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Due to this combination of decreased revenues and increased costs, the Park District is proposing the establishment of an assessment district to provide adequate revenues for park maintenance services as well as for expanding and improving park facilities to meet the growing demand placed on the parks. This Engineer's Report ("Report') was prepared to establish the budget for the services that would be funded by the proposed 2001-02 assessments, determine the benefits received from the park maintenance and improvements by property within the Park District and the method of assessment apportionment to lots and parcels within the Park District. This Report and the proposed assessments have been made pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (the "Act') and Article XIIID of the California Constitution (the Article"). For a more complete description of the Act and the Article, please refer to Appendix A and Appendix B. Following submittal of this Report to the Conejo Recreation and Park District Board of Directors (the Board") for preliminary approval, the Board may, by Resolution, call for an assessment ballot proceeding, and Public Hearing on the proposed establishment of the assessments for park maintenance and recreational facility improvements. If the Board approves such Resolution, a notice of assessment and assessment ballot would be mailed to property owners within the Park District. Such notice would include a description of the proposed assessments as well as an explanation of the method of voting on the assessments. Each notice would also include a detachable postage prepaid ballot on which the property owner could mark his or her approval or disapproval of the proposed assessments. After the ballots are mailed to property owners in the ParK u►strict, a minimum 45 -day time period must be provided for the return of the assessment ballots. Following this 45 day time period, a public hearing must be held for the purpose of allowing public testimony regarding the proposed assessments. This hearing is currently scheduled for Tuesday, April 19, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. At this hearing, the public would have the opportunity to speak on this issue and returned ballots would be tabulated. If it is determined at the public hearing that the assessment ballots submitted in opposition to the proposed assessments do not exceed the assessment ballots submitted in favor of the assessments (weighted by the proportional financial obligation of the property for which ballots are submitted) the Board may take action to approve the levy of the assessments for fiscal year 2001-02. If the assessments are so confirmed and approved, the levies would be submitted to the County Auditor/Controller by August 2001 for inclusion on the property tax roll for Fiscal Year 2001-02. Conejo Recreation and Park District Park Maintenance & Recreation Improvement District 01/26/01 Engineer's Report, Fiscal Year 2001-02, by Shilts Consultants, Inc. Page 4