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managing association pursuant to the authorization of this plan. Existing laws for enforcement of property taxes apply to the District's assessments. The assessments shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as for any ad valorem property tax paid to the County of Orange. These assessments shall provide for the same lien priority and penalties for delinquent payment as is provided for the ad valorem property tax. If necessary, the Santa Ana City Clerk's Office will directly bill property owners or entities that do not appear on the direct billing of the property tax roll provided by the County. The "property owner" of the ad valorem interest shall be any person listed as the owner/taxpayer on the last equalized ad valorem interest assessment roll or otherwise known to be the owner/taxpayer by the City. H. Proposed Rules and Regulations to be Applied to the District There are no specific rules or regulations applied to this District. Continuation of Levy Specifically for Maintenance of Improvements Constructed by the District In accordance with Section 13-103 (i) of Article XX, Chapter 13, Santa Ana Municipal Code, it shall be a requirement of the Downtown Santa Ana Community Management District that assessments specifically designated for the maintenance and upkeep of improvements constructed by the District using assessment revenue, if any, shall continue to be levied on each parcel of land within the CMD for a period of time equal to the useful life of the improvement, as determined by the City Engineer, regardless of whether the District is disestablished or the term of the original levy has expired. J. Type and Term of District and Showing Specific Number of Years Assessments Will Be Levied The proposed Downtown Santa Ana Community Management District is a new district. The CMD will have an initial operating term of five years. Due to the time and manner of levying and collecting assessments as described in Section G, assessment revenue is generally not available for direct operations until the following January. The CMD will commence with the first year of levying of assessments in August of 2009, and the first year of programs and activities beginning in January of 2010, as assessment funds become available. The final assessment shall be levied by August of 2013 with the fifth year of programs and activities commencing in January of 2014, as assessment funds become available. Program operations are expected to be complete by December 31, 2014. Any continuation of the CMD after the initial five-year period will require 16 80A-20