HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2023 0503 CCSA REG ITEM 10ECITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
of May 3, 2023
ACTION APPROVED STAFF
RECOMMENDATION, INCLUDING
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
4175. (ROLL CALL VOTE: UNANIMOUS)
BY A. Hurtado.
E. Consider Resolution Approving the Preliminary Assessment Engineer’s Report for
the Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts for the Fiscal
Year 2023/24 and Providing Notice of Public Hearing on June 7, 2023. Staff
Recommendation: 1) Set Public Hearing date for June 7, 2023, and 2) Adopt
Resolution No. 2023-4175. (Staff: Yolanda Cunning, Finance/Administrative
Services Director & City Treasurer) (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED)
Item: 10.E.
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Yolanda Cunning, Finance/Administrative Services Director and City
Treasurer
DATE: 05/03/2023 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: Consider Resolution Approving the Preliminary Assessment
Engineer’s Report for the Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance
Assessment Districts for the Fiscal Year 2023/24 and Providing
Notice of Public Hearing on June 7, 2023
SUMMARY
The City Council is being asked to adopt the attached resolution, approving the
Assessment Engineer’s Report (Attachment C), which contains the methodology and
formula for apportioning the property assessment for the City’s Landscaping and
Lighting Maintenance Assessment Districts (Assessment Districts). Additionally, the
resolution identifies the date for the Public Hearing to consider the levy of said
assessment for fiscal year (FY) 2023/24, which shall be June 7, 2023.
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:
2001
• Silver Oak Lane Tract 5201 (AD01-1, District 14)
• Country Club Estates Tract 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) †
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2004
• Moonsong Court Tract 5307 (AD04-01, District 18)
2005
• Campus Plaza Tract 5264 (AD05-01, District 19)
2006
• Canterbury Lane Tract 5133 (AD06-01, District 21 - Zone A)
• Ivy Lane Tract 5425 (AD06-01, District 21 - Zone B♦)
2007
• Meridian Hills Tracts 5187 and 5405♦ (AD07-02, District 20)
• Moorpark Highlands Tract 5045 (AD07-01, District 22)
• 875 Los Angeles Avenue IPD 2000-10 (AD07-04, District 24) ††
2008
• Patriot Commerce Center CPD 2004-01 (AD07-03, District 25)
2009
• 14339-14349 White Sage Road CPD 2004-03 (AD09-01, District 26) †††
2010
• Tuscany Square CPD 2005-02 (AD10-01, District 31) †††
• 145 Park Lane CPD 2005-03 (AD10-02, District 32) †††
2015
• Vistas at Moorpark Tract 5130 (AD15-01, District 33)
Notes: † Districts 13, 17, 27, 28 and 29 are not assigned.
†† District 23 – Tract 5130, Suncal/Vistas was not completed.
††† Districts 26, 31 and 32 are back up maintenance districts.
♦ 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. On April 21, 2021, by Resolution No. 2021-4003, Lot C of Tract 5405
was also known as Phase II was accepted by the City Council.
As part of the annual budget process, the City Council considers whether to renew 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 18, 2023, the
City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-4155 directing the preparation of said
Engineer’s Report.
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Engineer’s Report
Staff is presenting the preliminary Engineer’s Report (Report) to the City Council for
consideration and approval. By approving the Report, the Council will be establishing the
assessment levy amount and 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 apportionment;
• the amount of the annual assessments;
• information regarding cost of living adjustments;
• information pertaining to reductions to the amounts levied 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:
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
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Zone / District Assessment District Name Location
14 Silver Oak Lane Tract 5201
15 Zone A Country Club Estates Tract 4928
15 Zone B Masters at Moorpark Country Club Tract 5463
16 Mountain View Tract 5161
18 Moonsong Court Tract 5307
19 Campus Plaza Tract 5264
20 Meridian Hills Tracts 5187 & 5405
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, 17, 27, 28, 29 & 30 are unassigned.
Zone/District 23 Suncal/Vistas was not completed.
Capital Improvement Reserve Study
In addition to the above maintenance and improvements, future capital needs within a
District, such as replacement costs of landscaping and other improvements (e.g., trails,
hardscape, drainage facilities, fencing, decorative lighting, and project signage, etc.)
needed to be considered. As such, on April 21, 2021, the City Council adopted a Capital
Improvement Reserve Study, which was performed by an independent consulting firm,
Willdan Financial Services, to address depleting capital reserves and to provide a
framework for a comprehensive plan that ensures the long-term viability of the said
improvements in each of the Districts. The consultant’s study included an inventory and
analysis of all systems and facilities within the Districts, including their current viability and
remaining life span. This study prescribed the appropriate assessment rates needed for a
Capital Improvements Reserve fund within each District which will address future capital
needs, with an annual increase of 2.5% built into the assessment schedule to account for
the rising capital improvement costs. The suggested assessment for FY 2023/24 levies
(listed below) incorporate appropriate levies that will cover both operating costs and
maintain the required Operational Reserves fund balances in addition to the levies
established annually through the Engineer’s Report, which include allocations for operating
reserves to cover fluctuations in operating expenses.
