FROM:
Finance
SUBJECT:
Title
Levy of a Special Tax in Community Facilities District No. 99 (The Retreat) for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-071, Authorizing the Levy of Special Tax in Community Facilities District No. 99 (The Retreat) for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
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COUNCIL GOALS:
• Practice sound fiscal management by fully funding liabilities and reserves.
• Practice sound fiscal management by developing long-term funding and debt management plans.
DISCUSSION:
Community Facilities District No 99 (The Retreat) was established by Resolution No. 2020-082 on July 14, 2020, to finance public facilities and to pay annual landscape and lighting costs for the district. The District will issue a maximum (not to exceed) of $4,630,000 in Special Tax Bonds to finance the acquisition of certain major capital facilities (infrastructure) to serve properties within the District.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 53340, a resolution must be adopted by the City Council annually to levy a special tax to pay for the cost of providing public facilities, services, and incidental expenses. The rate and method of apportionment of the special tax was originally set forth in Ordinance No. 1844 approved and adopted by the City Council on July 28, 2020.
The special tax levied on each assessable parcel within the District is necessary to pay for the cost of providing public facilities and authorized administrative expenses (Facilities Special Tax); The proposed Fiscal Year 2025-2026 special tax rates are shown in Exhibit A.
The proposed special tax rates for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 were developed according to the Rate and Method of Apportionment (Exhibit B) and are the same as prior year.
The District was established after the adoption of Proposition 218 and complies with its requirements because the District and the special taxes were approved by the consent of the property owner at the time the District was formed.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed Fiscal Year 2025-2026 special tax rates are the same as the prior year and will generate approximately $384,661 for public facility expense.
MOTION:
Approve staff recommendation.