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File Number: 19-611 <br />4. Grants - Aggressively seek grant and other funding opportunities. The Board will continue <br />to work with the City of San Leandro and Alameda County Transportation Commission to <br />secure critical funding. <br />5. Revenue Diversification - Continue to diversify revenue sources by maintaining current <br />contract with Marina Square (advertising) and seek other revenue generating <br />opportunities. <br />6. Outreach - Outreach to employers and employees to educate and promote LINKS <br />ridership. <br />2019 BID Recommendation <br />Proactive measures taken to generate new revenue and secure grants have helped to stabilize <br />funding for LINKS. The cash flow gap resulting from the grant reimbursement process will <br />continue to pose a challenge for LINKS. Measure BB & TFCA grants have further stabilized <br />LINKS funding, but the grants must be reauthorized every two years. Transportation costs have <br />increased with the new contract. <br />Per the approved Ordinance, the BID may be increased annually by the Consumer Price Index <br />(CPI). The applicable CPI factor is 3.5 percent. This would result in the BID per employee rate <br />increasing from $23.85 to $24.68. Businesses with three or fewer owner/employees, landlords, <br />and non-profits will continue to be exempt from the BID assessment. <br />After reviewing the Annual Report, the BID Advisory Board approved the 2019-20 Annual Report <br />and Planned Operations and recommended that the 2020 BID rate be adjusted by the applicable <br />Consumer Price Index (CPI). <br />Current Agency Policies <br />·Ordinance No. 2004-013, adopted June 21, 2004, amending Title 2 of the San Leandro <br />Municipal Code to add a new Chapter 15 establishing the West San Leandro Business <br />Improvement District <br />·Resolution No. 2004-153, adopted October 4, 2004, forming the West San Leandro <br />Shuttle Business Improvement District Advisory Board <br />·Ordinance No. 2004-021, adopted October 18, 2004, specifying the time and manner of <br />collecting the West San Leandro Shuttle BID assessments <br />·Resolution No. 2008-130, adopted October 20, 2008, amending Resolution No. 2004- <br />153, modifying the membership of the West San Leandro Shuttle Business <br />Improvement District Advisory Board <br />·Resolution No. 2009-014, adopted February 2, 2009, approving a Resolution of <br />Intention to re-form the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District <br />·Ordinance No. 2009-002, adopted April 6, 2009, amending Title 2 of the San Leandro <br />Municipal Code to add a new Chapter 15 re-establishing the West San Leandro <br />Business Improvement District <br />·Resolution No. 2010-008 RDA, adopted September 20, 2010, the Redevelopment <br />·Agency of the City of San Leandro 2010-2014 Implementation Plan. The West San <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/27/2019 <br />28