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Council hears lengthy debate on California Breeze assessment district; staff directed to pursue maintenance-reduction options, not park closure
Summary
Council discussed deficits in the California Breeze benefit assessment district and possible service reductions. Staff recommended reducing contracted landscape frequency and city maintenance effort; council consensus was to avoid park closure and return March 3 with detailed cost-cutting options that preserve safety.
Council members and dozens of public commenters debated proposed reductions to services funded by the California Breeze Benefit Assessment District, including landscape maintenance, stormwater-basin upkeep and sound-wall repairs.
Staff presentation and options City staff explained the California Breeze assessment district and related parks and open-space funding shortfalls. Staff reported the district lacks a consumer price index clause present in newer assessment districts, leaving assessments behind rising costs. The district mail ballot Proposition 218 process returned 90 ballots from 320 property owners,…
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