Title
Adopt a Resolution to Accept the 2025 Annual Report of the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID) and Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Impose the 2026 BID Assessment Rates Increased by the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
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COUNCIL PRIORITY
Infrastructure
Economic Development
Quality of Life
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommend that the City Council adopt a Resolution accepting the 2025 Annual Report of the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID) and approve and authorize the City Manager to impose the 2026 BID assessment at the increased rates, as recommended by the BID Advisory Board.
BACKGROUND
Business Improvement District and Annual Report
The West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID) was established in 2004, and renewed in 2014, to provide management and funding for the LINKS Shuttle Program. BID fees are collected through the City's business license process. The LINKS Shuttle is administered by the San Leandro Transportation Management Organization (SLTMO), a 501(c)4 non-profit corporation.
The Ordinance defines the boundaries of the BID, the amount of the annual assessment, the approved use of the assessment funds, and the effective period of the assessment. The Ordinance requires that a BID Advisory Board annually review the performance of LINKS for submission to the City Council. In addition, the Ordinance provides that the City Council may increase the annual assessment in an amount not to exceed the increase of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose), as part of its review of the annual report.
The five-to-seven-member BID Advisory Board includes the City's Public Works-Engineering and Transportation Director and the Director of Finance (or their designees). The business members appointed to the Advisory Board are Kristin Anderson, Eric F. Anderson, Inc., Steve Magidson, Docustream, and Gricelda Sanchez, Alameda County Industries, Inc. The Advisory Boar...
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