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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 18, 2006
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Public Hearing: Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No
86-1 (Villages at Willow Creek)
Report Prepared by Ginger Russell, Senior Administrative 4nalyst
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Resolution approvmg Engineer's Report, confirming diagram
and assessment, and ordering levy of assessment
Engineer's Report and Assessment Diagram
Newsletter
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Open public hearing
Receive Staff Report
Receive public comment
Close public hearing and deliberate
Adopt the resolution approving the Engineer's Report,
confirmmg the diagram and assessment, and ordenng levy
of assessment
2006-2007 Sources and Use of LandscaDe Maintenance District Funds
Revenues
Total Amount Proposed to be Assessed.
Estimated Interest Revenue.
Estimated Prior J:ear Collections and Penalties
Less Estimated Collection and Delinquency Cost.
Net Total Revenues
$95,250
$ 2,493
$ 420
($2.097)
$96,066
Expenditures
Contract I_andscape Maintenance.
Utilities.
Administration and Engineering'
Total Operating Expenses.
$77,118
$21,880
$ 1.265
$100,263
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As shown above, $95,250 is proposed to be assessed to property owners for
the 2006-2007 street landscaping maintenance costs. The individual
assessments are calculated at $146.20 per single-family home and $73 10
per multI-family parcel. This is a 2.8% increase above the 2005-06
assessment, which is commensurate with the Consumer Price Index rate of
increase (April 2006) and is allowed under the terms of the Engineer's
Report that was approved in 2001 Thc budgeted cost of maintenance
exceeds the projected income for the District; therefore, approximatcly
$4,197 of the District reserve will be used to offsct the cost of maintenance,
The cash balance at the end of 2006-2007 is estimated at $66,235
DESCRIPTION: This maintenance assessment distnet was formed in 1986 as part of the
review and approval of the Villages at Willow Creek development. This assessment district funds the
maintenance of landscaping, mcluding fencing and soundwalls, along the west side of Dougherty Road
from Amador Valley Boulevard to the northerly City Limit, along Amador Valley Boulevard from
Dougherty Road to Wildwood Road, along Wildwood Road and Fall Creek Road, and certain landscaped
areas within thc Ridgeereek single~family horne development. Landscaping within the condominium and
apartment developments is the respol1sibi lily 0 f the homeowners' association or property owner for those
individual developments, The landscaping along and within the Alamo Creek channel area is not included
in the assessment district as it is the responsibility of Alameda COlmty Flood Control, Zone 7
In fiscal Year 2001-02, the assessment in this District was increased by 54%, as the reservc funds had
become depleted and could no longer be uscd to offset utility and mamtenanee cost increases, The rate
merease was approved by property owners under the terms of Proposition 218 The property owners also
approved an escalation clause for future years that allows the assessment to be increased to cover (I)
actual increases m utility cost, and (2) inflationary increases in the cost of maintenance, as determined by
the Consumer Pnee Index rate of increase.
The latest Consumer Price Index information available prior to development of the budget (April 2006,
Bay Area Urban Wage Earners) indicated that the rate of merease is 2.8%, therefore, the proposed
assessment for 2006-2007 has been increased by approximately 2.8%, from $92,666 to $95,250. There
arc no changes in the District boundary or the method of ealeulating the spread of assessments.
hl 2005-2006, reserve funds from this District were utilized to paint the wrought iron fence along Fall
Creek Road. The bids received for pamhng were lower than expected, and so sufficient funds remain in
the reserve to paint the fence along Wildwood Road in 2006-2007 In addition, the budget for the
upcommg year includes funds for three "annual color" flower changes at entry comers and also for
replaecment of shrubs that have died or are in poor condition.
A newsletter was mailed to property owners the week of June 26th, and a neighborhood meetmg was
scheduled for July 6th. No property owners attended the meeting, and as of writing this Staff report, no
questions or comments had been received by telephone or e-mail.
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing, deliberate, and adopt the resolution
approving the Engineer's Report, eonIlrming the diagranl and assessment, and ordering levy of
assessment.
