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Agenda Item 10
AGENDA REPORT Reviewed: Fl,ffial
City Manager
Finance Director
NOVEMBER 4, 2025
ALDO E. SCHINDLER, CITY MANAGER
MICHAEL GRISSO, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
CITY OF TUSTIN PROPERTIES WITHIN THE PROPOSED TUSTIN
LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING REASSESSMENT DISTRICT 2025
All properties within the Tustin Landscape and Lighting District have been provided ballots
to vote on the formation of a proposed reassessment district to support increased
maintenance activities within the public right-of-way. Proposition 218 requires that publicly
owned parcels also pay special benefit assessments levied for a landscape and lighting
district. The City of Tustin has received ballots representing 21 City -owned park and fire
station parcels within the proposed reassessment district.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council direct the City Manager to complete ballots for City -
owned parcels in support of forming Tustin Landscape and Lighting Reassessment District
2025 and submit ballots to the City Clerk for tabulation on December 2, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
If approved, the proposed reassessment district will replace the existing district and levy
assessments commencing Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The proposed annual reassessment
would result in a General Fund expenditure of $16,453.22 in Fiscal Year 2026-2027,
followed by an annual increase reflective of the 5-year assessment schedule as shown in
Attachment 1. Beginning Fiscal Year 2031-32, assessments will be increased by a defined
formula equal to Consumer Price Index +3%.
CORRELATION TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN:
The recommended action contributes to the fulfillment of the City's Strategic Plan Goal B:
Public Safety and Protection of Assets by ensuring Tustin is an attractive and well -maintained
community in which people feel pride.
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City Council Agenda Report
City Ballots for Tustin Landscape Lighting Reassessment District 2025
November 4, 2025
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
On October 7, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-59, initiating formation
of the Tustin Landscape and Lighting Reassessment District 2025, approving the
Engineer's Report, ordering a property owner official assessment ballot proceeding and
setting a Public Hearing for December 2, 2025, to consider establishing the proposed
reassessment district.
Proposition 218 requires that all non-exempt properties owned by public agencies be
assessed on an equivalent basis as private properties. Exempt properties (i.e., those for
which an assessment is not levied) include public streets, public medians, and drainage
facilities. A total of 21 City -owned parcels, including all park sites and Fire Station 47, will
be assessed. Attachment 1 provides a summary of these parcels, showing both current
and proposed assessments for the five-year assessment schedule ending Fiscal Year
2030-31. Beginning Fiscal Year 2031-32, assessments will be increased by a defined
formula of CPI +3%.
On October 17, 2025, 5,407 ballots were mailed to all property owners within the
boundaries of the Tustin Landscape and Lighting Reassessment District 2025 to vote
on whether to support or oppose forming a new assessment district, which, if
approved, would replace the existing assessment district. As a property owner within
the District, the City received 21 ballots representing total proposed assessments of
$16,453.22 beginning in Fiscal Year 2026-27. The City's share represents
approximately 1.69% of the total proposed district assessments of $975,811 for Fiscal
Year 2026-27. Staff recommends the City Council authorize the City Manager to cast
ballots in favor of the proposed reassessment district.
Following the Public Hearing on December 2, 2025, ballots will be tabulated to
determine whether property owners within the proposed district support its formation. If
approved, the new Tustin Landscape and Lighting Reassessment District 2025 will
replace the existing district and levy assessments beginning in Fiscal Year 2026-27.
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Michael Grisso
Director of Public Works
Attachment:
1. Tustin Landscape and Lighting Reassessment District 2025 Parcels Owned by the
City of Tustin
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ATTACHMENT 1
Tustin Landscape and Lighting Reassessment District 2025
Parcels Owned by the City of Tustin
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Tustin Landscape and Lighting Reassessment District 2025
Parcels Owned by the City of Tustin
Camino Real Park 500-203-01 $ 909.46 $ 1,061.05 $ 1,280.23 $ 1,459.11 $ 1,718.85 $ 1,906.23
Cedar Grove Park
502-451-25
$ 442.86
$
516.67
$
623.40
$
710.51
$
836.98
$
928.23
502-451-27
$ 477.09
$
556.61
$
671.59
$
765.43
$
901.68
$
999.98
502-451-30
$ 327.33
$
381.89
$
460.77
$
525.16
$
618.64
$
686.08
502-451-31
$ 830.09
$
968.45
$
1,168.50
$
1,331.77
$
1,568.84
$
1,739.87
Subtotal
$ 2,077.37
$
2,423.62
$
2,924.26
$
3,332.87
$
3,926.14
$
4,354.16
Citrus Ranch Park
501-095-01
$ 3,267.93
$
3,812.64
$
4,600.22
$
5,242.99
$
6,176.29
$
6,849.62
501-095-08
$ 269.56
$
314.50
$
379.46
$
432.48
$
509.47
$
565.01
501-095-09
$ 81.30
$
94.85
$
114.44
$
130.43
$
153.65
$
170.40
Subtotal
$ 3,618.79
$
4,221.99
$
5,094.12
$
5,805.90
$
6,839.41
$
7,585.03
Fire Station
502-453-13
$ 802.28
$
936.00
$
1,129.35
$
1,287.15
$
1,516.28
$
1,681.58
Vehicle Storage Lot
500-291-26
$ 71.04
$
73.20
$
80.88
$
88.66
$
97.66
$
107.31
Heritage Park
500-221-07
$ 770.18
$
898.56
$
1,084.18
$
1,235.66
$
1,455.62
$
1,614.31
500-221-10
$ 290.53
$
338.96
$
408.98
$
466.12
$
549.09
$
608.95
Subtotal
$ 1,060.71
$
1,237.52
$
1,493.16
$
1,701.78
$
2,004.71
$
2,223.26
Laurel Glen Park
500-233-02
$ 643.53
$
750.80
$
905.89
$
1,032.47
$
1,216.25
$
1,348.85
Pioneer Road Park
525-022-03
$ 637.54
$
743.81
$
897.46
$
1,022.86
$
1,204.93
$
1,336.29
Tustin Sports Park
501-112-05
$ 385.09
$
449.28
$
542.09
$
617.83
$
727.81
$
807.16
501-112-06
$ 355.14
$
414.34
$
499.93
$
569.78
$
671.20
$
744.38
501-112-07
$ 51.35
$
59.90
$
72.28
$
82.38
$
97.04
$
107.62
501-112-08
$ 3,044.37
$
3,551.81
$
4,285.51
$
4,884.31
$
5,753.76
$
6,381.02
501-112-12
$ 99.05
$
115.56
$
139.44
$
158.92
$
187.21
$
207.62
501-112-14
$ 258.87
$
302.02
$
364.40
$
415.32
$
489.25
$
542.59
501-112-16
$ 96.27
$
112.32
$
135.52
$
154.46
$
181.95
$
201.79
Subtotal
$ 4,290.14
$
5,005.23
$
6,039.17
$
6,883.00
$
8,108.22
$
8,992.18
All City -Owned Parcels $ 14,110.86 $ 16,453.22 $ 19,844.52 $ 22,613.80 $ 26,632.45 $ 29,534.89