Title
Staff Report for Accepting the Annual Report of the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID) Fiscal Year 2011-12 and Directing the City Manager to Impose the BID Assessment Rates Increased by the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the Resolution Accepting the Annual Report of the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District Fiscal Year 2011-12 and direct the City Manager to impose the BID assessment at the increased rates, as recommended by the Advisory Board.
BACKGROUND
Business Improvement District and Annual Report
In April 2009, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 2009-002 that re-established the BID. The BID provides funding for a shuttle service to West San Leandro, 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 each year 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 (Francisco, Oakland, San Jose), as part of its review of the annual report.
The five to seven member Advisory Board, appointed by the San Leandro City Council, includes two staff members from the City of San Leandro (the Engineering and Transportation Director and the Finance Director) along with three to five business representatives from businesses within the BID. The current business members appointed to the Advisory Board are: Dora Wong, Geza Paulovitz, Joyce Lee, and Alexandra Munoz. On November 7, 2011 the Advisory Board met to complete a review of the LINKS Shuttle. The FY 2011-12 Annual Report is attached for information.
Analysis
The Annual Report includes a review of the LINKS budget and performance fo...
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