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Zones\Districs
FY 22/23
Assessment
(a)
Capital
Improvement
Reserve
(b)
Proposed
(Decrease) /
Increase
(c)
FY 22/23
Assessment
(d)
(a + b +/- c)
Units
(e)
Total District
Assessments
Projected
(d x e)
11 - Alyssas Court T 4174 $337.78 $0.00 $0.00 $337.78 9 $3,040.02
12 - Carlsberg Specific Plan Area
Residential $495.07 $0.00 ($45.07) $450.00 536 $241,200.00
Commercial/Industrial $207.57 $0.00 ($45.07) $162.50 69.74 $11,332.75
Institutional $1,507.57 $0.00 ($45.07) $1,462.50 3.84 $5,616.00
18 - Moonsong Court T 5307 $797.72 $0.00 ($197.72) $600.00 25 $15,000.00
21.1 Ivy Lane T 5425 $101.78 $5.01 $0.00 $106.79 99 $10,572.21
Table 1
FY 2023/24 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
otherwise increase these assessments may not proceed 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 2021
to December 2022 is 4.92 percent (4.92%). The maximum assessment amounts for
FY 2023/24 include the COLA adjustments which are also summarized as follows:
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MAXIMUM ASSESSMENTS FOR ZONES 12 – 33
Zone/District
FY 21/22
Maximum
Assessment
COLA
4.92%
FY 22/23
Maximum
Assessment3
12 Carlsberg - Residential $687.30 $33.82 $721.12
12 Carlsberg - Commercial $248.73 $12.24 $260.96
12 Carlsberg - Institutional $2,240.59 $110.24 $2,350.82
14 Silver Oak Lane T5201 $202.37 $9.96 $212.32
15 County Club Estates T4928 Zone A $2,143.47 $105.46 $2,248.92
15 Masters at Moorpark Country Club T5463 Zone B $3,957.39 $194.70 $4,152.09
15 Masters at Moorpark Country Club T5463 Zone B1 $20,448.03 $1,006.04 $21,454.07
16 Mountain View T5161 $589.82 $29.02 $618.83
18 Moonsong Court T5307 $1,241.73 $61.09 $1,302.82
19 Campus Plaza T52642 $11,257.42 $553.87 $11,811.28
20 Meridian Hills T5187 & T5405 $3,126.06 $153.80 $3,279.86
21 Canterbury Lane T5133 $526.24 $25.89 $552.13
21 Canterbury Lane T51331 $604.50 $29.74 $634.24
21 Ivy Lane T5425 Zone B $136.90 $6.74 $143.64
21 Ivy Lane T5425 Zone B1 $196.76 $9.68 $206.44
22 Moorpark Highlands T5045 $3,900.21 $191.89 $4,092.10
22 Moorpark Highlands T50451 $4,275.76 $210.37 $4,486.13
24 875 Los Angeles Ave2 $12,386.70 $609.43 $12,996.13
25 Patriot Commerce Center CPD 2004-012 $5,630.33 $277.01 $5,907.34
26 14339-14349 White Sage Road CPD 2004-032 $6,010.79 $295.73 $6,306.52
31 Tuscany Square CPD 2005-022 $7,354.87 $361.86 $7,716.72
32 145 Park Lane CPD 2005-032 $12,696.63 $624.67 $13,321.30
33 Vistas at Moorpark T51301 $16,901.34 $831.55 $17,732.88
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 Final calculations are rounded and/or adjusted to match official rates on the Resolution.
Districts 24, 25, 26, 31 and 32 have been established as “back up” Assessment Districts to
manage certain landscape maintenance responsibilities assigned to the respective
property owners. If the property owners are adequately maintaining the prescribed
landscape improvements, the approved maximum assessment will not be levied. In the
event the property owners fail to adequately maintain the landscape improvements, the
City can take over the maintenance responsibility and levy the assessment.
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Reserves / Fund Balances
Revisions to the Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District (LLAD) were incorporated
into the comprehensive update of the City Council Policies on February 16, 2022. The
newly adopted revisions allow for the funding of Operational Reserves and Capital
Improvement Reserves for each of the City’s LLAD. For Operational Reserves, each
district is to maintain a fund balance of approximately 50% of estimated annual
maintenance and servicing costs to December 10 of the fiscal year or whenever the City
expects to receive its apportionment of special assessments and tax collections from the
County, whichever is later. For Capital Improvements Reserves, each district shall
maintain a fund balance calculated in conformance with the adopted LLAD Capital
Improvements Reserves Fund Study, increasing 2.5% annually over the useful life of such
improvements as specified in the Study.
For FY 2023/24, Fund Balances for the levied districts will be:
District/
Zone
Fund
Balance,
Estimate
7/1/23
Other
Revenue
Total Levy
Amount
Requested
Expenditure
Budget ¹
Operational
Fund
Balance
Projected
6/30/24 ²
Capital
Improvement
Fund Balance
Projected
6/30/24
Fund
Balance,
Projected
6/30/24
12 $534,531 $5,000 $258,149 $252,355 $285,863 $259,461 $545,325
15
Zones A/B $661,999 $10,000 $305,500 $567,137 $211,611 $198,701 $410,361
16 $1,216 $200 $14,750 $15,156 $1,010 $0 $1,010
18 $59,000 $200 $15,000 $13,533 $13,601 $0 $60,667
19 $74,184 $500 $3,135 $6,348 $6,387 $65,084 $71,471
20 $476,075 $5,000 $520,800 $586,601 $415,274 $0 $415,274
21
Zones A/B $176,586 $1,000 $18,923 $20,489 $20,490 $155,531 $176,020
22 $716,596 $22,000 $875,550 $861,489 $752,658 $0 $752,657
For District 15 Zones A/B, Requested Expenditure Budget includes both Operational ($272,1371) and Capital Improvements
($295,000 (Zone A)).
Operational Fund Balance equals 75% of Requested Expenditure Budget except for the $295,000 budgeted for capital
improvements in District 15 Zone A.
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On April 21, 2021, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2021-4003 accepting District
20 (Meridian Hills T5187, Lot C T5405) Phase 2 Landscape Improvements, and the City
assumed responsibility for the maintenance of the slope; parkway and median landscape
improvements; bio-swales; detention basis and storm drains. District 15, Zone B (Masters
at Moorpark Country Club T5463) was also accepted. District 33 (Vistas at Moorpark
T5130) was formed but no improvements have been installed; therefore no levies are
assessed for FY 2022/23.
