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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-03-01 Finance Committee Agendas 1 Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Finance Committee after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the city’s website at www.cityofpaloalto.org FINANCE COMMITTEE Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Special Meeting Council Chamber & Virtual 5:30 PM Pursuant to AB 361 Palo Alto City Council and Committee meetings will be held as “hybrid” meetings with the option to attend by teleconference/video conference or in person. To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can choose to participate from home or attend in person. Information on how the public may observe and participate in the meeting is located at the end of the agenda. 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Please clearly indicate which agenda item you are referencing in your email subject line. CALL TO ORDER ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Members of the public may speak to any item NOT on the agenda. 2 Finance Committee Special Meeting March 1, 2022 ACTION ITEMS 1.Review the Business Registry Certificate and Business Improvement District FY 2023 Processes and Recommendation to City Council on the Renewal Processes FUTURE MEETINGS AND AGENDAS ADJOURNMENT Presentation 3 Finance Committee Special Meeting March 1, 2022 PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS Members of the Public may provide public comments to virtual meetings via email, teleconference, or by phone. 1.Written public comments may be submitted by email to city.council@cityofpaloalto.org. 2.Spoken public comments using a computer or smart phone will be accepted through the teleconference meeting. To address the Committee, click on the link below to access a Zoom-based meeting. 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City of Palo Alto (ID # 13902) Finance Committee Staff Report Meeting Date: 3/1/2022 City of Palo Alto Page 1 Title: Review the Business Registry Certificate and Business Improvement District FY 2023 Processes and recommendation to City Council on the Renewal Processes From: City Manager Lead Department: Administrative Services Recommendation Staff recommends that the Finance Committee make recommendations to Council direction regarding the fiscal year (FY) 2023 business registry certificate (BRC) process and the Downtown business improvement district (BID) renewal process. Executive Summary With both the BRC and BID on hiatus during FY 2021 and FY 2022 due to the financial implications of COVID for business activities in Palo Alto, the potential resumption of the programs for FY 2023 is being brought forward to Finance Committee for discussion and direction. To facilitate the discussion, staff has provided options ranging from restarting one or both programs to delaying them for an additional year. These options are intended to assist the Committee and staff as we move through the recovery and reinvestment phase of the pandemic including pace of recovery, consideration of factors such as a change in the future management of the BID activities and, if approved by Council and passed by voters in the November 2022 general election, the possible upcoming implementation of a business license tax (BLT). Background For FY 2020, FY 2021 and FY 2022, considering COVID impacts on businesses, Council approved a waiver and refunding (FY 2020) of BRC and BID fees (CMRs 11219, 11358, 11405, 12167). For FY 2022, Council partially reintroduced the BRC registration and fee ($50 per business and $4 certified access specialist fee as required by the State) by requiring that the fee only be paid by those registering after the July 15 due date. Nearly 1,050 businesses registered before July 15th and 745 registered after the due date. The BID assessment was placed on pause for FY 2022, as it was for FY 2021 in coordination with the Palo Alto Downtown Business and Professional Association (PADBPA) leadership, that have historically managed the Downtown BID. Below is summary background information by program. 1 Packet Pg. 4 City of Palo Alto Page 2 Business Registry The Business Registration Program, established in 2015, codified at Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 4.60 (commonly referred to as the “Business Registry”), applies to all businesses located in Palo Alto, with the exception of nonprofits and businesses with less than one full-time equivalent employee, home-based or transitory businesses, religious organizations with no ancillary business on-site, businesses who relocated outside of Palo Alto in the past year, and businesses that are permanently closed. Most exempt businesses need to claim their exemption annually through the application but do not pay the fees. The total fee collected is $54 which includes $50 for the business registration fee, to partially recover