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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: December 2, 2019 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:19-611 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.C. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />City Manager <br />BY:Tom Liao <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution Accepting the <br />Annual Report of the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District <br />(BID) for Fiscal Year 2019-20 and Directing the City Manager to Impose the <br />2020 BID Assessment Rates Increased by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the Resolution accepting the Annual Report of the <br />West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District (BID) for Fiscal Year 2019-20 and <br />direct the City Manager to impose the BID assessment at the increased rates, as recommended <br />by the BID Advisory Board. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Business Improvement District and Annual Report <br />In December 2014, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 2014-023 expanding the BID <br />service area and re-establishing the West San Leandro Business Improvement District (BID) for <br />a period of 15-years. BID fees are collected through the City’s business license process. <br />The ordinance defines the boundaries of the BID, the amount of the annual assessment, the <br />approved use of the assessment funds, and the effective period of the assessment. The <br />Ordinance requires that an Advisory Board annually review the performance of LINKS for <br />submission to the City Council. In addition, the Ordinance provides that the City Council may <br />increase the annual assessment in an amount not to exceed the increase of the Consumer Price <br />Index (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose), as part of its review of the annual report. <br />The five to seven member Advisory Board includes the City’s Engineering and Transportation <br />Director and the Director of Finance (or their designees). The business members appointed to <br />the Advisory Board are Kristin Anderson, Eric F. Anderson, Inc., Mike Adelson, Mr. Plastics and <br />Steve Magidson, Docustream. The Advisory Board’s duties include review of the LINKS <br />performance and budget, and a recommendation for the BID assessment rate. On November 14, <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/27/2019 <br />25