Landscaping and Lighting a Maintenance Budget
This report was prepared in advance of the Council’s discussions of the FY 2023/24
Budget. Therefore, the figures identified in the Report may not be identical to those in the
draft Budget but will be closely comparable. By adopting the Report, the Council is not
approving any expenditures. Instead, approval of expenditures will occur with the adoption
of the City Budget for FY 2023/24. Adopting the Report simply establishes the
assessment amount for the new fiscal year.
The preliminary proposed budget for lighting and landscaping in FY 2023/24 is
$3,551,524. This is comprised of salaries and employee benefits ($364,162); services
and supplies ($2,846,670); debris basin expenses ($11,876); and capital improvements
($328,816) for the Championship Drive Trail sidewalk. Services and supplies include
$1,746,251 for landscaping and maintenance; $783,740 for water and electricity; and
$307,600 for street lighting. Relative to the FY 2022/23 preliminary budget, the total
proposed expenditures have increased by 7% or $240,2220. 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 135.9 acres citywide. This is a
more reasonable basis for cost sharing, and it is expected to reduce the General Fund
support to those Zones/Districts with deficit fund balances.
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Fund Deficits
Since Zones/Districts 1 through 11 were established without a cost-of-living adjustment
factor, the maximum assessment amount per unit cannot be increased. It is therefore
anticipated that the following Zones/Districts will generate operating deficits for FY 2022/23
and FY 2023/24:
Table 3
FUND BALANCE DEFICITS
Fund No. - Zone/District Title
FY21/22
Actual
FY 22/23
Estimate
FY 23/24
Estimate
Increase /
(Decrease)
2300 Citywide - Lighting $81,882 $31,073 ($15,506) $46,579
2300 Citywide - Landscape ($41,481) ($125,253) ($152,545) $27,292
2301 District 1 - Pecan Avenue ($7,924) ($14,954) ($16,478) $1,524
2303 District 3 - Buttercreek/Peppermill $493 ($687) ($2,452) $1,765
2304 District 4 - Williams Ranch Rd $2,800 $1,132 ($1,242) $2,374
2305 District 5 - Pheasant Run Area ($47,391) ($58,629) ($72,657) $14,028
2306 District 6 - Inglewood St ($123) ($892) ($1,008) $116
2308 District 8 - Home Acres Buffer ($6,142) ($15,463) ($18,188) $2,725
2309 District 9 - Moopark Industrial Park ($4,269) ($6,137) ($6,731) $594
2310 District 10 - Mountain Meadows $63,107 $32,157 ($37,187) $69,344
2314 District 14 - Wilshire Builders ($2,495) ($8,947) ($9,661) $714
TOTAL $43,020 ($134,981) ($306,321) $171,340
Due to the fixed maximum assessment rates in the Citywide District and Zones/Districts 1
through 14 and increasing maintenance and operations costs, operating deficits in street
lighting and landscaped areas will continue to grow. The FY 2022/23 projected deficit of
$134,981 is $178,001 more than the FY 2021/22 actual operating surplus of $43,020. The
estimated deficit in FY 2023/24 is expected to increase by $171,340 to $306,321 due to
increased landscape contract and water costs. General Fund transfers are used to
subsidize the Zones/Districts with operating deficits to avoid the reporting of deficit fund
balances. However, staff is evaluating 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.
Public Hearing
Attachment 2 is a Resolution approving the subject Engineer’s Report and setting June 7,
2023, as the date of a Public Hearing to consider the levy of the assessments for the
Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Districts for FY 2023/24. This resolution will also
serve as the Public Hearing notice for the June 7, 2023, Public Hearing.
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ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it does
not constitute a project, as defined by Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Therefore, no environmental review is required.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no fiscal impact associated with the setting of the Public Hearing and the
preliminary approval of the Engineer’s Report.
COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE
This action does not support a current strategic directive.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED)
1. Set the Public Hearing date for June 7, 2023; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-____.
Attachment 1: Summary of Assessment Levy Amounts
Attachment 2: Draft Resolution No. 2023-____
Attachment 3: Engineer’s Report
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ATTACHMENT 1
SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT LEVY AMOUNTS
Per Lot Assessment
La ndscape L/S & Drainage
Zone / District
Total
Assessment
Amount Units Amount Uni ts Amount
Citywide - Street Lighting $261,021 12,525.00 20.84$
Citywide - Landscaping Residential $144,279 43,721.00 3.30$
Citywide - Landscaping Commercial/Industrial $49,574 2,875.50 17.24$
$193,853
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 $3,040 9.00 337.78$
Capital Improvement Reserve $0 9.00 -$
$3,040
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SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT LEVY AMOUNTS
Per Lot Assessment
Landscape L/S & Drainage
Zone / District
Total
Assessment
Amount Units Amount Units Amount
12 - Carlsberg Specific Plan Area
Residential $241,200 536.00 450.00$
Commercial/Industrial $11,333 69.74 162.50$
Institutional $5,616 3.84 1,462.50$
Capital Improvement Reserve $0 610.24 -$
$258,149
14 - Silver Oak Lane T 5201 $2,123 10.00 212.32$
15 - Country Club Estates T 4928 Zone A $275,400 324.00 850.00$
15 - Masters at Moorpark Country Club
T 5463 Zone B $30,100 50.00 602.00$
16 - Mountain View T 5161 $14,750 59.00 250.00$
18 - Moonsong Court T 5307 $15,000 25.00 600.00$
Capital Improvement Reserve $0 25.00 -$
$15,000
19 - Campus Plaza T 5264 $3,135 6.27 500.00$
20 - Meridian Hills T 5187 & 5405 $520,800 248.00 2,100.00$
21 - Canterbury Lane T 5133 $8,351 77.00 108.46$
21.1 Ivy Lane T 5425 $10,572 99.00 106.79$
Capital Improvement Reserve $0 99.00 -$
$10,572
22 - Moorpark Highlands T 5045
Residential $857,350 659.50 1,300.00$
Institutional $18,200 14.00 1,300.00$
$875,550
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.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-_____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION
TO CONTINUE ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR
2023/2024, PRELIMINARILY APPROVING ENGINEER'S
REPORT, AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF HEARING ON
JUNE 7, 2023 FOR THE CITY OF MOORPARK
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE
ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, on January 18, 2023, by Resolution No. 2023-4155, 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 2023/2024;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said Resolution, the Engineer's Report was prepared by
SCI Consulting Group, Engineer of Work, in accordance with 22565, et. seq., of the
Streets and Highways Code (the "Report") and Article XIIID of the California Constitution;
and
WHEREAS, said Engineer's Report was filed with the City Clerk and the City
Council has reviewed the Report and wishes to take certain actions relative to said Report
and the levy of assessments recommended therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Report for "Moorpark Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance
Assessment Districts", for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2023, and ending on
June 30, 2024, on file with the City Clerk, has been duly considered by the Moorpark City
Council and is hereby deemed sufficient and approved. The Report shall stand as the
Engineer's Report for all subsequent proceedings under, and pursuant to, the foregoing
resolution.