costs associated with administration of the program, and the $4 certified access specialist (CASp) fee, which is a State requirement (SB1186 and AB1379) that requires local jurisdictions to collect $4 from new or renewal applicants for a local business license or equivalent instrument or permit. The CASp fee is for the purposes of increasing CASp services and compliance with construction-related accessibility requirements in Palo Alto and cannot be waived by the City. Downtown Business Improvement District The Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) was established in 2004 to promote the economic revitalization and physical maintenance of the Palo Alto Downtown Business Improvement District (CMR 132:04). The City has a contract with the Palo Alto Downtown Business and Professional Association (PADBPA) to provide services to businesses in the BID, funded by the BID assessment proceeds. The BID assessment is levied on and paid by businesses in the district boundary to provide these services. The annual assessment ranges between $50-$500 based on the location of the business in the BID, type of business, and number of employees (or number of rooms for a lodging business). In a typical year the PADBPA presents a BID budget plan to the Council in June. If Council approves the plan, this triggers the renewal of the PADBPA contract to manage the BID activities. In 2020 and 2021, considering the impacts of COVID and the waiving of the assessment, PADBPA did not submit a budget plan, effectively placing the BID program on pause for two years. The last Council approval of a BID budget plan happened in 2019 (CMR 10315). Past BID projects have included the replacement of downtown benches, clean alleyways, seasonal lamppost banners, summer concert series, and Lytton Plaza upkeep (umbrellas, foliage, public art, banners). A version of the BRC/BID application can be found at this link. One issue that has been challenging for both the BID and the Business Registry programs is ensuring that business pay their required assessment/fee. In the Council- approved audit from 2018 (report), improving the reliability of the BRC database was one of the audit recommendations. Compliance and administration of the assessment diverted PADBPA resources from business outreach, projects, and coordination. Often, 1 Packet Pg. 5 City of Palo Alto Page 3 unpaid BID assessments went undiscovered, resulting in reduced revenue to support the program. In FY 2019, revenue was reduced by $52,500 and a shortfall of $17,000 was identified. This shortfall was covered by a transfer from the General Fund (CMR 10315). In 2019, the City contracted with Avenu to administer the BRC and BID fees collection system (CMR 10493). The contract also provides for discovery and compliance services, which identifies business that have not registered and provides outreach to get them registered and paying the assessment. With the onset of COVID and the pause of these programs, compliance and discovery services were also placed on pause. The city did work to incentivize participation and improving the database of the Business Registry program by requiring no fee registration as part of COVID-19 support programs such as the rent relief for City tenants and the small business loan program awarded by the City. The City is planning to start discovery and compliance services in FY2022, which should help bring in additional BID revenue and a more complete Business Registry should the FY 2022 assessment/fee be approved or at a later time when these programs resume. As another piece of the discovery process the city collaborated with the Palo Alto Transportation Management Association (PATMA) to incorporate PATMA’s business data, which is based on in-person observations, into the Avenu database. Another audit recommendation included working with stakeholders, including Council, to clarify uses for the BRC data and consider revising questions to better serve these uses. This activity has been delayed. Discussion Considering the impacts of COVID on local businesses, the City’s Community and Economic Recovery workplan, and work on a potential business license tax for the November 2022 election, Council may wish to reconsider both the BRC and BID programs. In 2021 (CMR 11161), Council directed staff to work on improving the census and data quality regarding local businesses. This will assist in transitioning to a business license tax, if passed by voters. Based on the Council direction, should voters approve a local ballot measure establishing a new business license tax, it is expected that the Business Registry and the new tax would be integrated as opposed to a duplicative program. In addition, conversations are ongoing between PADPBA and the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce regarding a potential transition of management of BID activities to the Chamber. The Chamber discussed the possibility of