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WEST SAN LEANDRO SHUTTLE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT FY 2007-08 In early 2004, during preparation of the budget for Fiscal Year 2004-05, the SUMO proposed a long-term revenue plan to provide sustainable ongoing funding for the LINKS. The funding model included contributions from the business community, grant funding and financial support from the San Leandro Redevelopment Agency on an as-needed basis. For Fiscal Year 2004-05, the SUMO asked the City Council to establish a BID to assess the business community served by the LINKS an annual fee to pay for a portion of operating costs. With this guaranteed revenue source, the SUMO would continue to seek out grant opportunities to help fund the remainder of the LINKS budget. After completing all appropriate notices and public hearings as required by State law, on June 21, 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2004-013 establishing the BID. The BID included a total of 380 businesses within the service area and was projected to generate $135,000 in revenue. The 2004-OS BID assessment was set at a base fee of $25, plus $10.56 per employee. Businesses with five or fewer employees and non-profits were exempt from the BID assessment. During Fiscal Year 2004-05, the SUMO and the City continued to pursue all available grant opportunities to support the shuttle program. The City was again successful in obtaining a grant from the BAAQMD; and the SUMO, in partnership with the Davis Street Family Resource Center (DSFRC), obtained a second two-year LIFT grant in the amount of $266,666. Since the LIFT grant from MTC was provided to fund transportation for DSFRC clients, the SUMO expanded the LINKS route in January 2005 to include the DSFRC, located on Teagarden Street. The change in the service route to include DSFRC required the original BID to be re-formed to include additional businesses that lie within one-quarter mile of the expanded service area. The LINKS continued to see healthy ridership during Fiscal Year 2006-07 with total boardings exceeding 209,690. Average monthly boardings for the Fiscal Year 2006-07 was 17,474 with a high of 19,735 in October of 2006. The specific impact of the route change to include the DSFRC continues to be seen in the dramatic and continued increase of average monthly ridership. Average ridership from January 2004 to January 2005 (the inception date of the route change to include DSFCRC) increased 27% to 11,890 total boardings for January 2005, then increased another 24% from January 2005 to January 2006 for a total of 14,782 total boardings, and then increased another 22% to reach 18,096 total boardings in January 2007 (See Figure 1). A full ridership report, from the inception of the shuttle through September 2007, is included as Exhibit A to this report. _ _ _. _ _ 3~Page