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Council approves modest parcel‑tax and assessment increases; staff to report back on long‑term sustainability
Summary
Council adopted a 3% CPI increase in the citywide landscape parcel tax and confirmed smaller CPI adjustments to two assessment districts (Boulevard and Northwoods); staff reported the landscape parcel fund will still end FY with an expected deficit and will return with a comprehensive community forest and maintenance cost discussion mid‑year.
San Dimas city council on May 27 approved a 3% increase to the citywide landscape parcel tax for fiscal year 2025–26 and confirmed CPI adjustments to two open‑space maintenance assessment districts, with staff warning the fund will remain in deficit without further action.
Scott Wasserman, Parks & Recreation director, said the recommended 3% increase to the parcel tax would raise citywide collections by about $31,000 (from $1,040,000 to approximately $1,071,000) but that the landscape parcel tax fund is still projected to end the year with a deficit of $231,860. He told the council staff would return at midyear with a more comprehensive report on the community forest, long‑term costs and potential options for sustainability.
For the Boulevard Open Space Maintenance District (Track 32818), staff recommended a 3.3% increase that would raise the annual assessment by $20.57, from $623.41 to $643.98 for each of the 19 homes in the district (roughly $390.83 additional district revenue). That increase was adopted following public comment in which residents said trimming had not occurred on schedule and raised safety concerns; council asked staff to provide trimming/service dates at the next meeting to improve transparency.
For the Northwoods Assessment District (Annexation No. 3, 38 parcels), staff recommended retaining the assessment at $898.42 per parcel for FY25‑26 and noted the district is scheduled to sunset on January 1, 2027, after which residents would assume full responsibility for irrigation and maintenance unless they form a homeowners association or other arrangement.
All assessment and parcel tax measures passed with council approval and were enacted by resolution. Councilmembers said they want more detailed cost data and options — including drought‑tolerant landscaping, irrigation control technologies and potential revenue measures — when staff returns at midyear.
