Council approves multiple CFD annexations and one $14 million bond authorization

The Lake Elsinore City Council on Aug. 13 adopted resolutions and ordinances to approve annexations into Community Facilities District (CFD) 2015-2, establish two new CFDs and authorize bond capacity for one of the new districts.

The council voted unanimously on a series of public‑hearing items that will allow the city to submit to qualified electors questions about levying special taxes within the affected properties, establish the new CFDs and, in one case, permit the issuance of bonds to finance infrastructure.

City staff opened four hearings without receiving public protests and reported required notices and exhibits were on file. Councilmember Johnson moved the principal resolutions and Councilmember Manos seconded several of the motions; votes recorded in the meeting were 5‑0 on each formal action. The council also waived further reading and introduced by title the related ordinances to authorize levying the special taxes in each CFD.

Most of the items were procedural steps required by state law and the city’s CFD procedures: the council called elections on proposed annexations to CFD Number 2015‑2 (annexation numbers 24 and 26), established Community Facilities District Number 2025‑1 and Community Facilities District Number 2025‑2, and certified election results after the clerk reported more than two‑thirds approval on each ballot proposition.

On the motion regarding debt capacity, the council adopted a resolution determining the necessity to incur bond indebtedness for CFD Number 2025‑1 in an amount not to exceed $14,000,000. That motion was moved by Councilmember Manos and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem McGee and passed 5‑0.

Votes at a glance

- Annexation No. 24 into CFD Number 2015‑2: Motion to call an election and levy special tax — mover: Councilmember Johnson; second: Councilmember Manos; outcome: approved, 5‑0. - Annexation No. 26 into CFD Number 2015‑2 (APNs 370‑0738003 and 370‑071100‑003): Motion to call an election and levy special tax — mover: Councilmember Johnson; second: Councilmember Manos; outcome: approved, 5‑0. - Establishment of Community Facilities District Number 2025‑1 and related actions (authorize levy, call election): Motion to establish CFD 2025‑1 — mover: Councilmember Johnson; second: Councilmember Manos; outcome: approved, 5‑0. - Determination to incur bond indebtedness for CFD Number 2025‑1 (not to exceed $14,000,000): Motion — mover: Councilmember Manos; second: Mayor Pro Tem McGee; outcome: approved, 5‑0. - Certification of election results and introduction by title of ordinance authorizing levy of special taxes for CFD 2025‑1: Motion — mover: Councilmember Johnson; second: Councilmember Manos; outcome: approved, 5‑0. - Establishment of Community Facilities District Number 2025‑2 and related actions (authorize levy, call election): Motion — mover: Councilmember Johnson; second: Councilmember Munoz; outcome: approved, 5‑0.

What the actions mean

The council’s resolutions call the required elections and authorize the city to submit ballot propositions asking affected property owners/qualified electors to approve formation or annexation of property into the specified CFDs and to authorize special taxes in accordance with each district’s rate and method of apportionment. The debt authorization for CFD 2025‑1 establishes a maximum principal amount of bonds the city may seek to issue for infrastructure within that district (the resolution sets the amount “not to exceed $14,000,000”).

No written protests were reported to the clerk for these hearings and no members of the public addressed the council on these items during the public‑hearing portions recorded in the transcript. The council’s votes were recorded as 5‑0 on each motion at the meeting.

Background and next steps

CFDs are a mechanism California cities use to finance infrastructure and services that directly benefit a designated area. After the council’s adoption of resolutions calling elections, ballots were cast and certified by the city clerk; the clerk reported each proposition received more than two‑thirds approval. The council then adopted resolutions certifying the election results and introduced implementing ordinances by title.

The clerk will hold the adopted resolutions/ordinances as the city completes any remaining administrative steps required to levy the approved special taxes and (in the case of CFD 2025‑1) proceed with bonding if and when bond issuance is pursued in the future.

Ending

Council actions were routine procedural steps needed to form or expand the CFDs, authorize special taxes and, for one district, to allow the city to incur limited bond indebtedness. No substantive public opposition or written protests were presented at the hearing recorded in the transcript.