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Since the passage of Proposition 218, the City has evaluated this distinction between special and general benefits and determined that the landscaping and other improvements being maintained under each district are of special benefit to the property owners comprising each district. The landscaping and lighting assessment process, once assessments are updated to meet current maintenance requirements, will provide an efficient and effective means for maintenance to be ensured. DISCUSSION The City currently has five Lighting and Landscape Maintenance Districts that are being assessed. Landscape Maintenance District 1993-1, Windsor, is the most underfunded District in the city. Over the years, the costs to provide landscape maintenance in the District have outpaced the revenue, which has remained the same dollar amount since the formation of the District in 1993. As a result, the level of maintenance has decreased significantly. In addition, there are no funds for capital replacement costs for planting, irrigation, decorative entry walls, signage, drainage ditches, etc., which were installed nearly 30 years ago. Landscape Maintenance District 1993-1, Windsor The Windsor subdivision (District 1993-1) has 90 parcels. The District has been in place for 28`years. Maintenance in this District includes upkeep of masonry walls, trees, shrubbery, groundcover, irrigation systems, entry features, and common area drainage ditches along with furnishing all water and power for the irrigation system, situated in Lot A, on the northeast side of Tapestry Way and Minton Court, and in the northwest corner of the subdivision, and also Lot C in the southwest corner of the subdivision, Tract 6320 in the City of Pleasanton. The current assessment revenue is insufficient 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 irrigation system, plant material, and improvements, the cash reserve for the District has been depleted. City staff continues to work to increase the efficiency of landscape maintenance operations. Over the last few years, City staff has met with the Windsor at Laguna Oaks Homeowners Association to discuss the disparity between the maintenance needs and expectations and the funds available for maintenance. And more recently, staff held a virtual neighborhood meeting on February 3, 2022, to discuss the proposed increased assessments. However, the only property owner to attend the meeting was the HOA Board President. The City has not yet held a vote to increase assessments. An increase in the annual assessment will be necessary in order to continue the maintenance standards of the District and to replenish the reserve needed to fund eventual capital repair and replacement costs. Page 3 of 5