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CITY CLERK
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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 19, 2005
SUBJECT:
ATTACHMENTS:
RECOMMENDATION:
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
Public Hearing: Landscaping Maintenance Assessment District 97-1
(Santa Rita Area)
Report Prepared by: Melissa Morton, Public Works Director
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Resolution approving engineer's report, contlrming 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
Reeeive public comment
Close public hearing and deliberate
Adopt resolution approving engineer's report, confirming
diagram and assessment, and ordering levy of assessment
2005-2006 Sources and Use of Landscave Maintenance District Funds:
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:
$231,969
5,076
2,330
(8.583)
$230,792
Expenditures:
Cost of Maintenance and Utilities:
Administration and Engineering:
Total Operating Expenses:
$241,236
1.400
$242,636
Expenses are expected to exceed revenues as noted above. It is proposed to utilize
approximately $11,844 trom reserves to make up the balance. The recommended 2005-
2006 assessment is $549.86 per acre, which is approximately 1.5% higher than the 2004-
2005 assessment and below the maximum assessment allowed under the terms of the
Engineer's Report. Proposed single-family or multi-family lot assessments by subdivision
are indicated on Page 2 of this Staff Report.
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DESCRIPTION: This assessment district, which was formed in the Fall of 1996,
funds street landscape maintenance and utility costs for the Santa Rita development area, also known as
Emerald Park. This area is bounded by Arnold Road on the west, Gleason Drive. on the north, Tassajara
Road on the east, and Interstate 580 on the south. The District was formed at the request of the property
owner to assure that all of the landseaping in Emerald Park was maintained at a consistently high level as
it was not belicved that maintenance by homeowners' associations would accomplish the samc desirable
end result.
The scope of work includes maintenance of roadside landscaping for Dublin Boulevard, Hacienda Drive,
Central Parkway, a portion of Arnold Road, Tassajara Road (westerly portion), and a portion of Gleason
Drive, plus the maintenance of the trail and landscaping along the Tassajara Creek channel, as delincated
on Page 2 of the Engineer's Report.
The total maintenance and administration cost for this District for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 is expected to bc
$242,636. It is proposed to usc cxisting reserves to offset part of this cost; the proposed total assessment
for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 is $231,969. The total developed acreage in this District is now 421.87 acres,
which breaks down to a per-acre assessment of $549.86. As provided in the Engineer's Report, individual
lots in residential subdivisions are assessed based on density: the number of acres in the subdivision is
divided by the number of lots, and the resulting quotient is the asscssment per lot. For Fiscal Year 2005-
2006, the following assessments resulted from this calculation:
California Creekside single-family lots:
California Brookside multi-family units:
SummerGlen - RicInnond American (north) lots:
SummerGlen - Richmond American (south) lots:
SummerGlen - Kaufman & Broad and Pulte lots:
Dublin Greene Tract 7084 single-family lots:
Dublin Greene Tract 7149 multi-family units
Dublin Greene Tract 7149 condominium/apartment units
$78.20 per lot
$34.42 per unit
$64.82 per lot
$75.82 per lot
$117.34 perlot
$82.86 per Jot
$62.40 per unit
$32.52 per unit
Commercial (including retail, office, and industrial uses, as well as apartment properties) are assessed
based on the per-acre figure multiplicd by the number of acres per individual lot. The total assessment is
essentially the same as the 2004-05 assessment; however, a parcel change has caused the individual
assessments to increase by about 1.5% or $8.20 per acre in order to maintain the same total. This is less
than the Consumer Pricc Index (CPI) percentage of increase. The effect on individual residential lots is
less than $2.00.
The original Engineer's Report for this District provided for a maximum assessment of $710.00 per acre,
which could be increased annually based on the cpr, as well as actual increases in the cost of utilities.
