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Existing GHADs within the City of Pleasanton <br /> There are currently four GHADs within the city: Laurel Creek (The Preserve, Oak Hill <br /> Estates and Kolb Ranch), Moller Ranch, Lemoine Ranch, and Oak Tree Farm. The Oak <br /> Hill Estates and the Kolb Ranch developments were both annexed into the Laurel Creek <br /> GHAQ after the formation of the original district, which included only The Preserve <br /> neighborhood. All four of the existing GHADs are located on the west side of Foothill <br /> Road in hillside areas where potential geologic hazards exist. These four GHADs were <br /> created prior to the passage of Proposition 218 in November 1996 and have a built-in <br /> escalation factor to compensate for inflation. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> 2023-2024 Proposed Assessments <br /> The annual assessments can be adjusted each year by the ENR Construction Cost <br /> Index for the San Francisco Bay Area. The current index allows for an increase of two <br /> percent. The allowed ENR adjustment is stated within each GHAD's original creation <br /> document and is therefore compliant with Proposition 218. <br /> The Engineer's Report for each GHAD concludes that funding is needed for special <br /> services within the GHAD in the coming year according to consultant-prepared <br /> monitoring reports. As such, staff recommends increasing the annual parcel <br /> assessment by two percent to fund these services. <br /> The table below lists (A) the number of parcels within each GHAD that are subject to <br /> assessment, (B) the proposed assessment amount for the coming year, (C) the <br /> projected total revenue, (D) the anticipated operational expenses, (E) the excess <br /> revenue to be deposited to reserve accounts, and (F) the total current fund reserve. The <br /> reserve assumes a significant repair of the hillside slopes will be needed once every 10 <br /> years. These reserves can also be used for the eventual replacement of slope <br /> stabilization infrastructure when necessary. <br /> Proposed Projected Anticipated Deposit to Total <br /> Number Annual Revenue Operational Fund Current <br /> GHAD Name of Parcels Fund <br /> Assessment (C = A X B + Expenses Reserve <br /> (A) (B) interest) (D) (E = D—C) ResFerve <br /> Laurel Creek 121 $433 $65,393 $55,249 $10,144 $1,022,692 <br /> Moller Ranch 100 $132 $14,900 $14,900 $0 $115,026 <br /> Lemoine 12 $780 $10,760 $10,760 $0 $99,400 <br /> Ranch <br /> Oak Tree 42 $355 $15,910 $15,910 $0 $109,131 <br /> Farm <br /> As noted above, the proposed assessments fund geologic monitoring and related <br /> maintenance services, which provide: (1) all lands included within a district shall be <br /> specially benefitted by construction proposed in a plan of control approved by the <br /> legislative body and (2) the assessments were previously approved by all property <br /> owners at the time the assessment was created. Since these criteria have been <br /> Page 3 of 4 <br />