DATE: June 16, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Maintenance Services
SUBJECT
Title
MD-1 Assessment Hearing: Adopt a Resolution to Approve the Final Engineer's Report, Confirm the Maximum Base Assessment Rate, Confirm the Fiscal Assessment Rate, Confirm the Assessment Diagram, Order the Levy and Collection of Fiscal Assessment; and Adopt a Resolution to Approve Funding Recommendations and Appropriate Revenue and Expenditure Budgets for Maintenance District No. 1 - Storm Drainage Pumping Station and Storm Drain Conduit - Pacheco Way, Stratford Road and Ruus Lane, for Fiscal Year 2026-27
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council adopts two resolutions (Attachment II and III):
1. Approving the Engineer’s Report,
2. Confirming the Maximum Base Assessment (MBA) amounts,
3. Confirming the Fiscal Assessment Rate,
4. Confirming the Assessment Diagram,
5. Ordering the Levy and Collection of the Fiscal Assessment,
6. Approving the Funding Recommendation, and
7. Appropriating Revenue and Expenditure budgets for Maintenance District No. 2 for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
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SUMMARY
This annual report is being provided, as required by the Hayward Municipal Code, to approve the annual assessment rate and expenditure budget. If the City Council adopts the attached resolutions, the revenue and expenditure budgets will be appropriated, and the final Assessor’s tax roll will be prepared and filed with the County Auditor’s Office allowing the assessments to be included in the FY 2027 tax roll.
MD 1 was formed in 1995 as a financial funding mechanism to fund the ongoing operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of a Storm Water Lift Station (SWLS) in perpetuity. The SWLS was built by the developer as a condition of development for construction of the Stratford Village neighborhood. The SWLS is the only privately built SWLS in the City, built only to service the Stratford Village neighborhood. Following construction of the facility, the Alameda County Flood Control District (County) was asked to take over ownership and maintenance of the facility since the County operated similar facilities within the City and the County. The agreement signed by both parties calls for the City to act as an intermediary, using District funds to reimburse the County for annual expenses and supply District funds annually for a capital replacement fund.
For Fiscal Year 2026-27, the proposed combined assessment is $341.74 per parcel. This amount consists of the original Maintenance District No. 1 assessment of $243.92 per parcel and the supplemental MD1-2026 assessment of $97.82 per parcel. The combined assessment applies equally to the 174 parcels within the district and is projected to generate approximately $59,463 in assessment revenue.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution
Attachment III Resolution
Attachment IV Final Engineer’s Report
Attachment V Assessment Roll