This cpr factor has never been addressed in succeeding Enginccr's Reports, as the annual assessment has
not approached the maximum; however, it should be noted that the maximum in the Engineer's Report for
2005-2006 has now been increased by the cpr and utility rate changes for each year since the initial
report. The cpr annual rate of increase has varied from a low of 1.67% in 1998 to a high of 5.72% in
2003. A chart has bccn provided in the Engineer's Report which lists the escalation for each separate year
and its effect on the maximum. It is proposed to apply the cpr rate of increase and utility rate changes
each year from this point forward so that the property owners are aware of the change in maximum
assessment. This does not have any effect on the annual assessment for 2005-2006, but does revise the
current cciling to $886.43 per acre.
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Staff mailed a newsletter to property owners (Attachment 3), along with a copy of the public hearing
notice, and scheduled an informational meeting for the evening of June 30th to answer questions and
discuss any issues related to maintenance activities or the proposed assessment. No property owners
attended the meeting, and as of the time of writing this Staff Report, no telephone calls had been received
at the City offiees regarding this District.
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing, deliberate, and adopt the resolution
approving engineer's report, confirming diagram and assessment, and ordering levy of assessment.
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RESOLUTION NO. - 05
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 MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 97-1
(SANTA RITA AREA)
WHEREAS, by its Resolution No. 038-05, a Resolution Directing Preparation of Annual Report for City
of Dublin Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. 97-1 (the "District"), this Council
dcsignated the City Engineer as Engineer of Work and ordered said Engineer to make and file a report in writing
in accordance 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 this Council and
found to be sufficient in every particular, whereupon it was detennined that said report should stand as Engineer's
Report for an subsequent proceedings under and pursuant to the aforesaid Resolution and that July 19,2005, 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 ofthe levy ofthe proposed assessment, notice of which
hearing was mailed, publisbed and posted in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.6; and
WHEREAS, at the appointed time and place, said hearings were held, and an 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 confirmation 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) Thc 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 costs and expenses, or against the maps and description,
or against the diagram or the assessment to pay for thc costs and expenses thereof;
(b) The public interest, convenicncc, 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 thereof filed in the office of
the City Clerk, which map is made a part hereof by reference thereto.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of July, 2005.
AYES:
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ABSENT:
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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CITY OF DUBLIN
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1997-1
SANTA RITA AREA
FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006
ENGINEER'S REPORT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 ENGINEER'S LETTER ...lIIt............".........................................tt......."".............3
2 ESTIMATE OF COSTS.............................................................................. 5
3 METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT........................................................... 6
4 PARCEL LISTING ..................................................................................... 7
5 CERTIFICATIONS .............111.............................................111...........................9
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ENGINEER'S LETTER
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2005, 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 1997-1 for the
acquisition and 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 acquisition of and maintenance of said improvements and the cost
and expenses incidental thereto, to be paid by said District.
Summarv of Assessment
(I) (2) (3)
As Filed As As Finally
Preliminarily Approved
Approved
Cost of Maintenance $241,236 $241,236
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Incidental Expenses $162,515 $162,515
TOTAL COSTS $403,751 $403,751
Estimated 2005-06 Interest Income ($5,076) ($5,076)
Applied to 2005-06 Operating Costs
Prior Year Collections & Penalties ($2,330) ($2.330)
Estimated Surplus ±rom 2004-05 Fiscal ($/64.376) ($164,376)
Year
SUJJ..TOTAL ($171,782) ($171,782)
NET TO BE ASSESSED FOR FISCAL $231,969 $231,969
YEAR 2005-2006
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As required by said Act, a diagram is hereto attached showing the exterior boundaries of said
landscape 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 giYœ a separare number upon said diagram.
I do hereby assess the net amount k> be assessed upon all assessable lots or parcels of land within
said landscape maintenance assessment district by apportioning that amount among the several lots or
parcels in proportion k> tlIe estimated benefits k> be received by each such lot or parcel from the acquisition
and 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 ofland within said landscape maintenance
assessment district in proportion k> the estimJtted benefits to be received by said lots or parcels respectively
from the acquisition and 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 total assessment District area shall be 421.87 acres as shown in Section 4 (the Assessment
Diagram) of this report.
