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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 6.5 MAD97-1 LevyAssessCITY CLERK FILE # 360-20 AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: August 7, 2001 SUBJECT: Public Hearing: Landscaping Maintenance Assessment District 97-1 (Santa Rita Area) Report Prepared by: Lee S. Thompson, Public Works Director ATTACHMENTS: 1) 2) 3) Resolution approving engineer's report, confirming diagram and assessment, and ordering levy of assessment Engineer's Report Copy of Newsletter Sent to Property Owners RECOMMENDATION:~~f~ 1) 2)' .3) 4) 5) Open public hearing Receive Staffreport and public comment Question Staff and the public Close public hearing and deliberate Adopt resolution approving engineer's report, confirming diagram and assessment, and ordering levy of assessment FINANCIAL STATEMENT: follows: Expenses for the 2001-2002 fiscal year are estimated to be as Street Landscape Maintenance (MCE) Street Tree Maintenance (MCE) Utilities: Electricity Water Subtotal - Maintenance Cost: $ 91,634.00 8, 062. O0 2,395.00 55, 355. O0 $157, 446. O0 Engineer's Report and Administration County Collection Cost ~ 1.7% Delinquency ~ 8°/6 Reserve for Landscape Damage Subtotal - Incidentals: $ 1,478.00 1,717.00 8,080. O0 $ 70,917.00 $ 82,195.00 Total: $ 239, 638. O0 Less estimated Fiscal Year 2000-2001 surplus, 2000-2001 prior year collections and penalties, and interest on reserve: ($138,641.28) Proposed Assessment: $100,997.00 COPIES TO: ITEM NO. g:Xassessdisfi97-1\agsthrng 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. 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 landscaping in Emerald Park was maintained at a consistently high level. This property owner did not believe maintenance by homeowners' associations would accomplish the same 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 delineated in the scope of work in the Engineer's Report. The total maintenance and administration cost for this District for Fiscal Year 2001-2002 is expected to be $158,924. The Preliminary Engineer's RePort submitted to the City Council on July 3ra contained an error, in that the total budgeted assessment for this District should be $101,000 rather than $91,200. It is proposed to use a portion of the existing surplus to offset part of this cost. Correction of the total assessment figure causes a change in assessment per acre fi:om $212.96 to $235.84. The effect on individual residential property ranges from about $2 to about $5. This is still less than the amount assessed in 2000-01. The correct dollar amounts were included in the notice mailed to property owners. As provided in the Engineer's Report, individual lots in residential subdivisions are assessed based on density; in other words, the number of acres in the subdivision is divided by the number of lots, and the resulting quotient is the assessment per lot. For Fiscal Year 2001-2002, the following assessments resulted fi:om this calculation: California Creekside single-family lots: California Brookside multi-family units: SummerGlen- Richmond American (north) lots: SummerGlen - Richmond American (south) lots: SummerGlen- Kaufinan & Broad and Pulte lots: Dublin Greene Tract 7084 single family lots: Dublin Greene Tract 7149 multi-family units $ 33.54 per lot $14.76 per unit $ 27.80 per lot $ 32.32 per lot $ 50.32 per lot $ 35.54 per lot $14.52 per unit Commercial (including retail, office, and industrial uses, as well as apartment properties) are assessed based on the per-acre figure multiplied by the number of acres per individual lot. A small annexation was approved by the City Council at the July 3ra meeting. A small piece of property along Tassajara Road near Dublin Boulevard, formerly owned by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, has been purchased by Shea Properties to become part of the Waterford Place development. The petition for annexation waived the notice of public hearing and consented to the assessment. Staffheld an informational meeting for property owners on July 24, 2001. An informational newsletter (Attachment 3) was sent to all property owners along with the required public hearing notice, explaining the reasons for establishing the District and the activities that are expected to take place during the upcoming Fiscal Year. Staff has received a few telephone inquiries about the District, but no property owner(s) attended the meeting. At the time this report was written, no protests had been received. Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing, deliberate, and adopt the resolution. RESOLUTION NO. - 01 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN 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. 