June 23,2026
Public Works
DATE: June 23, 2026
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Daniel Chavarria, Director of Public Works
Darin Fitzpatrick, Assistant Deputy Director of Public
Works, Operations & Maintenance
Subject:
Public Hearing to Consider the Levy of Annual
Assessments for the Hilltop Landscape Maintenance
District
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total proposed assessment for the Hilltop Landscape Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2026–2027 is
$570,454.87. The District budget includes annual
maintenance, administration, repairs and rehabilitation, and other operating costs necessary to maintain District improvements. The proposed assessment represents a
three percent increase from Fiscal Year 2025–2026,
consistent with Resolution No. 91-98 and the Engineer’s Report. In addition to District assessment revenues, the City will continue to fund general benefit improvements and services as identified in the Engineer’s Report.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
June 2, 2026
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
Resolution approving the Engineer’s Report and ordering the levy and collection of annual assessments for the
Hilltop Landscape Maintenance District for Fiscal Year
2026-2027.
AGENDA
REPORT
June 23,2026
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
HOLD a public hearing to ADOPT a resolution approving
the Engineer’s Report and ordering the levy and
collection of assessments in the Hilltop Landscape
Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 providing for a three percent increase in annual assessments –
Public Works Department (Daniel Chavarria 510-620-
5478/ Darin Fitzpatrick 510-231-3044).
DISCUSSION:
The Hilltop Landscape Maintenance District (HLMD) was established in 1986 and subsequently reauthorized on June 23, 1998, through Resolution No. 91-98, to provide landscaping and maintenance services within the Hilltop area of Richmond. The District encompasses residential, commercial, industrial, and vacant properties located in the vicinity of Hilltop Mall, Richmond Parkway, Atlas Road, and surrounding areas.
The District provides for the maintenance and servicing of landscaped medians, street trees, open space areas, parks, sound walls, irrigation systems, signage, trails, and related facilities. Maintenance activities include landscape maintenance, irrigation repairs, graffiti removal, litter control, sound wall maintenance, and upkeep of District amenities and infrastructure.
As directed by the City Council, the City Engineer caused the preparation of the Annual Levy Report for the Hilltop Landscape Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 (“Engineer’s Report”). The Engineer’s Report describes the improvements and services to be maintained within the District and estimates the costs associated with providing those services during the upcoming fiscal year.
The Engineer’s Report recommends increasing assessments by three percent (3%) from Fiscal Year 2025-2026, as authorized under Resolution No. 91-98. The proposed increase is necessary to help offset increases in maintenance, utility, operational, and administrative costs associated with maintaining District improvements and services.
On June 2, 2026, the City Council approved the preliminary Engineer’s Report, declared its intention to levy and collect assessments for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, and scheduled a public hearing for June 23, 2026. Notice of the public hearing and proposed assessment increase was provided in accordance with applicable law.
The attached resolution adopts the Engineer’s Report and orders the levy and collection of assessments in the Hilltop Landscape Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2026- 2027.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Resolution
Attachment 2 – Engineer’s Report