TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Steve S. Charelian, Finance Director
Cynthia Mickschl, Revenue Services Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of City Council's Intention to Provide for Annual Levy and Collection of Assessments for the Downtown Business Improvement District and Setting September 15, 2020, for a Public Hearing (Finance Director Charelian).
a) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 20-0095
b) SET PUBLIC HEARING DATE TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
The Downtown Business Improvement District Advisory Board and City Staff recommend that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 20-0095 announcing the City's intention to set assessments for the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) for fiscal year (FY) 2020-2021 and setting the public hearing for September 15, 2020.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There is no budgetary or other financial implication associated with the adoption of the Resolution of Intention.
BACKGROUND:
In 1998, the City Council, at the request of the downtown business owners, dissolved an existing parking district and created a new Business Improvement District (BID) for the downtown area. The new district was created under the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989, which provides flexibility with respect to the use of funds. The previously existing parking district restricted the use of the funds to the acquisition and construction of parking facilities.
The Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989 requires that the district and associated assessments be renewed annually. Therefore, the City Council will hold a public hearing at its meeting on September 15, 2020, to consider the request from the Downtown Business Improvement District Advisory Board to renew the district for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 and levy the associated assessment (80% surcharge on business license tax to a max...
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