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PAGE 5 INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW The City of Pleasanton ("City") is located in Alameda County and covers an area of 24.3 square miles, with over 24,600 assessor parcels, and approximately 83,000 residents. The City currently has five Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Districts("Districts")that provide services to a combined total of 680 parcels: • 1984-1 Ponderosa (Del Prado)—344 parcels • 1993-1 Windsor—90 parcels • 1993-2 Bonde Ranch — 103 parcels • 1994-1 Oak Tree Farm—42 parcels • 1995-1 Moller Ranch— 101 parcels The five District's benefit assessments were established prior to the approval of Proposition 218 in 1996. The purpose of these Districts is to provide funding for the installation, maintenance and servicing of local landscaping and lighting improvements("Improvements") within each District's service area. LIGHTING&LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT No. 1993-1,WINDSOR ASSESSMENT BACKGROUND The Windsor Lighting and Landscape Maintenance District No. 1993-1 ("District 1993-1" or "Maintenance District") was formed in 1993 as a Condition of Approval for the Windsor development to fund certain landscape improvements in the Windsor subdivision. The Maintenance District has a total of 90 single family residential parcels. The Windsor Lighting and Landscape Maintenance District No. 1993-1 purpose is to fund the maintenance and repair of designated landscaped areas and open space areas, entry features, masonry soundwalls, common area drainage ditches, irrigation systems,trees and plantings in designated landscaped areas, furnishing of water and power for irrigation systems, and street lights. District 1993-1 is funded by the benefit assessment approved in 1993 ("Assessment"), and it does not receive any direct revenues from property taxes or any other funding sources. The fiscal year 2020-21 assessments for District 1993-1 will remain at the same assessment rate of$269.62 per parcel per year. With a total of 90 parcels in the Maintenance District, fiscal year 2020-21 total assessment will be$24,265.80. Over the years, operational costs and utility costs have increased, however the assessment revenues have remained the same. The fiscal year 2020-21 total assessment revenue will not be sufficient to fund the maintenance of all landscaped areas, including water costs, county assessment fees, city administration fees, replacement of plantings, irrigation systems, and other district improvements. The Engineer's Report projects a shortage that CITY Of PLEASANF + LIGHTING&LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO.1993-1,WINDSOR SC1ConsultingGroup ENGINEER'S REPORT,FISCAL YEAR 2020-21