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RESOLUTION NO. -06
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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APPROVING ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM
AND ASSESSMENT, AND ORDERING LEVY OF ASSESSMENT
CITY OF DUBLIN LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 86-1 (VILLAGES AT WILLOW CREEK)
WHEREAS, by its Resolution No, 046-06, a Resolution Directing Preparation of Annual Report for City of
Dublin Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. 86-1 (the "District"), Ibis Council designated
the City Engineer as Engineer of Work and ordered said Engineer to make and file a report in writing in =rdance
with and pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972; and
WHEREAS, said report was made and filed with the City Clerk and duly considered by Ibis Council and
found to be sufficient in every particular, whereupon it was detennined that said report should stand as Engineer's
Report for all subsequent proceedings under and pursuant to the aforesaid Resolution and that July 18,2006, at 7:00
p.m. in the Council Chambers, Dublin Civic Center, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, California, was appointed as the time
and place for a hearing by the Council on the question of the levy of the proposed assessment, notice of which
hearing was mailed, published and posted in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.6; and
WHEREAS, at the appointed time and place, said hearings were held, and all persons interested desiring to
be heard were given an opportunity to be heard, and all matters pertaining to said levy were heard and considered by
this Council, and this Council thereby acquired jurisdiction to order said levy and confinnation of diagram and
assessment prepared by and made a part of the report of said engineer to pay the cost and expenses thereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby
approve that:
(a) The property owners owning more than fifty percent of the area of assessable land within the District
had not, at the conclusion of said hearing, filed written protests against the said proposed levy, or
against the Engineer's Estimate of COSlS and expenses, or against the maps and description, or
against the diagram or the assessment to pay for the costs and expenses thereof;
(b) The public interest, convenience, and necessity require that said levy be made;
(c) The District benefited by said improvements and to be assessed to pay the costs and expenses
thereof, and the exterior boundaries thereof, are as shown by a map tbcrcof filed in the office of the
City Clerk, which map is made a part hereof by reference thereto
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED Ibis 18th day of July, 2006.
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CITY OF DUBLIN
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NO, 1986~1
(TRACT 5511)
FISCAL YEAR 2006--2007
ENGINEER'S REPORT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 ENGINEER'S LETTER ..............,...,........ ........,................,..........................3
2 ESTIMATE OF COSTS.......................................................,........................5
3 METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT..................................,.......................... 6
4 PARCEL LISTING...... .......... .............. ......... ............. ........,.... ........,... .......... 7
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1 ENGINEER'S LETTER
WHEREAS, on April 18, 2006, the City Council of the City of Dublin, California,
pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, adopted its Resolution
Directing Preparation of Annual Report for Maintenance Assessment District 1986-1 for the
maintenance of improvements more particularly therein described; and
WHEREAS, said Resolution directed the undersigned to prepare and file a report
pursuant to Section 22565, ct. seq., of said Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, by virtue of the power vested in me
under said Act and the order of the Council of said City, hereby make the following assessment to
cover the portion of the estimated cost of the maintenance of said improvements and the cost and
expenses incidental thereto, to be paid by said District
Summary of Assessment
(I) (2) (3)
As Filed As As Finally
Preliminarily Approved
Approved
Cost of Maintenance $ 98,998 $ 98,998
Incidental Expenses $ 69,597 $ 69,597
TOTAI_ COSTS $/68,595 $168,595
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Estimated 2006-07 Interest Income
Applied to 2006-07 Operating Costs $ 2,493 $ 2,493
Prior Year Collections & Penalties $ 420 $ 420
Estimated Surplus from 2005-06 Fiscal
Year $70,432 $70,432
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SUB-TOTAL $7J,J45 $7J,J45
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NET TO BE ASSESSED FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2006-2007 $95,250 $95,250
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As required by said Act, a diagram is hereto attached showing the exterior boundaries of
said landscaping maintenance assessment district and also the lines and dimensions of each lot or
parcel of land within said landscaping maintenance assessment district as the same existed at the
time of the passage of said resolution, each of which lots or parcels having been given a separate
number upon said diagram.
I do hereby assess the net amount to be assessed upon all assessable lots or parcels ofland
within said landscaping maintenanee assessment district by apportioning that amount among the
several lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each such lot or
parcel from the maintenance of said improvements, and more particularly set forth in the list
hereto attached and by reference made a part hereof
Said assessment is made upon the several lots or parcels of land within said landscaping
maintenance assessment district in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by said lots
or parcels respectively from the maintenance of said improvements, The diagram and assessment
numbers appearing herein are the diagram numbers appearing on said diagram, to which reference
is hereby made for a more particular description of said property
The scope of work shall include the following:
. The median and roadside landscaping along the north side of Willow Creek Drive.
