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Staff Report for Resolution Accepting the Annual Report of the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID) for Fiscal Year 2013-14 and Directing the City Manager to Impose the BID Assessment Rates Increased by the Consumer Price Index
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the Resolution Accepting the Annual Report of the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2013-14 and direct the City Manager to impose the BID assessment at the increased rates, as recommended by the BID Advisory Board.
BACKGROUND
Business Improvement District and Annual Report
In April 2009, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 2009-002 re-establishing the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID). The BID provides partial funding for a shuttle service between BART and the West San Leandro industrial area, commonly known as LINKS. The ordinance defined 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 an 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 (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose), as part of its review of the annual report.
The five to seven member Advisory Board includes two City staff (the Engineering and Transportation Director and the Finance Director) along with three to five business representatives from businesses located within the BID. The current business members appointed to the Advisory Board are: Alexandra Munoz, Peterson Companies, Dora Wong, Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Mike Adelson, Mr. Plastics and Steve Magidson, Docustream. On November 14, 2013 the Advisory Board met to complete the annual review ...
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