 7 Moorpark Business Park LA Ave & Gabbert 8 Home Acres Buffer Area West end of West Ranch area 9 Moorpark Industrial Park Condor Drive 10 Mountain Meadows Planned Community 3 11 Alyssas Court Tract 4174 12 Carlsberg Specific Plan 14 Silver Oak Lane Tract 5201 15 Zone A Country Club Estates Tract 4928 15 Zone B The Masters Tract 5463 16 Mountain View Tract 5161 18 Moonsong Court Tract 5307 19 Campus Plaza Tract 5264 20 Meridian Hills Tract 5187 21 Canterbury Lane Tract 5133 21 Zone B Ivy Lane Tract 5425 22 Moorpark Highlands Tract 5045 24 875 Los Angeles Ave LA Ave & Goldman Ave 25 Patriot Commerce Center CPD 2004-01 26 14339-14349 White Sage Road CPD 2004-03 31 Tuscany Square CPD 2005-02 32 145 Park Lane CPD 2005-03 33 Vistas at Moorpark Tract 5130 Notes:Zone/District 2, 5, 10 & 16 include drainage maintenance. Zone/District 13 & 30 are inactive. Zone/District 27, 28, & 29 are unassigned. Zone/District 17 and 23 were not completed. FY 2020/21 Assessment Amounts and Adjustment The method used to establish the assessment amounts is based on a two-step process: 1) identifying the “special” benefits resulting from the improvements; and 2) allocating the assessments to the property based on the proportional “special” benefits derived from improvements over and above the “general” benefits. This method has been unchanged from prior years. AD 84-2, which includes Zones/Districts 1 to 11, was established prior to the passage of Proposition 218. As such, the per lot (per acre) assessment amounts in these Zones/Districts are at the same level. Any action to 47 Honorable City Council 06/03/2020 Regular Meeting Page 5 otherwise increase these assessments may not be taken without first seeking approval of such an increase via a mail ballot prepared and processed in accordance with the requirements of Proposition 218. Pursuant to language set forth in the formation documents for Zone/Districts 12 through 33, the annual maximum assessments for these Zone/Districts may be increased annually to cover cost-of-living (COLA) increases. The COLA increase in the Los Angeles/Long Beach/Anaheim Area Consumer Price Index (CPI) from December 2018 to December 2019 is 2.96 percent (2.96%). The maximum assessment amounts for FY 2020/21 include the COLA adjustments which are also summarized as follows: Maximum Assessments for Zones 12 - 33 Zone/District FY 19/20 Maximum Assessment COLA - 2.96% FY 20/21 Maximum Assessment3 12 Carlsberg - Residential $617.51 $18.28 $635.78 12 Carlsberg - Commercial $223.48 $6.61 $230.09 12 Carlsberg - Institutional $2,013.03 $59.59 $2,072.61 14 Silver Oak Lane T5201 $181.83 $5.38 $187.21 15 County Club Estates T4928 Zone A $1,925.77 $57.00 $1,982.77 15 Masters at Moorpark Country Club T5463 Zone B $3,555.45 $105.24 $3,660.69 15 Masters at Moorpark Country Club T5463 Zone B1 $18,371.18 $543.79 $18,914.96 16 Mountain View T5161 $529.92 $15.69 $545.60 18 Moonsong Court T5307 $1,115.62 $33.02 $1,148.64 19 Campus Plaza T52642 $10,114.04 $299.38 $10,413.41 20 Meridian Hills T5187 $2,808.57 $83.13 $2,891.70 21 Canterbury Lane T5133 $472.82 $14.00 $486.80 21 Canterbury Lane T51331 $543.12 $16.08 $559.19 21 Ivy Lane T5425 Zone B $123.01 $3.64 $126.65 21 Ivy Lane T5425 Zone B1 $176.80 $5.23 $182.02 22 Moorpark Highlands T5045 $3,504.08 $103.72 $3,607.80 22 Moorpark Highlands T50451 $3,841.49 $113.71 $3,955.19 24 875 Los Angeles Ave2 $11,128.62 $329.41 $11,458.02 25 Patriot Commerce Center CPD 2004-012 $5,058.48 $149.73 $5,208.21 26 14339-14349 White Sage Road CPD 2004-032 $5,400.30 $159.85 $5,560.14 31 Tuscany Square CPD 2005-022 $6,607.86 $195.59 $6,803.45 32 145 Park Lane CPD 2005-032 $11,407.08 $337.65 $11,744.72 33 Vistas at Moorpark T51301 $15,184.72 $449.47 $15,634.18 Notes: 1 Includes additional per lot assessment for HOA maintained improvements as a backup district. 2 Includes additional per lot assessment for Property Owner maintained improvements as a backup district. 3 Variance due to rounding. Proposed levy rates may be lower than the maximum assessment. 48 Honorable City Council 06/03/2020 Regular Meeting Page 6 Districts 19, 24, 25, 26, 31 and 32 have been established as “back-up” Assessment Districts to manage certain landscape maintenance responsibilities assigned to the respective project owners. As long as the project owner is adequately maintaining the prescribed landscape improvements, the approved maximum assessment will not be levied. In the event the project owner fails to adequately maintain the landscape improvements, the City can take over the maintenance responsibility and levy the assessment. Capital Reserve Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District (LLAD) City Council Policies Resolution No. 2019-3851 (Policy 5.5) provides for a Capital Reserve Account to be maintained for each district with a fund balance of approximately equal to one year of its projected current operating budget. Accordingly, the amount of the assessment to be levied upon the affected properties shall be adjusted, but not lower than 10 percent (10%) of the annual maximum assessment, as determined by the Assessment Engineer to be consistent with these guidelines. For FY 2020/21, these Districts are recommended to be levied at: Table 1 Zone/ District Fund Balance, Estimate 7/1/20 Other Revenue Total Levy Amount Requested Operating Budget Fund Balance, Projected 6/30/21 % of Reserve Funded Remarks 12 $418,766 $2,500 $206,519 $206,636 $421,149 204% Levy 56% of max assessment. No change from FY18/19 rates to maintain stable r ates Year Over Year (YOY). 15 Zones A/B $762,458 $15,000 $174,205 $248,448 $703,215 283% Zone A - 24% of max assessment and Zone B - 10% of of max assessment. No c hange from FY19/20 rates to maintain stable rates YOY. 16 $37,565 $1,000 $3,127 $12,766 $28,926 227% Levy 10% of max assessment. No change from FY19/20 rates to maintain stable r ates YOY. 18 $32,806 $200 $17,500 $15,260 $35,246 231% Levy 61% of max assessment. No change from FY17/18 rates to maintain stable r ates YOY. 20 $494,378 $15,000 $322,400 $526,808 $304,970 58% Levy 45% of max assessment or 30% increase over FY19/20 rate. 21 Zones A/B $158,326 $1,000 $5,830 $19,510 $145,646 747% Zone A & Zone B levy at 10% of max assessment. No change from FY18/19 r ates. 22 $437,639 $22,000 $709,869 $873,662 $295,846 34%Levy 27% of max assessment. No change from FY19/20 rate. 49 Honorable City Council 06/03/2020 Regular Meeting Page 7 The fund balance of District 20 (Meridian Hills T5187) has decreased due to costs incurred to settle the acceptance of Phase 1, including the refund of $173,774 for overpayment of assessments to ORA Ashford 94, LLC and ORA Marquis 89, LLC. This is compounded with $0.00 levy over a four-year period from FYs 2013/14 to 2016/17. The District 22 (Moorpark Highlands) fund balance has been depleted due to one-time transactions such as $867,450 for landscape renovation along Spring Road and Ridgecrest Drive, and $292,873 for detention basin maintenance. The proposed levies for these Districts are below the required amounts to comply with the Capital Reserve Policy. As a reminder, City Council policy requires a reserve balance equal to one year of operating expenses. Eventually, future levies will have to be raised to cover annual maintenance costs and any capital expenses. In the future, the City anticipates acceptance of Districts 15 Zone B (Masters at Moorpark Country Club T5463) and 20 (Meridian Hills T5187) Phase 2; and will assume responsibility for the maintenance of the slope; parkway and median landscape improvements; bio-swales; detention basis and storm drains. District 33 (Vistas at Moorpark T5130) has been formed but no improvements have yet been installed; no levy will be assessed for FY 2020/21. In order to address depleting capital reserves and to provide the framework for a comprehensive plan that ensures the long term viability of the improvements in each of the Districts, the City is currently working with Willdan Financial Services (Willdan) to create a Reserve Fund Study (study). The study will ultimately be a managed assessment plan that will establish a reserve fund to meet the financial needs of each District, while avoiding dramatic swings in the annual assessments (levy). Staff anticipates completing of the study early in the fall of 2020. Staff strived to have the Reserve Study funded in time to allow the integration of the plan into the proposed levies for FY 2020/21, however due to workflow among the City’s LMD consultant and the COVID-19 pandemic the development of the Reserve Study has been pushed back. Lighting and Landscape Maintenance Budget The Engineer’s report was prepared in advance of the Council’s discussions of the FY 2020/21 budget. It is not updated to reflect the Recommended Budget expenditures as any revision would affect the Engineer’s Report’s final approval and it may delay the adoption of the levy. Therefore, the expenditure budget figures identified in the Engineer’s Report may not be identical to those in the draft budget, but will be closely comparable. The Recommended budget will reflect the levy revenues as calculated in the report. By adopting the Report, the Council is not approving any expenditures that will come with the adoption of the City budget. Adopting the Report simply establishes the assessment amount for the new fiscal year. 50 Honorable City Council 06/03/2020 Regular Meeting Page 8 The preliminary proposed budget for FY 2020/21 is $3,097,744. This is comprised of salaries and employee benefits of multiple employees that provide services to the Lighting and Landscaping districts ($306,267); services and supplies ($2,763,621); debris basin expenses ($12,856); and capital improvements ($15,000) for the Championship Drive Trail sidewalk. Services and supplies include $1,126,211 for landscaping and maintenance; $786,425 for water and electricity; $351,600 for street lighting and $53,407 for design of trail sidewalk at District 15 Country Club Estates. Relative to the FY 2019/20 preliminary budget, the total proposed expenditures is slightly higher by 4% or $129,490. The salaries and employee benefits for maintenance staff are distributed to various Zones/Districts based the Zone/District’s size relative to the total acreage of 147.12. This is a reasonable basis for cost sharing and it is expected to reduce the General Fund support to those Zones/Districts with deficit fund balances. Fund Deficits Since Zones/Districts 1 through 11 were established without a cost-of-living adjustment factor and District 14 is already assessed at the top rate, the maximum assessment amount per unit cannot be increased. It is anticipated that the following Zones/Districts will post deficit Fund Balances at the end of FY 2019/20 and/or FY 2020/21: Table 2 FUND BALANCE DEFICITS Fund No. - Zone/District Title FY18/19 Actual FY 19/20 Estimate FY 20/21 Estimate Increase / (Decrease) 2300 Citywide - Lighting ($121,225)($80,824)($91,479) $10,655 2300 Citywide - Landscape ($17,681) ($53,381)($119,240)$65,859 2301 District 1 - Pecan Avenue ($8,742) ($15,907) ($14,827)($1,080) 2302 District 2 - Steeple Hill Area T2865 $0 ($36,317) ($15,761) ($20,556) 2303 District 3 - Buttercreek/Peppermill $0 ($1,315)($2,634) $1,319 2304 District 4 - Williams Ranch Rd $0 $0 ($1,473) $1,473 2305 District 5 - Pheasant Run Area ($29,098)($54,043) ($67,007)$12,964 2306 District 6 - Inglewood St ($468) ($141)($766) $625 2308 District 8 - Home Acres Buffer ($4,804)($8,467) ($10,552) $2,085 2309 District 9 - Moopark Industrial Park ($2,930)($5,001)($6,120) $1,119 2314 District 14 - Wilshire Builders ($1,858) ($3,572) ($9,457) $5,885 TOTAL ($186,806) ($258,969) ($339,316) $80,347 51 Honorable City Council 06/03/2020 Regular Meeting Page 9 Due to the fixed maximum assessment rates in the Citywide District and Zones/Districts 1 through 14 and increasing maintenance and operations costs, deficits in street lighting and landscaped areas will continue to grow. The FY 2019/20 projected deficit of $258,969 is 1.4 times the FY 2018/19 actual operating deficits of $186,806. The estimated deficit in FY 2020/21 is expected rise by $80,347 to $339,316 due increased landscape contract and water costs. However, staff is evaluating the current maintenance levels in the underfunded Districts and will present a report to the City Council at the beginning of the fiscal year to discuss potential cost saving opportunities. FISCAL IMPACT There will be no fiscal impact to the FY 2019/20 budget associated with the public hearing for final review of the Engineer’s Report and the adoption of the Resolution confirming the levy amounts and ordering the continuation of assessments for FY 2020/21. The City’s practice is to subsidize the projected deficits in Zones/Districts 1 through 14 using the Gas Tax Fund (2415) for 100% of the street lighting deficit and 50% of the landscaping deficits; and the General Fund (1000) for the remaining 50% of the landscaping deficits in the following fiscal year. However, the preliminary projected fund balance for the Gas Tax Fund (2415) on June 30, 2021, will not be sufficient to cover its share of the subsidy. Hence, the General Fund (1000) will have to cover the full $258,969 subsidy. The proposed budget for FY 2020/21 will include the expected special benefit assessment revenue for each Districts and Transfers out from General Funds only. COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE This action does not support a current strategic directive. STAFF RECOMMENDATION (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED) 1. Open the public hearing, accept public testimony, and close the public hearing; and 2. Adopt Resolution No. 2020-____ Attachment 1: Summary of Assessment Amounts Attachment 2: Draft Resolution No. 2020-____ Attachment 3: Engineer’s Report 52 Honorable City Council 06/03/2020 Regular Meeting Page 10 SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT LEVY AMOUNTS Per Lot Assessment Landscape L/S & Drainage Zone / District Total Assessment Amount Units Amount Units Amount Citywide - Street Lighting $260,130 12,482.25 20.84$ Citywide - Landscaping Residential $144,256 43,714.00 3.30$ Citywide - Landscaping Commercial/Industrial $47,479 2,754.00 17.24$ $191,735 1 - Pecan Avenue T 2851 $9,702 75.00 129.36$ 2 - Steeple Hill Area T 2865 L/S $66,848 574.00 116.46$ LS / Drainage $6,991 48.00 116.46$ 48.00 29.18$ $73,839 3 - Butler Creek/Peppermill T 3032 $3,079 265.00 11.62$ 4 - Williams Ranch Road T 3274 $6,383 129.00 49.48$ 5 - Pheasant Run Area T 3019/3525 L/S $15,274 142.00 107.56$ LS / Drainage $8,567 75.00 107.56$ 75.00 6.66$ $23,840 6 - Inglewood Street T 3306 $924 22.00 42.00$ 7 - Moorpark Business Park LA Ave/Gabbert $11,298 91.74 123.15$ 8 - Home Acres Buffer Area City $7,654 497.00 15.40$ Home Acres $7,574 201.00 37.68$ $15,227 9 - Moorpark Industrial Park Condor Drive $1,357 49.46 27.43$ 10 - Mountain Meadows PC-3 Residential L/S $135,782 1,774.00 76.54$ Residential LS / Drainage $58,457 669.00 76.54$ 669.00 10.84$ Commercial $7,216 11.23 642.57$ $201,455 11 - Alyssas Court t 4174 $3,040 9.00 337.78$ ATTACHMENT 1 53 Honorable City Council 06/03/2020 Regular Meeting Page 11 SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT LEVY AMOUNTS Per Lot Assessment Landscape L/S & Drainage Zone / District Total Assessment Amount Units Amount Un its Amount 12 - Carlsberg Specific Plan Area Residential $192,960 536.00 360.00$ Commercial/Industrial $9,066 69.74 130.00$ Institutional $4,493 3.84 1,170.00$ $206,519 14 - Silver Oak Lane T 5201 $1,872 10.00 187.21$ 15 - Country Club Estates T 4928 Zone A $156,655 323.00 485.00$ 15 - Masters at Moorpark Country Club T 5463 Zone B $17,550 50.00 351.00$ 16 - Mountain View T 5161 $3,127 59.00 53.00$ 18 - Moonsong Court T 5307 $17,500 25.00 700.00$ 19 - Campus Plaza T 5264 $0 6.27 -$ 20 - Meridian Hills T 5187 $322,400 248.00 1,300.00$ 21 - Canterbury Lane T 5133 $3,850 77.00 50.00$ 21.1 Ivy Lane T 5425 $1,980 99.00 20.00$ 22 - Moorpark Highlands T 5045 Residential $695,113 659.50 1,054.00$ Institutional $14,756 14.00 1,054.00$ $709,869 24 - 875 Los Angeles Ave $0 2.53 -$ 25 - Patriot Commerce Center $0 11.52 -$ 26 - 14339-14349 White Sage Road $0 8.15 -$ 31 - Tuscany Square $0 6.96 -$ 32 - 145 Park Lane $0 1.00 -$ 33 - Vistas at Moorpark $0 110.00 -$ Note: Total Assessment amount differs slightily from Table 1 of the Engineer's Report (Attachment C) due to rounding in the calculation. 