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2025-015 - INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 IN LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1-- KENNEDY MEADOWS BENEFIT ZONE, AND TO SET PUBLIC MEETING AND PRESOLUTION 2025-015 RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS OF ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 IN LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1-- KENNEDY MEADOWS BENEFIT ZONE, AND TO SET PUBLIC MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS WHEREAS, Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 1--Kennedy Meadows Benefit Zone is generally located in Tract No. 8612, as generally shown in Part D hereto and generally consists of the following improvements: The maintenance of trees, landscaping, irrigation systems, trail and streetlights within open space areas (Parcels A and B) and along Kennedy Court and Forrester Court, as shown on the approved improvement for Tract No. 8612, Los Gatos, California and the riparian and wetlands area described in the report by H. T. Harvey Associates, dated November 11, 1994. WHEREAS, on April 15, 2025 the Town Council ordered the Town Engineer to prepare and file a report regarding Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 1--Kennedy Meadows Benefit Zone, regarding the improvements in the District and proposed assessment to support those improvements; and WHEREAS, the Town Engineer has prepared and filed that report; and WHEREAS, the Town Council has considered and approved that report; and Page I of 3 Resolution 2025-015 May 6, 2025 WHEREAS, no substantial changes are proposed to be made in the improvements in the district; and WHEREAS, the Engineer's Report contains a detailed description of the improvements in the District, the boundaries of the District and the benefit zones within the District, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District; and WHEREAS, the Town Council intends to consider levying and collecting assessments upon the assessable lots and parcels of land within the District that equal to those levied and collected in Fiscal Year 2024/25; and WHEREAS, the proposed assessment should be set for public hearing in accordance with the Streets and Highways Code, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Town Council will consider the levying and collection of assessment in Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 1— Kennedy Meadows Benefit Zone at a public hearing Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center, 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA, when all interested persons may attend and be heard. This hearing may be continued from time to time. 2. Persons wishing to protest the levy and collection of assessments may do so by mailing the protest to the Town Clerk at 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030; emailing to the Town Clerk — Clerk@LosGatosCA.gov, or attending the public hearing by teleconference and speaking. Any written protest must be received by the Town Clerk no later than the public hearing of June 3, 2025, as described above. 3. The Town Clerk is ordered to cause notice of the hearing to be published once in the Los Gatos Weekly Times at least 10 days before the public hearing. Page 2 of 3 Resolution 2025-015 May 6, 2025 4. The Town Clerk is further ordered to cause notice of the public hearing to be mailed to the owners of assessable lots and parcels within the district at least 10 days before the public hearing. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, California, at a meeting thereof held on the 611 day of May 2025 by the following vote: �iI1P►L�I�iI:3�:�� AYES: Maria Ristow, Rob Rennie, Rob Moore, Mary Badame, Mayor Matthew Hudes NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SIGNED: MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA ATTEST: IL "-j TOWN l: RK OFT E TOWN OF LOS GATOS LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA Page 3 of 3 Resolution 2025-015 May 6, 2025 Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 1 KENNEDY MEADOWS BENEFIT ZONE Fiscal Year 2025/26 ENGINEER'S REPORT ENGINEER'S REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 (Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972) KENNEDY MEADOWS BENEFIT ZONE Gary Heap, Town Engineer for Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 1--Kennedy Meadows Benefit Zone, Town of Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California, makes this report, as directed by the Town Council, pursuant to Section 22566, et seq. of the Streets and Highways Code (Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972). The improvements that are the subject of this report are briefly described as follows: The maintenance of trees, landscaping, irrigation systems, trail, and streetlights within open space areas (Parcels A and B) and along Kennedy Court and Forrester Court, as shown on the approved