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Council sets intention to annex Baldwin Ranch into two CFDs, schedules June public hearing
Summary
The Beaumont council accepted a landowner petition and adopted resolutions of intention to annex the 10-home Baldwin Ranch project into CFD 2025-M (maintenance) and CFD 2025-S (public safety), setting a June 2 public hearing; the measures include maximum special taxes that the developer will levy to fund long-term maintenance and public safety services.
The Beaumont City Council on April 21 voted to accept landowner petitions and adopt resolutions of intention to annex the Baldwin Ranch subdivision (Tentative Tract Map 38879, about 10 single-family homes at Pennsylvania Avenue and 11th Street) into two community facilities districts (CFD 2025-M for maintenance services and CFD 2025-S for public safety services).
Consultant Shane Spicer presented the two related annexations as the first use of the city's CFD framework established in late 2025 to ensure new development pays for ongoing services rather than relying on the general fund. Spicer said CFD 2025-M would fund street sweeping, street-light maintenance, pavement management and long-term replacement, sidewalk and landscaping maintenance, graffiti abatement, and stormwater/drainage facility care. The proposed maximum special taxes for CFD 2025-M are $577 per unit annually (special tax A) plus a contingent special tax B of $316 per unit annually, for a combined maximum of $893 per unit per year with an annual escalator equal to the greater of CPI or 2%.
For CFD 2025-S (public safety services), Spicer said the maximum special tax is $639 per unit annually with an annual escalator (the transcript notes an escalator tied to CPI with a stated cap discussed in meeting remarks). Spicer explained the city will levy special taxes upon issuance of a building permit, and the taxed amounts typically appear on the first available annual property tax bill after levy; supplementals do not generally include these special taxes, he said.
Council members asked for details on buyer disclosure for a 10-home tract with potentially no sales office; Spicer said disclosure is standard practice in real-estate transactions and staff will provide a written response and more detail at the June 2 public hearing. Council also asked whether CFD funds would be co-mingled with other maintenance funds; staff said the city will create a separate tax zone and account for CFD revenues and apply them to identified service elements and adjacent CIP projects where appropriate.
The council accepted the petitions and adopted the resolutions of intention for both CFDs by 3-0 roll call and scheduled a landowner/public hearing for June 2, 2026, at which the council may finalize annexation, conduct a landowner election and adopt the levy.
