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Council reauthorizes citywide Landscape & Lighting District, flags underfunded zones including West Branch
Summary
The City Council confirmed assessments for Landscape & Lighting District No. 1984‑1 for fiscal year 2025–26 and directed targeted outreach for underfunded subzones, including Zone 6 (West Branch), where a central step fountain has been offline since 2022–23.
The San Ramon City Council on Tuesday adopted Resolution No. 2025‑072 confirming the Landscape & Lighting District No. 1984‑1 diagram and levying assessments for fiscal year 2025–26, after a presentation by Gary Manuel, landscape program manager, and a public hearing with no speakers.
Manuel summarized a reserve study and a multi‑zone engineer’s report covering 19 zones (two citywide and 17 special zones). The assessment program divides costs between general benefits and zone‑specific benefits and uses CPI limits set at formation or by ballot for some zones. Manuel said the district includes a variety of amenities—irrigation systems, controllers, fountains, gazebos, pedestrian and vehicle bridges and trails—and noted that the largest ongoing expense in many zones is water.
Manuel highlighted Zone 6 (West Branch), a large…
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