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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: October 28, 2009 <br />TO: Steve Hollister, City Manager <br />APPROVED AND <br />FORWARDED <br />TO CITY COUNCIL <br />~t phen L. Hollister <br />City Manager <br />FROM: Luke A. Sims, Community Development Director <br />~~ <br />VIA: Cynthia Battenberg;`~usiness Development Manager <br />BY: Elmer Penaranda, Senior Development Specialist <br />SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: <br />MATTER OF APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE WEST SAN LEANDRO SHUTTLE <br />BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION <br />The West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID) Advisory Board reviews <br />the annual report of the LINKS Shuttle service and makes recommendations regarding the <br />amount of assessment. In response to vacancies, staff recommends the appointment of two new <br />members to the Advisory Board. <br />Staff recommends the City Council by motion, appoint Joyce Lee from The North Face and <br />Alexandra Munoz from Peterson Companies as representatives of business owners within the <br />West San Leandro LINKS Shuttle BID boundaries to serve on the BID Advisory Board. They <br />would join four remaining Board Members including: Dora Wong, Coca Cola; Geza Paulovitz, <br />Eric F. Anderson Inc.; Uche Udemezue, Engineering and Transportation Director; and, Perry <br />Carter, Interim Finance Director. <br />BACKGROUND <br />On October 4, 2004, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2004-153 forming the West San <br />Leandro Shuttle BID Advisory Board. On October 20, 2008, the City Council adopted <br />Resolution No. 2008-130 modifying the membership of the BID Advisory Board to a range of <br />five to seven members. <br />On April 6, 2009, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2009-002 re-establishing the BID for <br />assessment of businesses located within the BID area for a portion of the cost to operate the <br />LINKS Shuttle for another five years. Those ordinances and Sections 36530 and 36533 of the <br />Act require that an advisory board be appointed to make recommendations to the City Council <br />on the expenditure of revenues derived from the levy of assessments, and the method and basis <br />of levying the assessments. <br />