. Roadside landscaping along Shady Creek Drive within Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16,37,38,
and south of Lot 145, all within Tract 5511
. Roadside landscaping, wall, fence, and pathway improvements along the west side of
Dougherty Road, between Amador Valley Boulevard and the northerly City Limit line,
and along the north side of Amador Valley Boulevard, between Dougherty Road and
Wildwood Road_
. Roadside landscaping, fence, and pathway improvements on the west side of Wildwood
Road,
. Roadside landscaping, fence, wall, and pathway improvements on the west side of
Dougherty Road and the south side of Amador Valley Boulevard, adjacent to Lot 150
. Roadside landscaping, fence, and pathway improvements on the west and north sides of
Fall Creek Road_
. Roadside landscaping and emergency access surfacing at the north end of Crossridge
Road within the street right-of-way
Each lot or parcel of land assessed is described in the assessment list by reference to its
parcel number as shown on the Assessor's Maps of the County of Alameda for the Fiscal Year
2006-2007 and includes all of such parcels excepting those portions thereof within existing public
roads or rights of way to be acquired in these proceedings for public road purposes, 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 ofsaid County
Dated:
Melissa A. Morton
Public Works Director
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2 ESTIMATE OF COSTS
The estimated cost for the maintenance of improvements deseribed in this Report for Fiscal Year
2006-07 is as follows:
ESTIMATE OF COSTS -.-.,-. _.._.._~~._-
Maintenance
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Landscaping and Street Tree Maintenance $77, lit?
Utilities: $21.880
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$98,998
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Incidentals
Engineer's Report and Proceedings $ 1,265
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County of~_~~~_~C()E~cti?~_<;osts @ 1.7% $ 1,620
Delinquencies @ 0.5% $ 477
Contingene.es/Reserve $66.235
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TOTAL: $168,595
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3 METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT
Each single family lot shall be assigned a benefit unit of one (I), each multifamily unit assigned a
benefit unit of one-half (1/2), the commercial lot shall have a benefit unit of four (4), and the open
space lots shall have a benefit unit of zero This gives the following benefit units and
apportionments for each Village for this Fiscal Yeat"
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Number of Living Units Benefit % of Total Assessment
Units
Lot 150 Village I 56 28 43
Lot 149 Village II 248 124 1903
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Lot 148 Village III 224 112 17 19
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Lot 146A Village IV 135 67.5 10.36
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Lot 1468 Village V 204 102 1566
Lot 1-145 Village VI 145 145 22.26
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Lots 152-177 Village VTI 138 69 10.59
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Total: 1150 651.5 100
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Tbe annual maintenance cost shall be increased annually beginning July 1, 2002, by the percentage increase
in the Bay Area Urban Wage Earncr Consumer Pnoo Index ("Index") (applies to all costs except utilities),
plus any actual increase in the cost of utilities (power and water). If the Bay Area Urban Wage Earner
Consumer Price Index is unavailable or deemed by the City Council to bc inappropriate, a comparablc
consumer price index, as approved by thc City Council, shall be used to replace thc Bay Area Urban Wagc
Earncr Pricc Indcx.
