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File #: 19-0031    Version: 1
Type: Public Hearing - Staff Report Status: Agenda Ready
In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 2/19/2019 Final action:
Title: Conduct Public Hearing Regarding the Renewal of the North Manhattan Beach Business Improvement District and Approval of the Annual Collection of Assessments for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 (Finance Director Charelian). a) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING b) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 19-0018 c) RATIFY 2019 BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS d) CONSIDER THE PROPOSED 2019 ACTIVITY PLAN
Attachments: 1. Resolution No. 19-0018, 2. 2019 Annual Budget and Activity Plan, 3. Bylaws for NMBBID, 4. NMBBID Map
TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager

FROM:
Steve S. Charelian, Finance Director
Cynthia Mickschl, Acting Revenue Services Manager

SUBJECT:Title
Conduct Public Hearing Regarding the Renewal of the North Manhattan Beach Business Improvement District and Approval of the Annual Collection of Assessments for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 (Finance Director Charelian).
a) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
b) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 19-0018
c) RATIFY 2019 BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
d) CONSIDER THE PROPOSED 2019 ACTIVITY PLAN
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:

a) Conduct a Public Hearing regarding the proposed assessment;
b) Adopt Resolution No. 19-0018, renewing the district and authorizing the collection of the assessment to provide services of the North Manhattan Beach Business Improvement District (NMB-BID);
c) Ratify the Business Improvement District Advisory Board Members for 2019; and
d) Review and approve the Proposed 2019 Activity Plan.
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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 (Attachment 4), not to exceed $500 annually. Collections for this fiscal year are estimated to be $29,000. NMB-BID has approximately $550,000 in reserve for projects and activities. This includes a balance of $12,846 in appropriated funds for beautification projects originally budgeted in 2007 (original project cost was $370,000).

BACKGROUND:
In January 2004, the City Council dissolved the North End Business Improvement District 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. Because opportunity for acquirin...

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