Council to hold October 6 hearing on downtown business assessment for fiscal 2026-27
The annual Downtown Business Improvement District review covers a $1,044,500 budget; Resolution No. 2026-26 would declare the city intention to continue the assessment.
The Huntington Beach City Council holds a public hearing October 6 on the Downtown Business Improvement District's annual report and budget for fiscal 2026-27, and on a resolution declaring the city's intention to continue levying the district's annual business assessment.
The item, Legistar File 26-724, asks the council to approve the district's annual report and fiscal 2026-27 budget and to adopt Resolution No. 2026-26, 'A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Declaring the City's Intention to Levy an Annual Assessment for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 within the Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District.'
The district was established by the council in 2004 to fund services and improvements downtown beyond the city's baseline services, and businesses within its boundaries pay the annual assessment. The district's submitted budget projects $1,044,500 in revenue for the coming fiscal year, with approximately $115,000 expected from business assessments and the remainder from other sources. The city's own operating budget carries $128,000 in related revenue and matching expenditures in the district fund.
State law requires the council to review the district's annual report each fiscal year and adopt a resolution of intention before levying the assessment. The staff report was submitted by City Manager Travis Hopkins through Community Development Director Jennifer Villasenor and prepared by Economic Development Project Manager Christopher Kennedy. The council meets at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
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