54 ATTACHMENT 2 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-____ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT AND ORDERING THE CONTINUATION OF ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020/21 FOR THE CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2020-3878, the City Council ordered the preparation of an Engineer's Report for the City’s Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts (the "Assessment Districts") for fiscal year 2020/21; and WHEREAS, pursuant to said Resolution, the Engineer's Report ("Report") was prepared by SCI Consulting Group, Engineer of Work, in accordance with Section 22565, et. seq., of the Streets and Highways Code and Article XIIID of the California Constitution; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2020-3905 the City Council preliminarily approved the Engineer’s Report for said Districts and set a date for a Public Hearing; and WHEREAS, said report was duly made and filed with the City Clerk and duly considered by this Council and found to be sufficient in every particular, whereupon it was determined that the report should stand as the Engineer’s Report for all subsequent proceedings under and pursuant to the aforesaid resolution, and that June 3, 2020, at the hour of 6:30 p.m. in the Community Center’s Apricot Room, located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California 93021, were appointed as the time and place for a hearing by this Council on the question of the levy of the proposed assessment, notice of which hearing was given as required by law; parties interested in participating in the public hearing were advised to visit the City's website for current information on how to provide public comment due to social distancing measures in effect due to the COVID- 19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, at the appointed time and place the hearing was duly and regularly held, and all persons interested and desiring to be heard were given an opportunity to be heard in a manner consistent with social distancing measures, and all matters and things pertaining to the levy were fully heard and considered by the Council, and all oral statements and all written protests or communications were duly heard, considered and overruled, and this Council thereby acquired jurisdiction to order the levy and the confirmation of the diagrams and assessments set forth in the Engineer’s Report to pay the costs and expenses of the improvements described in the Engineer’s report. 55 Resolution No. 2020–_____ Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The public interest, convenience and necessity require that the continuation be made. SECTION 2. The Assessment Districts benefited by the improvements, being the installation, maintenance and servicing of public lighting and landscaping (the “Improvements”) and assessed to pay the costs and expenses thereof, and the exterior boundaries thereof, are as shown by a map thereof filed in the office of the City Clerk, which map is made a part hereof by reference thereto. SECTION 3. The Engineer's Report as a whole and each part thereof, to wit: (a) the Engineer's estimate of the itemized and total costs and expenses of the Improvements and of the incidental expenses in connection therewith; (b) the diagrams showing the Assessment Districts, plans and specifications for the Improvements and the boundaries and dimensions of the respective lots and parcels of land within the Assessment Districts; and (c) the assessments of the total amount of the cost and expenses of the Improvements upon the several lots and parcels of land in the Assessment Districts in proportion to the estimated special benefits to be received by such lots and parcels, respectively, from the Improvements, and of the expenses incidental thereto; are finally approved and confirmed. SECTION 4. Final adoption and approval of the Engineer's Report as a whole, and of the plans and specifications, estimate of the costs and expenses, the diagrams and the assessments, as contained in the report as hereinabove determined and ordered, is intended to and shall refer and apply to the report, or any portion thereof as amended, modified, or revised or corrected by, or pursuant to and in accordance with, any resolution or order, if any, heretofore duly adopted or made by this Council. SECTION 5. The assessments to pay the costs and expenses of the Improvements for fiscal year 2020/2021 are hereby levied. For further particulars pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, reference is hereby made to the Resolution Directing Preparation of Engineer's Report. 56 Resolution No. 2020–_____ Page 3 SECTION 6. Based on the oral and documentary evidence, including the Engineer's Report, offered and received at the hearing, this Council expressly finds and determines (a) the land with the Assessment Districts will be benefited by the Improvements, (b) the Assessment Districts includes all of the lands so benefited, and (c) the net amounts to be assessed upon the lands within the Assessment Districts for the 2020/21 fiscal year, in accordance with the Engineer’s Report, are apportioned by formulas and methods which fairly distribute the net amounts among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each such lot or parcel from the Improvements and (d) with respect to AD-01, AD-01-2, AD-01-3, AD-04-01, AD-05-01, AD-06-01, AD-07-01, AD-07-02, AD-07-03, AD-07-04, AD-09-01, AD-10-1, AD-10-2, and AD-15-1, only special benefits are assessed and no assessment is imposed on any parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel. SECTION 7. Immediately upon the adoption of this resolution, but in no event later than the third Monday in August following such adoption, the City Clerk shall file a certified copy of the diagram and assessment and a certified copy of this resolution with the Auditor of the County of Ventura. Upon such filing, the County Auditor shall enter on the County assessment roll opposite each lot or parcel of land the amount of assessment thereupon as shown in the assessment. The assessments shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as County taxes are collected and all laws providing for the collection and enforcement of County taxes shall apply to the collection and enforcement of the assessments. After collection by the County, the net amount of the assessments, after deduction of any compensation due the County for collection, shall be paid to the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts. SECTION 8. Upon receipt of the moneys representing assessments collected by the County, the County shall deposit the moneys in the City Treasury to the credit of the improvement funds previously established under the distinctive designation of the Assessment Districts. Moneys in the improvement funds shall be expended only for the Improvements. SECTION 9. The assessments levied are in conformance with Proposition 218. 57 Resolution No. 2020–_____ Page 4 SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of June, 2020. _______________________________ Janice S. Parvin, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Ky Spangler, City Clerk 58 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2020‐21 APRIL 2020 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 AND ARTICLE XIIID OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ENGINEER OF WORK: SCIConsultingGroup 4745 MANGLES BOULEVARD FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA 94534 PHONE 707.430.4300 FAX 707.430.4319 www.sci‐cg.com ATTACHMENT 3 59 PAGE ii (THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.) 60 PAGE iii TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 1 ENGINEER’S REPORT AND CONTINUATION OF ASSESSMENTS .............................................. 7 LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS .................................................................................................... 7 COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT LAW .................................................................................. 10 PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................... 11 FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ESTIMATE OF COST AND BUDGET ....................................................... 13 METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT ............................................................................................... 17 METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT ........................................................................................ 17 DISCUSSION OF BENEFIT ................................................................................................ 17 GENERAL VERSUS SPECIAL BENEFIT ............................................................................... 18 METHOD OF ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................. 22 ASSESSMENT APPORTIONMENT ...................................................................................... 22 APPEALS AND INTERPRETATION ...................................................................................... 35 ASSESSMENT ...................................................................................................................... 36 APPENDIX A - 2020-21 ASSESSMENT ROLL .......................................................................... 38 APPENDIX B - ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM .................................................................................. 39 61 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE iv (THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.) 62 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW The City of Moorpark’s (the “City”) Lighting Maintenance Assessment District 84-2 (“AD84- 2”) was formed in 1984 to provide funding for public street lighting and parkway/median landscape maintenance and improvement expenses through the levy of benefit assessments. In addition, the City formed Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts No. AD-01-1, AD-01-2, AD-01-3, AD-04-1, AD-05-1, AD-06-1, AD-07- 1, AD-07-2, AD-07-3, AD-07-4, AD-09-1, AD-10-1, AD-10-2 and AD-15-1 (the “LLDs”) to provide funding for additional parkway landscape maintenance and improvement expenses in specific areas as described below. These Assessment Districts (collectively “the Assessment Districts” or “Assessments”) were formed pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (the “Act”). Within the Assessment Districts, there are three types of assessments, generally described as follows: 1. Citywide Assessments: assessments for AD84-2 applied to all parcels within the City that receive benefits. 2. Zone Assessments: assessments for AD84-2 applied to properties within certain Zones of Benefit to fund improvements and maintenance services which benefit those properties. 3. District Assessments: assessments for the LLDs applied to properties within certain boundaries to fund improvements and maintenance services which benefit those properties. CITYWIDE ASSESSMENTS Within AD84-2, there are two types of expenses funded by distinct Citywide assessments: 1. Street lighting costs associated with City-owned and Southern California Edison (S.C.E.) owned streetlights distributed to all benefiting properties within City limits. 2. Landscape maintenance costs associated with parkway/median maintenance and improvement distributed to all benefiting properties within City limits. AD84-2 ZONE OF BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS Landscape maintenance, servicing and improvement costs for AD84-2 for unique Zones of Benefit are allocated to all benefiting properties within each given zone of benefit. These Zones of Benefit are summarized as follows: 1. Pecan Avenue, Tract No. 2851: Maintenance costs associated with landscaping in the Ventura County Flood Control Easement and portions of the interior tract entry areas. The obligation upon these 75 lots is pursuant to a condition of development. 63 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 2 2. Steeple Hill Area, Tract No. 2865: Cost for maintenance of specific landscaping areas within the tract, including landscaping at Christian Barrett & Springs Road; Tierra Rejada landscaping, and Peach Hill Road landscaping on the east side between Christian Barrett and Tierra Rejada Roads, and the entry monument sign at Christian Barrett and Spring Road. In addition, the cost of maintaining certain drainage detention and debris basins is assessed to certain lots within this zone. The obligation upon the lots within this tract is pursuant to a condition of development. 3. Buttercreek / Peppermill, Tract No. 3032: Maintenance costs associated with landscaping an entry monument at Buttercreek Road and Los Angeles Avenue. These costs are spread to the 265 lots within the tract. 4. Williams Ranch Road, Tract No. 3274: Maintenance costs associated with landscape areas along Williams Ranch Road parkway adjacent to Peach Hill drain channel and Edison entries within PC-3. These costs are spread to the 129 lots within the tract. 5. Pheasant Run Area, Tract Nos. 3019 & 3525: Maintenance costs associated with landscaping the Tierra Rejada Road slope and parkway areas and parkway on the west side of Peach Hill Road between Williams Ranch and Tierra Rejada Roads within tract Nos. 3019 and 3525. These costs are spread to the 217 lots within the tracts. In addition, the cost of maintaining certain drainage detention and debris basins is assessed to certain lots within this zone. 6. Inglewood Street, Tract No. 3306: Costs for maintenance of landscape areas within tract 3306 at the westerly terminus of Inglewood Street. These costs are spread to the 22 lots within the tract. 7. Moorpark Business Park, Los Angeles Avenue Parkway: Maintenance costs associated with landscaping the parkway on the north side of Los Angeles Avenue between Gabbert Road and Shasta Avenue will be borne by all industrial lots northerly of Los Angeles Avenue, southerly of Poindexter Avenue, easterly of Gabbert Road, and westerly of Shasta Avenue. 8. Home Acres Buffer Area: Maintenance costs associated with the buffer area at the west end of the West Ranch area, is to be split 50-50 between residential properties within the West Ranch area and the area outside the City known as Home Acres. That portion of this Zone of Benefit with the City consists of the residential area within Tracts 4340, 4341, 4792 and a portion of tract 4342. This area is bounded on the north by the Arroyo Simi, on the east by Tierra Rejada Road and the commercial property at the corner of Tierra Rejada Road and Mountain Trail Street, on the south by tracts 4367, 4342-5 and on the west by the City boundary. 