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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: December 7, 2020 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:20-551 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.M. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />City Manager <br />BY:Tom Liao <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Susan Hsieh <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 2020-2021 and Directing the City Manager to Impose the <br />2021 BID Assessment Rates, Increased by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to <br />Provide Management and Funding for the LINKS Shuttle Program <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 2020-2021 and <br />direct the City Manager to impose the BID assessment at the increased rates, as recommended <br />by the BID Advisory Board. <br />At the request of the City Manager, the San Leandro Transportation Management Organization <br />(SLTMO) staff will provide a presentation to the City Council at a future meeting regarding the <br />provision of shuttle services. The presentation will include City Engineering /Transportation staff <br />and will provide an overview of shuttle service operations, costs, establishment of shuttle routes, <br />and financing shuttle operations. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Business Improvement District and Annual Report <br />The West San Leandro Business Improvement District was established to provide management <br />and funding for the LINKS Shuttle Program. In December 2014, the City Council approved <br />Ordinance No. 2014-023 expanding the BID service area and re -establishing the BID for a period <br />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 />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/2/2020