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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: September 15, 2014 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:14-384 ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number:10.C. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Cynthia Battenberg <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Leandro <br />Declaring the City Council’s Intention to Establish the West San Leandro <br />Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID) and Setting a Public Hearing <br />Relating Thereto for November 3, 2014 <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution declaring the City’s <br />intention to re-establish the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID) <br />and to set a Public Hearing for Monday, November 3, 2014. <br />The current BID, which partially funds the LINKS Shuttle, expired June 30, 2014. In <br />anticipation of the need to re-authorize the BID, City staff and the San Leandro Transportation <br />Management Organization (SLTMO) engaged in an extensive process of re-evaluating the <br />service to determine what changes would be needed to ensure that it best meets the needs of <br />the West San Leandro industrial area. The proposal for re-authorization of the BID adjusts the <br />BID rate and BID territory to match the plan for enhanced services that was previously <br />presented to the City Council and the San Leandro business community. <br />The Resolution of Intention (ROI) would re-establish the BID at the rate of $21 per employee, <br />per year. If approved, each business within one-quarter mile of the LINKS route would pay the <br />fee as part of its annual Business License renewal process. Nonprofits and businesses with <br />three or fewer employees would be exempt from the BID. The proposed duration of the BID is <br />15 years. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Since 2001, LINKS has served San Leandro businesses by providing a free transportation link <br />between places of employment and the Downtown San Leandro BART Station. LINKS is <br />managed by the San Leandro Transportation Management Organization (SLTMO) through a <br />board of local volunteers from the business community and City representatives. Funding for <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/9/2014