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Existing assessment districts must also comply with Proposition 218's requirement that only special benefits may be assessed and not general benefits. The definition of a special benefit is "a particular and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on real property located in the district or to the public at large". General enhancement of property value does not constitute "special benefit". To the extent an assessment provides both general benefits and special benefits, the City must separate the general benefits from the special benefits and pay for the general benefits out of another revenue source, typically the City's General Fund. Here, however, the area being maintained under each District is of specific benefit to the property owners within each District, and the GHAD provides the most efficient and effective means for maintenance to be assured. THIS YEAR'S ASSESSMENTS Oak Tree Farm An Engineer's Report for the Oak Tree Farm GHAD has been prepared. It provides that funding is needed for the following: cleaning of retention basins, site inspection, erosion stabilization, preparation of the Engineer's Report, and City administrative costs. This year, the parcel assessment has been increased 2.3 percent for inflation (based on the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index for the San Francisco Bay Area), from $234 to $239, including the City-owned sanitary sewer pump station within the District. (Under Proposition 218, publicly owned property that benefits from the program is required to pay its fair share.) With 42 properties within the District, including the City-owned sanitary sewer pump station; this year's budget will be $10,038. Currently, the Oak Tree Farm GHAD has a fund balance of $18,321; the majority of the reserve funds were used over the last several years to complete erosion repairs along the fire trail within the covered area. Moller Ranch The Engineer's Report for the Moller Ranch GHAD provides that funding is needed for the following: excavation and re-compaction of shallow slope failures, installation of additional subdrain systems, repair of surface drainage improvements, construction of additional surface drainage improvements, restoration of eroded areas and/or removal of siltation deposits, site inspection, preparation of the Engineer's Report and City administrative costs. This year, the parcel assessment has been increased 2.3 percent for inflation from $89 to $91, including the City-owned water reservoir within the District. With 100 properties within the District, including the City-owned water reservoir site, this year's budget will be $9,100. Currently, the Moller Ranch GHAD has a fund balance of $57,087 for the repair and maintenance of hillside slopes and drainage facilities, as may be necessary in the future. SR 06: 136 Page 6 of 32