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Lighting and Landscape 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 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 is not enough to fund the maintenance of the District areas at 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 hours spent on maintenance, in order to maintain a balanced operational budget. There is no funding available to cover the capital repair and/or replacement costs, nor is there sufficient funding to cover emergency repairs. The City will not be assessed as there are no city-owned parcels within the boundaries of this District. Lighting and Landscape 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 per parcel, per year. 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 $26,489.35. This amount is adequate to fund the maintenance of the district, including water costs, County assessment fees, and City administration fees. This amount is not enough to fund capital repair or replacement costs. With the assessment of one City-owned parcel, the City will pay $252.91. The cash reserve for the District has nearly 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. Despite these efforts, 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. Page 3 of 6