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Existing GHADs within the City of Pleasanton There are currently four GHADs within Pleasanton: Oak Tree Farm, Moller Ranch, Laurel Creek Estates (The Preserve, Oak Hill Estates and Kolb Ranch Estates) and Lemoine Ranch Estates. The Oak Hill Estates and the Kolb Ranch Estates subdivisions were both annexed into the Laurel Creek Estates GHAD after the formation of the original district, which included only The Preserve neighborhood; those annexations occurred on August 1, 2000, and July 20, 2004, respectively. All of the four existing GHADs are located on the west side of Foothill Road and in areas where potential geologic hazards exist. All four of the GHADs were created prior to the passage of Proposition 218 in November of 1996 and have a built-in escalation factor to compensate for inflation: the Engineering News Record (ENR) Construction Cost Index for the San Francisco Bay Area. THIS YEAR'S PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS The annual assessments can be adjusted each year by the ENR Construction Cost Index for the San Francisco Bay Area. The current index allows for an increase of two percent. The allowed ENR adjustment is stated within each GHAD's original creation document and is therefore compliant with Proposition 218. Oak Tree Farm The Engineer's Report for the Oak Tree Farm GHAD has been prepared and concludes that funding is needed for the following on-going special services for properties within this GHAD: cleaning of retention basins, site inspections, erosion stabilization, preparation of the Engineer's Report, and City administrative costs. This year staff recommends increasing the annual parcel assessment by the allowed two percent to $310. With 42 properties within the GHAD, including the City-owned sanitary sewer pump station, this year's projected revenue will be $13,820. The anticipated operational expenses this year will total $11,526, leaving $2,294 to be deposited into the fund reserve. As of May 1, 2017, the Oak Tree Farm GHAD has a fund reserve of $87,428. This reserve is to be used to pay for landslide repair work, which the original Plan of Control estimated would be needed approximately every ten years. This reserve is slowly being replenished because over the last several years the majority of the reserve funds were used to complete erosion repairs along the fire trail within the covered area. Should a significant event occur, this reserve amount is likely inadequate to cover the cost of needed repairs. Moller Ranch The Engineer's Report for the Moller Ranch GHAD concludes that funding is needed for the following special services for properties within this GHAD: excavation and re- compaction of shallow slope failures, installation of additional subdrain systems, repair of surface drainage improvements, construction of additional surface drainage improvements, restoration of eroded areas and/or removal of siltation deposits, site inspection, preparation of the Engineer's Report and City administrative costs. This year staff recommends increasing the annual parcel assessment by the allowed two percent to $116. With 100 properties within the GHAD, including the City-owned water reservoir Page 3 of 6