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W"WILLDAN properties clearly have very limited direct utilization or need for the District improvements. In quantifying other general benefit considerations, it is more difficult to quantify benefits to the general public or to properties and people within the District. While the District parks, trails, and open space areas, and to a lesser extent community centers or facilities are certainly available and may be utilized by the general public, the Dos Vientos Ranch area is considered a rural area and not typically a destination point for tourism and travel. This observation is supported by the fact that there is virtually no non-residential development in the area (both within and in proximity to the District) and certainly little or no travel related business (i.e. hotels, motels and service stations). As such, it is reasonable to conclude that the District improvements statistically provide no measurable general benefit to the public at large. Conversely, it is recognized that park and recreational improvements inherently provide general benefit to properties and people within the District. While much of the benefits to people are more directly tied to Recreational Programs (which are not part of the funding provided by the District or contemplated by this Report), the park and recreational facilities themselves provide some general benefits to properties and people within the District such as: ➢ Health, social and self-improvement benefits derived from utilizing the facilities, ➢ Increased social opportunities and active involvement for children, teens and senior citizens; ➢ Group participation, character building, mentoring, and coaching for the youth in the community, that provides a positive atmosphere and reduces idle time that might otherwise result in criminal activities; ➢ Family and group activities that help to strengthen family value and reduce ethnic and social tensions. These indirect benefits may be considered more general than special, and like most general benefits, are difficult to measure quantitatively. The need for, and the utility of, park and recreational improvements is created by the development of residential and non-residential land uses. Benefits to people are largely secondary benefits created by the primary benefits of increased recreational access of more concentrated developments and conservatively, it is estimated that no more than two (2%) of the cost to provide and maintain such improvements is attributable or considered a general benefit to properties and people within the District. Based on the preceding discussion, collectively, it has been determined that approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of the costs to provide the District improvements is non -assessable and attributable to general benefit, twenty-three percent (23%) associated with properties outside the District and two percent (2%) being indirect general benefits to properties and people within the District. The Conejo Recreation and Park District will annually provide a general benefit contribution to the District expenses from the District's General Fund in an amount 2021/2022 Landscape Maintenance District No. 94-1 Page 18 of 23