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Council approves engineer's reports, directs levy for Cottonwood Park and Orchard Hill LMDs
Summary
The council adopted a resolution approving engineers’ reports for the Cottonwood Park and Orchard Hill Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Districts and directed NBS to submit the assessments for placement on the 2025–26 secured property tax roll.
City staff presented the second step in the annual Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District (LMD) process and the council adopted a resolution approving the engineer’s reports and directing submission of the assessments to El Dorado County.
Mister Warren, speaking for staff, said this item was “part 2” following the council’s April 22 action that declared the city’s intent to levy annual assessments under the Streets and Highways Code. He said the engineer reports for both Orchard Hill and Cottonwood Park present status-quo budgets and levy amounts and that current assessments are adequate to cover basic district operations.
Marion Washburn, a Cottonwood Park-area resident, asked the council to clarify maintenance responsibility for a specific open-space strip that abuts her property and said the area had not been maintained for about 20 years. Warren said staff would research the right-of-way and follow up with Washburn.
After no further comments, the council moved to adopt the resolution. Roll call votes recorded: Councilmember Carter — Aye; Councilmember Yarbrough — Aye; Mayor Pro Tem — Aye. The motion carried and staff was directed to have NBS prepare and submit the levy for the fiscal year 2025–26 secured property tax roll.
Clarifying details: Staff described this as a routine annual hearing required as the second step in the LMD assessment process; the engineer reports showed no change to current assessment levels and staff said those levels are adequate to cover operating and maintenance costs.