improvement for Tract No. 8612, Los Gatos, California and the riparian and wetlands area described in the report by H. T. Harvey Associates, dated November 11, 1994. This report consists of four parts, as follows: PART A: Plans and specifications for the improvements and the report by H. T. Harvey Associates are filed in the Clerk Department. Although separately bound, the plans, specifications and H.T. Harvey report are a part of this report and are included in it by reference. PART B: An estimate of the cost of the improvements, including interest on the funds advanced to the benefit zone by the Town. PART C: An assessment of the estimated cost of the improvements on each benefited parcel within the assessment district, the method by which the Engineer of Work has determined the amount proposed to be assessed against each parcel, and a list of the owners of real property within this assessment district, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll for taxes, or as known to the Town Clerk. PART D: A diagram showing all of the parcels of real property within this assessment district. The diagram is keyed to Part C by assessment number. Respectfully submitted, April 18, 2025 Gary Heap DATE Town Engineer �v(;� Irrfl.�it PART A FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND REPORTS KENNEDY MEADOWS BENEFIT ZONE Plans and specifications for the improvements are those prepared by Nowack and Associates, Civil Engineers, dated September 21, 1994, their job number 90-263C, pages 1- 11. These plans and specifications have been filed separately in the Clerk Department of the Town of Los Gatos and are incorporated in the Report by reference. The wetlands mitigation and monitoring plan was prepared by H.T. Harvey & Associates, Ecological Consultants, dated November 11, 1994, their file number 733-04, 11 pages. A revised wetlands mitigation plan is contained in a letter to the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and California Regional Water Quality Control Board dated August 30, 1995 and as -built plans in a letter dated February 21, 1995. The original report and letters have been filed separately in the Clerk Department of the Town of Los Gatos and are incorporated in this Report by reference. PART B ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF IMPROVEMENTS FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 KENNEDY MEADOWS BENEFIT ZONE Fiscal Year 2023-24 Resources Fund Balance 6/30/23 $ 19,938 Assessment 10,412 Delinquent Assessment 0 Penalties/Late Fees 0 Interest 630 Total Resources Available for FY 2023-24 $ 30,980 Fiscal Year 2023-24 Expenses Santa Clara County Collection Fee $ 103 Publication & Notification Charges 340 Light Pole Maintenance 0 Weed Abatement 0 Electric Utility 0 San Jose Water 2,186 Landscape Contractor 8,744 Town Administrative Charges 1,510 Improvements (Trail) 0 Total Expenses for FY 2023-24 $ 12,883 Ending Fund Balance for FY 2023-24 $ 18,097 Fiscal Year 2024-25 Estimated Resources Fund Balance 6/30/23 $ 18,097 Assessment 10,275 Interest 330 Total Estimated Resources Available for FY 2024-25 $ 28,702 Fiscal Year 2024-25 Estimated Expenses Santa Clara County Collection Fee $ 103 Publication & Notification Charges 536 Tree Services 0 Weed Abatement 0 Light Pole Maintenance 0 Electric Utility 0 San Jose Water 2,162 Landscape Contractor 7,564 District Capital Improvements 0 Town Administrative Charges 1,510 Total Estimated Expenses for FY 2024-25 $ 11,875 Estimated Ending Fund Balance for FY 2024-25 $ 16,827 PART C ASSESSMENT ROLL FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 KENNEDY MEADOWS BENEFIT ZONE Special Assessment No. Amount of Assessment Property Description Lot $685.00 532-18-050 Lot 2 $685.00 532-18-049 Lot 3 $685.00 532-18-048 Lot $685.00 532-18-047 Lot 5 $685.00 532-18-052 Lot 6 $685.00 532-18-063 Lot 7 $685.00 532-18-062 Lot $685.00 532-18-061 Lot 9 $685.00 532-18-060 Lot10 $685.00 532-18-059 Lot11 $685.00 532-18-058 Lot 12 $685.00 532-18-057 Lot 13 $685.00 532-18-056 Lot 14 $685.00 532-18-055 Lot15 $685.00 532-18-054 Total Assessment: $10,275 The lines and dimensions of each parcel are those shown on the maps of the County Assessor of the County of Santa Clara and the County assessment roll. METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT OF ASSESSMENT The total amount of the assessment was apportioned equally to all the lots within Kennedy Meadows Benefit Zone of Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 1. KENNEDY MEADOWS BENEFIT ZONE PROPERTY OWNERS LIST APN 53218047 53218048 53218049 53218050 53218052 53218054 53218055 53218056 53218057 53218058 53218059 53218060 53218061 53218062 53218063 PART V II Assessment Diagram A 1 0{{ KENNEDY C A Tw B `15 -14 s 9 10 13 11 Not a "�:.. 12 Ro � u Area Maintained by Kenned. Nleado"t Benefit Zone N7 roam Nw To swm part. k, 2 3 0 �u W q Kennedy Meadows Benefit Zone Landscaping & Lighting Assessment District No. 1 ORES R !%