38-01, a Resolution Directing Preparation of Annual Report for City of Dublin Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. 86-1 (the "District"), this Council designated 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 determined that said report should stand as Engineer's Report for all subsequent proceedings under and pursuant to the aforesaid ReSOlution and that August 7, 2001, 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 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) 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 costs and expenses, or against the maps and description, or against the diagram or the assessment to pay for the costs and expenses thereofi (b) The public interest, convenience, and necessity require that said levy be made; (c) The District benefited by said im_provemems 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 7th day of August, 2001. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk g: (ad) 197-1 lreslevy2 CITY OF DUBLIN LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 97-1 SANTA RITA AREA FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002 ENGINEER'S REPORT The undersigned respectfully submits the enclosed report as directed by the City Council. DATED: July 23, 2001 Page 1 ENGINEER'S REPORT LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 97-1 (SANTA RITA AREA) (Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972) LEE THOMPSON, City Engineer of the City of Dublin and Engineer of Work for Landscape Maintenance Assessment District No. 97-1 (Santa Rita Area), City of Dublin, Alameda County, California, makes this report, as directed by the City Council, pursuant to Section 22585 of the Streets and Highways Code (Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972). The total assessment District area shall be 440.08 acres as shown in Part F (the Assessment Diagram) of this report. · The Ultimate Improvements, which are the subject of this report are briefly described as follows (hereinafter "Improvements"): The maintenance and repair of landscaped and open space areas, entry features, entry lighting, masOnry soundwalls, wrought iron fences, publicly-owned drainage ditches, irrigation systems, trees and plantings, furnishing of water and power for irrigation systems, together with all appurtenant and incidental expenses for the following areas: 1. The northerly and southerly street frontages for Dublin BOulevard from Arnold Road to Tassajara Road. 2. The northerly and southerly street frontages for Central Parkway (th® "transit spine") from Arnold Road to Tassajara Road excluding the future school frontage landscaping. 3. 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. 4. The easterly street frontage for Arnold Road from Dublin Boulevard to Gleason Drive. 5. The easterly and westerly street frontages for Hacienda Drive from the 1-5801Hacienda interchange to Gleason Drive. Page 2 6. The westerly street frontage of Tassajara Road 350 feet southerly of the Tassajara Road and Dublin Boulevard intersection to 450' northerly of the Gleason Drive and Tassajara Road intersection. 7. 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). 8. Street median landscaping is not part of this District. This report consists of five parts, as follows: PART A - An Estimate of the annual maintenance cost for FY 2001-2002. PART B - An assessment of the estimated cost of the Improvements on each benefiting parcel of land within the assessment district. PART C - A statement of the method bY which the undersigned has determined the amount proposed to be assessed against each parcel. PART D - A list of the names and addresses of the owners of real property within this assessment district, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll for taxes, or as known to the Clerk. PART E - A diagram showing all of the parcels of real property within this assessment district. LEE THOMPSON Engineer of Work Page 3 PART A AN ESTIMATE OF THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 97-1 .! (SANTA RITA AREA) Street Landscape Maintenance Street Tree Maintenance Utilities: Electricity Water Subtotal - Maintenance Cost: Engineer's Report and Administration Administration County Collection Cost (~ 1.7% Delinquency @ 8% ReServe & Contingencies Subtotal - Incidentals: Total: LESS: Prior Year Collections & Penalties Estimated interest on reserve Surplus from 2000-01 Fiscal Year: Assessment: $ 91,634 8,062 2,395 55,355 $157,446 $ 665 813 1,717 ~ 8,08~ 70,917.' $ 82,192 $239,638 $ 120 6,793 ., t31,728 $100,997 Page 4 PART B - ASSESSMENT ROLL LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 97-1 (SANTA RITA AREA) I I I AMOUNT OF ASSESSMENT FOR 2001-2002 