SAMPLE CALCULATION
MAINTENANCE COST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005-06 $107 529
LESS UTILITY COST (SUBJECT TO RATE INCREASE ONLY) $(3 I 685\
$75,844
ASSESSMENT SUBJECT TO INDEX INCREASE $75 844
INDEX INCREASE (ASSUMED 2.8%) 75,844 x .028=2 124 !l:2124
$77,968
UTILITY COST $31 685
ASSUME UTILITY RATE INCREASE IS 2.8% 31,685 X 028 = $887
$32,572
NEW TOTAL MAINTENANCE COST $110,540
EFFECTIVE RATE INCREASE: 110,540 + 107529 2.80/0
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PARCEL LISTING
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Assessment & Lot Property Number Assessment 2006-07
Number Owners of Units per Unit Total
Assessment
Lot 150 (Village I) Individual 56 7310 $4,093 60
Owners
Lot 149 (Village II) Individual 248 7310 $18,128.80
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Lot 148 (Village III) Tndividual 224 7310 $16,37440
Owners
Lot 146A (Village IV) Individual 135 7310 $9,868 50
Owners
Lot 146B (Village V) Individual 204 7310 $14,912.40
Owners
Lots 1 - 145 (Village Individual 145 146.20 $21,19900
VI) Owners
Lots 152-177 (Village Individual 138 7310 $10,08780
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Lot 151 (Commercial) Unknown 4 584.80 $584.80
Lots A - D Open Space Unknown 0 $000 $000
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District Total: 1,154 N/A $95,249.50
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CERTIFICATIONS
I, the City Clerk of the City of Dublin, California, hereby certifY that the foregoing Engineer's
Report, including Assessment, in the amounts set forth in Column (1), with the diagram thereto
attached, was filed with me on June 20, 2006
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I, the City Clerk of the City of Dublin, California, hereby certify that the foregoing Assessment,
with the diagram thereto attached, was preliminarily approved and continued by the City Council
of..., Cily by" """",,"00 No. 107-06, dWy ",p~dr C~ """ 20, 2006.
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1, the City Clerk of the City of Dublin, California, hereby certifY that the foregoing Assessment,
with the diagram thereto attached, was finally approved and confirmed by the City Council of said
City by its Resolution No. -06, duly adopted by said Council on July 18, 2006
I, the City Clerk of the City of Dublin, California, hereby certifY that a certified copy of the
Assessment was filed in the office of the County Auditor of the County of Alameda, California, on
August 10, 2006
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SHOWN FOR TRACT 55'~ EXCEPT THE
PARCEL 146 IS EXClUDED AND RESERVED
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CITY OF DUBLIN
ALAMEDA COUNTY
200612007 FISCAL YEAR
STATE OF CAUFORNIA
LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING
DISTRICT NO. 86-1
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REVISIONS BY CKD
JUNE, 1989 REV~ION: ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT LOTS ~46A AND 146B WERE
ANNEXED INTO THE O!-STRICT LOT
149, .A.No. LOTS 15Z-177 & LOTS I.W
'AIERt: SUBDIVIDED I NTO CONDOM INIM UM 5.
LOTS H-79- AND LOTS S, C, E, F AND G
'NERE ADJUSTED fOR LOT LINES.
JUNE, .,991 REVIS10N: ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT LOT 14E1A DIVEDED INTO 20
LOTS f19 BUI LD!NG AN D 1 COMMON
AREA!. ASSESSMENT 01 STRICT LOTS 1 Ei
A.ND 17 DIVIDED !NTO LOTS 194-200
LOTS 201.205 RESPECTIVE L Y
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VILLAGES AT WILLOW CREEK
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
NEWSLETTER
July 2006
FACTS ABOUT THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
While the City pays the cost of maintaining the median landscaping through its General Fund for all of the major
arterial streets, street-side landscaping that is Installed in conjunction with residential or commercial development
Is maintained either privately by a property owners' association, or by the City and funded through an
assessment district.
This Assessment District was formed In 1 986 to maintain certain landscaping improvements within the Villages
at Willow Creek development. The following areas are being maintained by the City:
. The median and roadside landscaping along the north side of the street for the entire length of Willow
Creek Drive.
. Roadside landscaping along Shady Creek Drive within Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 37, 38, south of Lot
145, and at the northeriy end of Crossrklge Road, all within Tract 5511
. Roadside landscaping, wall, fence, and pathway improvements along the west side of Dougherty Road
between Amador Valley Boulevard and the northerty City Umit line, and along the north side of Amador
Valley Boulevard between Dougherty Road and Wildwood Road,
. Roadside landscaping, fence, and pathway improvements along the west side of WildWood Roed.
. Roadside landscaping, fence, wall, and pathway improvements along the west side of Dougherty Road
and the south side of Amador Valley Boulevard adjacent to Lot 150.
