Reso 2021-148 West SL BID FY 21-22

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WEST SAN LEANDRO SHUTTLE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT FY 2021-22 of rides on the Emery Go -Round Shuttle in Emeryville is currently down 75-80% and BART ridership is down 75% as of August 2021. LINKS ridership during Covid demonstrates that the LINKS Shuttle provides essential transportation to San Leandro businesses, employees and the community. FY 2021-22 Planned Activities Following is a summary of planned activities for FY 2021-22 Rider Safety — Continue to provide much needed transportation following current Covid-19 safety protocols. Transit Study — 5-Year Plan — Working with a transportation consultant, conduct an analysis of the current service and develop a five-year operational and funding plan. Grants - Aggressively seek grant and other funding opportunities. The Board will continue to work with the City of San Leandro and Alameda County Transportation Commission to secure critical funding. Revenue Diversification — Continue to diversify revenue sources by maintaining current contract with Marina Square (advertising) and seek other revenue generating opportunities. Outreach — When it is safe to expand LINKS ridership, conduct outreach to employers and employees to educate and promote LINKS ridership. West San Leandro Business Improvement District (BID) The enabling BID Ordinance requires that the Advisory Board annually review the performance of LINKS service and recommended BID rate adjustment for submission to the City Council. The Ordinance provides that the City Council may increase the annual assessment in an amount not to exceed the increase of the Consumer Price Index (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose), as part of its review of the annual report. BID Advisory Board - Rate Recommendation Increase the BID per employee assessment rate equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as provided for in Ordinance No. 2009-002. For 2022 the applicable CPI factor is 3.2 percent. This would result in the BID per employee rate increasing from $25.07 to $25.87. Businesses with three or fewer owner/employees, landlords, and non -profits will continue to be exempt from the BID assessment. The CPI adjustment will raise approximately $11,000 which is less than 1% of the total LINKS budget. 211)a-e