ASSESSMENT AND APN PROPERTY OWNERS ACRES LOTS TAX YEAR Per Acre Per Lot Total 1-1 PM 7355, Parcel4 ACSPA 22.07 I ~ (NIC) I-2 PM 7355, Parcel 7 CITY OF DUBLIN (park) 26.11 I (NIC) 2-1 thru 2-154 Map Book 986 Pages 6 & 7 MULTIPLE, INDIVIDUAL OWNERS 21.9 154 235.84 33.54 5,165.16 3-155thru 3-277 Map Book 986 Pages6 & 7 MULTIPLE, INDIVIDUAL OWNERS 7.7 123 235.84 14.76 1,815.48 4-1 Deleted 4-2 986 -0008-013 EQUILON ENTERPRISES 1.23 I 235.84 290.08 4-3 986 -0008-012 DUBLIN HWANG 2.12 I 235.84 i 499.98 4-4 986 -0008-011 BABY SUPERSTORE 3.38 1 235.84 797.14 4-5 986 -0008-010 RREEF AMERICA REIT 2.41 1 235.84 568.38 4-6 986 -0008-009 RREEF AMERICA REIT 18.72 I 235.84 4,414.92 4-7 986 -0008-004 FFCA ACQUISITIONS 1.08 1 235.84 254.70 4-8 986 -0008-005 BRINKER RESTAURANT 1.59 1 235~.84 374.98 4-9 986 -0008-006 SCARBROUGH, W & P 1.08 1 235.84 254.70 4-10 986 -0008-008 DUBLIN TEPPANYAKI LLC 1.01 1 235.84 238.20 4-11 986 -0008-007 RREEF AMERICA REIT 4.93 I 235.84 1,162.70 4-12 986 -0008-016 CNL APF PARTNERS 1.03 1 235.84 242.92 4-13 986 -0008-017 APPLE BAY EAST 1.31 I 235.84 308.96 4-14 986 -0008-001 REGAL CINEMAS 13.47 1 235.84 3,176.76 4-15 986 -0016-006 FIRST SECURITY BANK 4~83 I 235.84 1,139.10 4-16 986 -0016-007 EXTENDED STAY CA 2.53 I 235.84 596.68 4-17 186 -0016-008 (Auto Nation) FIRST SECURITY BANK 19.17 I 235.84 4,521.06 5-1 986 -0014-001 US PROP. FUND GMBH & CO KG 13.15 I 235.84 3,101.30 5-2 986 -0014-002 ;REEKSlDE NORTH TRUST 5.93 I 235.84 1,398.54 5-3 986 -0014-003 CREEKSlDE NORTH TRUST 5.56 I 235.84 1,311.28 6-1 986 -0014-004 HHH INVESTMENTS 11.47 1~ 235.84 2,705.08 6-2 986 -0014-007 C.S.T.R.S. 9.93 11 235.84 2,341.90 6-3 986 -O014-008 OPUS WEST 4.7 I 235.84 1,108.44 6-4 986 -0014-009 ' OPUS WEST 5.05 1 235.84 1,191.00 7-1 986 -0014-010 & 011 ACSPA & WDS DUBLIN 26.02 1 235.84 6,136.56 8-1 986 -0005-026 ACSPA 48.52 1 235.84 11,442.96 9-1 thru 9~1 Map Book 986 Page 10 MULTIPLE, INDIVIDUAL OWNERS 7.19 61 235.84 27.80 1,695.80 Map Book 986 Pages 11 & 10-1 thru 10-238 12 MULTIPLE, INDIVIDUAL OWNERS 50.79 238 235.84 50.32 11,976.16 11-1 thru 11-48 Map Book 986 Page 13 MULTIPLE, INDIVIDUAL OWNERS 6.58 48 235.84 32.32 1,551.36 986 -0009-001 (Jefferson 12~1 Apts) ~ERE ISLAND PROPERTIES 15.08 1 235.84 3,556.46 986 -0008-015 (Archstone SECURITY CAPITAL PACIFIC 13-1 Apts) TRUST 12.4 I 235.84 2,924.42 14-1 986 -0016-009 ACSPA 1.63 I 235.84 384.42 14-2 986 -0016-010 ACSPA 1.51 1 235.84 356.t2 14-3 986 -0016-011 ACSPA 2.96 1 235.84 698.01 14-4 986 -0016-012 Koll Center 5.81 1 235.84 1,370.24 14-5 986 -0016-013 Koll Center 7.04 I 235.84 , 1,660.32 14-6 986 -0016-014 Koll Center 6.48 I 235.8z 1,528.24 14-7 986 -0016-015 ACSPA 7.14 I 235.84 1,683.90 14-8 986 -0016-016 Koll Center 1.71 I 235.84 403.28 15-1 986 -0016-002 ARGONAUT HOLDINGS 3.36 I 235.84 792A2 15-2 986 -0016-003 (General Mote ARGONAUT HOLDINGS 3.01 1 235.84 709.88 15-3 986 -0016-004 ARGONAUT HOLDINGS 8.11 1 235.84 1,912.66 16-1 thru 16-100 986 -0020-003 thru 102 MULTIPLE, INDIVIDUAL OWNERS 15.07 100 235.84 35.54 3,554.00 17-1 thru 17-43 986 -00'20-106 thru 148 MULTIPLE, INDIVIDUAL OWNERS 4.88 43 235.84 26.76 1,150.68 Map Book 986 Pages 21 & 18-1 thru 18-24 22 MULTIPLE, INDIVIDUAL OWNERS 8.99 146 235.84 14.52 2,119.92 19-1 thru 19-95 Tract 7022 11.08 (NIC) 20-1 986 -0017-008 ACSPA 15.75 I 235.84 3,714.48 New Annex. ;)86 -0017-001-02 ACSPA 2.95 1 235.84 695472 TOTAL GROSS ACRES 487.62 LESS PARK -26.11 LESS FUTURE PARK AREA -22.07 LESS TR. 7022 (Pages 18 & 19) -11~08 (DELETED FROM DISTRICT) TOTAL ASSESSABLE ACRES 428.26 $ 100,997.52 Amount per acre/lot $ 235.84 Page 5 PART C METHOD OF SPREAD OF ASSESSMENTS LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 97-1 (SANTA RITA AREA) The maximum developed acre assessment will be $710 per year, based on a total of 389,400 square footage of street improvements and a total of 957,000 square footage of creek improvements and 440.08 acres of developed property at buildout 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 which has 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: 1. Cost of maintenance of installed Improvements ("M"). 2. Total amount of developed acres ("A"). The annual assessment for the developed acres for that year ("M") shall be spread on a per-acm 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. 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 condominium map for each particular development. Page 6 .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. The maximum 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. 