The Greenfield City Council voted to initiate proceedings to form two special‑assessment districts connected to recent subdivision approvals.

Key actions taken

- Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. 4: The council adopted a resolution initiating proceedings to form LLMD No. 4 for the Apple Avenue homes subdivision. The resolution accepts the engineer’s report, directs staff to mail ballots to the property owner(s) as required by Proposition 218 procedures and sets a public hearing for April 8, 2025, to validate ballots and take remaining formation actions. Staff told council there is no immediate city budgetary impact; the district would fund ongoing landscape and lighting maintenance.

- Street and Drainage Maintenance Assessment District No. 4: The council adopted a resolution initiating proceedings to form a street and storm‑drain maintenance district covering Walnut Boulevard, the Bridal Center parcel and the Apple Avenue homes. The council accepted the engineer’s report, directed staff to send ballots to sole property owners and set an April 8, 2025 public hearing to validate ballots and confirm assessments under the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982.

Vote and procedure notes

- Both resolutions were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The motions and seconds were recorded in the meeting transcript but the council did not record a roll‑call tally of individual yes/no votes in the public record during the voice votes. Staff indicated that, after ballots are returned and tabulated, council will confirm results at the April 8 hearing.

Why it matters: The adopted resolutions start a Proposition 218 ballot process required for forming assessment districts that levy ongoing maintenance assessments on benefitted properties; formation (and final assessment amounts) depends on the ballot results and the April 8 validation hearing.

Actions (as recorded at the meeting)

1) Action: Initiate formation of Landscape & Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. 4
- motion: "I move to approve." (mover not specified in transcript)
- second: recorded (second not named)
- outcome: approved by voice vote
- notes: staff to mail ballots to property owner(s); public hearing set for April 8, 2025 to validate ballots and confirm assessments.

2) Action: Initiate formation of Street & Drainage Maintenance Assessment District No. 4
- motion: recorded as moved and seconded (movers not specified)
- outcome: approved by voice vote
- notes: staff to mail ballots to the two property owners; public hearing set for April 8, 2025 to validate ballots and confirm assessments.

Clarifying details

- Legal basis cited in staff reports included Proposition 218 procedures, the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 (for LLMD) and the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 (for street and drainage assessments). Staff said there is no immediate financial obligation to the city's general fund because assessments will be collected from benefitted properties if the districts are formed.

Ending

Staff will return on April 8, 2025 for the public hearing to validate ballots, confirm diagrams and, if ballots favor formation, finalize the assessment proceedings.