9. Moorpark Industrial Park, Condor Drive: Maintenance costs associated with the parkway located at the northwest corner of Princeton Avenue and Virginia Colony Place will be borne by the developed parcels within the Industrial park on Condor Drive (Tract 3492). 64 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 3 10. Mountain Meadows, PC-3: Maintenance costs associated with landscaping within this area will be borne by all properties within the Mountain Meadows Planned Community (PC-3). The landscaping to be maintained consists of the Peach Hill Water Linear Park, the slope along the north side of Peach Hill Wash and the downstream flood control facility located just east of Mountain Trail Street and certain parkways on Tierra Rejada Road. In addition, the cost of maintaining certain drainage detention and debris basins is assessed to certain lots within this zone. 11. Alyssas Court, Tract 4174: Maintenance costs associated with landscaping within this area will be borne by all properties within the tract. 12. Carlsberg Specific Plan: Maintenance costs associated with certain landscape improvements as described in the Boundary Map for Zone 12. The cost for the maintenance of these improvements will be borne by all of the properties within Zone 12 as defined in said Boundary Maps and generally described as that area bounded by the Route 23 Freeway, Tierra Rejada Road, Spring Road, the Arroyo Simi and New Los Angeles Avenue. At the time of formation in July 2000, the City Council directed that the City pay Zone 12 assessments for property owned by the Moorpark Unified School District. LLD ASSESSMENTS Landscape maintenance, servicing and improvement costs for unique services provided to properties within specific areas are allocated to all benefiting properties within the boundaries of each given LLD. These Districts are summarized as follows: 14. Silver Oak Lane, Tract 5201: Maintenance costs associated with parkway landscaping along Peach Hill Road and Rolling Knoll Road, including turf, ground cover, shrubs, trees, irrigation systems, drainage systems, lighting, fencing, statuary, fountains, and other ornamental structures and facilities, entry monuments and other improvements adjacent to properties within Tract 5201. 15. Country Club Estates Zone A, Tract 4928: Maintenance costs associated with parkway landscaping on the south side of the street along the Equestrian Trail running between Grimes Canyon Road and Walnut Canyon Road. Median landscaping at the north side of the Equestrian Trail at Grimes Canyon Road and Walnut Canyon Road; and landscaping of the Equestrian Staging Area located on the east side of Grimes Canyon Road. Maintenance costs associated with maintaining trail and landscape improvements between District 15 and District 20, north of Spring Road, is shared proportionally between the two Districts. Effective fiscal year 2016-17 Tract 5463 has been annexed into District 15 as Zone B, maintenance costs associated with maintenance of trail and landscape improvements is shared proportionally between the two Zones. Please refer to the Annexation of Tentative Tract Map No. 5463 into City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. AD01-02 Final Engineer’s Report dated September 2015 for details regarding this annexation. 15.1 Masters at Moorpark Country Club Zone B, Tract 5463: Maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of trails, detention basins and an access road. In addition, 65 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 4 maintenance costs associated with maintenance of trail and landscape improvements shared proportionally between the Zone A and Zone B. Additional landscape maintenance associated with maintenance of natural areas and landscape improvements located throughout the annexation area as illustrated in the Maintenance Responsibility Map identified as HOA maintenance area located in Appendix A of the fiscal year 2016-17 Engineer’s Report (the formation report). The HOA shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of these areas, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of these areas. The assessment for the cost of maintaining the HOA maintained improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the HOA maintained improvements. 16. Mountain View, Tract 5161: Landscaping maintenance costs associated with approximately 6,926 square feet of parkway landscaping located in and adjacent Tract 5161. Wall maintenance, including graffiti abatement, and repair of the walls. Drainage maintenance costs associated with twelve (12) storm water quality catch basin filter inserts placed in twelve (12) catch basins within Tract 5161. 18. Moonsong Court, Tract 5307: Landscaping maintenance costs associated with landscaping and irrigation system, along the west and south perimeter of the Tract, on Flory Street and on Los Angeles Avenue. Drainage maintenance of the bio-swales on the north and south side of Moonsong Court, at the Flory Street entrance to Tract 5307. Beginning fiscal year 2008-09 the drainage maintenance of the bio-swales has been eliminated. 19. Campus Plaza, Tract 5264: Median and island landscape and hardscape maintenance costs associated with the Collins Drive median; the stamped concrete in the traffic island at the Collins Drive entrance to the center; the stamped concrete in the traffic island at the freeway on-ramp; and the Campus Park Drive median along the frontage of the property. Parkway landscaping cost associated with the landscaping of the parkway improvements along the Campus Park Drive and Collins Drive frontages of the property. The property owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of the parkway landscaping, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of the parkway improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining the parkway improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the parkway improvements. 20. Meridian Hills, Tract 5187: Landscape maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of slope, parkway and median landscape improvements located throughout the District. Drainage maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of bio-swales, detention basins and storm drains. Maintenance costs associated with maintaining trail and landscape improvements between District 15 and District 20, north of Spring Road, is shared proportionally between the two Districts. 21. Canterbury Lane, Tract 5133: Parkway landscape cost associated with the maintenance of parkway landscape improvements along Los Angeles Avenue frontage and Millard Street western perimeter. City maintained drainage costs associated with the maintenance of filtration systems, six seven-foot catch basins, two fourteen-foot catch 66 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 5 basins and storm drains located throughout the District. HOA maintained drainage costs associated with the maintenance of drainage improvements including front yard grass swales (for 77 lots), catch basin near the northwest corner of the tract, six twelve inch pad catch basins and pad PVC drains. The Homeowners Association shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of these drainage improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of these drainage improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining these drainage improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of these drainage improvements. 21.1 Ivy Lane Zone B, Tract 5425: Parkway landscape cost associated with the maintenance of parkway landscape improvements along Los Angeles Avenue frontage. Drainage maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of filtration systems, nine seven-foot catch basins, four fourteen-foot catch basins and storm drains located throughout the Zone. The Homeowners Association shall retain responsibility for the maintenance of parkway landscape improvements along Edenbridge Road, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of these parkway improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining these parkway improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of these parkway improvements. 22. Moorpark Highlands, Tract 5045: Landscape maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of slope, parkway and median landscape improvements along Spring Road. Maintenance of all trails located throughout the District. The maintenance of three detention basins and four debris basins. Drainage maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of all storm drains and catch basins. Maintenance of all access roads. HOA maintained landscape costs associated with the maintenance of slope landscape improvements along Hightop Street and Ridgecrest Drive. Maintenance of parkway landscape improvements along Elk Run Loop. The Homeowners Association shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of these landscape improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of these landscape improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining these landscape improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of these landscape improvements. 24. 875 Los Angeles Ave, LA Ave & Goldman: Landscape maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of parkway and site landscape improvements along Goldman Avenue and Los Angeles Avenue. The Property Owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of the landscape improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining the landscape improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape improvements. 25 Patriot Commerce Center, CPD 2004-01: Landscape maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of slope landscape improvements, right of way landscape improvements and project frontage landscape improvements. Drainage maintenance costs associated 67 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 6 with the maintenance of a bio swale, storm drain system and five catch basins. The Property Owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining the landscape and drainage improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements. 26 14339-14349 White Sage Road, CPD 2004-03: Landscaping maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of slope landscape improvements, right of way landscape improvements and project frontage landscape improvements. Drainage maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of storm drain pipes and stormwater filtration systems. The Property Owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining the landscape and drainage improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements. 31 Tuscany Square, CPD 2005-02: Landscaping maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of landscape improvements including but not limited to trees, shrubs, ground cover, and irrigation systems located within or adjacent to the District along Los Angeles Avenue, Moorpark Avenue and Park Crest Lane. Drainage maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of storm drain pipes and stormwater filtration systems. The Property Owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining the landscape and drainage improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements. 32 145 Park Lane, CPD 2005-03: Landscaping maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of landscape improvements including but not limited to trees, shrubs, ground cover, and irrigation systems located within or adjacent to the District along Park Lane. Drainage maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of storm drain pipes and stormwater filtration systems. The Property Owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining the landscape and drainage improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements. 33 Vistas at Moorpark, Tract 5130: Landscaping maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of improvements including but not limited to landscaped areas, irrigated ground cover, irrigation systems, detention basins and a stormwater access road located within or adjacent to the District. The maintenance of setback landscaping and trails on the west side of Spring Road between Charles Street and the project entry way. The 68 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 7 Property Owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of landscaped areas located in the eastern and southern areas of the District as illustrated in the Maintenance Responsibility Map identified as HOA maintenance area located in Appendix A of the formation Engineer’s Report, fiscal Year 2015-16. The Property Owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of these landscape improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of the landscape improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining these landscape improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape improvements. ENGINEER’S REPORT AND CONTINUATION OF ASSESSMENTS This Engineer’s Report ("Report") was prepared to establish the budgets for the continued capital improvement and services expenditures that would be funded by the proposed 2020-21 assessments, determine the benefits received from the lighting and landscaping maintenance and improvements by property within the Assessment Districts and the method of assessment apportionment to lots and parcels within the Assessment Districts. This Report and the proposed assessments have been made pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (the "Act") and Article XIIID of the California Constitution (the “Article”). In each subsequent year for which the assessments will be levied, 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 adopted on January 15, 2020. 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 3, 2020. At this hearing, the Council would consider approval of a resolution confirming the continuation of the assessments for fiscal year 2020-21. 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 2020-21. LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS PROPOSITION 218 AD84-2 assessments were formed prior to the passage of Proposition 218, The Right to Vote on Taxes Act, which was approved by the voters of California on November 6, 1996, and is now Article XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution. (Proposition 218 provides for benefit assessments to be levied to fund the cost of providing services, improvements, 69 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 8 as well as maintenance and operation expenses to a public improvement which benefits the assessed property.) Although these assessments are consistent with Proposition 218, the California judiciary has generally referred to pre-Proposition 218 assessments as “grandfathered assessments” and held them to a lower standard than post Proposition 218 assessments. The other Assessments described in this Engineer’s Report that were formed after the passage of Proposition 218 are consistent with Proposition 218 and the procedures and requirements established by Proposition 218 for new or increased assessments. SILICON VALLEY TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION, INC. V SANTA CLARA COUNTY OPEN SPACE AUTHORITY In July of 2008, the California Supreme Court issued its ruling on the Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association, Inc. v. Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (“SVTA vs. SCCOSA”). This ruling is the most significant court case in further legally clarifying the substantive assessment requirements of Proposition 218. Several of the most important elements of the ruling included further emphasis that: Benefit assessments are for special, not general, benefit The services and/or improvements funded by assessments must be clearly defined Special benefits are directly received by and provide a direct advantage to property in the assessment district This Engineer’s Report is consistent with the SVTA vs. SCCOSA decision and with the requirements of Article 13C and 13D of the California Constitution based on the following factors: 1. The Assessment District(s) are divided into narrowly drawn and separate zones of benefit / Assessment Districts, and the assessment revenue derived from real property in each zone / Assessment District is extended only on specifically identified improvements and/or maintenance and servicing of those improvements in that zone / Assessment District and other improvements in the Assessment District(s) that confer special benefits to property in that zone / Assessment District. 1. The use of narrowly drawn zones of benefit and Assessment Districts ensures that the improvements constructed and maintained with assessment proceeds are located in close proximity to the real property subject to the assessment, and that such improvements provide a direct advantage to the property in the zone / Assessment District. 2. Due to their proximity to the assessed parcels, the improvements and maintenance thereof financed with assessment revenues in each zone benefit / Assessment District the properties in that zone / Assessment District in a manner different in kind from the benefit that other parcels of real property in the Assessment Districts derive from such improvements, and the benefits conferred on such property in each zone / Assessment District are more extensive and direct than a general increase in property values. 70 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 9 3. The assessments paid in each zone of benefit / Assessment District are proportional to the special benefit that each parcel within that zone / Assessment District receives from such improvements and the maintenance thereof because: a. The specific improvements and maintenance and utility costs thereof in each zone / Assessment District and the costs thereof are specified in this Engineer’s Report; and b. Such improvement and maintenance costs in each zone / Assessment District are allocated among different types of property located within each zone of benefit / Assessment District, and equally among those properties which have similar characteristics and receive similar special benefits. DAHMS V. DOWNTOWN POMONA PROPERTY On June 8, 2009, the 4th Court of Appeal amended its original opinion upholding a benefit assessment for property in the downtown area of the City of Pomona. On July 22, 2009, the California Supreme Court denied review. On this date, Dahms became good law and binding precedent for assessments. In Dahms the Court upheld an assessment that was 100% special benefit (i.e. 0% general benefit) on the rationale that the services and improvements funded by the assessments were directly provided to property in the assessment district. The Court also upheld discounts and exemptions from the assessment for certain properties. BONANDER V. TOWN OF TIBURON On December 31, 2009, the 1st District Court of Appeal overturned a benefit assessment approved by property owners to pay for placing overhead utility lines underground in an area of the Town of Tiburon. The Court invalidated the assessments on the grounds that the assessments had been apportioned to assessed property based on in part on relative costs within sub-areas of the assessment district instead of proportional special benefits. BEUTZ V. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE On May 26, 2010 the 4th District Court of Appeals issued a decision on the Steven Beutz v. County of Riverside (“Beutz”) appeal. This decision overturned an assessment for park maintenance in Wildomar, California, primarily because the general benefits associated with improvements and services was not explicitly calculated, quantified and separated from the special benefits. GOLDEN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION V. CITY OF SAN DIEGO On September 22, 2011, the San Diego Court of Appeal issued a decision on the Golden Hill Neighborhood Association v. City of San Diego appeal. This decision overturned an assessment for street and landscaping maintenance in the Greater Golden Hill neighborhood of San Diego, California. The court described two primary reasons for its decision. First, like in Beutz, the court found the general benefits associated with services were not explicitly calculated, quantified and separated from the special benefits. Second, the court found that the City of San Diego had failed to record the basis for the assessment on its own parcels. 71 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 10 COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT LAW This Engineer’s Report is consistent with the requirements of Article XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and with the SVTA decision because the improvements to be funded are clearly defined; the improvements are directly available to and will directly benefit property in the Assessment Districts; and the improvements provide a direct advantage to property in the Assessment Districts that would not be received in absence of the Assessments. This Engineer’s Report is consistent with Buetz, Dahms and Greater Golden Hill because, the improvements will directly benefit property in the Assessment Districts and the general benefits have been explicitly calculated and quantified and excluded from the Assessments. The Engineer’s Report is consistent with Bonander because the Assessments have been apportioned based on the overall cost of the improvements and proportional special benefit to each property. 72 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 11 PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS The work and improvements (the “Improvements”) are proposed to be undertaken by the City of Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts and the cost thereof paid from the levy of the annual assessment provide special benefit to Assessor Parcels within the Assessment Districts as defined in the Method of Assessment herein. Consistent with the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, (the “Act”) the work and improvements are generally described as follows: 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 and maintained by the City of Moorpark. Any plans and specifications for these improvements will be filed with the Public Works Director of the City of Moorpark 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. 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). 73 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 12 The assessment proceeds will be exclusively used for Improvements within the Assessment Districts plus Incidental expenses. Reference is made to the Improvement plans, which are on file with the Department of Public Works of the City of Moorpark. 74 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 13FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 ESTIMATE OF COST AND BUDGET CITY OF MOORPARKLandscaping and Lighting MADsFiscal Year 2020/21 BudgetZone / District Designation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Account Number 2300.3100 2300.3102 2301.0000 2302.0000 2303.0000 2304.0000 2305.0000 2306.0000 2307.0000 2308.0000Assessor Fund NumberHome AcresDistrict DescriptionStreet Lighting Landscaping Tract 2851 Tract 2865 Tract 3032 Wm Ranch Rd T-3019 & T-3525 Tract 3306 L A @ Gabbert BufferDIRECT COSTSSalaries & Benefits$0 $22,342 $3,227 $7,586 $248 $1,180 $10,351 $40 $1,835 $3,227Services & Supplies$351,600 $288,404 $21,302 $82,453 $5,466 $7,586 $79,934 $1,650 $10,936 $22,552Debris Basin Expenses$0$0$0$562$0$0 $562 $0$0$0Fixed Equipment Expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0 $0$0$0Capital Improvement Projects$0$0$0$0$0$0$0 $0$0$0Subtotal$351,600 $310,746 $24,529 $90,601 $5,714 $8,766 $90,847 $1,690 $12,771 $25,779Total Expense per Benefit Unit$28.17$7.11 $327.05 $157.84 $21.56 $67.95 $639.77 $76.82 $139.21 $51.87RESERVE FUND/OTHER CONTRIBUTIONSContribution to/(from) Reserve Funds($10,516) ($65,630) $1,081 $20,555 ($1,319) ($2,383) ($12,964) ($625) ($1,473) ($2,085)Contribution to/(from) General Fund ($80,954) ($53,381) ($15,908) ($36,317) ($1,316)$0 ($54,043) ($141)$0 ($8,467)Contribution to/(from) Capital Improvement Fund$0$0$0$0$0$0$0 $0$0$0Contribution (from) Other / Interest Income$0$0$0 ($1,000)$0$0$0 $0$0$0Subtotal($91,470) ($119,011) ($14,827) ($16,762) ($2,635) ($2,383) ($67,007) ($766) ($1,473) ($10,552)Balance to Levy$260,130 $191,735 $9,702 $73,839 $3,079 $6,383 $23,840 $924 $11,298 $15,227DISTRICT STATISTICSTotal Parcels11,307 11,307 88 623 269 131 217 22 107 725 Total Benefit Units - (Zone A) Residential12,482.25 43,714.00 75.00 574.00 265.00 129.00 142.00 22.00 91.74 497.00 Total Benefit Units - (Zone B) Com./Indus.2,754.00 48.00 75.00 201.00 Total Benefit Units - (Zone C) InstitutionalLevy per Unit (Zone A)$20.84$3.301$129.36 $116.46 $11.62 $49.48 $107.56 $42.00 $123.15 $15.40Levy per Unit (Zone B)$17.24 $145.64 $114.22 $37.68Levy per Unit (Zone C)Total Assessment Levy$260,130.09 $191,735 $9,702.00 $73,838.76 $3,079.30 $6,382.92 $23,840.02 $924.00 $11,297.78 $15,227.48FUND BALANCESEstimated Beginning Fund Balance 7/1/20 ($80,824) ($53,381) ($15,907) ($36,317) ($1,315) $910 ($54,043) ($141) $14,252 ($8,467)Net Outlays and Contributions ($10,516) ($65,630) $1,081 $20,555 ($1,319) ($2,383) ($12,964) ($625) ($1,473) ($2,085)Estimated Ending Fund Balance 6/30/21($91,340) ($119,011) ($14,826) ($15,762) ($2,634) ($1,473) ($67,007) ($766) $12,779 ($10,551)HISTORICAL INFORMATION2019-20 Net Levy per Unit/Acre $20.84$3.30 / $17.24$129.36$116.46/$145.64$11.62 $49.48$107.56/$114.22$42.00 $123.15$15.40 / $37.682018-19 Net Levy per Unit/Acre $20.84$3.30 / $17.24$129.36$116.46/$145.64$11.62 $49.48$107.56/$114.22$42.00 $123.15$15.40 / $37.682017-18 Net Levy per Unit/Acre$20.84$3.30 / $17.24$129.36$116.46/$145.64$11.62 $49.48$107.56/$114.22$42.00 $123.15$15.40 / $37.682016-17 Net Levy per Unit/Acre$20.84$3.30 / $17.24$129.36$116.46/$145.64$11.62 $49.48$107.56/$114.22$42.00 $123.15$15.40 / $37.682015-16 Net Levy per Unit/Acre$20.84$3.30 / $17.24$129.36$116.46/$145.64$11.62 $49.48$107.56/$114.22$42.00 $123.15$15.40 / $37.68 75 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 14CITY OF MOORPARKLandscaping and Lighting MADsFiscal Year 2020/21 BudgetZone / District Designation9101112141515.116181920Account Number2309.0000 2310.0000 2311.0000 2312.0000 2314.0000 2315.0000 2315.0000 2316.0000 2318.0000 2319.0000 2320.0000Assessor Fund NumberMasters atCountry Club Moorpark CountryDistrict DescriptionCondor Dr. Mt. Meadows Tract 4174 Carlsberg Silver Oak Lane Estates Zone A Club Zone B Mountain View Moonsong Ct Campus Plaza Meridian HillsDIRECT COSTSSalaries & Benefits$935 $39,059 $248 $28,007$707 $21,144$0 $935 $1,180$0 $58,131Services & Supplies$6,543 $204,724 $2,095 $178,629 $10,568 $212,304$0 $6,831 $14,080$0 $468,677Debris Basin Expenses$0 $6,732 $0$0$0$0$0 $5,000$0$0$0Fixed Equipment Expenses$0$0 $0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0Capital Improvement Projects$0$0 $0$0$0 $15,000$0$0$0$0$0Subtotal$7,478 $250,515 $2,343 $206,636 $11,275 $248,448$0 $12,766 $15,260$0 $526,808Total Expense per Benefit Unit$151.19 $141.21 $260.33 $385.51 $1,127.50 $769.19$0.00 $216.37 $610.40 $0.00 $2,124.23RESERVE FUND/OTHER CONTRIBUTIONSContribution to/(from) Reserve Funds($1,119) ($48,560) $697$2,383 ($5,836) ($76,793) $17,550 ($8,639) $2,440$500 ($189,408)Contribution to/(from) General Fund ($5,002)$0 $0$0 ($3,567)$0$0$0$0$0$0Contribution to/(from) Capital Improvement Fund$0$0 $0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0Contribution (from) Other / Interest Income$0 ($500) $0 ($2,500)$0 ($15,000)$0 ($1,000) ($200) ($500) ($15,000)Subtotal($6,121) ($49,060) $697($117) ($9,403) ($91,793) $17,550 ($9,639) $2,240$0 ($204,408)Balance to Levy$1,357 $201,455 $3,040 $206,519 $1,872 $156,655 $17,550 $3,127 $17,500$0 $322,400DISTRICT STATISTICSTotal Parcels13 2,493 9 563 10 251 60 59 26 4 260 Total Benefit Units - (Zone A) Residential1,774.00 9.00 536.00 10.00 323.00 50.00 59.00 25.00 6.27 248.00 Total Benefit Units - (Zone B) Com./Indus.49.46 669.00 69.74 Total Benefit Units - (Zone C) Institutional11.23 3.84 Levy per Unit (Zone A)$27.43 $76.54 $337.78 $360.00 $187.21 $485.00 $351.00 $53.00 $700.00 $0.00 $1,300.00Levy per Unit (Zone B)$87.38$130.00Levy per Unit (Zone C)$642.57$1,170.00Total Assessment Levy$1,356.69 $201,455.24 $3,040.02 $206,519.00 $1,872.10 $156,655.00 $17,550.00 $3,127.00 $17,500.00 $0.00 $322,400.00FUND BALANCESEstimated Beginning Fund Balance 7/1/20($5,001) $58,898 $5,162 $418,766 ($3,572) $743,447 $19,011 $37,565 $32,806 $68,083 $494,378Net Outlays and Contributions($1,119) ($48,560) $697$2,383 ($5,836) ($76,793) $17,550 ($8,639) $2,440$500 ($189,408)Estimated Ending Fund Balance 6/30/21($6,121) $10,338 $5,859 $421,149 ($9,408) $666,655 $36,561 $28,926 $35,246 $68,583 $304,970HISTORICAL INFORMATION2019-20 Net Levy per Unit/Acre$27.43$76.54/$87.38/642.57$337.78$360/$130/$1170$181.83 $485.00 $351.00 $53.00 $700.00 $0.00 $1,000.002018-19 Net Levy per Unit/Acre$27.43$76.54/$87.38/642.57$337.78$360/$130/$1170$176.13 $470.00 $340.00 $100.00 $700.00 $0.00 $350.002017-18 Net Levy per Unit/Acre $27.43$76.54/$87.38/642.57$337.78$433/$157/$1412$170.01 $200.00 $332.00 $90.00 $700.00 $0.00 $300.002016-17 Net Levy per Unit/Acre $27.43$76.54/$87.38/642.57$337.78$425/$150/$1,350$166.75 $350.00 $3,260.30 $75.00 $500.00 $0.00 $0.002015-16 Net Levy per Unit/Acre $27.43$76.54/$87.38/642.57$168.89$425/$150/$1,350$163.44 $200.00$60.00 $300.00 $0.00 $0.00 76 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 15CITY OF MOORPARKLandscaping and Lighting MADsFiscal Year 2020/21 BudgetZone / District Designation2121.122242526313233Account Number2321.0000 2321.0000 2322.0000 2324.0000 2325.0000 2326.0000 2331.0000 2332.0000 2333.0000Assessor Fund Number875 Los Patriot Commerce 14339-14349Vistas atDistrict DescriptionCanterbury Lane Ivy Lane Zone B Moorpark Highlands Angeles Ave Center White Sage Rd Tuscany Square 145 Park Lane MoorparkTotalsDIRECT COSTSSalaries & Benefits$473$0 $105,412$0$0$0$0$0$0$306,267Services & Supplies$10,471 $8,566 $768,250$0$0$0$0$0$0$2,763,621Debris Basin Expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$12,856Fixed Equipment Expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0Capital Improvement Projects$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$15,000Subtotal$10,944 $8,566 $873,662$0$0$0$0$0$0$3,097,744Total Expense per Benefit Unit$142.13 $86.53 $1,324.73 $0.00$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00RESERVE FUND/OTHER CONTRIBUTIONSContribution to/(from) Reserve Funds($6,494) ($6,186) ($141,793) $300$100$100$100$100$0($535,916)Contribution to/(from) General Fund $0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0($259,096)Contribution to/(from) Capital Improvement Fund$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0Contribution (from) Other / Interest Income($600) ($400) ($22,000) ($300)($100) ($100) ($100) ($100)$0($59,400)Subtotal($7,094) ($6,586) ($163,793)$0$0$0$0$0$0($854,412)Balance to Levy$3,850 $1,980 $709,869$0$0$0$0$0$0$2,243,332DISTRICT STATISTICSTotal Parcels77 100 690 2 1 2 4 1 18 Total Benefit Units - (Zone A) Residential77.00 99.00 659.50110.00 Total Benefit Units - (Zone B) Com./Indus.176.00 - 2.53 11.52 8.15 6.96 1.00 Total Benefit Units - (Zone C) Institutional14.00 Levy per Unit (Zone A)$50.00 $20.00 $1,054.00Levy per Unit (Zone B)$0.00$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Levy per Unit (Zone C)Total Assessment Levy$3,850.00 $1,980.00 $709,869.00 $0.00$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00$2,243,331.56FUND BALANCESEstimated Beginning Fund Balance 7/1/20$134,149 $24,178 $437,639 $24,760$7,551 $4,937$946 $1,051$0$2,269,522Net Outlays and Contributions($6,494) ($6,186) ($141,793) $300$100$100$100$100$0($535,916)Estimated Ending Fund Balance 6/30/21$127,655 $17,992 $295,846 $25,060$7,651 $5,037 $1,046 $1,151$0$1,733,606HISTORICAL INFORMATION2019-20 Net Levy per Unit/Acre$50.00 $20.00 $1,054.00 $0.00$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.002018-19 Net Levy per Unit/Acre$50.00 $20.00$510.00 $0.00$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.002017-18 Net Levy per Unit/Acre$45.00 $15.00$600.00 $0.00$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.002016-17 Net Levy per Unit/Acre$55.00 $112.80 $1,325.00 $0.00$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.002015-16 Net Levy per Unit/Acre$45.00 $110.56 $1,275.00 $0.00$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 77 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 16 Notes To The Estimate Of Cost 1) Landscape Assessment Rate for Single Family, Level 1 x Levy per Unit (Zone A) = Annual Landscaping Assessment (4 x $3.30 = $13.20). Due to rounding, Assessment differs slightly from Table 1 of the Engineer's Report. 