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i District (including one public parcel), the fiscal year 2023-24 total assessment will be $26,489.35. Over the years, operational costs and utility costs have increased, however, the assessment revenues were lowered in 1999 and 2000 and have remained the same since 2000. The fiscal year 2023-24 total assessment revenue will not be sufficient to fund the maintenance of all common areas, including water costs, county assessment fees, city administration fees, replacement of plantings, irrigation systems, fencing, and other district improvements. The Engineer's Report projects a shortage that will require the City to continue to reduce landscape maintenance and water use so that maintenance costs remain below assessments. City staff began the process of potentially increasing the assessments for the Bonde Ranch Landscape Maintenance District in early 2022 through a Proposition 218 compliant voting procedure. However, the property owners that attended the neighborhood outreach meeting on February 3, 2022 or communicated to staff via phone or email expressed strong opposition to increasing the assessment. Staff placed the pursuit of a sustainable assessment amount on hold for the near future. An increase in the annual assessment will, however, be necessary to meet the maintenance standards of the District into the future. If additional funding from a new or increased assessment is not implemented, the City will be forced to continue to reduce maintenance and postpone facilities upgrades, resulting in a continuing deterioration of the grounds and facilities. Engineer's Report and Continuation of Assessments Each year for which the assessments will be continued, the City Council must direct the preparation of an Engineer's Report, budgets, and proposed assessments for the upcoming fiscal year. After the Engineer's Report is completed, the City Council may preliminarily approve the Engineer's Report and proposed assessments and establish the date for a public hearing on the continuation of the assessments. This Report was prepared pursuant to the direction of the City Council. This Engineer's Report ("Report") was prepared to establish the budget for the continued maintenance, improvements, and services ("Improvements") that would be funded by the proposed fiscal year 2023-24 assessments, determine the benefits received by property from the Improvements, and the method of assessment apportionment to lots and parcels within the Maintenance District. This Report and the proposed assessments have been made pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code ("Act") and Article XIIID of the California Constitution ("Article"). If the City Council approves this Engineer's Report and the continuation of the assessments by resolution, a notice of public hearing must be published in a local paper at least 10 days prior to the date of the public hearing. The resolution preliminarily City of Pleasanton Landscape Maintenance District No. 1993-2, Bonde Ranch Engineer's Report, Fiscal Year 2023-24