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With the assessment of one City-owned parcel ($16.62), and the cost of maintenance for the "general benefit" area along the Alamo Canal ($9,703) that was in the LIVID 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 Maintenance District 1993-1, Windsor The Windsor subdivision (District 1993-1) has 90 parcels. The district has been in place for 29 years. Maintenance in this district includes 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 assessments for the coming year for Windsor will be the same as last year at $269.62 per each privately-owned parcel. 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 to the same level of maintenance as in 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, irrigation system, and improvements, the cash reserve for the district has been depleted. Major breaks in the irrigation system have led to significant water loss, high water bills, and expensive repairs each of the last two years. City staff continues to work closely with the maintenance contractor to reduce water loss due to the aging irrigation system 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. Despite a significant reduction in the level of maintenance of the landscaped areas, there is a fund deficit of approximately $19,000 for this district due to the significant irrigation breaks and repairs that have been required over the last few years. City staff began the process of potentially increasing the assessments for the Windsor LIVID earlier this year through a Proposition 218 compliant voting procedure. However, the property owners that attended the neighborhood outreach meeting on February 2, 2022, voiced their desire that the City undertake more significant outreach to discuss increasing the assessment prior to making the decision to vote. Staff has extended the outreach period with a vote expected to occur in 2023. Page 5of9