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Staff Report for the Public Meeting Regarding the City Council of San Leandro's Intention to Establish the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID) and Ordinance of the City Council of San Leandro Amending Title 2 of the San Leandro Municipal Code to Delete Chapter 15 and to Add a New Chapter 15 Establishing the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District for a Period of Fifteen Years (January 2015 - December 2029)
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public meeting and take testimony regarding the City's intention to re-establish the West San Leandro Business Improvement District (BID). Staff further recommends that the City Council adopt the Ordinance amending Title 2 of the San Leandro Municipal Code to delete Chapter 15 and add a new Chapter 15 re-establishing the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District for a period of fifteen years.
On October 20, 2014, the City Council adopted a Resolution of Intention to re-establish the BID. In order to re-establish the BID, the City Council must hold a public meeting, hold a public hearing (scheduled for December 15, 2014) and tally the protest votes submitted by business owners within the BID, as provided for under the Parking and Business Improvement District Law of the California Streets and Highways Code (36500 et seq.).
If at the conclusion of the public hearing on December 15, 2014, there are written protests by business owners amounting to more than fifty percent (50%) of the total assessment, the BID will fail and cannot be formed. Should the protest vote be 50% or less, the City may vote to form the BID at the conclusion of the public hearing by passing the second reading of this ordinance.
BACKGROUND
The current BID, which funds approximately half of the LINKS Shuttle service, expired on June 30, 2014. In anticipation of the need to re-authorize the BID, City staff and the San Leandro T...
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