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Livermore council unanimously expands CFD 2021‑1 boundary to include SMP 40 parcel
Summary
The Livermore City Council on March 10 held a public hearing and voted unanimously to add the SMP 40 parcel — an industrial project at the southern end of the Oaks Business Park — to the boundary of Community Facilities District (CFD) 2021‑1 so property owners can be assessed for maintenance of public amenities, including a planned public trail.
The Livermore City Council voted unanimously March 10 to expand the boundary of Community Facilities District (CFD) 2021‑1 to include the SMP 40 parcel, a newly annexed industrial project near the southern end of the Oaks Business Park.
Mariana Birch, Livermore city manager, introduced the item and said the hearing was the first step in a two‑step process. Debbie Salgado, senior civil engineer in the city’s Community Development Department, told the council CFDs are funding mechanisms that allow property owners within a district to be assessed annually to pay for maintenance of public facilities such as trails, drainage facilities and other amenities. She said the SMP 40 parcel was entitled in March 2020 to construct two industrial buildings and a public trail, and was annexed into city limits in August 2024, making it eligible for inclusion in CFD 2021‑1.
Salgado said staff recommended the council conduct the public hearing, consider any written or oral protest (none were received) and adopt a resolution adding the SMP 40 parcel to the CFD boundary. A council member disclosed at the hearing that their workplace, Gillig, is located about 1,000 feet from the property and confirmed they had no financial interest in the project and believed they could remain impartial for the hearing.
Council member Dunbar moved to approve the staff recommendation; council member Barrientos seconded. After no public protests or further discussion, the motion passed unanimously.
The boundary expansion is the first of two steps: staff said the formal annexation of the parcel into CFD 2021‑1 will be handled on a future consent calendar, allowing the district to assess property owners to maintain the trail and other project‑related improvements.
What the council approved on March 10 was the boundary addition; the subsequent annexation and assessment would be scheduled later as part of the final steps to activate funding through the CFD.
