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Landscape Maintenance District 1984-1, Ponderosa-Del Prado The Ponderosa Homes subdivision (District 1984-1) has been in place for 39 years. Maintenance in this district includes the care of masonry walls, trees, shrubbery, groundcover and irrigation systems along Paseo Santa Cruz, between Corte Santa Maria and Corte Pacifica. The overall assessments for the coming year for District 1984-1 (Ponderosa-Del Prado) will remain unchanged at $16.90 per privately-owned parcel, and $16.62 for the one City-owned parcel. With a total of 344 units, including the City-owned parcel, this amounts to $5,813.32 in total assessments. This amount provides enough funding for the maintenance and plant replacement costs in all the special district areas along Paseo Santa Cruz, including water and electrical costs, County administration fees, and City administration fees. But this amount does not provide adequate funding to cover the emergency repair costs or the capital replacement cost of the irrigation systems, planting in the general benefit area, masonry walls, and any additional emergency repair services or other required improvements. The fund balance for capital repair and replacement is approximately $83,000 for this district. This amount is not enough for several improvements for which replacement must be considered in the near term, including an extensive irrigation system replacement and plant replacement, tree pruning, and other features. Additionally, this amount is insufficient to repair the existing sound wall if it needs repair in the future. 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 30 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 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 over the last few years. Page 5 of 10