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yy WILLDAN Dos Vientos Ranch Specific Plan No. 8 and Specific Plan No. 9 specifically for the particular and distinct benefit of the properties developed within those specific plans. The assessments and method of apportionment established for the District are based on the premise that the assessments will be used for the annual maintenance, as well as expansion and enhancement of the parks, open space areas and recreation system within the Specific Plan areas and the revenues generated over the duration of the District will be used to ensure the appearance, integrity, and longevity of those improvements. The Assessment Law does not specify the method or formula that should be used in any special assessment proceeding, but that the Assessment Engineer shall make an analysis of the facts and recommend the apportionment of the assessment. The analysis must consider the proportional special benefits properties receive by the works of improvement to be maintained and is not necessarily limited to the current use of the property. In conjunction with the provisions of the 1972 Act, the California Constitution Article XIIID addresses several key criteria for the levy of assessments, notably: Article XIIID Section 2d defines District as follows: "District means an area determined by an agency to contain all parcels which will receive a special benefit from a proposed public improvement or property -related service." Article XIIID Section 2i defines Special Benefit as follows: "Special benefit" means a particular and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on real property located in the district or to the public at large. General enhancement of property value does not constitute "special benefit. " Article XIIID Section 4a defines proportional special benefit assessments as follows: "An agency which proposes to levy an assessment shall identify all parcels which will have a special benefit conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed. The proportionate special benefit derived by each identified parcel shall be determined in relationship to the entirety of the capital cost of a public improvement, the maintenance and operation expenses of a public improvement, or the cost of the property related service being provided. No assessment shall be imposed on any parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel. " The method of apportionment (method of assessment) set forth in the Report is based on the premise that each assessed property receives special benefits from localized parks, open space areas, and recreational improvements that are funded by the assessments, and the assessment obligation for each parcel reflects that parcel's proportional special benefits as compared to other properties that receive special benefits. 2021/2022 Landscape Maintenance District No. 94-1 Page 14 of 23