The scope of work shall include the following the maintenance and repair of landscaped and open
space areas, entry features, entry lighting, masonry soundwalls, wrought iron fences, publicly-<>wned
drainage ditches, irrigation systems, trees and plantings, furnishing of water and power for irrigation
systems, together with all appurtenant and incidental expenses fur the fullowing areas:
· The northerly and southerly street frontages fur Dublin Boulevard, ftom Arnold Road to Tassajara
Road.
· The northerly and southerly street ftontages for Central Parkway from Arnold Road to Tassajara
Road, excluding the future school ftontage landscaping.
· The southerly street frontage for Gleason Drive, from Arnold Road to Tassajara Road and the
northerly street frontage for Gleason Drive, from Tassajara Creek to Tassajara Road.
· The easterly street frontage for Arnold Road, from Dublin Boulevard to Gleason Drive.
· The easterly and westerly street frontages for Hacienda Drivc, from the I-5801Hacienda
interchange to Gle8$on Drive.
· The westerly street frontage of Tassajara Road, 310 feet southerly of the Tassajara Road and
Dublin Boulevard intersection, to 410' northerly of the Gleason Drive and Tassajara Road
intersection.
· Tassajara Creek and trail, from 1-580 to the northerly property boundary of the Alameda County
Surplus Property Authority property (APN 986·1·1.10).
· Street median landscaping is not part of this District.
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 2005-2006 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 of said
County.
Dated:
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M· A Morton, P.E.
Public Works Director
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ESTIMATE OF COSTS
The estimated cost for the maintenance of improvements· described in this Report for Fiscal Year
2005/06 is as follows:
ESTIMATE OF COSTS
Maintenance
Street Landscape Maintenance $169,819
Street Tree Maintenance $17,716
Utilities:
Electricity $800
Water $52.90/
$241,236
Incidentals
Engineer's Report and Proceedings $1,400
County of Alameda Collection Costs @ 1.7% $3,943
Delinquencies @ 2.0% $4,639
ContingenciesfReserve $152.533
$162,515
TOTAL: $403,751
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METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT
The maximum developed acre assessment will be $710 per year, based on a total of 389,400
square fet:t of street improvements and a total of 957,000 square feet of cret:k improvements and
440.08 acres of developed property at build-out of all property within the District.
The cost of the Improvements will be divided equally among the total number of developed
properties within the boundaries of the District on a per acre basis.
"Developed acres" shall include property having a recorded final map or parcel map as of July 1st
of each year.
Each year the City Council shall determine the assessment for that year based on the following:
I. Cost of maintenance of installed Improvements ("M").
2. Total amount of developed acres ("A").
3. The annual assessment for the developed acres for that year ("M") shal1 be spread on a
per-acre basis ("M" .,. "A") based on the following:
A Commercial developed area, per acre basis.
B. Single-family residential area, per acre basis.
C. Multi-family residential area, per acre basis.
4. The single-family and multi-family residential area per acre assessment will be further
spread on a per lot basis based on the number of lots on the final map, parcel map, or
condOllÙnium map for each particular development.
5. If the assessment in any year would exceed $710 per acre, the amount in excess of
$710 shall be assessed to the remaining undeveloped acres on a per acre basis, subject
to the maximum developed acre amount.
6. The ll1ID[imum developed acre assessment of $710 per year will be increased annually
by the percentage increase in the Bay Area Urban Wage Earner Price Index (applies to
all costs except water and electricity), plus any actual increase in the cost for water
and electricity.
7. If the square footage cost of the Improvements will be less than the amount set forth
herein (after adjustment in accordance with Paragraph 6), the assessment shall be
reduced proportionately to reflect the reduced cost of Improvements in that year.
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4 MAXIMUM ASSESSMENT AMOUNT AND PARCEL LISTING
The cost of maintenance in the District has not reached the Maximum Developed Acre
Assessment amount as of yet. In the future the City may need to assess at the maximum rate.
