RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, PRELIMINARILY APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S ANNUAL LEVY REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 FOR THE HILLTOP LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, DECLARING THE COUNCIL’S INTENTION TO
LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS IN THE DISTRICT, AND ANNOUNCING
A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ASSESSMENTS
WHEREAS, the Hilltop Landscape Maintenance District (the “HLMD” or “District”) was established to provide landscaping improvements and mainte nance within the Hilltop area of the City of Richmond; and
WHEREAS, on June 23, 1998, by Resolution No. 91-98, the City Council of the City of Richmond approved a maximum amount of individual maintenance assessments that may be levied by the City Council in the Hilltop Landscape Maintenance District in future fiscal years and approved the index by which the stated maximum amount of individual assessments may be increased; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has caused the preparation of an Engineer's Report for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 regarding proposed maintenance and costs of maintenance for the HLMD; and
WHEREAS, the Engineer has prepared the Engineer’s Annual Levy Report for the Hilltop Landscape Maintenance District Fiscal Year 202 6-2027 (“Engineer’s Report”), which describes existing and proposed improvements and substantial changes to be made to existing improvements within the HLMD, and estimates the costs of such improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City has reviewed the Engineer’s Report on file with the City Clerk’s Office at Richmond City Hall at 450 Civic Center Plaza in the City of Richmond and determined that in order to pay the costs of proposed mai ntenance for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 the City would have to increase District assessments from those levied in Fiscal Year 202 6-2027 by an inflation rate of 3%, as permitted under Resolution No. 91-98.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this resolution the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct, and this City Council hereby so finds and determines:
Section 2. The City Council hereby preliminarily approves the Engineer’s Report on file with the City Clerk’s Office.
Section 3. The City Council declares its intention to levy and collect assessments in the Hilltop Landscape Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
Section 4. The City Council proposes to increase District assessments from those levied in Fiscal Year 2026-2027 by an inflation rate of 3% as permitted under Resolution No. 91-98.
Section 5. A public hearing on the levy of the propo sed assessment will be conducted at a regular meeting of the Richmond City Council to be held at 6:00 PM on Ju ne 23, 2026, in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 440 Civic Center Plaza in the City of Richmond.
Section 6. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
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I certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting thereof held May 26, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
PAMELA CHRISTIAN
CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
(SEAL)
Approved:
EDUARDO MARTINEZ
Mayor
Approved as to form:
SHANNON MOORE
Interim City Attorney
State of California }
County of Contra Costa : ss.
City of Richmond }
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Resolution No. XX-XX, finally passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting held on May 26, 2026.
Pamela Christian, Clerk of the City of Richmond
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CLERK’S CERTIFICATE
I, Pamela Christian, City Clerk of the City of Richmond, do hereby certify as follows:
The foregoing resolution is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. XX-XX duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City duly and regularly held at the regular meeting place thereof on the 26th day of May 2026, of which meeting all the members of said City Council had due notice and at which a majority thereof were present; and that at said meeting said resolution was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
An agenda of said meeting was posted before said meeting at City Hall, 450 Civic Center Plaza in the City of Richmond, California, a location freely accessible to members of the public, and a brief description of said resolution appeared on said agenda.
I have carefully compared the foregoing with the original on file and of record in my office, and the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the original resolution adopted at said meeting.
Said resolution has not been amended, modified or rescinded since the date of its adoption and the same is now in full force and effect.
Dated: , 2026.
City Clerk of the City of Richmond
[SEAL]