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File Number: 13-358 <br />·A copy of the Management Plan <br />·A copy of the Engineers Report <br />The mail ballots had to be received by the City Clerk by the conclusion of the public <br />hearing scheduled for July 15, 2013. <br />Analysis <br />The July 15, 2013 public hearing is required by the California Streets and Highways Code. It <br />provides property owners an opportunity to voice their opinions regarding the formation of the <br />district and cast their votes for or against the district in a public forum. <br />Ballots are accepted until the close of the public hearing. At the close of the public hearing, <br />the meeting agenda item will be continued until later in the meeting and the City Clerk or her <br />designee(s) will convene in the Sister Cities Gallery to unseal and tally the ballots. Once <br />completed, the City Clerk staff will return to the City Council Chamber with the final ballot <br />count and the agenda item will re-commence. <br />If the ballot count in support of the district represents more than 50% of the weighted <br />assessments, the City Council may adopt a Resolution of Formation that levies the <br />assessments on the benefitting parcels. The City would then inform the County to levy the <br />assessments on the next cycle of property tax bills consistent with the amounts listed in the <br />Management District Plan and Assessment Engineer’s report . The City will bill tax exempt <br />parcels directly. <br />The assessments often appear as a line item on the property tax bills. When the funds are <br />collected (twice annually in December and June), the County will send a check to the City. <br />Once a non-profit management corporation has been established, the City will transfer the <br />CBD assessments to the management corporation in accordance with the Management <br />District Plan. <br />It is anticipated that the Steering Committee will begin work immediately on the non-profit <br />corporation and establishment of an interim Board of Directors once the Resolution of <br />Formation is adopted. An agreement with the interim Board of the new non-profit <br />management corporation will likely take 90 - 120 days. In the meantime, City staff will work <br />closely with the Steering Committee to ensure the work of establishing and executing this new <br />program proceeds effectively and efficiently . Staff will return, on a date to be determined, to <br />the City Council for approval of the contract with the non-profit management corporation for <br />administration of the district as recommended by the Board of Directors. <br />Previous Actions <br />·On May 20, 2013, the City Council adopted a Resolution of Intent to Establish a <br />Community Benefit District in Downtown San Leandro and a Minute Order Authorizing the <br />City Manager to Sign the City-owned Property Ballots in Support of the Community Benefit <br />District. <br />·April 1, 2013, the City Council authorized the City Manager to Sign a Petition to Establish <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/9/2013