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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: November 18, 2013 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:13-561 ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number:10.D. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY: <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:Staff Report for Resolution Approving a Management and Disbursement <br />Agreement by and between the City of San Leandro and the San Leandro <br />Improvement Association <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution approving a Management and <br />Disbursement Agreement with the San Leandro Improvement Association , codifying <br />procedures for distribution of funds and reporting requirements related to the Downtown San <br />Leandro Community Benefit District. <br />BACKGROUND <br />On July 15, 2013, after the completion of a successful balloting process, the City Council <br />adopted Resolution No. 2013-102, approving the creation of the Downtown San Leandro <br />Community Benefit District (District”) pursuant to Title 2, Chapter 2-20 of the San Leandro <br />Municipal Code. The District will generate ongoing funding for support of Downtown San <br />Leandro through the creation of an annual assessment on property owners within the District. <br />The City subsequently submitted the necessary documentation to the Alameda County <br />Assessor’s Office to ensure that the assessments appear on the 2012-13 tax bills for <br />properties within the District. <br />Since the formal adoption of the District, the property owners have formed an interim <br />executive board to begin the work of forming a management corporation to manage the funds <br />and implement the work of the District as outlined in its Management Plan. The interim board <br />has hired New City America as a consultant to assist with the formation process . New City <br />America’s services include filing formal incorporation documents , developing bylaws, <br />preparing solicitations for initial service providers and an executive director, and assistance <br />developing a Management and Disbursement Agreement with the City . <br />After incorporation, the formal name of the District’s management corporation will be the San <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/12/2013