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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTION 2025-099 N.C.S. 07/07/2025 Resolution No. 2025-099 N.C.S. Page 1 Resolution No. 2025-099 N.C.S. of the City of Petaluma, California RESOLUTION ORDERING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE CITY’S LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Petaluma (“City Council”) pursuant to the terms of the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2, Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (commencing with Section 22500) (“Act”), previously formed the special maintenance assessment districts known and designated as follows: LAD # LAD Name 14 COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES 40 TWIN CREEKS (the “Landscape Assessment Districts”); and, WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to levy and collect assessments in order to provide for the costs and expenses necessary to pay for the maintenance of the improvements within the Landscape Assessment Districts WHEREAS, City staff has prepared, and filed with the City Clerk, a report concerning the assessments within the Landscape Assessment Districts for Fiscal Year 2025/26 (the “Annual Engineer’s Report”, attached as Exhibit A). Reference is made to such report, which presents, for each district, the plans and specifications for the improvements, an estimate of the costs of the improvements, an assessment of the estimated costs of the improvements, and the district specific map (attached as Exhibit B); and, WHERAS, the Fiscal Year 2025/26 assessments are not proposed to increase above the amount previously approved by affected property owners (as “increased assessment” is defined in Section 54954.6 of the California Government Code); and, WHEREAS, the assessments are not based upon the assessed value of property within the Landscape Assessment Districts, but are based upon the special benefit received from the improvements therein; and, WHEREAS, the assessments are in compliance with all laws pertaining to assessments levied pursuant to the Act, and the assessments are in compliance with the provisions of Proposition 218. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Petaluma as follows: 1. Following notice duly given, the City Council has held a full and fair Public Hearing regarding the assessments for the City’s Landscape Assessment Districts, Fiscal Year 2025/26, and considered all oral and written statements, protests and communications made or filed by interested persons. Docusign Envelope ID: 99957CD7-167E-456E-9568-E4DFD091515C Resolution No. 2025-099 N.C.S.Page 2 2.Based upon its review (and amendments, as applicable) of the Annual Engineer’s Report, which has been filed with the City Clerk, the City Council hereby finds and determines that: a.The land within the Landscape Assessment Districts will receive special benefit from the maintenance and operation of the authorized services therein. b.The Landscape Assessment Districts include all of the lands receiving such special benefit. c.The net amounts to be assessed upon the lands within the Landscape Assessment Districts are apportioned by a formula which fairly distributes the net amount among all assessable parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each such parcel from the maintenance and operation of the authorized services therein. 3.The assessments for Fiscal Year 2025/26, as detailed within the Annual Engineer’s Report, are hereby confirmed as filed. 4.The adoption of this Resolution constitutes the levy of assessments for the Landscape Assessment Districts for the Fiscal Year commencing July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026. 5.The City Council hereby orders City staff to submit the assessments to the Sonoma County Auditor’s Office for placement on the Fiscal Year 2025/26 secured property tax roll. Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City. REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 7th day of July 2025, by the following vote: Approved as to form: __________________________ City Attorney AYES: Barnacle, Cader Thompson, DeCarli, Nau, Quint, Shribbs NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None RECUSED: McDonnell ATTEST: ______________________________________________ City Clerk _____________________________________________ _Vice- Mayor Docusign Envelope ID: 99957CD7-167E-456E-9568-E4DFD091515C Exhibit A LAD 14 – COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES 1.1 Description of Services Improvements include landscape maintenance and the installation or construction of related appurtenant facilities. Services include mechanical weed/grass reduction, shrub pruning, ground cover pruning, and irrigation repairs, where applicable. The service area covers the following: Frontage •McNear Avenue from the edge of development to end, including sidewalk to curb and from behind sidewalk to fence. Median •McNear Avenue & Country Club Drive 1.2 Estimate of Costs The estimate of costs has been prepared by City staff based upon the plans and specifications for the maintenance and operation of the services, as well as the historical costs of similar services provided throughout the City. The following table shows the estimated costs for Fiscal Year 2025/26: DESCRIPTION COST ESTIMATE Maintenance Labor Costs (Employee Hours) $1,576.70 Utilities (Electricity & Water) $2,031.84 General Contract Services (Dibble Landscaping) $9,792.00 Repairs and Operating Services $13,442.91 Total Maintenance Costs $26,843.44 Annual Administration Administration $1,906.59 County Collection Fees $88.33 Total Administration Costs $1,994.91 TOTAL ESTIMATED COSTS $28,838.36 1.3 Method of Apportionment The 75 residential units within the Country Club Estates District receive equal special benefit from the services provided. In order to determine the assessment per unit, the total estimated costs are divided by the total number of residential units, as follows: Total Estimated Costs / Total Number of Residential Units = Assessment per Unit 1.4 Fiscal Year 2025/26 Assessment The amount of the total assessment apportioned to each parcel, will show on the latest equalized roll at the Sonoma County Assessor’s Office. The description of each parcel is part of the records of the Sonoma County Assessor and such records are, by Docusign Envelope ID: 99957CD7-167E-456E-9568-E4DFD091515C reference, made part of this report. Assessments for Fiscal Year 2025/26 are to be levied upon the 75 residential units within the Country Club Estates District as follows: DESCRIPTION AMOUNT Total Estimated Costs $28,838.36 Operating Unreserved Contribution $(6,802.62) Total Assessment $22,035.74 Total Number of Residential Units 75 Full Cost Recovery Assessment per Residential Unit (1) $293.81 Fiscal Year 2025/26 Levy Per Residential Unit $150.00 (1) The total amount each parcel owner would need to pay for the estimated FY25/26 costs, plus any remaining pre-existing district funding deficit. 