2) The Fund Balance shown on the budget includes operating reserves and the Capital Improvement Reserve Fund. Each Assessment District and / or Zone has a Capital Improvement Reserve Fund to provide funding for unforeseen expenses (slope failures, etc.). The projected year-end balance for said Capital Improvement Reserve Funds shall be approximately one (1) year of estimated program costs for each district or zone; and if and when it is determined that levying the maximum authorized assessment for any district or zone in any given year, would cause the Capital Improvement Reserve Fund for that district or zone to exceed said limit, then the amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in said district or zone, shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause said Capital Improvement Reserve Fund year-end balance to exceed said limit. In any event, the amount of the assessment shall always remain unchanged. Any reduction to the amount actually levied upon the property, shall not affect the maximum authorized assessment amount for that or any future year. In the event the amount levied is less than the maximum authorized assessment amount, the amount levied shall not be less than 10% of the maximum authorized assessment. 78 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 17 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 lighting and landscaping facilities throughout the City, and the methodology used to apportion the total assessment to properties within the Assessment Districts. The Assessment Districts consists of all Assessor Parcels within the boundaries of the City of Moorpark as defined by the County of Ventura tax code areas. The parcels include all privately or publicly owned parcels within said boundaries. The method used for apportioning the assessment is based upon the proportional special benefits to be derived by the properties in the Assessment Districts 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, as codified in Article XIIID of the California Constitution, has confirmed that assessments must be based on the special benefit to property and that the value of the special benefits must reasonably exceed the cost of the assessment: "No assessment shall be imposed on any parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel." 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 Assessment Districts. B. Access to Improved landscaped areas and Other Public Improvements within the Assessment Districts. 79 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 18 C. Improved Views within the Assessment 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. F. Drainage of water and runoff from property in the District G. Protection from flooding and standing water due to the improved drainage systems In this case, the recent the SVTA v. SCCOSA decision provides enhanced clarity to the definitions of special benefits to properties in three distinct areas: Proximity Expanded or improved access Views The SVTA v. SCCOSA decision 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 SVTA v. SCCOSA decision 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. GENERAL VERSUS SPECIAL BENEFIT The Assessments allow the City to provide permanent public Improvements within its boundaries at a much higher level than what otherwise would be provided in absence of the Assessments. Moreover, in absence of the Assessments, the Improvements would not be provided because the City does not have alternative available funds to provide the Improvements. All of the Assessment proceeds derived from the Assessment Districts 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, lights, signs, trail systems, drainage facilities, other Improvements and costs incidental to providing the Improvements and collecting the Assessments. The Assessments are also structured to provide specific Improvements within each Zone of Benefit and / or Assessment District, further ensuring 80 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 19 that the Improvements funded by the Assessments are of specific and special benefit to property within each Zone of Benefit and / or Assessment District. Although these Improvements may be available to the general public at large, the permanent public Improvements in the Assessment Districts were specifically designed, located and created to provide additional and improved public resources for the direct advantage of property inside the Assessment Districts, and not the public at large. Other properties that are either outside the Assessment Districts or within the Assessment Districts and not assessed, do not enjoy the unique proximity, access, views and other special benefit factors described previously. Moreover, many of the homes in the Assessment Districts would not have been built if the Assessments were not established because an assessment for the Improvements was a condition of development approval. In summary, real property located within the boundaries of the Assessment Districts distinctly and directly benefits from closer proximity, access and views of Improvements funded by the Assessments, the creation of developable parcels, the extension of usable land area provided by the Assessments and other special benefits. The Improvements are specifically designed to serve local properties in each Assessment District, not other properties or the public at large. The Assessment Districts 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 Assessment Districts 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 Assessment Districts 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 Assessment Districts 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 Assessment Districts. The Improvements are, therefore, clearly above what otherwise would be provided. In fact, it is reasonable to assume that if Assessments were not collected and the Improvements were not maintained as a result, properties in the Assessment Districts would decline in desirability, utility and value by significantly more than the amount of the Assessment. We therefore conclude that all the landscaping Improvements funded by the Assessment are of special benefit to the identified benefiting properties located within the Assessment Districts and that the value of the special benefits from such Improvements to property in the Assessment Districts reasonably exceeds the cost of the Assessments for every assessed parcel in the Assessment Districts. (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.) 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 81 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 20 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 City of Moorpark, the County of Ventura 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, streets, drainage systems, etc.) This funding from other sources more than compensates for general benefits, if any, received by the properties within the Assessments Districts. In the 2009 Dahms case, the court upheld an assessment that was 100% special benefit on the rationale that the services funded by the assessments were directly provided within the assessment district. It is also important to note that the improvements and services funded by the assessments in Pomona are similar to the improvements and services funded by the Assessments described in this Engineer’s Report and the Court found these improvements and services to be 100% special benefit. Also similar to the assessments in Pomona, the Assessments described in this Engineer’s Report fund improvements and services directly provided within the Assessment Districts and every benefiting property in the Assessment Districts enjoys proximity and access to the Improvements. Therefore, Dahms establishes a basis for minimal or zero general benefits from the Assessments. 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 10%0.2 Proximity to improved parks and recreational facilities 2 10%0.2 Access to improved parks, open space and recreational areas 2 10%0.2 Improved views 2 10%0.2 Improved nighttime visibility and safety from streetlights 2 20%0.4 100 1.2 Total Calculated General Benefit = 1.2% As a result, the City will contribute at least 1.2% of the total budget from sources other than the Assessments. This contribution offsets any general benefits from the Improvements. This general benefit contribution is the sum of the following components: The City and / or Homeowners Association owns, maintains, rehabilitates and replaces curb and gutter along the border of the Assessment 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 and / or Homeowners 82 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 21 Association towards general benefit from the maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement of the curb and gutter is conservatively estimated to be 1%. The City and / or Homeowners Association owns and maintains local public streets along the border of the Assessment District Improvements. These public streets provide access to the Improvements for its enjoyment as well as efficient maintenance. The contribution from the City and / or Homeowners Association 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%. Therefore the total General Benefit is conservatively quantified at 1.2% which is more than offset by the total non-assessment contribution towards general benefit of 27%. 83 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 22 METHOD OF ASSESSMENT The next step in apportioning assessments is to determine the relative special benefit for each property. This process involves determining the relative benefit received by each property in relation to a single family home as the base unit. This base unit methodology is commonly used to distribute assessments in proportion to estimated special benefit and is generally recognized as providing the basis for a fair and appropriate distribution of assessments. For the purposes of this Engineer’s Report, all properties are designated a base unit value, which is each property’s relative benefit in relation to a single family home on one parcel. In this case, the "benchmark" property is the single family detached dwelling which is assigned one Equivalent Dwelling Unit (“EDU”) or base unit. ASSESSMENT APPORTIONMENT LIGHTING The single family home has been selected as the base unit for the assessments. By definition, a single family home located on a street that has existing streetlights is assigned 1 EDU or base benefit unit. This assessment rate, which is composed of benefit factors, which correspond to the following types of benefit. People Use - People related benefits 0.50 Security Benefit - Property protection 0.25 Intensity - Degree of illumination 0.25 Assessment Rate: 1.00 Parcels in other land use categories, including publicly owned parcels, were then rated by comparison with the basic unit. People Use - People related benefits 1. Reduction in night accidents. 2. Reduced vulnerability to criminal assault during hours of business. 3. Promotion of business operations during evening hours. 4. Increased safety on roads and highways. Security Benefit - Property Protection 1. Reduction in vandalism and other criminal acts, and damage to improvements. 2. Reduction in burglaries. Intensity: Intensity or degree of illumination provided on streets varies with type of street, date of installation and the use of the property adjacent thereto. 84 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 23 LANDSCAPING The landscaping element of the spread formula recognizes that all properties within the City benefit from the maintenance of the landscaping within the public right-of-way and easements. These benefits include improved safety resulting from a regular tree trimming program and improved street sweeping capabilities resulting from trimming trees which may otherwise interface with street sweeping operations. The method of spreading maintenance costs is based upon the assessment rates, and the assessment rates are determined by the "people use" attributed to each land use within the City. This method was chosen because the benefit received is directly proportionate to the number of people generated by each land use. Recognizing that residential land uses within the City derive a higher degree of benefit than non-residential land uses the formula was subdivided into two main groups, with residential land uses contributing in 75% of the assessment and non-residential uses being assessed for the remaining 25% of the maintenance costs. The single family home has been selected as the base unit for the spread of assessment. The base unit has assigned an assessment rate of 4. Parcels in other land use categories, including publicly owned parcels, were rated by comparison with the basic unit. See Table 1 for further detail regarding the assessment rates and annual assessment for property by land use classification. ASSESSMENT APPORTIONMENT BY AD84-2 ZONE / AND LLD ZONE 1 75 lots within Tract No. 2851 are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for a portion of the Ventura County Flood Control Easement immediately north of Campus Park Drive, as well as portions of the parkway landscaping at the entrance to and within the interior of Tract 2851. The additional per lot assessment is $129.36. The obligation upon these lots is pursuant to a condition of development. ZONE 2 623 lots within Tract 2865 are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for the maintenance of specific landscape areas and debris basins within the tract. The landscaped areas include certain parkways, the Tierra Rejada Road slope and streetscape areas, and the monument sign within the tract. The additional per lot assessment is $116.46. 