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WEST SAN LEANDRO SHUTTLE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ANN[TAL REPORT FY 2009-10 Business Improvement District Histo In FY 2008-09, anticipating the expiration of the BID, the BID Advisory Board and the SLTMO asked the City Council to re-establish the BID for a five year period. After completing appropriate noticing to over 380 businesses within the BID service area and conducting a public hearing as required by State law, on April 6, 2009, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2009-002 re-establishing the BID. The City received protest ballots from 37 businesses totaling nine percent (9%) opposition, when weighted by the businesses' number of employees. The employee-weighted votes were less than 50% of possible number of votes, thus providing the City Council discretion to approve the Ordinance and re-establish the BID. The BID has generated between $135,000 to $145,000 in previous years for LINKS operations and administrative costs. As part of the BID process, the City Council has appointed two City staff designees and three to five business representatives to serve on the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District Advisory Board (Advisory Board) to review the performance of the LINKS, the specific program supported by the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District. The five- to seven-member Advisory Board appointed by the San Leandro City Council includes the City's Engineering and Transportation Director and the Director of Finance (or their designees) along with three to five business representatives of businesses within the BID and paying the BID assessment. The business members appointed to the Advisory Board are Dora Wong of Coca Cola Bottling Company, Geza Paulovitz of Eric F. Anderson, Inc., Joyce Lee, The North Face, and Alexandra Munoz, Peterson Companies. The Advisory Board's duties include a review of the performance of LINKS for FY 2008-09, a review of the budget for FY 2009-10 and a recommendation for the FY 2009-10 BID assessments. Business Improvement District Fiscal Year 2009-10 Assessment With respect to the BID assessment for FY 2009-10, the Advisory Board recommends that the San Leandro City Council maintain the $25 base fee and the assessment of $10.88 per employee, specifically in light of the continuing downturn in the economy. The BID fee per employee has remained flat since 2005 when it was adjusted by the Consumer Price Index. This year, it is anticipated that the BID will generate $135,000, approximately 38%, of the total LINKS operating budget. The remaining operating funds will come from grants. EXHIBIT A - Ridership Statistics EXHIBIT B - LINKS Informational Brochure (includes the route map) {~, G.AOBDAFiles RDAAWSL-MacArthur AreaALiNKS Skarile~Advisory Committee~2009-2070 Mnual Report~Annual Report.doc