1.5 Fund Balance It is the intent of the City to maintain an Operating Reserve which shall not exceed the estimated costs of maintenance and servicing of the improvements prior to December 10 of the fiscal year, or when the City expects to receive its apportionment of special assessments and tax collections from the County, whichever is later. The reserve balance information for the District is as follows: FY 2025/26 Unreserved Fund Balance June 30, 2025 $6,802.62 Revenue $11,250.00 Expenses (Including contributions to reserves) $28,838.36 Contribution From Unreserved Fund Balance (1)$(6,802.62) Estimated Unreserved Fund Balance June 30, 2026 $(10,785.62) (1)The FY 2025/26 contribution of $6,802.62 from the Unreserved Fund Balance is the amount needed to cover the difference in expenses and maximum assessment revenue. 1.6 Assessment Diagram The Assessment Diagram for the Country Club Estates District has been submitted to the City Clerk in the format required under the provisions of the 1972 Act and is made part of this report as an attachment in Appendix A. The lines and dimensions shown on the maps of the Sonoma County Assessor for the current year are incorporated by reference herein and made part of this report. Docusign Envelope ID: 99957CD7-167E-456E-9568-E4DFD091515C LAD 40 – TWIN CREEKS 1.1 Description of Services Improvements include landscape maintenance and the installation or construction of related appurtenant facilities. Services include mechanical weed/grass reduction, shrub pruning, ground cover pruning, and irrigation repairs, where applicable. The service area covers the following: Landscape Areas • Landscape sidewalk to curb along Ellis Street to the first house. • Landscape at Washington Creek along Holly Lane from the curb to fence. Weed mowing behind the west fence from large turf area to behind the first two homes on Holly Lane. 1.2 Estimate of Costs The estimate of costs has been prepared by City staff based upon the plans and specifications for the maintenance and operation of the services, as well as the historical costs of similar services provided throughout the City. The following table shows the estimated costs for Fiscal Year 2025/26: DESCRIPTION COST ESTIMATE Maintenance Labor Costs (Employee Hours) $2,838.06 Utilities (Electricity & Water) $5,280.14 General Contract Services (Dibble Landscaping) $6,528.00 Repairs and Operating Services $2,692.91 Total Maintenance Costs $17,339.11 Annual Administration Administration $2,547.45 County Collection Fees $75.01 Total Administration Costs $2,622.45 TOTAL ESTIMATED COSTS $19,961.56 1.3 Method of Apportionment The 186 residential units within the McNear Landing District receive equal special benefit from the services provided. In order to determine the assessment per unit, the total estimated costs are divided by the total number of residential units, as follows: Total Estimated Costs / Total Number of Residential Units = Assessment per Unit 1.4 Fiscal Year 2025/26 Assessment The amount of the total assessment apportioned to each parcel, will show on the latest equalized roll at the Sonoma County Assessor’s Office. The description of each parcel is part of the records of the Sonoma County Assessor and such records are, by reference, made part of this report. Assessments for Fiscal Year 2025/26 are Docusign Envelope ID: 99957CD7-167E-456E-9568-E4DFD091515C to be levied upon the 44 residential units within the Twin Creeks District as follows: DESCRIPTION AMOUNT Total Estimated Costs $19,961.56 Operating Unreserved Contribution $(18,378.66) Total Assessment $38,340.22 Total Number of Residential Units 44 Full Cost Recovery Assessment per Residential Unit (1) $871.37 Fiscal Year 2025/26 Levy Per Residential Unit $260.23 (1) The total amount each parcel owner would need to pay for the estimated FY25/26 costs, plus any remaining pre-existing district funding deficit. 1.5 Fund Balance It is the intent of the City to maintain an Operating Reserve which shall not exceed the estimated costs of maintenance and servicing of the improvements prior to December 10 of the fiscal year, or when the City expects to receive its apportionment of special assessments and tax collections from the County, whichever is later. The reserve balance information for the District is as follows: FY 2025/26 Unreserved Fund Balance June 30, 2025 $(18,378.66) Revenue $11,450.12 Expenses (Including contributions to reserves) $19,961.56 Contribution From Unreserved Fund Balance (1) $(0.00) Estimated Unreserved Fund Balance June 30, 2026 $(26,890.10) (1) The FY 2025/26 contribution of $0.00 from the Unreserved Fund Balance is the amount needed to cover the difference in expenses and maximum assessment revenue. 1.6 Assessment Diagram The Assessment Diagram for the Twin Creeks District has been submitted to the City Clerk in the format required under the provisions of the 1972 Act and is made part of this report as an attachment in Exhibit B. The lines and dimensions shown on the maps of the Sonoma County Assessor for the current year are incorporated by reference herein and made part of this report. ASSESSMENTS PER DISTRICT District Assessable Units FY24-25 Rate Per Unit FY25-26 Rate Per Unit FY25-26 Total Assessment Country Club Estates 75 $100.00 $150.00 $11,250.00 Twin Creeks 44 $253.39 $260.23 $11,450.12 Docusign Envelope ID: 99957CD7-167E-456E-9568-E4DFD091515C