Council Launches Prop 218 Rescue for Cash-Strapped Landscaping Districts
City Council • Pleasant HillMarch 2, 2026
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On March 2 the Pleasant Hill City Council unanimously advanced a slate of infrastructure decisions — from rescuing financially underwater assessment districts to closing the books on a years-long boulevard safety overhaul — while signaling growing concern about the city's pace of housing production and an approaching state deadline on stormwater compliance.
Council hires consultant to launch Prop 218 ballots in two assessment districts where most zones are running negative balances and can only fund basic safety maintenance
New ordinance would require commercial property owners to install trash capture devices as the city sits at 87.3% compliance against a 100% state mandate, facing potential $10,000/day fines
$7.98M Contra Costa Blvd safety project accepted as complete, finishing $269K under budget after an eight-year journey from grant application to ribbon-cutting
Housing progress report shows just 307 of 1,496 state-mandated units permitted in two years, with no large development in the pipeline behind the 85 Cleveland project
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) approves Transit-Oriented Communities policy after two years of negotiation, unlocking $45M in incentive funds for nine Bay Area counties
The council unanimously approved hiring SCI Consulting Group to prepare engineer's reports and run community outreach for Prop 218 property owner ballots in Assessment Districts (AD) 20 and 22 — two pre-Proposition 218 landscaping and lighting districts that have hit their maximum assessment rates and, in most zones, gone broke.
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