Title
Staff Report for a Resolution to Accept the Annual Report of the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID) for Fiscal Year 2017-18 and Directing the City Manager to Impose the BID Assessment Rates Increased by the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution to accept the Annual Report of the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID) for Fiscal Year 2017-18 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 December 2014, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 2014-023 expanding the BID service area and re-establishing the West San Leandro Business Improvement District (BID) for a period of 15-years. The BID provides funding for the LINKS Shuttle service, which is administered by the San Leandro Transportation Management Organization (SLTMO). BID fees are collected through the City's business license process.
One requirement of the BID is the creation of an Advisory Board to annually review the performance of LINKS for submission to the City Council. The five to seven-member Advisory Board includes the City's Engineering and Transportation Director and the Director of Finance (or their designees). The business members appointed to the Advisory Board are Dora Wong of Coca Cola Bottling Company, Kristin Anderson of Eric F. Anderson, Inc., Alexandra Vasquez of Peterson Companies, Mike Adelson of Mr. Plastics and Steve Magidson of DocuStream. The Advisory Board's duties include review of the LINKS performance and budget, and a recommendation for the BID assessment rate. The City Council may increase the annual assessment in an amount not to exceed the increase in the Consumer Price Index (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose), as part of its review of the annual report.
On November 13, 2017, the Advisory Board met t...
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