This section is being written to document the Increase in Maximum Developed Acre Assessment
of $886 annually based on the April Bay Area Urban Wage Earner Price Index. Maintenance
costs are allowed to increase by the Consumer Price Index while utilities are to be increased based
on the actual increase in costs of utilities. Since utilities comprise approximately 20% of the
annual budget, 80% of the Maximum Developed Acre Assessment is subject to the CPI increase.
Since the cost for utilities are mainly water the increase in the water costs annually are being used
to approximate the utility portion of the maximum assessment.
The change in the Bay Area Urban Wage Earner Price Index for April to April of the preceding
year and the maintenance portion of the Maximum Developed Acre Assessment is documented in
the table below:
MaximJm Maximum
Maintenance Water Unit % Change in MaxiltlJm Utiity Developed Acre
Year April CPI % Chan"" Amount Cost TIer 1 LAiIitv CosIs Amount Asse!;sment
1997 149.4 $568.00 $1.68 $142.00 $710.00
1998 151.9 1.67% $577.50 $1.60 -3.61% $136.87 $714.37
1999 156.7 3.16% $595.75 $1.59 -0.63% $136.01 $731.77
2000 160.8 262% $61134 $1.59 0.00% $136.01 $747.35
2001 168.8 4.98% $641.76 $1.58 -0.63% $135.16 $776.91
2002 174.9 3.61% $664.95 $1.74 10.13% $148.84 $813.79
2003 184.9 5.n% $702.97 $1.77 1.72% $151.41 $854 38
2004 188.8 2.11% $717.79 $1.77 0.00% $151.41 $869.20
2005 193.6 2.40% $735.02 $1.77 0.00% $151.41 $886.43 .
The complete parcel list, showing APN, owner and assessment per parcel will be provided with
the Final Engineer's Report. The following page shows the number of parcels assessed, the
assessment amount per parce~ and the total assessment for the District.
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AMOUNT OF ASSESSMENT """ 200&-
ASSESSMENT AND APN PROPERTY OWN!ftS ACREs LOTS 2006 TAX YI!AR.
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'-1 PM n&i. Þatoel 4 ACSPA 22.07 1 it..
'-2 PM 7355. Parcol 7 CITY OF DUSllN1iiiiitO 28.11 1
2-1 thru2-154 Bœk 98ð Paoes 8 & 7 YJI- TIPLE INDMDUAl OWN~f;tS 21.9 154 78.211 12.042.80
3-155thru3-m Book OM Paoes 8 & 7 WL TIPLE INDMDUAI.. OWNERS 7.7 123 ...... 34.42 4,233.88
4-, 00_
4-2 988 .0008-013 EQUILON ENTE~IS~S 1.23 1 .....8 878.32
.-3 988 .0008-012 UBUN HWANG 2.12 1 5491!8 1,165.70
.... 988 .0008-011 BABY SUPERSl'ORE 3.38 1 "'1!8 1 858.52
4-5 GII6 .0008-010 RREEF~RlCÃREn· 2.41 1 "'fi 1325.18
.... _ -OOOß.OO9 RREEF REIT IU2 1 10293.36
4-7 888 -OO<J8.OO4 FF 151TIONS 1.08 1 .... 593.84
... ... -OOO8-OOS IBRlNKER RESTAURANT 1.511 1 549.88 874.28
4-9 ... -0008-008 sCARBROUGH W & P 1.08 1 ~9.86 593."
