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1803-62 and 941-1801-02 (water tank site and trails staging area), in District 1995-1 (Moller Ranch); and $465.75 for parcel 946-4585-044 (sewer lift station) in District 1994- 1 (Oak Tree Farm). These fiscal impacts will be analyzed as part of the review to confirm compliance with Proposition 218. As with last year's total assessments, staff recommends that this total of $11,559.34 be appropriated from the General Fund after the public hearing. The cost of city administration of these Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Districts will be paid for by the respective district's funds. BACKGROUND The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (the "Act") authorizes local agencies to impose an annual assessment on real property benefiting from project-specific improvements in order to pay for the construction and maintenance of landscaping and lighting special improvements that benefit those particular parcels. The assessments are collected by Alameda County as part of the annual property tax bill. For each Lighting and Landscape Maintenance District, the City staff follows a statutorily imposed process for yearly administration. City staff performs regular field inspections to ensure satisfactory performance by the maintenance contractor, reviews complaints or concerns of property owners, and processes progress payments to the contractor. City administration generally includes the following steps: 1. Prepare maintenance specifications for competitive bidding and advertise the maintenance projects for bids or amend the existing contract per contract terms. 2. Hold bid opening or amend contract. 3. Review bids and recommend acceptance of the lowest responsible bid or amend the contract; review maintenance costs, estimate annual costs (water, power, etc.) and prepare a budget to be included in the annual Engineer's Report. 4. Prepare the engineer's report for each district. 5. Prepare a legal notice and advertise the public hearing for annual assessments. 6. Prepare City Council staff report for public hearing. 7. Hold public hearing to confirm the Engineer's Report and levy the annual assessment after closure of the public hearing. 8. Award or amend maintenance contract with landscape maintenance company (either through a City Manager's contract or a City Council approved contract depending upon the contract amount). 9. Coordinate with the City Finance Department to send the annual assessment information to the County Assessor for inclusion on the subject parcels' property Page 2 of 7