TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Patricia Matson, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Resolution No. 25-0015 Approving the Annual Collection of Assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for the North Manhattan Beach Business Improvement District, Renewal of the District, and Approval of the Proposed 2025 Activity Plan and Budget (No Budget Impact) (City Manager Mirzakhanian).
(Estimated Time: 15 Mins.)
A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0015
C) RENEW THE DISTRICT
D) APPROVE THE PROPOSED 2025 ACTIVITY PLAN AND BUDGET
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
a) Conduct the Public Hearing;
b) Adopt Resolution No. 25-0015, authorizing the collection of assessments to provide services to the North Manhattan Beach Business Improvement District (North MB BID);
c) Renew the District; and
d) Approve the Proposed 2025 Activity Plan and Budget.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The North Manhattan Beach Business Improvement District (NMB BID) is funded through an 80% surcharge to the business license tax paid by those businesses located within the district, not to exceed $500 annually. At the current rate, the assessment levied collects approximately $25,000 per year. In the prior year, assessments collected totaled approximately $25,250.
BACKGROUND:
In January 2004, the City Council dissolved the North End Business Improvement District, which was formed in 1969 under the State's Parking and Business Improvement District Act of 1965. The BID was limited in scope and was mainly responsible for addressing parking acquisition and construction. Given that the opportunity for acquiring additional parking in the North End is limited, business district members wanted to use the funds for other types of activities, such as physical improvements, beautification, signage, mar...
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