Item Coversheet
CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
 
Agenda Item: 8C. 


Date Prepared:  4/29/2025 Council Meeting Date: 5/13/2025

TO:Mike Faust, District Manager 
THROUGH:
Kevin Burke, Deputy District Manager 
FROM:  Sean Kindell, District Chief Financial Officer 
SUBJECT:
Vistancia Community Facilities District Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and Tax Levy 

Purpose:

Discussion and possible action to: (a) adopt RES. VCFD 2025-01 approving the proposed budget and tax levy for Fiscal Year 2026 for the Vistancia Community Facilities District; and (b) establish a public hearing date of June 3, 2025 for review and final adoption of the budget and tax levy.

Summary:

Each year in May, the District Board is asked to adopt a resolution approving a preliminary form of the Vistancia Community Facilities District budget and tax levy information for the following fiscal year and also to establish a public hearing date for review of the proposed budget and tax levy estimates.  In May or June each year, the Board will then hold a public hearing and adopt the final budget for the Vistancia Community Facilities District and order that an Ad Valorem Tax be levied and assessed on the assessed value of property within the District.

 

The Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed District Budget provides for an operating and debt service budget of $4,575,300 for the district.  The budget identifies the revenues and expenses of the District, and outlines the sources and uses of funds for Fiscal Year 2026.

 

The proposed tax rate to be set for the District is $1.62 per $100 of limited assessed value for debt service.  The total tax levy revenue for the upcoming year is estimated to be $4,410,731.  The balance of revenues for the District is anticipated to come from the Developer per the Development Agreement.

 

As required by State Statute (ARS 48-716), a notice of public hearing on the District Budget and the tax levy information for Fiscal Year 2026 will be published in the Peoria Times on May 15, 2025, at least ten days prior to the hearing date.  The public hearing is proposed for June 3, 2025, prior to the District Board adopting the budget and tax levy.

 

Staff Recommendation:

Staff recommends the District Board adopt the attached resolution approving the Proposed Budget and Tax Levy for Fiscal Year 2026 for the Vistancia Community Facilities District and establish a public hearing date of June 3, 2025 for review and final adoption of the budget and tax levy.

Fiscal Analysis:

This resolution will establish a preliminary Fiscal Year 2026 budget of $4,575,300 and tax levy of $1.62 per $100 of limited assessed value for the Vistancia Community Facilities District.

ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Resolution
Exhibit 1 - Proposed Budget
Exhibit 2 - Tax Levy
Exhibit 3 - Public Hearing Notice
Contact Name and Number:  
Sean Kindell, (623) 773-7819