4-'0 ... -0008-008 WBUN TlËPPANYAK! lC 1.01 1 549. ....38
4·11 9811 -0008-007 RREEF AMERICA REIT ..93 1 549.88 2710.80
4-12 985 -0008-018 cNl APF PARTNERS l.m 1 549.68 .....38
4.1:3 986-OOOß...017 APPt.E SAY T 1.:11 t 6411.86 120.32
4-14 ._ -0008-001 REGAL CINEMAS 13..7 1 6411.86 7 406.82
4-15 ,_ -0016-008 FIRST SECURITY 8AN~ '.83 1 549.86 2.056..2
4-10 1_ -0016-<107 EXTENDED STAY CA 2.53 1 549.86 1.391.14
4-17 I tAulo Nation FIRST SECURITY 8AN~ 19.1 1 549.88 10.540.82
5-1 US PROP. FUND GI\18H & CO KG 13.15 1 549.88 1.230.86
5-2 CREEK$ΠNORTH TRUST 5.93 1 54a." >260.88
5-3 986 -0014-003 CFU;'E:KStDE NORTH TRU 5.56 1 ...... 3 OS7.22
.., 988 -0014-004 tfHH INVESTNENTS 11.'7 1 ...... 63015.90
&-2 988 -0014-007 C.STR.$. 9.93 1 ....88 5460.10
6-3 988 -0014-008 OPUS WEST 4.7 1 "'1!8 III
6-A 986 -0014-009 OPUS WEST 5.06 1 54a1!8 2. .80
1-' 988 -001~10 & 011 .ACSPA & WOO DUBUN- 28.02 1 54a1!8 14 7.36
6-1 988 -OOOs.o38 DoIoI...
6-1 988 ACSPA· 14.69 1 5491!8 8022.4<5
6-1 988 .ooœ.o4O ACSPA· 27.54 1 5491!8 15 143.14
9-1 thru9-61 EIook 986 """0 10 MULTiPlE INDIVIDUAl NE 5 7.19 61 ""'.88 84.82 3.954.02
10-1thru 10-238 Book 986 """.." & 12 MULTiPlE IN[)IVIDUAl OWNERS 60.79 238 ""'.88 117.34- 27,926.92
11-1 thru 11-.48 EIook 986 """0 13 MUl TIPI.~ INI)IVIDUAl OWNERS 6.68 48 ""'.88 75.38 3 18.2'
12-1 1(~~ RE ISLAND P 15.08 1 ""'.88 8 291."
13-1 9ßð ...001)8..015 Arehslons ICrRS 12.4 1 ""'.88 6 18.26
14-' 1/86 .oot6-009 N:;SPA· 1.63 1 549.116 ii
14-2 986 -0018-010 ACSPA- UI 1 "'.88 .2.
14-3 986 -0018-011 ACS A· 2.96 1 5411.66 182 .
1.... 986 -0018-012 ,.. 5.81 1 "'.116 3194.
14-5 986 -0018-013 1<011 ConI.. 7.04 1 5411.86 3811.
,.... 986 -0018-014 ~I ConI.. 6.48 1 5411.86 3.583.10
'4-1 988 -001'5-01' C'APA" 7.14 1 549.88 .!m.00
'... 988 -001'5-01. 011 Center 1.11 1 549.88 940.26
'''' 988 -0016-002 ARGOIllAUT HOLDINGS 3.38 1 549.88 1 847.52
'''2 986 -00115-003 G;tnsml '" ONAUT HOLDINGS 3.01 1 549.86 1 665.08
,5-3 1/86 -0016-004 ARGONAUT HOLDINGS 8.11 1 549.86 4.469.36
16-1 thI'\l16-100 §!lhrul92 MUl f¡ÞtJõ, INDIVIDUAl OWNERS 15.01 100 1!8 821!8 8,2116.00
17-1Ihru 17-43 0.1061 ru MULTiPlE INDIVIDUAl OWNERS .... 43 549.86 82.40 2683.211
16-11hru 1&.14 fI'iiii ..~1 &22 MULTiPlE INDIVIOUAl OWNERS U9 1S2 ....88 32.52 4943.04
19-1thru1~ _ 12- 11.08 I
20-1 2 S_~Limitød 7.47 1 ""'.88 .101.48
20-1 i\lJOOOi7-013 Shea Horn" lJmitød 8.26 1 ""'.88 4552.84
Now Annex. 10 Sh~ Homes Umitad 0.97 1 5411.88 533.36
Nøw AnIMlJl.. 986..0017..011 Shea HOmIIB ümlted 1." 1 549.66 1.088.72
TOTAL GRoss ACRES .t81.11
LESS PARK
lEsS FuTURE PAR~ AREA
LESS TR. 7022 (Pages 18 & 19)
TOTAL'SSE8SASLEACRes
-28.11
-22.01
-11.08 (OElETED FROM OISTRI01)
.21.81'
, 231.8Ø9....
