REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing to Adopt a Resolution Confirming the Annual Report to Levy and Collect an Annual Assessment for the Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement District (BID) for Fiscal Year 2026/27
Report
BACKGROUND
On March 10, 2026, the City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Annual Report and adopted the Resolution of Intention (ROI) to renew the Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement District (BID). Council set May 5, 2026, as the public hearing date to allow BID businesses an opportunity to support or oppose the BID renewal. The public hearing will allow Council to hear and consider protests against the BID renewal and/or protests regarding proposed BID activities.
If businesses paying 50% or more of the total BID assessments file protests before the end of the public hearing, no further proceedings to renew the BID can occur. If protests do not exceed 50%, Council can adopt the Resolution to Confirm the Annual Report and Levy and Collect an Annual Assessment for Fiscal Year 2026/27.
Approximately 260 businesses are located within the BID area, which is divided into three zones: Zone A, Zone B, and Zone C. The current boundaries are Sunnyvale, Iowa, Mathilda, and Evelyn Avenues.
The current BID Board members are:
Amit Rajgarhia, Chair, Dishdash
Justin Breining, Vice Chair, Whole Foods Market
Leigh Odum, Secretary, Leigh's Favorite Books and Bookasaurus
Molly McClendon, Sares Regis - The Martin
Dr. Gary Gold, Dr. Gary Gold and Associates
EXISTING POLICY
Sunnyvale Municipal Code Sections - Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement district
3.60.050. Establishment of benefit assessments.
3.60.060. Purpose of use of benefit assessments.
3.60.110. Annual budget process.
3.60.120. Decisions regarding expenditure of funds.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered is not a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act because it is a government funding mechanism that will not result in a pot...
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