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. Page 7 PART D PROPERTY OWNERS'S LIST LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 97-1 (SANTA RITA AREA) Assessment No. 1-1 1-2 2-1 through 2-154 3-155 through 3-278 4-1 4-2 4-3 through 4-17 5-1 through 5-3 6-1 through 6-4 7-1 8-1 9-1 through 9-61 10-1 through 10-238 11-1 through 11-48 12-1 13-1 14-1 15-1 through 15-3 16-1 through 16-100 17-1 through 17-43 18-1 through 18-24 19-1 through 19-95 20-1 Name of Property Owner City of Dublin Alameda Co. Surplus Property Auth. Unknown Unknown (Deleted) Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown (Deleted) Unknown Page 8 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 97-1 (SANTA RITA AREA) 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 Part B, with the diagram thereto attached, was filed with me on July 3, 2001. I, the City Clerk of the City of Dublin, California, hereby ify that the foregoing Engineer's Report, together with the Assessment, and the diagram thereto attached, was preliminarily approved and confirmed by the City Council of said City by its Resolution No. 109-0t, duly adopted by said Council on July 3, 2001. hereby in I, the City Clerk of the City of Dublin, California, ce irt~ that the forego' g Engineer's Report, as amended, together with the Assessment, and the diagram thereto attached, was finally approved and confirmed by the City Council of said City by its Resolution No. -01, duly adopted by said Council on August 7, 2001. I, the City Clerk of the City of Dublin, California, hereby certify that the foregoing Engineer's RePort, as amended, with Assessment and diagram was filed in the office of the County Auditor of the County of Alameda, California on August 10, 2001. Page 9 L20 L! 9 TO SHEET 8 SHEET 8 LEGEND SHEET 11 SHEET 12 SHEEF 12 NSOq5'48'E H62'20'41'E SHEET 6 N21'26'27"E L8 L6 L5 HIGHWAY ROUTE 580 reED BOU~O^RY GRAPHIC SCALE (H.l,C.) SHEET II II SHEET 16 Nol'51'31"Y{R)/ CURVE DATA TABLE CURVERADIUS t,.[NGTH DELTA C2 600.00' 354.24' 33'49'39' C3 35Z03' 595.85' 82'19'55" 04 JOO,OY 2¢i.64' 46'08'45' 06 15.00' 23.56'90'00'00' C7 352.03' 306.57' 49'53'50' ' TANGENT TABLE CURVEBEARING DISTANCE L1 N88'33'23"E 502,72' L2 N74'29'14"E 91.~Y L3 NBg'38'09"W 8t5,39' L4 NBS'30'23"W 1g0,46' L9 N§3'55'45'W 774.73' LIO N374TOO'W 124.54' L$1 N88'48'09"W 5.9J' L12 NOl'lfSl'E ~ 366.18' L15 N39'52'47'W 22,58' L17 NST4t'26"E 448.55' ~ N88'4§'25"W 178.76' ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 97-1 (SANTA RITA AREA) CITY OF DUBLIN ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA FISCAL YEAR SHEET 2 OF 16 SANTA RITA (EMERALD PARK) DEVELOPMENT AREA LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 97-t INFORMATIONAL NEWSLETTER WHAT IS AN ASSESSMENT DISTRICT? A maintenance assessment district is an area within 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-side 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 services, which include Police and Fire Services, park maintenance, recreation programs, and library services. When new development is in the initial planning stages, the developer requests, and the City determines whether the street-side landscaping will be maintained 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 Park) 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 Ddve, and Arnold Road. The specific areas that are to be maintained are as follows: 1. The northerly and southerly street frontages for Dublin Boulevard from Arnold Road to Tassajara Road. 2. The northerly and southerly street frontages for Central Parkway from Arnold Road to Tassajara Road excluding the future school frontage landscaping and Emerald Glen Park frontage landscaping. 3. The southerly street frontage for Gleason Drive from Arnold Road to Tassajara Road, excluding the Emerald Glen Park frontage landscaping, from Tassajara Creek to Tassajara Road. 4. The easterly street frontage for Amold Road from Dublin Boulevard to Gleason Drive. 5. The easterly and westedy street frontages for Hacienda Drive from the 1-580/Hacienda interchange to Gleason Drive. 6. The westerly street frontage of Tassajara Road 350feet southerly of the Tassajara Road and Dublin Boulevard intersection, to the Tassajara Road/Gleason Drive intersection. 7. Tassajara Creek and trail from 1-580 to Gleason Drive. Street median landscape maintenance and park maintenance are not part of this District. WHAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE MAINTAINED? Improvements that are maintained by the District include landscaped and open space areas, entry features, entry lighting, masonry soundwalls, wrought iron fences, publicly-owned drainage ditches, irrigation 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. HOW IS THE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT DETERMINED? 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 formula. 