REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt a Resolution confirming the Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement District Annual Report for FY 2016/17 and to Levy and Collect an Annual Assessment for the Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement District
Report
BACKGROUND
In 2007, City Council adopted an ordinance adding Chapter 3.60 to Title 3 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code establishing a Downtown Sunnyvale Business Improvement District (BID). Under State law, the BID must be renewed every year, and Council has annually renewed the BID since 2007.
On March 29, 2016, the City Council adopted a Resolution of Intention (ROI) to reauthorize the BID. The ROI established April 19, 2016 as the date for the public hearing to consider BID renewal. The purpose of the public hearing is for Council to hear and consider any and all protests against the renewal of the BID, and/or any protest regarding the proposed BID activities. If, at the conclusion of the public hearing, businesses paying 50 percent or more of the total assessment file a protest, no further proceedings to reauthorize the BID can occur.
There are approximately 200 businesses located in the existing BID area. The BID boundaries are Sunnyvale, Iowa, Mathilda and Evelyn Avenues (Attachment 1, Exhibit B), and the area is divided into three zones: Zone A, Zone B and Zone C.
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
Johnny Sevey, Rok Bistro
Joel Wyrick, Executive Director (non-voting member)
EXISTING POLICY
Sunnyvale 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 action is not a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("...
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