managing BID activities at a board meeting on January 27, 2022. The Chamber Board decided to create a subcommittee to continue the discussion. Through its representative, PADBPA is requesting that the BID continue to be on hold in FY 2023. This time would allow the Chamber and PADBPA to continue to explore transition of management of BID activities and allow for a new contract to be developed with the City should a transition occur. Concurrently, throughout the pandemic the City has supported businesses through the Uplift Local program and a variety of specific actions, and the BRC and BID have and can remain important resources. The BRC provided a comprehensive inventory of 1 Packet Pg. 6 City of Palo Alto Page 4 business contacts that is critical to maintaining communication with specific business segments, and businesses that received City grants were required to have registered with the BRC. As discussions continue on topics ranging from programming entertainment to improved streetscape, the BID provides a mechanism for businesses to fund activities that benefit all businesses in the district. Moving forward, the BRC and BID remain valuable resources for supporting common interests. Staff is presenting three options each for the upcoming FY 2023 BRC and BID renewal process and requests Finance Committee’s feedback and recommendation to the City Council. A staff recommendation follows earch set of options. With feedback from the Finance Committee and a recommendation for City Council, staff would expect to return to Council in the March timeframe with the necessary recommended actions, resolutions, and due dates for the FY 2023 process. This will include a timeline that will take into account any required configuration of the registration system by Avenu, which based on past years can take a month or more depending on the complexity of the changes. TABLE 1: BUSINESS REGISTRY (BRC) PROGRAM OPTIONS Option Pros Cons Option 1 – Proceed with the historic and routine structure and timeline for the BRC with no changes for FY 2023. • Quick implementation for upcoming cycle. • Combine with discovery activities to bolster the registration base. • Does not recognize the transition as the economy transitions • Does not allow for changes to the program such as simplifying the submittal form. Option 2 – Update and simplify the questions required for registration to align with expedited forms developed for the COVID-19 programs as well as consideration of a potential new tax. • Adjusts the FY 2023 BRC process to acknowledge work under consideration for a potential BLT. • Work to address a dominant complaint from businesses that the current questions required for registration are exhaustive. • Combine with discovery activites to bolster the registration base. • Realignment of deadlines would be necessary, extending the deadlines to accommodate changes. • Minimizes data sought through registration to most critical variables such as employees and square footage. Option 3 – Continue to pause the BRC program for another year, resuming in FY 2024. • Provides businesses a one year hiatus in recognition of the continued recovery period and potential new BLT. • Resuming the existing BRC process • Discovery activities to bolster the registration base would conitnue to be delayed, extending the current gaps in data. • May delay implementation of 1 Packet Pg. 7 City of Palo Alto Page 5 Option Pros Cons after outreach and continued work regarding a potential BLT to determine the most useful data to collect. • Provides time to start planning for the administration of a potential new BLT. desired program changes for simplicity. • Would result in a loss in revenue of approximately $100,000. Weighing the variables such as a potential business license tax, the desire to support the development and vibrancy of business activities as the community recovers from the pandemic impacts, staff recommends Option 2. This option will continue to support both the priority of improving the existing database of information while assisting in preparation for a potential new tax implementation. A variation on option 2 for consideration would be to maintain the FY 2022 fee implementation which allowed for no registration fee for those businesses registering by the due date and a fee only assessed for those that register after the due date. TABLE 2: DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROGRAM OPTIONS Option Pros Cons Option 1 – Proceed with the historic and routine structure and timeline for the Downtown BID, resuming charges in FY 2023, continue with PADBPA in the management of the BID. • Quick implementation for upcoming cycle. • Combine with discovery activites to bolster the revenues collected and compliance. • Continues the program while staff supports collaborations with PADBA, the Chamber, and businesses to determine the forward management of the BID and program. • PADBPA may choose