48 lots are assessed an additional $29.17 per lot for the maintenance of the debris basins. The obligations upon these lots are pursuant to a condition of development. ZONE 3 265 lots within Tract No. 3032 are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for the maintenance of an entry monument at Butter Creek Road and Los Angeles Avenue and landscaping on the South side of Pepper Mill Street. The additional per lot assessment is $11.62. 85 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 24 ZONE 4 129 lots within Tract No. 3274 are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for the maintenance of the landscaped barrier in Williams Ranch Road at the Edison power lines, and the parkway landscaping on both sides of Williams Ranch Road east and west of the Edison Easement. The additional per lot assessment is $49.48. The obligation upon these lots is pursuant to a condition of development. ZONE 5 217 lots within Tract No. 3019 and 3525 are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for the maintenance of the Tierra Rejada Road slope and parkways, including the entry statements at Pheasant Run Street, and the parkway on the west side of Peach Hill Road between Williams Ranch and Tierra Rejada Roads. The additional per lot assessment is $107.56. 75 lots are assessed an additional $6.67 per lot for the maintenance of debris basins. The obligation upon these lots is pursuant to a condition of development. ZONE 6 22 lots within Tract No. 3306 are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for the maintenance of landscape area at the terminus of Inglewood Street. The additional per lot assessment is $42.00. The obligation upon these lots is pursuant to a condition of development. ZONE 7 90+ acres northerly of Los Angeles Avenue, southerly of Poindexter Avenue, and between Gabbert and Shasta Avenue are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for the maintenance of the parkway on the north side of Los Angeles Avenue Parkway. The additional per lot assessment is $123.15 per acre. ZONE 8 498 lots within Tract No. 4340, 4341, 4792 and a portion of Tract 4342 are assessed an additional $15.40 for 50% of the maintenance costs for the Home Acres Buffer Areas. The remaining 50% of such costs are recovered via an assessment upon 201 lots in the Home Acres area, in the amount of $37.68 per lot. This is the total amount of the assessment on the lots within Home Acres. Said lots are not assessed for Citywide lighting or landscaping. ZONE 9 49 acres in the Industrial Park on Condor Drive are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for the maintenance of the parkway located at the southwest corner of Princeton Avenue and Virginia Colony Place. The additional per lot assessment is $27.43 per acre. ZONE 10 2448 residential lots and one commercial property within the Mountain Meadows Planned Community (PC-3) are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for the 86 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 25 maintenance of the landscaping within the Peach Hill Wash Linear Park, the slope along the north side of the Peach Hill Wash and the downstream flood control facility located just east of Mountain Trail Street and within certain parkways along Terra Rejada Road. The additional per lot assessment for residential properties is $76.54 and the assessment for the commercial property at the southwest corner of Mountain Trail Street and Tierra Rejada Road is $642.57 per acre [118.81 ac x 8EDU/ac = 95 EDU >> x $76.55/EDU = $7,272.25 / 11.23 ac = $642.57]. 669 lots are assessed an additional $10.84 per lot for the maintenance of debris basins. The obligation upon these lots is pursuant to a condition of development. Zone 11 9 lots within Tract No. 4174 are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for the maintenance of parkway landscaping within the tract. The additional per lot assessment is $337.78. Zone 12 The maintenance costs for Zone 12 are allocated to the approved ultimate land uses within Zone 12 as follows: It has been determined by the assessment engineer that formed this Zone of Benefit that Water Utility and Flood Control properties receive no benefit from the proposed improvements. Accordingly, all such properties shall be exempt from the Zone 12 assessments. In addition, in that the portion of the total assessment allocated to the Institutional Properties is spread to only lots 3 and 4 of Tract 4974, the slope adjacent to Spring Road (APN # 512-0-270-065) is exempt. The assessments for Zone 12 can be increased annually after fiscal year 2000-01 to cover increases in the cost of maintenance, installation and servicing of the improvements. The rate of any annual increase shall be based upon the increase in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) for all Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, for the calendar year ending the December prior to the Fiscal Year of the proposed assessment. Any increase to the assessment for Zone 12 may include any increase deferred in any and all prior years. As the amount of the annual increase in the Los Angeles Area Consumer Price Index from December 2018 to December 2019 is 2.96% the maximum levy rate for fiscal year 2020-21 is 2.96% above the maximum levy rate for fiscal year 2019-20. Improvement Comm./Ind. Institutional Residential Science Drive Parkways & Medians 25%75% Science Drive Slope Easements 100% Tierra Rejada Rd. Parkways & Slopes 100% Tierra Rejada Median 0%0%0% Spring Road Parkway 34% 66% Spring Road Slope Easements 100% Spring Road Median 0%0%0% 87 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 26 Including the authorized annual adjustment, the maximum authorized assessment rates for fiscal year 2020-21 for each land use category are as follows: Commercial/Industrial: $230.09 /ac Institutional $2,072.61 /ac Residential $635.78 /Lot or EDU It has been determined that the projected year-end fund balance will exceed one (1) year of estimated program costs for this Zone if the maximum authorized assessment is levied. The amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in this Zone shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause the year-end balance to exceed said limit. In the event the amount levied is less than the maximum authorized assessment amount, the amount levied shall not be less than 10% of the maximum authorized assessment. The proposed rates to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 are: Commercial/Industrial: $130.00 /ac Institutional $1,170.00 /ac Residential $360.00 /Lot or EDU DISTRICT 14 10 lots within Tract No. 5201 are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for the maintenance of parkway landscaping within the tract. The additional per lot maximum authorized assessment rate is $187.21. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 is $187.21. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. DISTRICT 15 ZONE A 216 residential lots and two golf course parcels within Tract 4928 are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for the maintenance of trails and parkway and median landscaping within and adjacent to the tract. Effective fiscal year 2016-17 Tract 5463 has been annexed into District 15 as Zone B, maintenance costs associated with maintenance of trail and landscape improvements is shared proportionally between the two Zones resulting in a reduction in the maximum authorized assessment rate beginning fiscal year 2016-17. The Engineer has determined that the appropriate method of apportionment of the benefits derived by all parcels is on an EDU basis, with one third of EDU units to be allocated to the golf course parcels, and the remaining two thirds of EDU units to be allocated to the residential properties. The additional per EDU maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 is $1,982.77. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. It has been determined that the projected year-end fund balance will exceed one (1) year of estimated program costs for this district if the maximum authorized assessment is levied. The amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in this district shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause the year-end balance to exceed said limit. In the event the amount levied is less than the maximum authorized assessment amount, the amount 88 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 27 levied shall not be less than 10% of the maximum authorized assessment. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 is $485.00. DISTRICT 15 ZONE B 50 residential lots in Tract 5463 are assessed an additional maintenance assessment for the maintenance of trails, detention basins and an access road. In addition, Zone B parcels are also assessed maintenance costs associated with maintenance of trail and landscape improvements shared proportionally between the Zone A and Zone B. The additional per EDU maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 is $3,660.69. Parcels in Tract 5463 are also subject to an additional landscape maintenance assessment for maintenance of natural areas and landscape improvements located throughout the annexation area as illustrated in the Maintenance Responsibility Map identified as HOA maintenance area located in Appendix A of the formation Engineer’s Report, fiscal year 2016-17. The HOA shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of these areas, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of these areas. The assessment for the cost of maintaining the HOA maintained improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the HOA maintained improvements. The additional per EDU maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 including HOA maintained areas is $18,914.96. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. It has been determined that the projected year-end fund balance will exceed one (1) year of estimated program costs for this district if the maximum authorized assessment is levied. The amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in this district shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause the year-end balance to exceed said limit. In the event the amount levied is less than the maximum authorized assessment amount, the amount levied shall not be less than 10% of the maximum authorized assessment. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020- 21 is $351.00. DISTRICT 16 59 lots within Tract 5161 are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for the maintenance of parkway landscaping and drainage improvements. The additional per lot maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 is $545.60. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. It has been determined that the projected year-end fund balance will exceed one (1) year of estimated program costs for this district if the maximum authorized assessment is levied. The amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in this district shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause the year-end balance to exceed said limit. In the event the amount levied is less than the maximum authorized assessment amount, the amount levied shall not be less than 10% of the maximum authorized assessment. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 is $53.00. 89 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 28 DISTRICT 18 25 lots within Tract 5307 are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for maintenance of landscaping and irrigation system, along the west and south perimeter of the Tract on Flory Street and on Los Angeles Avenue and drainage maintenance of bio- swales. The additional per lot maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020- 21 is $1,148.64. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. Beginning fiscal year 2008-09 the drainage maintenance of the bio-swales has been eliminated. The elimination of the drainage maintenance results in a $5,000 reduction in drainage maintenance costs; causing the proposed assessment levy to be reduced. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 is $700.00. DISTRICT 19 Parcels within Tract 5264 are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for maintenance of medians and islands on Collins Drive and the Campus Park Drive median along the frontage of the property. The additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 is $2,756.80. Parcels in Tract 5264 are also subject to an additional landscape maintenance assessment for maintenance of parkway landscaping along the Campus Park Drive and Collins Drive. The property owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of the parkway landscaping, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of the parkway improvements. The assessment for the cost of maintaining the parkway improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the parkway improvements. The additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 including parkway landscaping is $10,413.41. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. It has been determined that the projected year-end fund balance will exceed one (1) year of estimated program costs for this district if the maximum authorized assessment is levied. The amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in this district shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause the year-end balance to exceed said limit. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 is $0.00. DISTRICT 20 Parcels within Tract 5187 are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for maintenance of trails, slope, parkway and median landscape improvements located throughout and adjacent to the District. In addition parcels within Tract 5187 are also subject to an additional assessment for maintenance of bio-swales, detention basins and storm drains. The developer has not turned over these improvements to the City and the property owners remain responsible for the maintenance. The assessment will be levied only if the City accepts the responsibility for the maintenance of these improvements. The additional per lot maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 is $2,891.70. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. It has been determined that the projected year-end fund balance will exceed one (1) year of estimated program costs for this district if the maximum authorized assessment is levied. 90 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 29 The amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in this district shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause the year-end balance to exceed said limit. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 is $1,300.00. DISTRICT 21 Parcels within Tract 5133 are assessed an additional landscape maintenance assessment for maintenance of parkway landscaping along Los Angeles Avenue frontage and Millard Street western perimeter. In addition parcels within Tract 5133 are also subject to an additional assessment for maintenance of drainage improvements including the maintenance of filtration systems, six seven foot catch basins, two fourteen foot catch basins and storm drains located throughout the District. The additional per lot maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 is $486.80. Parcels in Tract 5133 are also subject to an additional drainage maintenance assessment for the maintenance of drainage improvements including front yard grass swales (for 77 lots), catch basin near the northwest corner of the tract, six twelve inch pad catch basins and pad PVC drains. The Homeowners Association shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of these drainage improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of these drainage improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining these drainage improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of these drainage improvements. The additional per lot maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 including HOA maintained drainage improvements is $559.19. