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FINANCIAL STATEMENT As required by law, the City will continue to incur a fiscal impact for those parcels that provide a "general benefit" and are City owned. To that end, the City will pay $16.62 for Parcel 946-4563-125 (Del Prado Park) and $9,703 for the "general benefit" area along the Arroyo in District 1984-1 (Ponderosa-Del Prado); $252.91 for Parcel 948-0014-1-39 (water tank site) in District 1993-2 (Bonde Ranch); $1,121.06 for Parcels 941-1803-62 and 941-1801-02 (water tank site and trails staging area) in District 1995-1 (Moller Ranch); and $465.75 for Parcel 946-4585-044 (sewer lift station) in District 1994-1 (Oak Tree Farm). These fiscal impacts will be analyzed as part of the review to confirm compliance with Proposition 218. As with last year's total assessments, staff will recommend that the total of$11,560 be appropriated from the General Fund to the LMDs as part of the public hearing agenda report. The cost of City administration for the Landscape Maintenance Districts will be paid for from the respective district's funds. BACKGROUND The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (the "Act") authorizes local agencies to impose an annual assessment on real property benefiting from project-specific improvements in order to pay for the construction and maintenance of landscaping and lighting special improvements that benefit those parcels. The assessments are collected by Alameda County as part of the annual property tax bill. For each Landscape Maintenance District, City staff follows a statutorily imposed process for yearly administration. Staff performs regular field inspections to ensure satisfactory performance by the maintenance contractor, complete reviews, address complaints or concerns of property owners, and process progress payments to the contractor. City administration generally includes the following steps: 1. Prepare maintenance specifications for competitive bidding and advertise the maintenance projects for bids or amend the existing contract per contract terms 2. Hold a bid opening or amend the contract 3. Review bids and recommend acceptance of the lowest responsible bid or amend the contract; review maintenance costs, estimate annual costs (water, power, etc.) and prepare a budget to be included in the annual Engineer's Report 4. Prepare the Engineer's Report for each district 5. Prepare a legal notice and advertise the public hearing for annual assessments 6. Prepare a City Council staff report for the public hearing 7. Hold a public hearing to confirm the Engineer's Report and levy the annual assessment after the closure of the public hearing 8. Award or amend the maintenance agreement with the landscape maintenance company (either with the approval of the City Manager or City Council, depending upon the agreement amount) Page 2 of 9