Amount per aerelløt
, 648.66
-...u\NDBILLED PARCELS
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CERTIFICATIONS
1, 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 Section 2, with the diagram thereto
attached, was filed with me on June 21,2005.
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 confirmed by the City Council
of said City by its Resolution No. 125-05, duly adopted by said Council on June 21,2005.
I, 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. -OS, duly adopted by said Council on July 19, 2005.
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, 2005.
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SANTA RITA (EMERALD PARK) DEVELOPMENT AREA
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 97-1
INFORMATIONAL NEWSLETTER
July 2005
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WHAT IS AN ASSESSMENT DISTRICT?
A maintenance assessment district is an area wilhln a City In which property owners receive a benefit from certain
public Improvements, and for which the property owners pay the cost of maintaining those Improvements. The City of
Dublin currently has two City-wide street light maintenance assessment districts, which fund the cost of energy and
maintenance for the public street lighting system, as well as three landscape maintenance assessment districts which
fund the cost of utilities and maintenance for street-side landscaping and related Improvements. The landscape
maintenance assessment districts are specific to certain development areas.
WHY DO WE HAVE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS?
Developer-installed residential area street-slde landscaping in the City of Dublin Is not maintained through the
City's General Fund. City street landscaping that Is maintained through the City's General Fund Includes ONLY median
landscaping (which the City also pays for in the Santa Rita Development Area), and landscaping installed by the City as
part of a Capital Improvement Project on an arterial street. All other street-side landscaping is either maintained
privately or through an assessment district. In this way, the City's General Fund can be used for many other public
SBJVices, which include Police and Fire SeJVices, par1\. maintenance, recreation programs. and library SBJVlces.
When new development is in the Initial planning stages, the developer requests, and the City detennines whether the
street-side landscaping will be meintained by the City through an assessment district or whether the landscaping will be
maintained by a homeowners' or property owners' association. In the case of the Santa Rita (Emerald Par1\.) area, the
County, as developer, felt that a more consistent appearance and maintenance standard could be achieved through the
assessment district than through multiple homeowners' associations.
WHAT AREAS ARE INCLUDED IN THE DISTRICT?
The Santa Rita Development Area includes the area bounded by 1-580. Tassajara Road, Gleason Drive, and Amold
Road_ The specific areas that are to be maintained are as follows:
1. The northerly and southerly stfflet frontages for Dublin Boulevard from Arnold Road to Tassajara Road_
2. The northerly and southerly street frontages for Central Parlcw8y from Arnold Road to Tassajara Road exGludlng the
school frontage landscaping and Emerald Glen Park frontage landscaping.
3" The southerly straat frontage for Gleason Driva from AmoJd Road to Tassajafa Road, excluding the Emerald Glen
Park frontage landscaping, from Tassajara creek to Tassajara Road.
4. The easterly street frontage for Arnold Road from DubHn Boulevard to Gleason DrIve.
S. The easterly and westerly streat frontages for Haciende Drive from the 1-58OIHacienda interohange to Gleason
Driva.
6. The westerly street frontage of Tassajara Road 350 raet southerly of the Tassajafa Road and DubHn Boulevard
Intersection. to the Tassajara RoadIGleason Drlva intersactlon.
7. Tassajara Crsak and trail from 1-580 to Gleason Drlva.
Street median landscape maintenence and pane maintenance ara not perl of this District.
WHAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE MAINTAINED?
Improvementa that are maintained by the District include landscaped and open space areas, antry features. entry
lighting, masonry soundwalls, wrought iron fences, publicly-owned drainage ditches, lITigation systems, and trees and
plants. The cost Includes water and power for irrigation systems, labor and materials. and administrative costs for both
the City and the County Assessor's office.
