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With these adjustments for Proposition 218, staff believes that the existing Lighting and Landscape Districts should continue. The landscaping being maintained under each district is of specific benefit to the property owners comprising each district, and the Lighting and Landscaping Assessment process provides the most efficient and effective means for maintenance to be assured. DISCUSSION The City currently has five Lighting and Landscape Assessment Districts which are being assessed. When the properties within the Districts are assessed, the fee is included on the County property tax bill. At that time, the County adds 1.7% to the base assessment as an administration fee. The assessments on the City parcels located within Ponderosa-Del Prado, Bonde Ranch and Moller Ranch districts will not include the 1.7% County administration fee as the Finance Department will transfer the money from the General Fund into the specific district fund without involving the County. The Engineer's budget for each district includes a reserve fund to provide for the replacement of assets such as decorative entry walls, signage, light fixtures, etc. Replacement costs have been calculated for the eventual replacement of the assets of each district. Landscape District 1984-1, Ponderosa Homes-Del Prado The Ponderosa Homes subdivision (L & L District 1984-1) has been in place for twenty- seven (27) years. Maintenance in this District includes the care of masonry walls, trees, shrubbery, groundcover and irrigation systems along Paseo Santa Cruz between Corte Santa Maria and Corte Pacifica. The overall assessments for the coming year for District 1984-1 (Ponderosa-Del Prado) will remain at $5,813.32. This amounts to $16.90 per parcel. The $5,813.32 will be sufficient to fund the maintenance of all common areas along Paseo Santa Cruz, including water and electrical costs, County administration fees, City administration fees, and sets aside sufficient reserves in a replacement fund for the long-term replacement of plantings, irrigation systems, masonry walls, and other District improvements. With the assessment of one City-owned parcel ($16.62), and the cost of maintenance for the "general benefit" area along the Arroyo ($9,703.00) that was at one time included in this District, the City will be responsible for $9,719.62 of maintenance within the District. Page 4 of 6