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the eventual capital replacement cost of irrigation systems, masonry walls, and any additional emergency repair services or other required improvements. With the assessment of one City-owned parcel, and the cost of maintenance for the "genera benefit' area along the Alamo Canal ($9,703) that was in the LLMD when it was originally formed but later determined to be a general benefit requiring City maintenance, the City will be responsible for $9,720 of the maintenance within the district area. Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District 1993-1, Windsor The Windsor Homes subdivision (District 1993-1) has been in place for 26 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 Windsor will be the same as last year, $269.62 each privately owned parcel. With a total of 90 parcels in the District, this year's total assessment will be $24,266. This amount is not enough to fund the maintenance of the district areas to the same level of maintenance as past years. The county assessment fee will continue to be paid, as will the city administration fee. Due to the ever-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. However, at this time there is no alternative but to reduce the amount spent on the maintenance contract, specifically the labor hours spent on maintenance, in order to maintain a balanced operational budget. There is no funding available to cover capital repair and/or replacement costs, nor is there sufficient funding to cover emergency repair costs. City staff have met with the Windsor at Laguna Oaks Homeowners Association to discuss increased assessments to meet the maintenance requirements but have not had success in gaining support for an increased assessment. Even so, an increase in the annual assessment will be necessary in order to continue the maintenance standards of the District, and replenish the reserve needed to fund eventual capital repair and replacement costs. Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District 1993-2, Bonde Ranch The Bonde Ranch subdivision (District 1993-2) has been in place for 26 years. Maintenance in this District includes entry features, open space areas, firebreaks, trees, shrubbery, groundcover and irrigation systems. The assessments for the coming year for District 1993-2 (Bonde Ranch) will be the same as last year, $257.22 each privately owned parcel. With a total of 103 parcels in the District (including the City-owned Bonde Ranch water tank parcel), this year's total assessment will be $26,489. This amount is adequate to fund the maintenance of District, including water costs, county assessment fees, and city administration fees. However, this amount is not enough to fund capital repair or replacement costs. Page 5 of 8