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Council approves annexation of Victory Lane into landscape and street‑light assessment districts
Summary
After a ballot opening and weighted vote, the council adopted resolutions confirming the annexation of Victory Lane (Tract 20058) into the City of Adelanto Landscaping Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 and the Street Light Maintenance Assessment District No. 1; fiscal impacts were described in staff reports.
At public hearings on Aug. 14, the Adelanto City Council considered annexation of Victory Lane (Tract 20058) into two maintenance assessment districts: Landscaping Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 and Street Light Maintenance Assessment District No. 1.
Staff explained the annexations are conditioned by subdivision approvals requiring the developer to annex the tract into the districts to ensure dedicated revenue for ongoing maintenance of landscaping and street lights. Willdan (speaker Joanie), the assessment‑district consultant, assisted in opening and weighing protest ballots under the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 (Prop. 218 procedures). The developer’s ballots carried sufficient weighted votes (developer’s assessment was higher than an individual property owner’s) and Willdan advised the total weighted vote favored formation.
For the landscaping district, staff reported the annual maximum assessment for the annexed territory for fiscal year 2024–25 is $17,430.61 (aggregate for the tract as presented). For the street‑light district the aggregate annual maximum assessment shown for the tract was $4,457.40 for the fiscal year. Council adopted Resolution 24‑71 declaring the ballot results and Resolution 24‑72 confirming the annexation and levy of assessments; one councilmember recorded an abstention during the roll call on one resolution. No members of the public testified against the annexations at the hearings.
The annexations place the new lots into ongoing maintenance funding streams that staff said will support landscape and lighting upkeep without drawing on the general fund; individual parcel assessments are set by the engineer’s report and ballot proceeding.