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. It has been determined that the projected year-end fund balance will exceed one (1) year of estimated program costs for this district if the maximum authorized assessment is levied. The amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in this district shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause the year-end balance to exceed said limit. In the event the amount levied is less than the maximum authorized assessment amount, the amount levied shall not be less than 10% of the maximum authorized assessment. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 is $50.00. DISTRICT 21 ZONE B Parcels with Tract 5425 are assessed an additional assessment associated with the maintenance of parkway landscape improvements along Los Angeles Avenue frontage. In addition parcels within Tract 5425 are also subject to an additional assessment for maintenance of drainage improvements located throughout the Zone. The additional per lot maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 is $126.65. Parcels in Tract 5425 are also subject to an additional landscape maintenance assessment for the maintenance of parkway landscape improvements along Edenbridge Road. The Homeowners Association shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of these landscape improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of these landscape improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining these landscape improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of these landscape 91 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 30 improvements. The additional per lot maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 including HOA maintained landscape improvements is $182.02. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 is $20.00. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. DISTRICT 22 Parcels within Tract 5045 are assessed an additional assessment associated with the maintenance of slope, parkway and median landscape improvements along Spring Road. Maintenance of trails located throughout the District. In addition parcels within Tract 5045 are also subject to an additional assessment for maintenance of drainage improvements. The previous school site became tract 5860 consisting of 133 homes and was included in the landscape maintenance district in FY 2015-16. The additional per lot maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 is $3,607.80. Parcels in Tract 5045 are also subject to an additional landscape maintenance assessment for the maintenance of slope landscape improvements along Hightop Street and Ridgecrest Drive and maintenance of parkway landscape improvements along Elk Run Loop. The Homeowners Association shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of these landscape improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of these landscape improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining these landscape improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of these landscape improvements. The additional per lot maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 including HOA maintained landscape improvements is $3,955.19. It has been determined that the projected year-end fund balance will exceed one (1) year of estimated program costs for this district if the maximum authorized assessment is levied. The amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in this district shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause the year-end balance to exceed said limit. In the event the amount levied is less than the maximum authorized assessment amount, the amount levied shall not be less than 10% of the maximum authorized assessment. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 is $1,054.00. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. DISTRICT 24 Parcels within IPD 2000-10 are subject to an additional landscape maintenance assessment associated with the maintenance of parkway and site landscape improvements along Goldman Avenue and Los Angeles Avenue. The Property Owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of the landscape improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining the landscape improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape improvements. The additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 is $257.38. The additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 including Property Owner maintained landscape and drainage improvements is $11,458.02. This district is 92 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 31 subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. It has been determined that the projected year-end fund balance will exceed one (1) year of estimated program costs for this district if the maximum authorized assessment is levied. The amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in this district shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause the year-end balance to exceed said limit. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 is $0.00. DISTRICT 25 Parcels within CPD 2004-01 are subject to an additional landscape maintenance assessment associated with the maintenance of slope landscape improvements, right of way landscape improvements and project frontage landscape improvements. Drainage maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of a bio swale, storm drain system and five catch basins. The Property Owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining the landscape and drainage improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements. The additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 is $115.65. The additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 including Property Owner maintained landscape improvements is $5,208.21. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. It has been determined that the projected year-end fund balance will exceed one (1) year of estimated program costs for this district if the maximum authorized assessment is levied. The amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in this district shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause the year-end balance to exceed said limit. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 is $0.00. DISTRICT 26 Parcels within CPD 2004-03 are subject to an additional landscape maintenance assessment associated with the maintenance of slope landscape improvements, right of way landscape improvements and project frontage landscape improvements. Drainage maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of storm drain pipes and stormwater filtration systems. The Property Owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining the landscape and drainage improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements. The additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 is $75.50. The additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 including Property Owner maintained improvements is $5,560.14. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. It has been determined that the projected year-end fund balance 93 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 32 will exceed one (1) year of estimated program costs for this district if the maximum authorized assessment is levied. The amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in this district shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause the year-end balance to exceed said limit. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 is $0.00. DISTRICT 31 Parcels within CPD 2005-02 are subject to an additional landscape maintenance assessment associated with the maintenance of including but not limited to trees, shrubs, ground cover, and irrigation systems located within or adjacent to the District along Los Angeles Avenue, Moorpark Avenue and Park Crest Lane. Drainage maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of storm drain pipes and stormwater filtration systems. The Property Owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of the improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of the improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining the landscape and drainage improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements. The additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 is $88.43. The additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 including Property Owner maintained improvements is $6,803.45. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. It has been determined that the projected year-end fund balance will exceed one (1) year of estimated program costs for this district if the maximum authorized assessment is levied. The amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in this district shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause the year-end balance to exceed said limit. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 is $0.00. DISTRICT 32 Parcels within CPD 2005-03 are subject to an additional landscape maintenance assessment associated with the maintenance of including but not limited to trees, shrubs, ground cover, and irrigation systems located within or adjacent to the District along Park Lane. Drainage maintenance costs associated with the maintenance of storm drain pipes and stormwater filtration systems. The Property Owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of the improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of the improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining the landscape and drainage improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape and drainage improvements. The additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 is $615.77. The additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 including Property Owner maintained improvements is $11,744.72. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. It has been determined that the projected year-end fund balance will exceed one (1) year of estimated program costs for this district if the maximum authorized assessment is levied. The amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in this 94 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 33 district shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause the year-end balance to exceed said limit. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 is $0.00. DISTRICT 33 Parcels within Tract 5130 are subject to an additional maintenance assessment associated with maintenance of improvements including but not limited to landscaped areas, irrigated ground cover, irrigation systems, detention basins and a stormwater access road located within or adjacent to the District. The maintenance of setback landscaping and trails on the west side of Spring Road between Charles Street and the project entry way. The Property Owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of landscaped areas located in the eastern and southern areas of the District as illustrated in the Maintenance Responsibility Map identified as HOA maintenance area located in Appendix A of the formation Engineer’s Report, fiscal Year 2015-16. The Property Owner shall retain the responsibility for the maintenance of these landscape improvements, but in the event it is ever determined that said maintenance is inadequate, the City can take over the maintenance of the landscape improvements. The assessments for the cost of maintaining these landscape improvements will be levied only if the City takes over responsibility for the maintenance of the landscape improvements. The additional per lot maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 is $7,629.35. The additional per lot maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2020-21 including Property Owner maintained improvements is $15,634.18. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. It has been determined that the projected year-end fund balance will exceed one (1) year of estimated program costs for this district if the maximum authorized assessment is levied. The amount of the approved assessment which shall be "levied" upon the properties in this district shall be reduced to an amount which is estimated to not cause the year-end balance to exceed said limit. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2020-21 is $0.00. 95 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 34 TABLE 1 - AD84-2 ASSESSMENT RATE AND ASSESSMENT BY LAND USE CLASSIFICATION Lighting Annual Landscape Annual Assessment Lighting Assessment Landscaping Landclass Description Rate Assessment Rate Assessment 0 Residential Vacant 0.25 5.20 0 0.00 1 Single Family, Level 1 1 20.84 4 13.18 2 Mobile Home 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 Condominium 1 20.84 3 9.88 4 Residential Income, 2-4 Units 1 20.84 3 9.88 5 Apartments, (5+ Units) 0.75 15.64 3 9.88 6 Single Family, Level 2 0.75 15.64 4 13.18 9 Mobile Home and Trailer Parks 0.75 15.64 3 9.88 10 Commercial, Vacant 0.25 5.20 0 0.00 11 Retail Stores, Single Story 4 83.40 3 51.70 12 Store and Office (Combination) 4 83.40 3 51.70 15 Shopping Centers (Neighborhood) 6.5 135.51 10 172.38 16 Shopping Centers (Regional) 6.5 135.54 30 517.14 17 Office Building (1 Story) 3 62.56 3 51.70 18 Office Stores (Multi-Story) 4 83.40 6 103.42 19 Retail Stores (Multi-Story) 4 83.40 6 103.42 21 Restaurants & Cocktail Lounge 5 104.26 3 51.70 24 Banks, Savings & Loans 3 62.56 3 51.70 25 Service Stations 4 83.40 3 51.70 26 Auto Sales, Repair 4 83.40 1 17.24 30 Industrial, Vacant Land 0.25 5.20 0 0.00 31 Light Manufacturing 5 104.26 12 206.86 32 Warehousing 4 83.40 4 68.94 33 Industrial Condos, Co-ops, PUD's 5 104.26 3 51.70 38 Mineral Processing 3 62.56 3 51.70 44 Truck Crops 1 20.84 2 34.48 46 Pasture (Permanent) 1 20.84 2 34.48 48 Poultry 1 20.84 2 34.48 49 Flowers, Seed Production 1 20.84 2 34.48 51 Orchards 1 20.84 2 34.48 53 Field Crops, Dry 1 20.84 2 34.48 54 Pasture of Graze, Dry 1 20.84 2 34.48 55 Feed Lots 1 20.84 2 34.48 57 Tree Farms 1 20.84 2 34.48 61 Theater 5 104.26 2 34.48 69 Parks 0 0.00 0 0.00 70 Institutional Vacant Land 0.25 5.20 0 0.00 71 Churches, Convent, Rectory 0.25 5.20 0 0.00 72 Schools 0 0.00 0 0.00 73 Colleges 0 0.00 0 0.00 78 Public Buildings, Firehouses, Museums, Etc. 0 0.00 0 0.00 79 Flood Control 0 0.00 0 0.00 80 Miscellaneous Vacant Land 0.25 5.20 0 0.00 81 Utility Water Company 0 0.00 0 0.00 83 Petroleum & Gas 2 41.70 1 17.24 86 Water Rights, Pumps 0 0.00 0 0.00 88 Highways & Streets 0 0.00 0 0.00 91 Utility Edison 0 0.00 0 0.00 92 Telephone 0 0.00 0 0.00 93 S.P.R.R. 0 0.00 0 0.00 94 Undedicated Community Condo. Dev. 0 0.00 0 0.00 95 State Property 0 0.00 0 0.00 96 County Property 0 0.00 0 0.00 97 City Property 0 0.00 0 0.00 99 Exempt 0 0.00 0 0.00 96 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 35 DURATION OF ASSESSMENT It is proposed that the Assessment be levied the first year and continued every year thereafter, so long as the maintenance and improvement of landscapes and street lighting services in the City of Moorpark requires funding from the assessments for its Improvements in the Assessment Districts. As noted previously, the Assessment can continue be levied annually after the City of Moorpark 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. 