REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Conduct Public Hearing and Adopt a Resolution to Levy an Annual Assessment for the Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2014/2015
Report
BACKGROUND
On April 8, 2014, the City Council adopted Resolution of Intention (ROI) No. 641-14 to reauthorize the Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement District (BID) and set the public hearing for May 6, 2014. The public hearing provides BID businesses an opportunity to express their comments to City Council. City Council will hear and consider any and all protests against the renewal of the BID, and/or any protest regarding the proposed activities of the proposed BID.
If, at the conclusion of the public hearing, businesses paying 50 percent or more of the total BID assessments file a protest, no further proceedings to reauthorize the BID can occur. If total protests do not exceed 50 percent or more of the BID's total assessments, Council may take action to adopt the Resolution to Levy an Annual Assessment for Fiscal Year 2014/2015 (Attachment 1).
Downtown Sunnyvale BID
There are approximately 160 businesses located in the existing BID area. The BID area is divided into three zones: Zone A, Zone B, and Zone C. The current BID boundaries are Sunnyvale, Iowa, Mathilda and Evelyn Avenues (Attachment 1).
The current BID Board members are:
Joe Antuzzi, IL Postale
Gary Gold, Dr. Gary Gold & Associates
Leigh Odum, Leigh's Favorite Books
Kathy Johnson, Broadcom
Donna Lang, Tangerine Gifts & Accessories
Johnny Sevey, Rok Bistro
Executive Director - Joel Wyrick (non-voting member)
EXISTING POLICY
Municipal Code Sections - Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement District:
3.60.050. Establishment of benefit assessment.
3.60.060. Purpose and use of benefit assessments.
3.60.090. Collection of benefit assessment.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This matter is not a project within the meaning of CEQA because the creation of government funding mechanis...
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