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RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of San Leandro Declaring the City Council's Intention to Establish the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID) and Setting a Public Hearing Relating Thereto for November 3, 2014 (starts the 45-day process to re-establish the BID which would levy an annual $21 per employee assessment on the approximately 600 businesses in the BID to fund approximately 50% of an enhanced LINKS shuttle service. Public hearing on the establishment of the BID scheduled for November 3, 2014)
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WHEREAS, The Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989 (California Streets and Highways Code Sections 36500 et seq.) authorizes cities to establish a business improvement area for the purpose of improving the economic activity within the area; and
WHEREAS, cities may fund these improvements through assessments on businesses for certain purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2004-013 on June 21, 2004, amending Title 2 of the San Leandro Municipal Code to add a new Chapter 15 establishing the West San Leandro Business Improvement District (BID) and setting an assessment to be levied on businesses within the BID; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2005-017, on October 3, 2005, amending Title 2 of the San Leandro Municipal Code to add a new Chapter 15 re-establishing the West San Leandro Business Improvement District and to sunset June 30, 2009.
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2009-002 on April 6, 2009 re-establishing the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID), and setting an assessment to be levied on businesses within the BID; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2009-002 included a term for the BID assessment to sunset after five years and expire on June 30, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the BID funds approximately forty-five percent of West San Leandro Shuttle...
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