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 carried over as surplus to be used in the future for District landscape maintenance. The preparation of the initial Engineer's Report for the Distdct included cost estimates for maintenance of improvements for both the first year (1997-98) and for "buildout" when all of the improvements have ultimately been installed. The City estimates that "buildout" will occur about two 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. The 1999-2000 assessment was based on the City's having accepted improvements along Arnold Road and portions of Gleason and Hacienda Drive and the anticipation of accepting additional improvements. The City has now accepted the landscaping associated with the California Creekside and SummerGlen developments. For Fiscal Year 2001-2002, it is anticipated that additional areas along Dublin Boulevard, Hacienda Drive, and Tassajara Road will be accepted, as well as the Tassajara Creek channel landscaping. The formula for future years includes an assessment cap for buildout, which is $710 per acre of developed land, plus annual increases are allowed according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and for actual increases in utility rates. The following table compares the initial (1997-98) assessment, the 2000-2001 assessment, the proposed 2001-2002 assessment, and the estimated "buildout" assessment, which is based on $710 per acre.* Proposed Maximum Development Initial 1997-98 2000-200'1 200'1-2002 Buildout Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment* Non-residential properties $250.72 per acre $286.76 per acre $235.84 per acre $710.00 per acre Calif. Creekside single family $35.64 per lot $40.76 per lot $33.54 per lot $101.74 per lot Calif. Brookside multi-family $15.70 per unit $17.96 per unit $14.76 per unit $45.00 per unit SummerGlen - Richmond American (North Tract) (not developed) $33.80 per lot $27.80 per lot $83.68 per lot SummerGlen - Richmond American (South Tract) (not developed) $39.32 per lot $32.32 per lot $97.32 per lot SummerGlen - K & B & Pulte (not developed) $61.20 per lot $50.32 per lot $151,52 per lot Dublin Greene Tr. 7084 single family lots, (not developed) $43.22 per lot $35.54 per lot $107.00 per lot Dublin Greene Tr. 7149 multi- family units (not developed) $32.54 per unit $26.76 per unit $80.58 per unit *The $710 per acre buildout assessment is subject to increase according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and actual utility rate increases as noted above. The CPI rate of increase has ranged from 4% to 5.5% per year for the past few years. There have been electric rate increases in the current year, and the Dublin San Ramon Services District anticipates a rate increase in 2001-02.. ARE PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE ABOUT ASSESSMENTS? The City is required by law to hold annual public hearings regarding Landscaping and Lighting 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 2000-2001 assessment 'is August 7, 2001. Unless the assessment is proposed to be increased above the maximum established by the initial Engineer's Report ($710 per acre plus Consumer Price Index and utility rate increases), the public hearing notification requirement is by means of publication 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, particularly if a neighborhood meeting (see below) will be held prior to the hearing. The hearings are normally held in late July or early August. 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 concerns, 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 any one year by means of a majority protest (by owners of 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 of the specific landscape maintenance that is covered by the Assessment District. The County would then collect the Deed Assessment along .with property taxes. The Deed Assessment will only be collected if the Landscape Maintenance Assessment is not collected in a given year. WHERE CAN WE GET MORE INFORMATION? City Staff has scheduled an informational meeting to be held pdor to the public hearing regarding the 2001-2002 assessment. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 24, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. in the Regional Meeting Room of the Dublin Civic Center, 100 Civic Plaza (off Dublin Boulevard next to the Sports Grounds). The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the assessment district in more detail and answer any questions you may have. We encourage all homeowners and commercial property owners to attend the informational meeting. If you have any questions in the meantime or are unable to attend the informational meeting, please feel free to contact the City Public Works Department at 833-6630.