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Section 3 <br />District Improvement and Activity Plan <br />Process to Establish the Improvement and Activity Plan /Outreach Efforts: <br />Since summer of 2012 business and property owners in Downtown San Leandro have met to <br />discuss the advantages of creating this downtown special benefits district. An initial survey was <br />sent to property owners in the proposed CBD area in August 2012 to ascertain their level of <br />support for the establishment of this assessment district and obtain information regarding the <br />type of enhanced services they were interested in receiving. The survey information was <br />instrumental in determining the services to be delivered by the CBD. <br />Numerous public meetings have been held with the Downtown Association and newly created <br />Downtown San Leandro CBD Steering Committee. Public meeting dates follow: <br />• July 27, 2012 — Downtown Association <br />• August 8, 2012 — Steering Committee <br />• September 13, 2012 — Steering Committee <br />• October 18, 2012 — Steering Committee <br />• November 19, 2013 — City Council meeting <br />• January 10, 2013 — Steering Committee <br />• January 24, 2013 — Steering Committee <br />• February 7, 2013 — Steering Committee <br />• February 28, 2013 — Steering Committee approved Management Plan <br />• April 4th, 2013 — Steering Committee meeting <br />In addition to these meetings, meetings were held between Marco Li Mandri of New City <br />America, Cynthia Battenberg, Business Development Manager of the City of San Leandro and <br />numerous property owners explaining the purpose, services and costs of the proposed CBD. <br />Explanation of Special Benefit Services: <br />All of the improvements and activities detailed below are provided only to properties defined <br />as being within the boundaries of the Downtown San Leandro CBD, as the improvements and <br />activities will provide special benefit to the owners of those properties. No improvements or <br />activities will be provided to properties outside the Downtown CBD boundaries. All benefits <br />derived from the assessments outlined in this Management District Plan fund services directly <br />benefiting the property owners in this special benefit district. Inasmuch as all services will be <br />provided to the properties defined as being within the District boundaries and no services will <br />be provided outside the District boundaries. <br />The City will continue to provide services from the general fund to the Downtown which will <br />include public safety, street tree trimming, street sweeping, trash collection of public refuse <br />containers, etc. The frequency of these general benefits may change from year to year and <br />time to time based upon budget constraints. However, City general benefits will not be <br />11 <br />