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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2012 -014 AN ORDINANCE ADDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 2 -20 TO THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICTS WHEREAS, there are property owners in the City of San Leandro who desire to form property -based assessment districts for the purpose of enhancing the security, safety, appearance, and economic viability of their environs; and WHEREAS, the California Streets and Highways Code provides for the establishment of a property -based improvement district and requires that property owners in the proposed district submit a petition signed by property owners who will pay more than fifty (50) percent of the assessments proposed to be levied; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the fifty (50) percent petition requirement may result in areas with a large percentage of absentee property owners being denied the ability to vote on the merits of establishing a property and business improvement district; and WHEREAS, the California Streets and Highways Code limits the maximum number of years during which an assessment can be levied to five, and the City Council believes that it would be in the best interests of some property and business improvement districts to plan for expenditures in excess of five years, such as expenditures for the maintenance of improvements; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to enact an enabling ordinance that will be responsive to the needs of property owners in the City by reducing the requisite property owner participation in the weighted petition to thirty (30) percent and increasing the maximum number of years for which an assessment may be established to twenty (20) years for the purpose of funding special benefits conferred upon real property owners; and WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro is a Charter City and the establishment of Community Benefit Districts and the levying of assessments therefor is a municipal affair; and WHEREAS, the City desires to establish a simplified procedure that permits full compliance with the requirements of the California Constitution. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Chapter is to allow for the formation of Community Benefit Districts within the City.