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Your business has been identified as being located within the boundaries of the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID).The BID partially funds the West San Leandro LINKS Shuttle Service (LINKS) from the downtown San Leandro BART station to the western industrial employment tore of San Leandro along a defined route.The shuttle service was established to provide transportation services to an area of San Leandro under served by other forms of public transportation for the benefit of employees and employers in the area. The shuttle service provided is free to riders. LINKS operates from 5:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., five days a week (Monday-Friday) excluding holidays. LINKS service consists of a 6.25 mile loop (see map on back) with 23 stops. The funding model for LINKS includes three interdependent sources: the BID, grant funding and support from the San Leandro Redevelopment Agency.The BID funds approximately one-third of LINKS administration and operational costs. The BID is critical as it not only funds the service, but also assists in obtaining grants which offset the cost of service by exemplifying business support for the program. The BID will expire on June 30, 2009.On February 2, 2009, the City Council is scheduled to consider adopting a Resolution of Intention (ROI), declaring the City's intention to re-establish the BID for a five year term at current rates. Adoption of the ROI starts the legally required notification and public hearing process to obtain input from the community as to the merits of the proposed assessment. All of the businesses within the boundaries of the BID who pay the assessment will be mailed a notice of the proposal to re-establish the BID within seven days after Council adoption of the ROI. If the resolution is adopted, in February you will receive a notice in a City of San Leandro envelope stamped "Public Notice." The mailing will include BID facts, a copy of the ROI, a route map, and a protest postcard. Listed below is general information about the BID. • Time and Place for the Required Public Hearing: 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 2009, in the City Council Chambers of City Hall at 835 East 14th Street. • Type ofAssessment: Business Improvement District assessment levied only on businesses in the affected service area. • Who the Fees Affect: Only those businesses within the boundaries of the established district (see map on back). Businesses with five or fewer employees, property owners, home businesses, and nonprofit businesses not benefiting from the assessment are exempt from the fees. • How the Assessment Is Collected: The annual assessment is levied and collected each year along with the Business License Tax. The fee is levied on a fiscal year basis (i.e. July 1 to June 30), and is prorated 50% for business licenses issued during the period January 1 through June 30. • Purpose: All fees collected from the assessment will partially fund the operation of the LINKS shuttle service to and from the downtown San Leandro BART Station. The shuttle service will be a free service to riders. • Amounts of the Proposed B!D Assessment: $25.00 base fee per year plus 510.88 per employee per year. The annual assessment may be increased in an amount up to the increase, if any, of the Bay Area lost of Living Index. woe snN ~F~ti _ g The City of San Leandro - Office of Business Development is charged with the responsibility }, of oversight of the BID and the LINKS program, and can be contacted at (510) 577-3311.