HMD

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The Hiddenbrooke Maintenance District (HMD) takes care of the landscape along Hiddenbrooke Parkway including the portion within Napa County and the slopes around the Plaza, the waterfall at the entrance, the gazebo park area, the toddler play area, the benches near the walnut grove, the grass along Bennington Drive and Lansdowne Place, the monuments at the entrance to individual communities, the utility corridor between Hiddenbrooke and Columbus Parkway, the open space and trails within Hiddenbrooke, and a few pockets of plantings. This year the HMD has also taken over open areas in the Orchards, including the walnut grove, although generally the HMD does not maintain landscaped areas within communities with a separate HOA, (such as The Village, Fairway Villas, Reflections or Summit) or the streets or light poles, or Golf Course property. HMD is also responsible for maintaining the fire breaks between individual communities and the surrounding open land

The majority of the routine landscaping is carried out by a private company through a contract that normally runs for up to 5 years, with annual renewals subject to satisfactory performance.  This year the contract was put out to bid and it is probable that a new company will be engaged, subject to ratification by the City Council. The landscape contracts and other work are supervised by the City of Vallejo Landscape Maintenance District (LMD), part of the Public Works department. LMD staff work with the HMD Advisory Committee (HMDAC) to address landscape issues and priorities for renovation work. HMDAC is made up of Hiddenbrooke residents and has recently become a sub-committee of the mandatory organization HPOA, having previously been under the purview of the voluntary social group HCA.

An additional role for HMDAC has been to promote capital improvements to the Hiddenbrooke environment. Our priorities have generally been areas that are most visible to the residents of Hiddenbrooke and in the last few years have included:

  • creating the sand-pit and toddler play area at Bennington Park;
  • adding the gazebo and shade structures to the Reflections mini-park;
  • replacing aging wooden benches (that gave you splinters) with more attractive, comfortable and durable metal benches;
  • adding benches to create a wilderness viewing area at the beaver pond by the Orchards;
  • replacing the dangerous rutted asphalt walkway along the 18th hole with a new concrete path;
  • adding new plantings and irrigation improvements along the Parkway;
  • upgrading the irrigation controllers for the toddler lot and grassy area along Bennington to reduce water consumption.

Future plans include the addition of more benches, particularly in areas popular with walkers, such as on the Parkway.

BUDGET: The HMD budget for fiscal 7/1/10 to 6/30/11 is $703,586, which is some $115,000 less than last year.  Additional money is available for selected renovation projects from unspent funds from last year, and a further $150,000 will be spent from the Developer Deposit Reserves to finalize plans and permits for work on the hillsides to repair erosion along St. John's Mine Road. After transfers between the Operating Reserve Fund and the Developer Deposit Fund, the net operating budget is $714,880.32. This is funded by an assessment on each parcel in Hiddenbrooke except for the Hiddenbrooke Golf Club. The assessment for the 2010-2011 year is $610.80 per developed lot and appears on every homeowner’s real estate tax bill. Undeveloped lots pay only 60% and the Plaza has a higher assessment. This year’s assessment was increased over last year’s by an amount equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index. More information on the budget and financial reserves of the HMD can be found on page 26-27 of the 2010-2011 Engineer’s Report, which HMDAC encourages all homeowners to read..

The WELCOME CENTER is managed by a committee of volunteers from our community under the direction of the HPOA Board of Directors, and is funded from the HMD budget and assessment above. This year’s budget for the Welcome Center is $175,000, all but $10,000 of which is allocated to the contract with the security company All Phase Security. The volunteers work with All Phase to balance staffing and patrols and support the needs of the community. The Welcome Center is outfitted with digital camera systems which record vehicles entering and leaving Hiddenbrooke. It also has an Automatic Emergency Defibrillator (AED). After a resident calls 911, they should call the Welcome Center at 558-9697 to have the officer on duty bring the AED to the specific site (home address, street, golf course). The officers are trained in CPR and AED operation and until Rescue arrives will be acting as good Samaritans (not trained EMTs or Paramedics).

 

HMD Advisory Committee

Michael Baldwin, Chairperson  (707) 557-0600
Jane McWhorter, Landscape Inspector
Chris Brittle
Ginger Bryant
Eli Cronbach (HPOA Board Liaison)
Joyce Estes
Paul Norberg
Robert Schussel
Richard Tirrell

Welcome Center Management Committee

Richard Tirrell, Chair
Eli Cronbach
Sasha Jain
Allen Wildermuth

 

Documents of Interest

Map of HMD & Golf Course Maintained Areas

Engineer's Report 2011-2012
Engineer's Report 2010-2011
Engineer's Report 2009-2010
Engineer's Report 2008-2009
Engineer's Report 2007-2008
Engineer's Report 2006-2007
Engineer's Report 2005-2006

Meeting Minutes

Jan 28, 2010 HMD Meeting
Feb 24, 2010 HMD Meeting
Mar 13, 2010 HMD Meeting
May 6, 2010 HMD Meeting
Aug 9, 2010 HMD Meeting
Aug 25, 2010 HMD Meeting
May 21, 2011 HMD Meeting
August 3, 2011 HMD Meeting

Feb 26, 2010 HMD-Meritage Meeting
Sep 27, 2010 HMD-LMD Meeting
Oct 29, 2010 HMD-LMD Meeting

 

 

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