SECTION 2. It is the intention of this Council to continue to collect assessments
within the Assessment Districts for fiscal year 2023/2024. Within the Assessment
Districts, the existing and proposed improvements, and any substantial changes
proposed to be made to the existing improvements, are generally described as the
installation, maintenance and servicing of public facilities, 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, operated or maintained by the City of Moorpark. 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
ATTACHMENT 2
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of said improvements, including repair, removal, or replacement of all or part of any
improvement; providing for the life, growth, health and beauty of landscaping; and
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.
SECTION 3. The Assessment Districts consists of the lots and parcels shown on
the boundary maps of the Assessment Districts on file with the City Clerk, and reference
is hereby made to such map for further particulars.
SECTION 4. Reference is hereby made to the Engineer’s Report for a full and
detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the Assessment Districts, and
the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the
Assessment Districts. The Engineer’s Report identifies all parcels which will have a
special benefit conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed.
SECTION 5. The fiscal year 2023/2024 maximum authorized levy rates are not
proposed to increase, with the exception of Zone 12, District 14, District 15, District 16,
District 18, District 19, District 20, District 21, District 22, District 24, District 25, District 26,
District 31, District 32 and District 33. The authorized maximum assessment rate for
these Districts includes an annual adjustment by an amount equal to the annual change
in the Los Angeles Area Consumer Price Index. As the amount of the annual increase in
the Los Angeles Area Consumer Price Index from December 2021 to December 2022 is
4.92%, the authorized maximum levy rates for fiscal year 2023/2024 are 4.92% above
the maximum levy rate for fiscal year 2022/2023. Including the authorized annual
adjustment, the maximum authorized assessment rates for fiscal year 2023/2024 are as
follows:
Zone 12 $721.11 per single family benefit unit
$260.96 per acre of commercial or industrial property
$2,350.82 per acre of institutional property
District 14 $212.32 per single family benefit unit
District 15 Zone A $2,248.92 per single family benefit unit
District 15 Zone B $21,454.07 per single family benefit unit
District 16 $618.83 per single family benefit unit
District 18 $1,302.82 per single family benefit unit
District 19 $11,811.28 per acre of commercial or industrial property
District 20 $3,279.86 per single family benefit unit
District 21 $634.24per single family benefit unit
District 21 Zone B $206.44 per single family benefit unit
District 22 $4,486.12 per single family benefit unit
District 24 $12,996.12 acre of commercial or industrial property
District 25 $5,907.34 acre of commercial or industrial property
District 26 $6,306.52 acre of commercial or industrial property
District 31 $7,716.72 acre of commercial or industrial property
District 32 $13,321.30 acre of commercial or industrial property
District 33 $17,732.88 per single family benefit unit
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SECTION 6. Notice is hereby given that on June 7, 2023, at the hour of 6:30 p.m.
in the Community Center Apricot Room, located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark,
California 93021, the Council will hold a public hearing to consider the ordering of the
improvements and the continuation of the proposed assessments.
SECTION 7. Prior to the conclusion of the hearing, any interested person may file
a written protest with the City Clerk, or, having previously filed a protest, may file a written
withdrawal of that protest. A written protest shall state all grounds of objection. A protest
by a property owner shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned
by such owner. Such protest or withdrawal of protest should be mailed to the City Clerk,
City of Moorpark, 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California 93021.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall cause a notice of the hearing to be given by
publishing a copy of this resolution once, at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the
hearing above specified, in a newspaper circulated in the City of Moorpark.
SECTION 9. 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 May, 2023.
_____________________________
Chris R. Enegren, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Ky Spangler, City Clerk
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Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................... ii
Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 1
Engineer’s Report and Continuation of Assessments ............................................................... 7
Legislative Analysis .................................................................................................................... 8
Plans & Specifications ................................................................................................ 11
Fiscal Year 2023-24 Estimate of Cost and Budget........................................................ 13
Method of Apportionment ......................................................................................... 17
Method of Apportionment ...................................................................................................... 17
Discussion of Benefit ............................................................................................................... 17
General versus Special Benefit ................................................................................................ 19
Method of Assessment ............................................................................................................ 23
Assessment Apportionment .................................................................................................... 2 3
Appeals and Interpretation ..................................................................................................... 37
Assessment ................................................................................................................ 38
Appendix A - 2023-24 Assessment Roll ....................................................................... 40
Appendix B - Assessment Diagram ............................................................................. 41
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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.
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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.
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
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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).
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
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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,
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.
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20. Meridian Hills, Tract 5187, 5405: 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. Phase II improvements were accepted
April 2021. 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
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.
