RANCHO SIMI RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO. 2106
A RESOLUTION OF THE INTENTION TO LEVY
ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27,
PRELIMINARILY APPROVING ENGINEER'S REPORT, AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF HEARING
RESOLVED, by the Governing Board of the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District (the "Board"), County of Ventura, State of California, that
WHEREAS, on July 5, 2001, by its Resolution No. 1472, after receiving a weighted majority of ballots in support of the proposed assessment, this Board ordered the formation of and levied the first assessment within the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District Parks, Recreation and Open Space Maintenance and Improvement District (the "Improvement District") pursuant to the provisions of Article XIIID of the California Constitution, and the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (the "Act"), Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (commencing with Section 22500 thereof); and
WHEREAS, on February 4, 2026 this Board adopted Resolution No. 2105, A Resolution Directing Preparation of the Engineer’s Report for the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Maintenance and Improvement District of the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District (the "Improvement District”). Pursuant to this resolution, SCI Consulting Group, the Engineer of Work, prepared an Engineer's Report in accordance with Section 22565, et seq., of the Streets and Highways Code (the "Report") and Article XIIID of the California Constitution. The Report has been made, filed with the Clerk of the Board and duly considered by the Board and is hereby deemed sufficient and preliminarily approved. The Report shall stand as the Engineer's Report for all subsequent proceedings under and pursuant to the foregoing resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, (the “Board”), State of California, that it is the intention of this Board to levy and collect assessments within the Improvement District for fiscal year 2026/27; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that within the Improvement District, the existing and proposed improvements are generally described as the installation, maintenance and servicing of public facilities, including but not limited to, landscaping, sprinkler systems, park grounds, park facilities, landscape corridors, ground cover, shrubs and trees, street frontages, playground equipment and hardcourt areas, senior and community centers, drainage systems, lighting, fencing, entry monuments, basketball courts, tennis courts, running tracks, swimming pool, other recreational facilities, park rangers, graffiti removal and repainting, and labor, materials, supplies, utilities and equipment, as applicable, for property owned and maintained by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District. Installation means the construction of recreational improvements, including, but not limited to, land preparation, such as grading, leveling, cutting and filling, sod, landscaping, irrigation systems, sidewalks and drainage, lights, playground equipment, play courts, recreational facilities and public restrooms. Maintenance means the furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation and servicing of said improvements, including repair, removal, or replacement of all or part of any improvement; providing for the life, growth, health and beauty of landscaping; and cleaning, sandblasting and painting of walls and other improvements to remove or cover graffiti. Servicing means the furnishing of electric current or energy for the operation or lighting of any improvements, and water for irrigation of any landscaping or the maintenance of any other improvements; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the District may issue bonds or notes to finance the installation, maintenance and servicing of the proposed improvements; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Improvement District consists of the lots and parcels shown on the boundary map on the Improvement District on file with the Clerk of the Board, and reference is hereby made to such map for further particulars; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Reference is hereby made to the Report for a full and detailed description of the Improvements, the boundaries of the Improvement District and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the Improvement District; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the authorized maximum assessment rate for the Assessment District includes an annual adjustment by an amount equal to the annual change in the Los Angeles Area Consumer Price Index, not to exceed 3.0% per year. In the event that the actual assessment rate for any given year is not increased by an amount equal to the maximum of 3% or the yearly CPI change plus any CPI change in previous years that was in excess of 3%, the maximum authorized assessment shall increase by this amount. In such event, the maximum authorized assessment shall be equal to the base year assessment as adjusted by the increase to the CPI, plus any and all CPI adjustments deferred in any and all prior years; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the annual increase in the Los Angeles Area Consumer Price Index from December 2024 to December 2025 is 3.010% and the unused CPI carried forward from the previous fiscal year was 6.39%. Therefore, the authorized maximum annual adjustment for fiscal year 2026/27 is 3.00%. Including the authorized annual adjustment, the maximum authorized assessment rate for fiscal year 2026/27 is $46.51 per single family equivalent benefit unit. The proposed fiscal year 2026/27 assessment budget amount is $2,422,283 resulting in a rate per single family equivalent benefit unit is $46.11.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the public hearing shall be held, before this Board in the District Board Room, located at 4201 Guardian Street, Simi Valley, California 93063 as follows: on Thursday, June 3, 2026 at the hour of 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of this Board’s determination whether the public interest, convenience and necessity require the improvements and this Board’s final action upon the Engineer’s Report and the assessments therein. If this meeting will be held remotely due to the revised Public Meeting laws enacted by the State of California to meet the Stay Well at Home social distancing requirements, instructions for attending the meeting will be available at the District’s website at ww.rsrpd.org; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that prior to the conclusion of the hearing, any interested person may file a written protest with the Clerk of the Board, or, having previously filed a protest, may file a written withdrawal of that protest. A written protest shall state all grounds of objection. A protest by a property owner shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned by such owner. Such protest or withdrawal of protest should be mailed to SCI Consulting Group, 4745 Mangels Blvd., Fairfield, CA 94534 or may be hand delivered to the Board prior to the conclusion of the public hearing; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Board shall cause a notice of the hearing to be given by publishing a copy of this resolution once, at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing above specified, in a newspaper circulated in the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of May, 2026 by the following Roll Call Vote:
AYES: Dennert, Lundstrom, Grayson NOES: Abele ABSENT: Cofield ABSTAIN: None
Signed: Brian Dennert, Chair of the Board of Directors
Publish: May 20, 2026; Ad #12321900
