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Staff Report for a 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
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution declaring the City's intention to re-establish the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID) and to set a Public Hearing for Monday, November 3, 2014.
The current BID, which partially funds the LINKS Shuttle, expired June 30, 2014. In anticipation of the need to re-authorize the BID, City staff and the San Leandro Transportation Management Organization (SLTMO) engaged in an extensive process of re-evaluating the service to determine what changes would be needed to ensure that it best meets the needs of the West San Leandro industrial area. The proposal for re-authorization of the BID adjusts the BID rate and BID territory to match the plan for enhanced services that was previously presented to the City Council and the San Leandro business community.
The Resolution of Intention (ROI) would re-establish the BID at the rate of $21 per employee, per year. If approved, each business within one-quarter mile of the LINKS route would pay the fee as part of its annual Business License renewal process. Nonprofits and businesses with three or fewer employees would be exempt from the BID. The proposed duration of the BID is 15 years.
BACKGROUND
Since 2001, LINKS has served San Leandro businesses by providing a free transportation link between places of employment and the Downtown San Leandro BART Station. LINKS is managed by the San Leandro Transportation Management Organization (SLTMO) through a board of local volunteers from the business community and City representatives. Funding for LINKS comes from grants, the City of San Leandro, and a BID that was formed by b...
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