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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 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
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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
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 2023-24 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 18, 2023.
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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 7, 2023. At this hearing,
the Council would consider approval of a resolution confirming the continuation of the
assessments for fiscal year 2023-24. 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 2023-24.
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, 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:
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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.
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
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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.
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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.
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Incidental expenses include all of the following: (a) The costs of preparation of the
report, including plans, specifications, estimates, diagram, and assessment; (b) the costs
of printing, advertising, and the giving of published, posted, and mailed notices; (c)
compensation payable to the County for collection of assessments; (d) compensation of
any engineer or attorney employed to render services in proceedings pursuant to this
part; (e) any other expenses incidental to the construction, installation, or maintenance
and servicing of the Improvements; (f) any expenses incidental to the issuance of bonds
or notes pursuant to Streets & Highways Code Section 22662.5; and (g) costs associated
with any elections held for the approval of a new or increased assessment. (Streets &
Highways Code §22526).
The assessment proceeds will be exclusively used for Improvements within the
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.
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Fiscal Year 2023-24 Estimate of Cost and Budget
CITY OF MOORPARK
Landscaping and Lighting MADs
Fiscal Year 2023/24 Budget
Zone / District Designation 12 34567 89
Account Number 2300.3100 2300.3102 2301.0000 2302.0000 2303.0000 2304.0000 2305.0000 2306.0000 2307.0000 2308.0000 2309.0000
Assessor Fund Number
Home Acres
District Description Street Lighting Landscaping Tract 2851 Tract 2865 Tract 3032 Wm Ranch Rd T-3019 & T-3525 Tract 3306 L A @ Gabbert Buffer Condor Dr.
DIRECT COSTS
Salaries & Benefits $0 $25,282 $3,677 $8,647 $250 $1,305 $11,747 $46 $2,098 $3,677 $1,050
Services & Supplies $307,600 $320,479 $22,432 $84,758 $5,281 $7,384 $83,800 $1,886 $19,413 $29,667 $7,038
Debris Basin Expenses $0 $0 $0 $633 $0 $0 $633 $0 $0 $0 $0
Fixed Equipment Expenses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Capital Improvement Projects $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Subtotal $307,600 $345,761 $26,109 $94,038 $5,531 $8,689 $96,180 $1,932 $21,511 $33,344 $8,088
Total Expense per Benefit Unit $24.56 $7.91 $348.12 $163.83 $20.87 $67.36 $677.32 $87.82 $234.48 $67.09 $163.53
RESERVE FUNDS / OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS
Contribution to/(from) Operational Reserve Fund ($32,652) ($26,655) ($1,453) ($19,199) ($1,765) ($2,306) ($13,711) ($116) ($10,213) ($2,654) ($595)
Contribution to/(from) General Fund ($13,927) ($125,253) ($14,954) $0 ($687) $0 ($58,629) ($892) $0 ($15,463) ($6,137)
Contribution to/(from) Capital Improvements Fund $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Contribution (from) Other / Interest Income $0 $0 $0 ($1,000) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Subtotal ($46,579) ($151,908) ($16,407) ($20,199) ($2,452) ($2,306) ($72,340) ($1,008) ($10,213) ($18,117) ($6,731)
Balance to Levy $261,021 $193,853 $9,702 $73,839 $3,079 $6,383 $23,840 $924 $11,298 $15,227 $1,357
DISTRICT STATISTICS
Total Parcels 11,310 11,310 88 623 269 131 217 22 107 725 13
Total Benefit Units - (Zone A) Residential 12,525.00 43,721.00 75.00 574.00 265.00 129.00 142.00 22.00 91.74 497.00
Total Benefit Units - (Zone B) Com./Indus.2,875.50 48.00 75.00 201.00 49.46
Total Benefit Units - (Zone C) Institutional
Levy per Unit (Zone A)$20.84 $3.30
1 $129.36 $116.46 $11.62 $49.48 $107.56 $42.00 $123.15 $15.40 $27.43
Levy per Unit (Zone B)$17.24 $145.64 $114.22 $37.68
Levy per Unit (Zone C)
Total Assessment Levy $261,021.00 $193,853 $9,702.00 $73,838.76 $3,079.30 $6,382.92 $23,840.02 $924.00 $11,297.78 $15,227.48 $1,356.69
FUND BALANCES
Beginning Operational Reserve Fund Balance 7/1/23 ($13,927) ($125,253) ($14,954) $46,840 ($687) $1,132 ($58,629) ($892) $7,444 ($15,463) ($6,137)
Contribution To / (From) Operational Reserve Fund ($32,652) ($26,655) ($1,453) ($19,199) ($1,765) ($2,306) ($13,711) ($116) ($10,213) ($2,654) ($595)
Ending Operational Reserve Fund Balance 6/30/24 ($46,579) ($151,908) ($16,407) $27,641 ($2,452) ($1,174) ($72,340) ($1,008) ($2,769) ($18,117) ($6,731)
Beginning Capital Improvements Reserve Fund Balance 7/1/23 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Contribution To / (From) Capital Improvements Reserve Fund $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ending Capital Improvements Reserve Fund Balance 6/30/24 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Ending Reserve Fund Balances 6/30/242 ($46,579) ($151,908) ($16,407) $27,641 ($2,452) ($1,174) ($72,340) ($1,008) ($2,769) ($18,117) ($6,731)
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
2022-23 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 $27.43
2021-22 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 $27.43
2020-21 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 $27.43
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CITY OF MOORPARK
Landscaping and Lighting MADs
Fiscal Year 2023/24 Budget
Zone / District Designation 10 11 12 14 15 15.1 16 18 19 20 21
Account Number 2310.0000 2311.0000 2312.0000 2314.0000 2315.0000 2315.0000 2316.0000 2318.0000 2319.0000 2320.0000 2321.0000
Assessor Fund Number Masters at
Country Club Moorpark Country
