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<br />12 <br /> <br />withdrawn from the Downtown CBD unless they are withdrawn by an equal amount City wide. <br />The CBD funded special benefits will not replace City funded general benefits, but rather will <br />provide special benefits to parcel owners over and above the general benefits provided by the <br />City of San Leandro. <br />All services funded by the assessments outlined in the Management District Plan are intended <br />to directly benefit the property, business owners and residents within this area to support <br />increased commerce, business attraction and retention, retained and increased commercial <br />property rentals, enhanced safety and cleanliness in the CBD, improved district identity, and <br />eventually specialized beautification and enhanced programs for the condo residential unit <br />parcels within the District. <br />The total improvement and activity plan budget for 2013-14, which is funded entirely by <br />property assessments within the CBD boundaries, is projected to be $359,053. The costs of <br />providing each of the budget components was developed from actual experience obtained in <br />providing these same services in similar districts throughout the State of California . <br />The Downtown San Leandro CBD Steering Committee has prioritized the following categories of <br />special benefit services for the new District. The categories of special benefit services set forth <br />the intent of the budget category, but also gives the District Management Corporation flexibility <br />to allocate the services based upon the changing needs of the District from year-to-year within <br />each budgeted category. <br /> <br />Improvements Activities and Services of the Downtown San Leandro CBD Plan: <br />There are five basic categories of special benefit services that will be funded within the <br />Downtown San Leandro CBD. All of these services are designed to confer a special benefit to <br />the individual parcels within the Downtown San Leandro CBD over and above the General <br />Benefits already received. The categories of special benefits are as follows: <br /> <br />1. Sidewalk Operations, Beautification and Order: These services include all sidewalk and <br />gutter cleaning services, security, sidewalk steam cleaning services, graffiti removal, <br />trash removal, as well as enhanced services to beautify the district based upon Benefit <br />Zone contributions. Sidewalk operations services total $ 234,175 or 65% of the first year <br />annual budget of the new CBD. <br /> <br />2. District Identity: These services include the branding of the Downtown San Leandro <br />area, marketing and promotions, newsletter, public relations, media relations, social <br />media, publicity, special events, website development and maintenance, public space <br />develop and holiday decorations. These services equal $ 50,000 or 14% of the first year <br />annual budget of the new district. <br /> <br />3. Enhanced Residential Improvements: Though there are currently not any single <br />residential units in the form of condos within the boundaries of the revised district, <br />future condo developments that will be constructed within the CBD boundaries will be <br />assessed to fund their particular special benefits. Th ese special benefit services will <br />include, but are not limited to: enhanced beautification in blocks with a high density of