Public hearing for creating Improvement Area No. 6 in Romoland School District.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE CREATING IMPROVEMENT AREA NO. 6 OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2021-1 (GREEN VALLEY) OF THE ROMOLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 7, 2026, the Board of Trustees (the "Board of Trustees") of Romoland School District (the "School District") adopted its Resolution No. 15- 2025/2026 (the "Resolution of Consideration"), declaring its intention to create Improvement Area No. 6 ("Improvement Area No. 6") of Community Facilities District No. 2021-1 (Green Valley) of the Romoland School District ("CFD No. 2021-1" or the "District") pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, as amended (the “Act”).Additionally, the Resolution of Consideration proposes approving the Rate and Method of Apportionment for Improvement Area No. 6 (the "Improvement Area No. 6 Rate and Method") and authorizing bonded indebtedness with respect to the proposed Improvement Area No. 6 of $8,000,000.
Capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Resolution of Consideration and the exhibits thereto.
The Resolution of Consideration specifies the proposed creation of Improvement Area No. 6 and the special tax rates with respect to Improvement Area No. 6 pursuant to the proposed Improvement Area No. 6 Rate and Method. The Resolution of Consideration proposes a Maximum Special Tax within Improvement Area No. 6 for Developed Property within the property depicted in the boundary map, which shall be the greater of (i) the amount derived by application of the Assigned Special Tax as set forth in the Improvement Area No. 6 Rate and Method, or (ii) the amount derived by application of the Backup Special Tax. For example, the Assigned Special Tax for a Residential Property in Improvement Area No. 6 ranges from $2,539 per taxable unit with residential floor area of less than 1,600 square feet to $2,808 per taxable unit with a residential floor area of 2,200 square feet or greater. The Assigned Special Tax on Non-Residential Property in Improvement Area No. 6 is $64,624 per acre. The Maximum Special Tax for Undeveloped Property in Improvement Area No. 6 is $64,624 per acre.
Within Improvement Area No. 6, to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement, the Board shall first levy the Special Tax proportionately on each Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property within Improvement Area No. 6 at up to 100% of the applicable Assigned Special Tax as necessary to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement. If additional moneys are needed to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement for Improvement Area No. 6, the Special Tax shall be levied: second, the Special Tax shall be levied Proportionately on each Assessor's Parcel of Final Map Property up to 100% of the Maximum Special Tax for Final Map Property; third, the Special Tax shall be levied Proportionately on each Assessor's Parcel of Undeveloped Property up to 100% of the Maximum Special Tax for Undeveloped Property; fourth, the Special Tax on each Assessor's Parcel of Developed Property, for which the Maximum Special Tax is determined through the application of the Backup Special Tax, shall be increased Proportionately from the Assigned Special Tax up to 100% of the Backup Special Tax; and, fifth, the Special Tax shall be levied Proportionately on each Assessor's Parcel of Taxable Property Owner Association Property and each Assessor's Parcel of Taxable Public Property at up to the Maximum Special Tax for Taxable Property Owner Association Property and Taxable Public Property. The Backup Special Tax is to be determined in accordance with the applicable Amended Rate and Method when the applicable final map is recorded. Special Taxes shall not be levied within an Improvement Area to satisfy the Special Tax Requirement of another Improvement Area.
The Resolution of Consideration proposes that the Special Tax shall be levied for 33 years after the final series of Bonds for Improvement Area No. 6 are issued, provided that the Special Taxe shall not be levied later than Fiscal Year 2066-67.
The foregoing is only a summary of the Resolution of Consideration which is on file with the Clerk. The full text of the Resolution of Consideration should be referred to by any interested party for greater detail.
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON MAY 12, 2026, AT THE HOUR OF 5:00 P.M., OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS SUCH MATTER CAN BE HEARD, AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO BE HELD IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING ROOM LOCATED AT 25900 LEON ROAD HOMELAND, CALIFORNIA, AT WHICH TIME THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL HEAR ALL EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY BY ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, PROPERTY OWNERS, VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS FOR OR AGAINST (1) THE APPROVAL THE CREATION OF IMPROVEMENT AREA NO. 6, (2) THE APPROVAL OF THE BONDED INDEBTEDNESS FOR IMPROVEMENT AREA NO. 6 AND THE RATE AND METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT THEREFOR, AND (3) ANY OTHER MATTERS AS SET FORTH IN THE RESOLUTION OF CONSIDERATION.
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED, INCLUDING PROPERTY OWNERS, TAXPAYERS AND REGISTERED VOTERS, MAY APPEAR AT THE HEARING AND PRESENT EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY ORALLY OR IN WRITING FOR OR AGAINST ITEMS (1), (2) AND (3) ABOVE. EACH INDIVIDUAL WISHING TO SPEAK WILL BE LIMITED TO A THREE MINUTE ORAL PRESENTATION. ANY PROTEST PERTAINING TO THE REGULARITY OR SUFFICIENCY OF THE PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THE PROPOSED ISSUES DESCRIBED IN ITEMS (1), (2) AND (3) ABOVE MUST BE IN WRITING AND SHALL CLEARLY STATE THE IRREGULARITIES OR DEFECTS TO WHICH OBJECTION IS MADE, AND SHALL BE FILED WITH THE SECRETARY ON OR BEFORE THE TIME SET FOR THE HEARING. IF THE OWNERS OF ONE-HALF (1/2) OR MORE OF THE AREA OF LAND WITHIN PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT AREA NO. 6 AND NOT EXEMPT FROM THE SPECIAL TAX FILE WRITTEN PROTESTS AGAINST ANY OF ITEMS (1), (2) AND (3) ABOVE, AND PROTESTS ARE NOT WITHDRAWN SO AS TO REDUCE THE VALUE OF THE PROTESTS TO LESS THAN A MAJORITY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ABANDON THAT PORTION OF THE PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING TO SUCH ITEM(S) AND NO FURTHER PROCEEDINGS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ITEM(S) SHALL BE TAKEN FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE DETERMINATION BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY MODIFY THE PROCEEDINGS IF SUCH MAJORITY PROTESTS ARE ONLY AGAINST A SPECIFIED ISSUE.
UNDER THE ACT, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY EITHER CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 12, 2026 OR MAY CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO A LATER DATE IF THE COMPLEXITY OF THE MATTER OR THE NEED FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REQUIRES ADDITIONAL TIME. IF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES TO SUBMIT THE QUESTION OF THE APPROVAL OF THE CREATION OF IMPROVEMENT AREA NO. 6, AN ELECTION WILL BE HELD WITHIN IMPROVEMENT AREA NO. 6 TO THE CREATION OF IMPROVEMENT AREA NO. 6. AT SUCH ELECTION, EACH LANDOWNER WITHIN THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT AREA NO. 6 SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CAST ONE VOTE FOR EACH ACRE OR PORTION THEREOF OWNED WITHIN IMPROVEMENT AREA NO. 6. FOR EACH PROPOSITION TO BE ADOPTED, TWO-THIRDS OF THE VOTES CAST ON THAT PROPOSITION AT THE ELECTION MUST FAVOR PASSAGE.INQUIRIES
The full text of the Resolution of Consideration, which includes the proposed amended Boundary Map with respect to CFD No. 2021-1 and the proposed Improvement Area No. 6 Rate and Method may be obtained from the person specified below.
For any questions relating to the proceedings, or any particulars, please contact the following designated person:
Karen OwenChief Business Official25900 Leon RoadHomeland, CA 92548 951-926-9244
DATED: April 29, 2026 "/s/" Cynthia NavarroBOARD CLERK OF ROMOLAND SCHOOL DISTRICTThe Press-EnterprisePublished: 5/5/26