to decline continuing management of the BID for another year and could let their side of the contract lapse. As of Jan. 31, PADBPA, through its representative has requested that the BID be in hiatus for another year. Option 2 – Continue to pause the BID program in FY 2023, with anticipation of program resumption in FY 2024. and direct staff work with the Chamber and PADBPA on the transfer of BID management. • Provide a continued pause and no assessment of financial payments on businesses in the district in recognition and support for continued recovery activities. • Allows the PADBBPA, Chamber, and staff to continue to evalute and determine the forward management of the BID. • Another year of no revenue from assessments. Another year of no programming from the BID to assist in the recovery efforts. Prior projects include: replacement of downtown benches, clean alleyways, seasonal lamppost banners. 1 Packet Pg. 8 City of Palo Alto Page 6 Option Pros Cons Option 3 – A hybrid of option 1 and 2, this would resume the BID in FY 2023 including assessment, however, would continue to place the management of the BID on pause without a contract with PADBPA or other entity for management of the BID. • Quick implementation for upcoming cycle. • Combine with discovery activites to bolster the revenues collected and compliance. • Funds held specifically for downtown BID activities for when a new BID management contract is in place, including if mangement is resolved prior to FY 2024. • Allows time for staff to continue to support collaborations with PADBA, the Chamber, and businesses to determine the forward management of the BID and program. • Support for paying the assessment may be hindered without a specific plan for how the funds will be spent. • If the funds are not spent in FY 2023 this could negatively impact the collection of funds in FY 2024 and or require return of funds. Regarding BID option 3 should it be selected a Council resolution of intent to levy the assessment and a separate public hearing to hear objections would still need to occur as in a typical year. The BID resolution and public hearing are typically held before the end of the fiscal year or before June 30. This timeframe takes into account the deadline of July 10 for when assessment notices must be provided to businesses. Weighing the variables such as the current status of administration of the downtown BID as well as the strong desire to support the vibrancy of the business cores such as the downtown BID, staff recommends option 3. This will continue to proactively position the City and the Downtown BID to address the growing recovery and investments desired while allowing for the time necessary to determine a sustainable management structure moving forward. A variation on option 3 for consideration would be to adjust the assessment amount to a portion of the prior rates, e.g. 50% the most recent assessment from 2019 (CMR 10315) as a stepped phased in return (2019 Rates are outlined in attachment B). This would generate funds specifically for downtown BID activities for when a new management contract is in place while lowering the rate in consideration of the potential impact of a proposed business license tax. Resource Impact For the Business Registry fee, approximately $117,000 was collected in 2018 and approximately $110,000 was collected in 2019. Approximately $15,000 of the total Business Registry fee collections in 2018 and 2019 were collected from late fees. With the pause of the BRC, the loss in revenue was approximately $100,000 annually, based on prior year average collections. The amount of revenue collected in the restarted FY 2022 cycle is $28,000, this reflects fees paid for those who registered after July 15th 1 Packet Pg. 9 City of Palo Alto Page 7 2021. An average of approximately $76,000 is collected from a BID assessment cycle; $73,000 was collected for the 2017 assessment, the 2018 assessment was moved to 2019 to align fee collection with the Business Registry, and approximately $79,000 was collected for the 2019 assessment. With the pause in the BID in FY 2021 and FY 2022 no revenue has been collected. Timeline The BRC and BID renewal process is ordinarily started in the March timeframe with final due dates for businesses to register and pay fees in the May-June timeframe; however, staff recommends these timelines be adjusted based on the timing of the final direction for the FY 2023 process, consistent with prior non-routine cycles. Late fees are applied after the due dates. Council has some discretion in setting due dates; last year the BRC was due on July 15. Stakeholder Engagement Staff has met and coordinated with members of PADBPA and the Chamber of Commerce in preparation of this report and options. Environmental Review The proposed action is not a project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act. Attachments: • Attachment