. Roadside landscaping, fence, and pathway improvements along the west and north sides of Fall Creek
Road.
other common landscaping improvements not included In the assessment dlstrtct's scope of work are
malntllined by the homeowners' associations of individual Villages. landscaping within the Alamo Creek area is
maintained by the Alameda County Flood Control Dlstrtct, Zone 7 The cost of park improvements and park
maintenance, including the Alamo Creek Trail, is paid by the City and not charged to the assessment district,
PROP05EDASSESSMENT
The Engineer's Report which was approved by vote of property owners in 2001 allowed for an increase In the
annual assessment in order to continue maintenance of the District landscaping at the current level. The
approval also included an escalation clause that allows an annual increase in maintenance cost based on the
Consumer Price Index (Bay Area Urban Wage Eamers) rate of inflation, as well as any actual increases In the
cost of utilities.
The Consumer Price Index rate of increase as of Aprtl 2006 was at 2.8%, Therefore, a 2.8% increase has been
applied, and the proposed assessment for the 2006-2007 Fiscal year is as follows:
Per single family lot;
Per multl..famlly unit or townhouse
$146.20
$ 73.10
($3.98 increase)
($1.98 Increase)
The funds collected through assessments are accounted for separately from other City funds. These funds can
only be used for speelfied expenses within the boundaries of the Assessment District.
PUBLIC HEARING
The City Is required to notify property owners each year regarding a required public hearing for the Assessment
Dlstrtct. State Law requires that this notice be given by means of a notice printed In a local newspaper and
posted in official City posting locations. A copy of the public heartng notice is included with this newsletter as a
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courtesy The public hearing regarding the 2006-2007 assessment will be held at the regular City Council
meeting of JUly 18, 2006. The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. In the Council Chambers of the Dublin Civic Center
~ City staff has scheduled an infonnational meeting prior to the Public Hearing in order 10 provide an
opportunity to answer questions and address concems in an informal setting. The informational meeting
will be held in the Regional Meeting Room of the Civic Center, 100 Civic Plaza, on Julv 6.2006 at 6:30
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DISTRICT ACTIVITIES
The City wtll continue to utilize TruGreen LandCare as its primary maintenance contractor in this District. MCE
Corporation will provide some supervision and irrigation repair services as needed to supplant TruGreen's work.
The District budget for 2006-07 Is proposed to be as follows:
Revenues:
Total Amount Proposed to be Assessed:
Estimated Interest Revenue:
Estimated Prior Year Collections and Penalties
Less Estimated Collection and Delinquency Cost:
Net Total Revenues:
$96,260
$ 2,493
$ 420
($2.0971
$96,066
Expenditures:
Contract Landscape Maintenance:
Utilities:
Administration and Engineering:
Total Operating Expenses:
$77,118
$21,880
$ 1.266
$100,263
Based on the above figures, approximately $4,197 of the existing reserve in this District will be used to offset
expenses. The reserve balance at the end of Fiscal Year 2006-2007 is expected to be approximately $66,200,
During 2006-G8, the Fall Creek portion of the wrought iron fence along the creek was repainted. It is proposed
to repaint the Wildwood Road portion of this fence during 2006-07 The park fence is maintained as part of the
City's park maintenance budget, and therefore any maintenance of the park. fence is not paid through this
assessment district.
other proposed el<penditures for 2006-07 include periodic replaeement of flowering annual plants on entry
comers and replacement of shrubs that have died or become unattractive. A portion of the District reserve is
being used for this work; as noted above, the projected expenditures exceed projected revenues by $4,197 It is
Important to maintain a reserve balance in District funds for the following reasons:
(1) The City does not receive income from an assessment until midway through a fiscal year The reserve
therefore provides operating capital for the District until the funds are received from the assessor's office.
(2) In the event of an unforeseen emergency, such as a major irrigation break or a catastrophic freeze, the
reserve provides funds for repairs or plant replacements,
REPORTING VANDALISM AND MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS
The City's policy is to repair vandalism damage and eradicate graffdi as soon as we become aware of iI. If you
notice vandalism occurring or are able to provide a description of vandals, please contact Dublin Poli<::e Services
at 462-1212. If you notice damage or graffiti that has already occurred, or If you notice broken sprinklers or other
types of maintenance problems, please call the Public Works Department at 833-6630. We appreciate your
helpl
If you have any questions about the proposed assessment or maintenance activities in this assessment district,
please call the City's Public Works Department at 833-6630.