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HOW IS THE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT DETERMINED?
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Each year, the City estimates the cost of utilities and maintenance for the upcoming fiscal year and divides that cost
among the properties In the assessment district, based on an adopted fonnula. The assessment for each property
appears on the property tax bill as a "special assessment." The funds collected In this manner can only be used for the
purpose outlined In the Engineer's Report for the assessment district. Any funds that remain unused at the end of the
fiscal year are carned over as surplus to be used in the future for District landscape maintenance.
The preparation of the Initial Engineer's Report for the District included cost estimates for maintenance of
Improvements for both the first year (1997-98) and for 'bulldout" when all of the improvements have ultimately been
installed, The City estimates that "bulldout" will occur approximately four to five years from now.
WHAT ASSESSMENTS HAVE OCCURRED SO FAR?
The Initial (1997-98) assessment for this District was based on a maintenance cost estimate that assumed the City
would accept specific areas of landscaping from the developers during Fiscal Year 1997-98. Subsequently, the
improvements that were anticipated to be accepted In 1997-98 were not accepted by the City, as these Improvements
were incomplete or in an unsatisfactory condition, and no assessment district funds were expended in 1997-98. As a
result, the assessment for the following year, 1998-99, was set at zero. Since that time, the City has accepted
additional areas of landscaping each year A IIlgnlflcant amount of landscaping was added during the 2002-2003 fiscal
year, Including the Tassajara Creek Trail and paris Of Dublin Boulevard, Central ParKway, and Hacienda Drive.
Additional areas were added during the next two fiscal years. At thill time, the only remaining areas of the original
landscaping which have not been completed are those adjacent to the commercial/retail site at the southwest comer of
Dublin E!oulevard and Hacienda Drive.
The fonnula for future years Includes an assessment cap for bulldOut, which Is $710 per acre of developed land, plUII
annuallncreasell are allowed according to the Conllumer Price Index (CPI) and for actual increases in utility rates. The
following table comparell the 2004-2005 assessment, the proposed 2005-2006 aS5essment (approximately 1.5% above
the 2004-05 asseS5ment), the original estimated "buildout" assessment of $710 per acre, and the revised "bulldout"
asseS5ment with CPI and utility IncreaS85 for the past eight years added. The revised "bulldout" asseS5ment is a total
of about 25% hlghar than the original cap. The CUlTent proposed assessment III stili well below the maximum,
Proposed Original Max. Revised Max.
Development 2004-2005 2005-2006 Bulldout Buildout
A$sessment A$sessment Assessment" A$sessment"
Non-residential ro erties $541.66 er ac. $549.86 ar ac. $710.00 erac. $886.43 ar ac.
Calif. Creakside sin Ie famil $77.02 erlot $78.20 er lot $101,74 er lot $126.06 er lot
Calif. Brookside multi-femil $33.90 or lot $34.42 er lot $45.00 er unit $55.50 er unit
SummerGlen - Richmond
American North Tract $63.84 er lot $64.62 er lot $83,68 or lot $104.48 er lot
SummerGlen - Richmond
Amarican South Tract $74.26 erlot $75.38 arlot $97.32 er lot $121.52 or lot
SummerGlen - K & B & Pulta $115.60 erlot $117.34 arlot $151.52 erlot $189.16 er lot
Dublin Greene fr. 7084 single
fami! lols $81.62 er lot $82,66 arlol $107.00 erlot $133.58 erlot
Dublin Greene Tr. 7149 muiti-
femi unils $61.48 er unit $62.40 erunil $80.58 er unit $133.58 ar unit
Dublin Graene Tr. 7149
condominium/a artment units $32.04 er unit $32.52 er unit $43.72 er unit $52.42 er unit
"The buildout assessment is subject to increase according to the Consumer Price Indax (CPI) and actuat utility rate
increases. As noted above, the original buildout maximum of $710 per acre has increased to $886.43 per acre as a
fflSUIt of epplying the CPI and utility rate increases that have occurred since the original 1997-98 calcutation. The CPI
rate of increase has rangad from 2% to 5.5% per year over the past eight years. There have also been both water and
electric rate increases during the past eight years. This fflvision of the maximum assessment does not affect the 2005-
06 assesSl1lflnt, which ts proposed to be as shown on the chart.