A: Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) Map • Attachment B: 2019 Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) Assessment 1 Packet Pg. 10 93 4 - 9 4 4 92 7 932 233 281 93 3 - 9 3 7 94 3 327 1001 94 2 469 475 74 4 459 83 2 80 1 A P T 1 - 5 427-453 920 91 2 362 370 90 0 83 8 84 6 471 459 835 - 8 5 5 460 815 84 0 83 6 83 4 84 5 400 803 928 93 0 931 93 3 835 - 8 3 7 83 1 - 8 3 3 451 453 80 2 80 0 81 0 - 8 1 6 81 8 - 8 2 0 82 8 - 8 3 0 81 7 - 8 1 9 82 3 - 8 2 5 567-569 559563 536 526 10 0 1 10 1 1 - 540 483 90 4 91 2 468 91 8 92 6 537 965-971505-507 519-521 939-945 931-935 923-925 518-520 539 541543 515-517 809 811 420 1001 1011 1010 376 370 980 960 990 34 354 326 426 4 1000 448 944 471 483948952 959947925 915 933 935 425-443 451449 463-465 936-940 458 460 440 428 426 527-533 543 551 510 520 558-560 903 825 837 581 575 940 934 813-823 501-509 511-519 521-529 531-539 541-547 556 596 904 926 561-567 569 845 580 574 566 991- 997 136 610 116-122 150 535529 525 542516140 102 116 124 163 145 566 556 167 528 643635 635 645- 685 660- 666 620 180 164 158 156 624 628 632 636 640 644 617 621 151-165 171-195 203 642 640 636 200 151 115 125 135 514 101 440 444 436432 427 425 117119 630 616 208 228 220 240-248 575 530- 534 536 540 552 177 156 201 209 215 225 595 229 231 611-623 180 508 500 625-631 170 172-174 542 544 538- 542 552 548 546 541- 547 230-238 734 723 721 702- 730220-244 744 701 731 755757 771 200 160 728-732 762- 776740-746 250 275 270 255 741 265 724 730 651 221-225 227 668 707 205 201 203 451449 209 219 221 233 235450 460 470 442 444 400 420 430 411 425 429 185 165 181 412 250 420 245 171-169 441- 445 435- 439 346 344 333 335 342 344 431 460 450 235530 220 220 B 222 240 514278 274 270 250 545 540 251485255 271 281 300 310 301 581 259-267 533 535 537 261 267 518-526 532- 536 520-526 530-536 271 281 252 270 240-248 202- 216 228 226 234 238 244 242 210- 216 228- 234 223- 229 209 215 247-259 240 232 230 311-317 251 344 326 340 337 339 323 317 400 420 332 330 314 353 355 367 305 347 265272-278 418 319 321- 341 328 330 300- 310 431401 366 436 426 #1-7 369 335 319 390 301 315 375 307- 311 325330 332 1&2330 1-3 324 326316 318 373- 377 416- 424 361 338 340 560 345 321 325 315 529 285 555 650 636 628 1-12 628 A-E 385 365 375 380 345 664 325650-654 661 635300 690 675 555541-549533 535- 539 318-324 326 352 425 439-441 435429 425 415-419 405 403453 461 383460 502 510 526 520 540 499 467 459 439 425 555 400 436-452 456 379 370-374 376 380-382 384-396 550-552 364 360 431 440-444 423 499 475 421-423 431-433 432 428 460-476 450 635 446 430 400 745 720706 385744 734 724-730 720 712 704 360 351 315737 332 300 653 -681 683 685 512 501 619 609 605 518 482 486 496 610 630 455 400 651-687 543-545 532534 542544 550 552 554 556 558560562564 635-6 643-6 470 313 334 333 325326 342 303 301 229 336 308 310 312 316 318 311 331 315 319 317 321 335 228220 356-360 347-367 351 357 369-379360 258- 296 350 210 204 302- 316 379310 320 328 332 340 437 412 311 A-B 404 313 325 327 333 407 401385 411 452 378-390 360 - 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Legend abc Business Improvement District Boundary abc Zone A (Ground Floor) - Zone B (Upper Floors) abc Zone B 0' 500' Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District Area Map CITY OF PALO ALTOI N C O R P O R A T E D CAL I F ORN I A P a l o A l t o T h e C i t y o f A P R I L 1 6 1 8 9 4 The City of Palo Alto assumes no responsibility for any errors ©1989 to 2012 City of Palo Alto rrivera, 2012-04-30 17:09:02 CPA BID (\\cc-maps\gis$\gis\admin\Personal\rrivera.mdb) 1.a Packet Pg. 11 At t a c h m e n t : A t t a c h m e n t A : D o w n t o w n B u s i n e s s I m p r o v e m e n t D i s t r i c t ( B I D ) M a p ( 1 3 9 0 2 : B R C a n d B I D D i s c u s s i o n a n d I n p u t o n t h e F Y 2 0 2 3 Attachment B 2019 ASSESSMENT RATES FOR THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 2019 Rates ZONE A ZONE B (75% of Zone A amount) Restaurants & Retailers Under 6 FTE (50% of base amount) $225 $170 6 to under 11 FTE (75% of base amount) $340 $260 11 or more FTE (100% of base amount) $450 $340 Service Businesses Under 4 FTE (50% of base amount) $170 $130 4 to under 7 FTE (75% of base amount) $260 $200 Over 7 FTE (100% of base amount) $340 $260 Professional Businesses 25% or fewer FTE, including owner (0% of base amount) Exempt Exempt 26% FTE to under 1 FTE (25% of base amount) $60 $50 2 to 4 FTE (50% of base amount) $110 $90 5 to 9 FTE (75% of base amount) $170 $130 10+ FTE (100% of base amount) $225 $170 Lodging Businesses Up to 20 rooms (50% of base amount) $225 $170 21 to 40 rooms (75% of base amount) $340 $260 41+ rooms (100% of base amount) $450 $340 Financial Institutions $500 $500 1.b Packet Pg. 12 At t a c h m e n t : A t t a c h m e n t B : 2 0 1 9 D o w n t o w n B u s i n e s s I m p r o v e m e n t D i s t r i c t ( B I D ) A s s e s s m e n t ( 1 3 9 0 2 : B R C a n d B I D D i s c u s s i o n a n d I n p u t o n