Title
Update on Downtown San Leandro Community Benefit District Initiative Including Review of the District Management Plan and Recommendation that the City Council Approve a Motion Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Petition to Establish the Downtown San Leandro Community Benefit District
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
City staff and New City America have been working with the Downtown Association and a Downtown San Leandro Community Benefit District (CBD) Property Owner Steering Committee since July of 2012 to determine the type of services and level of support for a CBD. Based on the multitude of benefits to be realized by property and business owners as well as residents, staff recommends that the City Council make a motion authorizing the City Manager to sign a petition to establish the Downtown CBD. The City owns significant property within the CBD and, like other property owners in the District, will pay an assessment based on the benefits received. Signing the petition will expedite the process and enable the 30% threshold of required signatures to be met in a timely fashion. Once the petition threshold is reached, a resolution of intent will be brought to the City Council for adoption. Following adoption of the resolution of intent, ballots are scheduled to be mailed to all property owners and due to be returned to the City by 7pm on July 15, 2013 for a public hearing.
BACKGROUND
The City of San Leandro, through the former Redevelopment Agency, made significant capital investments downtown and funded on-going services above and beyond basic City services. These enhanced services included marketing and event support, maintenance, security, and financial assistance to businesses for façade improvements. The loss of redevelopment has impacted the City’s ability to continue to fund enhanced services downtown. In July 2012, the City retained New City America, Inc. to assist property and business owners in the establishment of a benefi...
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