District Description Mt. Meadows Tract 4174 Carlsberg Silver Oak Lane Estates Zone A Club Zone B Mountain View Moonsong Ct Campus Plaza Meridian Hills Canterbury Lane
DIRECT COSTS
Salaries & Benefits $44,373 $250 $31,854 $773 $24,001 $6,535 $1,050 $1,305 $724 $74,920 $250
Services & Supplies $218,667 $1,949 $220,501 $6,011 $211,785 $29,816 $11,106 $12,228 $5,624 $511,681 $10,047
Debris Basin Expenses $7,610 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
Fixed Equipment Expenses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Capital Improvement Projects $0 $0 $0 $0 $295,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Subtotal $270,650 $2,199 $252,355 $6,784 $530,786 $36,351 $15,156 $13,533 $6,348 $586,601 $10,297
Total Expense per Benefit Unit $152.56 $244.33 $470.81 $678.40 $1,638.23 $727.02 $256.88 $541.32 $1,012.44 $2,365.33 $133.73
RESERVE FUNDS / OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS
Contribution to/(from) Operational Reserve Fund ($68,695) ($8,032) ($248,667) $4,286 ($247,886) ($202,452) ($206) ($45,399) ($67,797) ($60,801) ($136,177)
Contribution to/(from) General Fund $0 $0 $0 ($8,947) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Contribution to/(from) Capital Improvements Fund $0 $8,873 $259,461 $0 $0 $198,701 $0 $47,066 $65,084 $0 $134,731
Contribution (from) Other / Interest Income ($500) $0 ($5,000) $0 ($7,500) ($2,500) ($200) ($200) ($500) ($5,000) ($500)
Subtotal ($69,195) $841 $5,794 ($4,661) ($255,386) ($6,251) ($406) $1,467 ($3,213) ($65,801) ($1,946)
Balance to Levy $201,455 $3,040 $258,149 $2,123 $275,400 $30,100 $14,750 $15,000 $3,135 $520,800 $8,351
DISTRICT STATISTICS
Total Parcels 2,493 9 563 10 251 60 59 26 4 260 77
Total Benefit Units - (Zone A) Residential 1,774.00 9.00 536.00 10.00 324.00 50.00 59.00 25.00 6.27 248.00 77.00
Total Benefit Units - (Zone B) Com./Indus.669.00 69.74 176.00
Total Benefit Units - (Zone C) Institutional 11.23 3.84
Levy per Unit (Zone A)$76.54 $337.78 $450.00 $212.32 $850.00 $602.00 $250.00 $600.00 $500.00 $2,100.00 $108.46
Levy per Unit (Zone B)$87.38 $162.50
Levy per Unit (Zone C)$642.57 $1,462.50
Total Assessment Levy $201,455.24 $3,040.02 $258,148.75 $2,123.20 $275,400.00 $30,100.00 $14,750.00 $15,000.00 $3,135.00 $520,800.00 $8,351.42
FUND BALANCES
Beginning Operational Reserve Fund Balance 7/1/23 $32,157 $10,231 $534,531 ($8,947) $423,037 $238,962 $1,216 $59,000 $74,184 $476,075 $146,474
Contribution To / (From) Operational Reserve Fund ($68,695) ($8,032) ($248,667) $4,286 ($247,886) ($202,452) ($206) ($45,399) ($67,797) ($60,801) ($136,177)
Ending Operational Reserve Fund Balance 6/30/24 ($36,537) $2,199 $285,863 ($4,661) $175,151 $36,510 $1,010 $13,601 $6,387 $415,274 $10,298
Beginning Capital Improvements Reserve Fund Balance 7/1/23 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Contribution To / (From) Capital Improvements Reserve Fund $0 $8,873 $259,461 $0 $0 $198,701 $0 $47,066 $65,084 $0 $134,731
Ending Capital Improvements Reserve Fund Balance 6/30/24 $0 $8,873 $259,461 $0 $0 $198,701 $0 $47,066 $65,084 $0 $134,731
Total Ending Reserve Fund Balances 6/30/242 ($36,537) $11,072 $545,324 ($4,661) $175,151 $235,211 $1,010 $60,667 $71,471 $415,274 $145,029
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
2022-23 Net Levy per Unit/Acre $76.54/$87.38/642.57 $337.78 $495.07/$207.57/$150 $202.37 $728.19 $573.30 $150.00 $797.72 $671.05 $1,500.00 $103.37
2021-22 Net Levy per Unit/Acre $76.54/$87.38/642.57 $337.78 $450/$162.50/$1462.5 $189.92 $600.00 $445.11 $100.00 $748.24 $500.00 $1,500.00 $100.00
2020-21 Net Levy per Unit/Acre $76.54/$87.38/642.57 $337.78 $360/$130/$1170 $187.21 $485.00 $351.00 $53.00 $700.00 $0.00 $1,300.00 $50.00
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CITY OF MOORPARK
Landscaping and Lighting MADs
Fiscal Year 2023/24 Budget
Zone / District Designation 21.1 22 24 25 26 31 32 33
Account Number 2321.0000 2322.0000 2324.0000 2325.0000 2326.0000 2331.0000 2332.0000 2333.0000
Assessor Fund Number
875 Los Patriot Commerce 14339-14349 Vistas at
District Description Ivy Lane Zone B Moorpark Highlands Angeles Ave Center White Sage Rd Tuscany Square 145 Park Lane Moorpark Totals
DIRECT COSTS
Salaries & Benefits $250 $120,098 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $364,162
Services & Supplies $9,942 $707,575 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,846,670
Debris Basin Expenses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,876
Fixed Equipment Expenses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Capital Improvement Projects $0 $33,816 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $328,816
Subtotal $10,192 $861,489 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,551,524
Total Expense per Benefit Unit $102.95 $1,306.28 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
RESERVE FUNDS / OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS
Contribution to/(from) Operational Reserve Fund ($19,920) $36,062 ($24,757) ($7,543) ($4,897) ($885) ($994) $0 ($1,216,078)
Contribution to/(from) General Fund $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 ($244,889)
Contribution to/(from) Capital Improvements Fund $20,800 $0 $25,057 $7,643 $4,997 $985 $1,094 $0 $774,492
Contribution (from) Other / Interest Income ($500) ($22,000) ($300) ($100) ($100) ($100) ($100) $0 ($46,100)
Subtotal $380 $14,062 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 ($732,575)
Balance to Levy $10,572 $875,550 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,818,949
DISTRICT STATISTICS
Total Parcels 100 690 2 1 2 4 1 18
Total Benefit Units - (Zone A) Residential 99.00 659.50 110.00
Total Benefit Units - (Zone B) Com./Indus. - 2.53 11.52 8.15 6.96 1.00
Total Benefit Units - (Zone C) Institutional 14.00
Levy per Unit (Zone A)$106.79 $1,300.00
Levy per Unit (Zone B)$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Levy per Unit (Zone C)$0.00
Total Assessment Levy $10,572.21 $875,550.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2,818,948.71
FUND BALANCES
Beginning Operational Reserve Fund Balance 7/1/23 $30,112 $716,596 $24,757 $7,543 $4,897 $885 $994 $0 $2,592,177
Contribution To / (From) Operational Reserve Fund ($19,920) $36,062 ($24,757) ($7,543) ($4,897) ($885) ($994) $0 ($1,216,078)
Ending Operational Reserve Fund Balance 6/30/24 $10,192 $752,658 ($0) $0 ($0) $0 $0 $0 $1,376,099
