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Landscape Maintenance District 1984-1, Ponderosa-Del Prado The Ponderosa Homes subdivision (District 1984-1) has been in place for 34 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 is insufficient to fund the maintenance of all common areas along Paseo Santa Cruz, including water and electrical costs, county administration fees, city administration fees, replacement of plantings, irrigation systems, masonry walls and other District improvements. The Engineer's Report projects that $26,775.72 will be required from the reserve fund to cover projected maintenance costs and the consultant fees for the Proposition 218 analysis. An increase in the annual assessment will be necessary in the future in order to maintain the maintenance standards of the District. 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. Lighting and Landscape Maintenance District 1993-1, Windsor The Windsor Homes subdivision (District 1993-1) has been in place for 25 years. Maintenance in this District includes masonry walls, trees, shrubbery, groundcover, and irrigation systems situated on the northeast side of Tapestry Way and Minton Court, Lot A in the northwest corner of the subdivision and also Lot C in the southwest corner of the subdivision. The assessments for the coming year for District 1993-1 (Windsor) will be the same as last year, $269.62 per parcel per year. With a total of 90 parcels in the District, this year's total assessment will be $24,265.80. This amount will be insufficient to fund the maintenance of all common areas, including water and electrical costs, county assessment fees, city administration fees, thus increasing the deficit of the reserve fund. The Engineer's Report projects that $5,375.10 will need to be borrowed to cover projected maintenance costs and the consultant fees for the Proposition 218 analysis. An increase in the annual assessment will be necessary in the future in order to continue the maintenance standards of the District. As there are no city-owned parcels within the boundaries of this District, the City will not be assessed. Due to the continually increasing cost of water and maintenance services and because of the aging plant material and improvements, the cash reserve for the District has been depleted. City staff continues to work closely with the maintenance contractor in order to reduce water use and to increase the efficiency of landscape maintenance operations. City staff has met with the Windsor at Laguna Oaks Homeowners Association to discuss increased assessments to meet their maintenance requirements, but have not had Page 3 of 5