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 Finance Director 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 Finance Director or his or her designee will promptly review the appeal and any information provided by the property owner. If the Finance Director 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 Finance Director 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 Finance Director or her or his designee, may refer their appeal to the City Council of the City of Moorpark and the decision of the City Council of the City of Moorpark shall be final. 97 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 36 ASSESSMENT WHEREAS, on January 15th, 2020 the City Council of the City of Moorpark, County of Ventura, California, pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 and Article XIIID of the California Constitution (collectively “the Act”), adopted its Resolution Initiating Proceedings For the Levying of Annual Assessments for “Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts” for the Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021, and Ordering the Preparation and Filing of a Report Relating Thereto; and WHEREAS, said Resolution directed the undersigned Engineer of Work to prepare and file a report presenting an estimate of costs, a diagram for the assessment districts and an assessment of the estimated costs of the improvements upon all assessable parcels within the assessment districts, to which Resolution and the description of said proposed 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 Moorpark, hereby make the following assessment to cover the portion of the estimated cost of said improvements, and the costs and expenses incidental thereto to be paid by the assessment districts. The amount to be paid for said improvements and the expense incidental thereto, to be paid by the Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts for the fiscal year 2020-21 is generally as follows: SUMMARY COST ESTIMATE F.Y. 2020-21 Budget Direct Cost $3,097,744 Contribution to/from reserve fund ($854,412) _____________ NET AMOUNT TO ASSESSMENTS $2,243,332 As required by the Act, Assessment Diagrams for the Assessment Districts showing the exterior boundaries of said Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts have been prepared and are on file with the City. Reference is hereby made to such Diagrams. The distinctive number of each parcel or lot of land in the said Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts is its Assessor Parcel Number appearing on the Assessment Roll. 98 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 37 And I do hereby assess and apportion said net amount of the cost and expenses of said improvements, including the costs and expenses incident thereto, upon the parcels and lots of land within said Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts, 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 Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts in proportion to the special benefits to be received by the parcels or lots of land from said 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 Ventura for the fiscal year 2020-21. For a more particular description of said property, reference is hereby made to the deeds and maps on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder of said 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 2020-21 for each parcel or lot of land within the said Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts. Dated: April 21, 2020 Engineer of Work By . John W. Bliss, License No. C052091 99 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 38 APPENDIX A - 2020-21 ASSESSMENT ROLL An Assessment Roll (a listing of all parcels assessed within the Assessment Districts 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. 100 CITY OF MOORPARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2020-21 PAGE 39 APPENDIX B - ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM Assessment Diagrams for the Assessment Districts have been prepared and are on file with the City. Reference is hereby made to such Diagrams, and they are incorporated herein by reference. The boundaries of the Assessment Districts are displayed on the following Assessment Diagram and supporting maps. 101 15 20 22 9 111 19 7 3 8 8 10 4 5 6 2 12 25 14 21 1816 24 3132 26 33 21.1 15.1 Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, USGS, Intermap, increment P Corp., NRCAN, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri (Thailand), MapmyIndia, ©OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community CITY OF MOORPARKLANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTSASSESSMENT DIAGRAM FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, COUNTY OF VENTURA, CALIFORNIA, THIS ______ DAY OF __________________, 2020. _____________________________________CITY CLERK RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE FINANCE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,COUNTY OF VENTURA, CALIFORNIA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________________, 2020. __________________________________________ FINANCE DIRECTOR AN ASSESSMENT WAS CONFIRMED AND LEVIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK ON THE LOTS, PIECES AND PARCELS OF LAND ON THIS ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM ON THE ___________ DAY OF _____________________, 2020 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 AND SAID ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM AND THE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR SAID FISCAL YEAR WERE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR OF THE COUNTY OF VENTURA ON THE __________ DAY OF ________________________, 2020. REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO SAID RECORDED ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE EXACT AMOUNT OF EACH ASSESSMENT LEVIED AGAINST EACH PARCEL OF LAND. _______________________________________CITY CLERK SCI Consulting Group4745 Mangels BlvdFairfield, CA 94534 Note:REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE MAPS AND DEEDS OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR OF THE COUNTY OF VENTURA FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LINES AND DIMENSIONS OF ANY PARCELS SHOWN HEREIN. THOSE MAPS SHALL GOVERN FOR ALL DETAILS CONCERNING THE LINES AND DIMENSIONS OF SUCH PARCELS. EACH PARCEL IS IDENTIFIED IN SAID MAPS BY ITS DISTINCTIVE ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER. FILED THIS _______ DAY OF ______________, 2020, AT THE HOUR OF __________O'CLOCK ___. M. IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR OF THE COUNTY OF VENTURA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL. ____________________________________COUNTY AUDITOR, COUNTY OF VENTURA Zones & Districts ± Railroads Citywide Assessment Boundary Line 102 CollinsPecanBenwood Campus Park BambiDrivewayAlyssas M o o r p a r k Campus Park Col l i nsDrivewayZone 1Zone 1 Boundary Streets Parcels ´ 103 Zone 2 Boundary Moorpark City Limits Streets Parcels Spri ngPeach HillTierra Rejada Laurelhurst C h r is tia n B a r r e ttCedarpineBear V a lle yMill ValleyGunsmoke TrailcrestBlairwoodS o uth h a m pto n R a n s o m Donnybrook Quail Summit Elmrock Hatfield D eeringWi l l ow Cr eekK e i s h a Gran d Is le WoodglenOakcl i f f Vista Levana Bella VistaRolling KnollShady Point Canyonwood Vista Del ValleChesterfield A t w o o d Wintergreen Vinewood LanternWi l dwest Weeping WillowA s h b r o o k C andlew oodB la c k s m ith FiresideBrookdaleWoodlakeAmberwickHilburnDeepwellRobinwood Ashbour neS u n n y s lo p e Gr o v e d a l e Spri ngT i e rra R e j a d a Zone 2´104 Los Angeles Tierra RejadaButtercreekMira SolAvedonCountrywoodPenroseTalmadgeBeltramo RanchMaureenP i n e d a l e Courtney ElderberryNorthdaleCl e a r wo o d Harvester Pepper MillGabbertLo r et t aDriveway Meadow Wildflower Willowood Commerce DaisyCoralberry Poppyglen ClearcreekJustinMountain TrailHollyglen Nightingale Heather GlenCedar dal eTi mber dal e118Los Angeles Los Angeles D r iv e w a y Zone 3´ Zone 3 Boundary Moorpark City Limits Streets Parcels 105 Waln ut C re e k H illsid e Tierra Rejada BrookhurstCliffroseC r y s t a l R a n c h Winter Williams Ranch We s t m o n t Summer S p r i n g C r e e k Peach SlopeDoneva Laurel GlenMisty Grove Oak GlenTierra R ejada Zone 4´ Zone 4 Boundary Moorpark City Limits Streets Parcels 106 Westport Tierra Rejada Peach HillWilliams Ranch Silv er Creek BrookhurstSleepy Wind V i e w M e s a Pheasant RunConejo MesaC a m d e n ThomasvillePainted SkyHillshireColibriCanarioAlandiaTecoloteTierra Rejada BrookhurstZone 5´ Moorpark City Limits Zone 5 Boundary Streets Parcels 107 Peach HillAshtreeKnotty Pine Inglewood Williams Ranch Cloverdale ClaveleGranadillaGolondrina Annette SkylarkHoneybee CanarioTecoloteBrookhurstColibriAlandiaPalomitasSugar MaplePine RidgeAspen TreeCedar BranchO lo r o s o Zone 6´Zone 6 Boundary Streets Parcels 108 GabbertShastaP o i n d e x t e r Los Angeles MaureenCommerce Hertz TechCourtney KazukoGoldmanPenroseElderberryTejeda Tierra RejadaBeltramo RanchBonsaiNightingale Discovery ChallengerEndeavour Heather118 Los Angeles Zone 7´Zone 7 Boundary Streets Parcels 109 Hitch 4Wd CitrusLos Angeles Ternez Tierra RejadaC o u nt ry w o od W a lk w a y M o u n ta in T r a ilButtercreekGabbertB ro a d vie w Mira SolAvedonRevel l oCo u n tr y Hill PenroseTorino S a g e w o o d TalmadgeH illCommerceDriveway DalawayPinedaleC he s tn ut R id geSanta RosaQ u a ilw o o d SunsetridgeN o rth d a le M o n t a i r HarvesterMontero Shadyridge Pepper MillB a r le ttaLaurelviewRosecreek Ti mberri dgeMeadow Willowood DaisyS t e r l i n g v i e w ClearcreekG e n t le w o o dVentavoHollyglen Bl o s s o m w o o d H ill p a r kKingsview Ti mber Vi ewAmberridge HeatherRivaWoodhill Los Angeles D r iv e w a y DrivewayDriveway DrivewayD rivew ayDrivewayDriveway Zone 8´ Zone 8 Boundary Moorpark City Limits Streets Parcels 110 11 8 Fairweather Condor Hartford Los AngelesYaleRandPrincetonVirginia ColonyVassarCornellDukeHarvardAmherstCreightonPepperdineR a mpLos Angeles11 8Princeton Zone 9´ Zone 9 Boundary Moorpark City Limits Streets Parcels 111 Los Angeles Tierra RejadaPoindexter ParkHi t chM o u n ta in T r a ilGabbertPresilla ShastaSierraC o u n tryw o o dW a lk w a y MaureenWalnut Creek H ills id e Mountain MeadowButtercreekBroadviewArbor Hill GislerMira SolAvedonW illo w H illMisty Grove T o r in o R i v e r G r o v e Revello Cherry GroveCount r y H i l l CommercePenroseCornettS a g e w o o d Driveway Alderbrook DalawayBeltramo RanchSilver Crest WhitneyP i n e d a l e Hertz BrookhurstTechSanta RosaMaple Crest C r y s t a l R a n c h SunsetridgeNorthdaleUnidos Willow Spring McfaddenAlder GroveCl e a r wo o d KazukoM o n t a ir Shadyridge Pepper MillFuji GoldmanDiablo Lassen H o n e y b r o o k BrindisiSkyglenWinter Alderglen Ti mberri dgeW e s t m o n t NapoliBerrybrook Meadow Willowood DaisyJustinBubb ling Brook Palomar DeermeadowAppleglenCedarglenHollyglen Peach SlopeWi nt er WoodLaurel GlenKingsviewT r a p a n i Discovery ChallengerEndeavour Los Angeles D riv e w a y D r iv e w a y Pr e s i l l a Zone 10´ Zone 10 Boundary Moorpark City Limits Streets Parcels 112 CollinsPecanBenwood Campus Park BambiDrivewayAlyssas M o o r p a r k Campus Park Col l i nsDrivewayZone 11Zone 11 Boundary Streets Parcels ´ 113 2 3 Spri ngSci enceTierra RejadaPeach Hill ShawneeStagecoach Dak ot aL a u r e l h u r s t Flinn LaurelC h r is tia n B a r r e ttIllinoisC edarpineRonal d ReaganW hi te S ag e B e a r V a lle y O l i v e MoorparkS o u th fo rk D e l a w a r eMill ValleyBrennan Gunsmoke H u r o n Driveway Sunset ValleyM a y a MangroveCr a b a p p l e S o u t h h a mp t o n N e w L o s A n g e le s1 18 R a n s o m C o rk w o odMinor Hatfield Deering K ei s h a Gran d Is le AlderVista Del ValleOakcl i f f Per si mmonShady Point F i t c h O n e i d a P a rk in g L o tAccess Hopi Chesterfield A t w o o dWi l dwestBristleconeWeeping WillowBluewoodA s h b r o o k SilverbellWoodlakeZacharyAmberwickHilburn H a r g r o v eBig CountrySilver Oak 23 2 3 Driveway Tierra Rejada 23 2 3 Ro n a l d Re a g a n 2 3 Zone 12´ Zone 12 Boundary Moorpark City Limits Streets Parcels 114 Peach Hill L a u r e l h u r s tRolling KnollChesterfield McbethGra nd Isl e Silver OakFern ValleyA dlen a RobinwoodDistrict 14´District 14 Boundary Streets Parcels 115 Broadway G a b b e r t Championship Walnut CanyonPoindexter High ParkGrimes Canyon2Nd FloryTrevino MoorparkAlley23MillardShastaAlysheba SpringHogan Wicks SierraLos Angeles 1St MaureenCharlesDrivewayShekell 3Rd Elwin BardAspen HillsCaseyFruitvale Everett GislerDarleneRuthRoselandFair OaksRiflemanMira SolPimlicoSusanAffirmed AvedonEstherCommerceCornett PenroseHappy CampRawlsHertz Buttercreek4Wd TechUnidos MajesticMcfadden FremontKazukoMontair MonteroSeabiscutDiablo Lassen Discovery Los AngelesAspen HillsDr ivewa y AlleyDrivewayDrivewayDrivewayDriveway District 15´ Moorpark City Limits District 15 Zone A Boundary District 15 Zone B Boundary Streets Parcels 116 SierraShastaGislerPoindexter WhitneyFuji Diablo Palomar Reyes Rainier Denali Lassen Olympus District 16´District 16 Boundary Streets Parcels 117 FloryMillardLos Angeles Esther Sherman Los Angeles District 18´District 18 Boundary Streets Parcels 118 11 8 CollinsPecanCampus Park Benwood Bambi MarquetteDrivewayM o o r p a r k A l y s s a s CollegeviewRamp Campus Park Campus ParkDrivewayDistrict 19District 19 Boundary Streets Parcels ´ 119 Walnut CanyonAlleyDrivewayChampionship 4 W d Wicks M a rin e V ie w Oak BluffDrivewayD riv e w a y District 20´District 20 Boundary Streets Parcels 120 Los Angeles FremontLorraineMajestic District 21´ District 21 Non Zone B District 21 Zone B Streets Parcels 121 1 18Walnut CanyonCharles L o s A n g e le sDrivewayWicksAlley Everett L a f a y e tt e V a ll e y Lucille Championship Walnut4 W d H a p p y C a mp C a n y o n College HeightsClemson BardHastingsMoorparkM arine V iew Loyola SpringHedyl andWestwoodNogalesMagnoliaSir GeorgeCedar BluffW arren Driveway 11 8West woodDistrict 22´District 22 Boundary Streets Parcels 122 MaureenLos Angeles Hertz KazukoGoldmanTejedaBonsai Discovery Challenger AtlantisLassen Los Angeles District 24´District 24 Boundary Streets Parcels 123 2 3 Sci enceSpring Stagecoach S o u t h f o r k Driveway N e w L o s A n g e le sP ar kin g L ot Access ChesterfieldVista Del ValleSilverbellFern ValleyMcbethBig CountryRio BravoNannyberryBig TrailFar Country2 3 New Los Angeles Spring Driveway N e w L o s A n g e l e s 23 2 3 N e w L o s A n g e le s District 25´District 25 Boundary Streets Parcels 124 2 3118 C o lo n ia Ronal d ReaganLos Angeles W h ite S a g e Fa ir we a t he rNogales N e w L o s A n g e le sRampRonal d Reagan11811 8 2 3 District 26´District 26 Boundary Streets Parcels 125 ParkFloryLos Angeles MoorparkMajesticJuarezLassen Unidos DrivewayPark Crest 23Los AngelesFlory MoorparkDistrict 31´District 31 Boundary Streets Parcels 126 ParkLos Angeles JuarezUnidos James Weak Villa Campesina Park Crest Los Angeles District 32´District 32 Boundary Streets Parcels 127 VAL LEY WICKS SPRINGCHARLESWALNUT CANYONEVERETTHIGH COUNTRYWALNUTBONNIE VIEW SIR GEORGEMAGNOLIAOAK BLUFFMOORPARKCANYON WREN CEDAR BLUFFRANGEWOODDistrict 33´District 33 Boundary Streets Parcels 128