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES
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In addition to normal maintenance and utility coms, the budget for 2005-08 includes approximately $8,700 for repair
of asphalt along the Tassajara Creek Trail.
The budget for this Assessment District for 2005·06 is as follows:
Revenues:
Total Amount Proposed to be Assessed:
Estimated Interest Revenue:
Estimated Prior Year Collections and Penalties:
Lass Estimated Cottection and Delinquency Cost:
Net Totsl Revenues:
$231,969
5,076
2,330
(8.6831
$230,792
Expenditures:
Cost of MeintenanCfl and UtIlities
Administration and Engineering:
Total Operating Exptmses:
$241,236
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$242,636
Expenditures exceed revenues, and so a portion of the existing reselVe in the District will be used to fund
approximately $11,800 of the maintenance cost. It is important to maintain a reselVe balance for the following reasons:
(1) The City does not receive Income from an assessment until midway through a fiscal year. The reselVe
therefore provides operating œpital 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 inigatlon break or a catastrophic freeze, the re&elVe
provides funds for repairs or plant replacements.
ARE PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE ABOUT ASSESSMENTS?
The City is required by law to hold annual public hearings ragardlng Landscaping and Ughting Assessment Districts
and to provide 10-day hearing notices that explain the procedure to follow If you want to protest the assessment. The
public hearing for the 2005-2006 assessment is July 19, 2005. Unless the assessment Is proposed to be increased
above the maximum established by the Initial Engineer's Report (currently at $886.43 per acre Including Consumer
Price Index and utility rate Increases), the public hearing notification requirement Is by means of publiGation in the
newspaper and posting in the City's established posting locations. If possible, the City will continue to mail you annual
newsletters and notices. The hearings are nonnally held in late July or eMy August.
~ City staff has scheduled an informational meeting prior to the Public Hearing in order to proviC/e an
opportunity to answer questions and address concerns in an Informat setting. The informational meeting will be
held in the Regtonal Meeting Room of the Civic Center, 100 Civic Plaza, on June 30.2005 at 7:00 D.m.
WHAT ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED AT THE HEARING?
The public hearing usually Includes a presentation by City Staff which describes the District improvements and any
changes that have taken place or may take place the following year. The report Includes an accounting of expected
costs and the amount that Is proposed to be assessed. The City Council may comment on the report and then
members of the public may ask questions, raise concems. or protest the assessment.
CAN THE DISTRICT BE DISSOLVED?
Some residents have inquired about the means of cancelling or removing their property from the assessment district.
It is theoretically possible to cancel the assessment In anyone year by means of a majortty protest (by owners (If more
than 50% of the property). However, the Alameda County Surplus Property Authority, as developer of the area that Is
included In the Assessment District, has recorded a Declaration of Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions (CC&R's)
that imposes a "Deed Assessment· on each parcel in an amount equal to the amount of the Landscape Maintenance
Assessment. The Deed Assessment ensures that the property owners will fund the cost (If the specific landscape
maintenance that is covered by the Assessment District. The County would then collect the Deed Assessment along
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with property taxes. The Deed Assessment will only be collected if the Landscape Maintenance ~~m~! fs not
collected In a given year.
REPORTING VANDALISM AND MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS
The City's policy Is to repair vandalism damage and eradicate graffiti as soon as we become aware of It. If you notice
vandalism occurring or are able to provide a description of vandals, please contact Dublin Police Services at 462-1212.
If you notice damage or graffiti that has already occurred, or if you notice broken sprinkle~ or other types of
maintenance problems. please call the Public Works Department at 833-6630. We appreciete 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_