Beginning Capital Improvements Reserve Fund Balance 7/1/23 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Contribution To / (From) Capital Improvements Reserve Fund $20,800 $0 $25,057 $7,643 $4,997 $985 $1,094 $0 $774,492
Ending Capital Improvements Reserve Fund Balance 6/30/24 $20,800 $0 $25,057 $7,643 $4,997 $985 $1,094 $0 $774,492
Total Ending Reserve Fund Balances 6/30/242 $30,992 $752,658 $25,057 $7,643 $4,997 $985 $1,094 $0 $2,150,591
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
2022-23 Net Levy per Unit/Acre $101.78 $1,200.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2021-22 Net Levy per Unit/Acre $100.00 $1,200.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2020-21 Net Levy per Unit/Acre $20.00 $1,054.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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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 Finance Director or his/her designee shall work with the responsible department head and
assessment engineer to calculate annual operating costs and the Operational Reserves and
Capital Improvements Reserves fund balances for each landscape and lighting assessment district
in conjunction with preparation of the City’s annual fiscal year budget. The Operational Reserves
fund balances for each landscape and lighting assessment district (“LLAD”) shall not exceed the
estimated costs of maintenance and servicing to December 10 of the fiscal year, or
approximately fifty percent (50%) of the annual estimated costs of each LLAD, or whenever the
City expects to receive its apportionment of special assessments and tax collections from the
county, whichever is later. The Capital Improvements Reserves fund balances shall be maintained
for each LLAD to ensure sufficient operational available funding (i.e. cash flow) and to cover
replacement costs for capital assets including, but not limited to, landscape materials, irrigation
equipment, hardscape, walls, ornamental structures, trails, drainage facilities, fencing, decorative
lighting, and project signage. Contributions to the Capital Improvements Reserves fund balances
shall be calculated in conformance with the adopted LLAD Capital Improvements Reserves Fund
Study (“Study”) with an annual increase of 2.5% over the useful life of such improvements as
specified in the Study. The Study shall be re-evaluated every 15 years, or sooner at the discretion
of the Finance Director.
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Method of Apportionment
Method of Apportionment
This section of the Engineer's Report explains the special and general benefits to be
derived from the installation, maintenance and servicing of 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."
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Benefit categories have been established that represent the types of special benefit to
residential, commercial, industrial and other lots and parcels resulting from the
installation, maintenance and servicing lighting and landscaping improvements to be
provided with the assessment proceeds. These categories of special benefit are
summarized as follows:
A. Proximity to Improved Landscaped Areas and Other Public Improvements
within the Assessment Districts.
B. Access to Improved landscaped areas and Other Public Improvements
within the Assessment Districts.
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.
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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 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.
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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 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.
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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 Association towards general benefit from the maintenance, rehabilitation
and replacement of the curb and gutter is conservatively estimated to be 1%.
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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%.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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 $6.66 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.
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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 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.
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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 2021 to December 2022 is 4.92%
the maximum levy rate for fiscal year 2023-24 is 4.92% above the maximum levy rate for
fiscal year 2022-23. Including the authorized annual adjustment, the maximum
authorized assessment rates for fiscal year 2023-24 for each land use category are as
follows:
Commercial/Industrial: $260.96 /ac
Institutional $2,350.82 /ac
Residential $721.11 /Lot or EDU
The proposed assessment rates for fiscal year 2023-24 for each land use category are as
follows:
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%
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Commercial/Industrial: $162.50 /ac
Institutional $1,462.50 /ac
Residential $450.00 /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 $212.32. The proposed rate
to be levied for fiscal year 2023-24 is $212.32. 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 2023-24 is
$2,248.92. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase
including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. The
proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2023-24 is $850.00.
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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 2023-24 is
$4,152.09. 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 2023-24 including HOA maintained areas is
$21,454.07. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase
including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. The
proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2023-24 is $602.00.
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 2023-24 is
$618.83. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase
including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. The
proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2023-24 is $250.00.
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 2023-24 is $1,302.82. 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 2023-24 is $600.00.
