October 11, 2023

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at the regular city council meeting, the City Council will consider options to conduct a second community engagement and Proposition 218 balloting process for Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Districts (LLMDs) No. 3 – Waterman Highlands, No. 5 – Smith Ranch, No. 6 – Peppertree, No. 7 – Rolling Hills, No. 8 – Kolob Estates, No. 12 – Downtown Business District, and No. 13 – North Cordelia. (Read More)

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LLMD No. 5 - Smith Rancho (also known as Rancho Solano) was formed in 1990 to provide landscaping and lighting maintenance services to the Rancho Solano community.

The revenue generated by the district was projected to be insufficient to support services by the end of fiscal year 2022-2023 due to increased costs overtime and the district's maximum annual assessment rate of $350 per parcel, which was established in 1999 and included an automatic annual consumer price index (CPI) adjustment.

In 2023, the city conducted a balloting procedure in accordance with Article XIII D of the California Constitution, also known as Proposition 218, to propose to property owners the formation of a new maintenance district with higher assessments that would adequately fund services.

A majority protest was filed by the Rancho Solano property owners on June 7, 2023, and the new maintenance district was not formed.

LLMD No. 5 remains active to provide landscaping and lighting maintenance services to the community.

• Resolution No. 2023-196 and Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Engineer's Report