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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 2023-24 is $3,126.85. 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 2023-24 including parkway
landscaping is $11,811.28. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate
increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. The
proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2023-24 is $500.00.
District 20
Parcels within Tract 5187 and 5405 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 2023-24 is $3,279.86. This district is subject
to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI
adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal
year 2023-24 is $2,100.00.
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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 2023-24 is $552.13. 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 2023-24 including HOA maintained drainage
improvements is $634.24. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate
increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. The
proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2023-24 is $108.46.
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 2023-24 is $143.63. 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
improvements. The additional per lot maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal
year 2023-24 including HOA maintained landscape improvements is $206.44. The
proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2023-24 is $106.79. This district is subject to
an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment
based upon the change in the CPI.
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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 2023-24 is $4,092.10.
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 2023-24 including HOA maintained landscape
improvements is $4,486.12. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2023-24 is
$1,300.00. 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 2023-24 is $291.91. The
additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2023-24
including Property Owner maintained landscape and drainage improvements is
$12,996.12. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase
including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. The
proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2023-24 is $0.00.
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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 2023-24 is $131.16. The additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate
for fiscal year 2023-24 including Property Owner maintained landscape improvements is
$5,907.34. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase
including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. The
proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2023-24 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 2023-24 is $85.62. The additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate
for fiscal year 2023-24 including Property Owner maintained improvements is
$6,306.52. This district is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase
including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. The
proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2023-24 is $0.00.
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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 2023-24 is $100.29. The additional
per acre maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2023-24 including
Property Owner maintained improvements is $7,716.72. This district is subject to an
annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment
based upon the change in the CPI. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2023-
24 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 2023-24 is
$698.41. The additional per acre maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year
2023-24 including Property Owner maintained improvements is $13,321.30. This district
is subject to an annual maximum authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI
adjustment based upon the change in the CPI. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal
year 2023-24 is $0.00.
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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 2023-24 is $8,653.49. The additional per lot
maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2023-24 including Property Owner
maintained improvements is $17,732.88. This district is subject to an annual maximum
authorized rate increase including the authorized CPI adjustment based upon the
change in the CPI. The proposed rate to be levied for fiscal year 2023-24 is $0.00.
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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
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LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS
ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2023-24
Page 37
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.
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CITY OF MOORPARK
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS
ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2023-24
Page 38
Assessment
WHEREAS, on January 18th, 2023 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, 2023 and ending June 30, 2024, 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 2023-24 is generally as follows:
Summary Cost Estimate
F.Y. 2023-24
Budget
Direct Cost $3,551,524
Reserve Funds / Other Contributions ($732,575)
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NET AMOUNT TO ASSESSMENTS $2,818,949
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LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS
ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2023-24
Page 39
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.
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
2023-24. 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 2023-24 for each
parcel or lot of land within the said Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment
Districts.
Dated: April 20, 2023
Engineer of Work
By .
John W. Bliss, License No. C052091
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CITY OF MOORPARK
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS
ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2023-24
Page 40
Appendix A - 2023-24 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.
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CITY OF MOORPARK
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS
ENGINEER’S REPORT, FY 2023-24
Page 41
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.
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CITY OF MOORPARKLANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTSASSESSMENT DIAGRAM
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF THE
CITY OF MOORPARK, COUNTY O F VENTURA,
CALIFORNIA,
THIS ______ DAY OF __________________, 2023.
_____________________________________
CITY CLERK
RECORDED IN TH E OFFICE OF THE FINANCE
DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
COUNTY OF VENTURA, CALIFORNIA, THIS
__________ DAY OF _______________________, 2023.
__________________________________________
FINANCE DIRECTOR
AN ASSESSMENT WAS CONFIRMED AND
LEVIED BY TH E CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK ON TH E LOTS, PIECES AND PARCELS
OF LAND ON THIS ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM ON THE
___________ DAY OF _____________________, 2023
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 AND SAID ASSESSMENT
DIAGR AM AND TH E ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR SAID
FISCAL YEAR WERE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE
COUNTY AUDITOR O F THE COUNTY OF VENTURA ON
THE __________ DAY OF ________________________,
2023. REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO SAID
RECORDED ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE EXACT
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EACH PARCEL OF LAND.
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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
______________, 2023, AT THE HOUR OF
__________O'CLOCK ___. M. IN THE OFFICE
OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR OF THE COUNTY
OF VENTURA,
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Moorpark City Limits
District 15 Zone A Boundary
District 15 Zone B Boundary
Streets
Parcels 1411
SierraShasta
Gisler
Poindexter
Whitney
Fuji
Diablo
Palomar
Reyes
Rainier
Denali
Lassen
Olympus
District 16´District 16 Boundary
Streets
Parcels
1412
Flory
Millard
Los Angeles
Esther
Sherman
Los Angeles
District 18´District 18 Boundary
Streets
Parcels
1413
11 8
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Parcels ´
1414
W alnut Canyon
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Streets
Parcels
1415
Los Angeles
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District 21´
District 21 Non Zone B
District 21 Zone B
Streets
Parcels
1416
1 1 8Walnut Canyon
Charles
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District 22´District 22 Boundary
Streets
Parcels
1417
Maureen
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Kazu
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Goldman
Tejeda
Bonsai
Discovery
Challenger
Atlantis
Lassen
Los Angeles
District 24´District 24 Boundary
Streets
Parcels
1418
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District 25´District 25 Boundary
Streets
Parcels
1419
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District 26´District 26 Boundary
Streets
Parcels
1420
Park
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Majestic
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Park Crest
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Flory
Moorpark
District 31´District 31 Boundary
Streets
Parcels
1421
Park
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Juarez
Unidos
James Weak
Villa Campesina
Park Crest
Los Angeles
District 32´District 32 Boundary
Streets
Parcels
1422
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1423