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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 9588160330 jb 0131515 1 Resolution No. 9588 Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Declaring Its Intention to Levy an Assessment Against Businesses Within the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2017 and Setting a Time and Place for June 6, 2016 at 7:00 PM or Thereafter, in the Council Chambers R E C I T A L S The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby DECLARES as follows: SECTION 1. The Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989 (the "Law"), California Streets and Highways Code Sections 36500 et seq., authorizes the City Council to levy an assessment against businesses within a parking and business improvement area which is in addition to any assessments, fees, charges, or taxes imposed in the City. SECTION 2. Pursuant to the Law, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 4819 establishing the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District (the "District") in the City of Palo Alto. SECTION 3. The City Council, by Resolution No. 8416, appointed the Board of Directors of the Palo Alto Downtown Business & Professional Association, a California nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, to serve as the Advisory Board for the District (the "Advisory Board"). SECTION 4. In accordance with Section 36533 of the law, the Advisory Board prepared and filed with the City Clerk a report entitled "Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District, Annual Report 20162017" (the "Report ). The City Council hereby preliminarily approves the report. SECTION 5. The boundaries of the District are within the City limits of the City of Palo Alto (the "City") and encompass the greater downtown area of the City, generally extending from El Camino Real to the East, Webster Street to the West, Lytton Avenue to the North and Addison Avenue to the South (east of Emerson Street, the boundaries extend only to Forest Avenue to the South). Reference is hereby made to the map of the District attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference for a complete description of the boundaries of the District. SECTION 6. The City Council hereby declares its intention, in addition to any assessments, fees, charges or taxes imposed by the City, to levy and collect an assessment against businesses within the District for fiscal year 2017 (July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017). Such assessment is not proposed to increase from the assessment levied and collected for the prior fiscal year. The method and basis of levying the assessment is set forth in Exhibit "B" attached hereto, and incorporated herein by reference. (SGY7MKR)RZIPSTI-()%%)(*%**(&%'( 160330 jb 0131515 2 SECTION 7. The types of improvements to be funded by the levy of an assessment against businesses within the District are the acquisition, construction, installation or maintenance of any tangible property with an estimated useful life of five years or more. The types of activities to be funded by the levy of an assessment against businesses within the District are the promotion of public events which benefit businesses in the area and which take place on or in public places within the District; the furnishing of music in any public place in the District; and activities which benefit businesses located and operating in the District. SECTION 8. New businesses established in the District after the beginning of any fiscal year shall be exempt from the levy of the assessment for that fiscal year. In addition, nonprofit organizations, newspapers and professional "single person businesses," defined as those businesses which have 25% or less full time equivalent employees, including the business owner, shall be exempt from the assessment. SECTION 9. The City Council hereby fixes the time and place for a public hearing on the proposed levy of an assessment against businesses within the District for fiscal year 2016 as follows: TIME: 7:00 p.m. or soon thereafter DATE: Monday, June 6, 2016 PLACE: City Council Chambers 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, California 94301 At the public hearing, the testimony of all interested persons regarding the levy of an assessment against businesses within the District for fiscal year 2017 shall be heard. A protest may be made orally or in writing by any interested person. Any protest pertaining to the regularity or sufficiency of the proceedings must be in writing and shall clearly set forth the irregularity or defect to which the objection is made. Every written protest must be filed with the City Clerk at or before the time fixed for the public hearing. The City Council may waive any irregularity in the form or content of any written protest and at the public hearing may correct minor defects in the proceedings. A written protest may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion of the public hearing. Each written protest must contain a description of the business in which the person subscribing the protest is interested sufficient to identify the business and, if a person subscribing is not shown on the official records of the City as the owner of the business, the protest shall contain or be accompanied by written evidence that the (SGY7MKR)RZIPSTI-()%%)(*%**(&%'( 160330 jb 0131515 3 person subscribing is the owner of the business. A written protest which does not comply with the requirements set forth in this paragraph will not be counted in determining a majority protest (as defined below). If, at the conclusion of the public hearing, written protests are received from the owners of businesses in the District which will pay 50 percent or more of the assessments proposed to be levied and protests are not withdrawn so as to reduce the protests to less than 50 percent (i.e., there is a majority protest), no further proceedings to levy the proposed assessment, as contained in this resolution of intention, shall be taken for a period of one year from the date of the finding of a majority protest by the City Council. If the majority protest is only against the furnishing of a specified type or types of improvement or activity within the District, those types of improvements or activities shall be eliminated. SECTION 10. For a full and detailed description of the improvements and activities to be provided for fiscal year 2017, the boundaries of the District and the proposed assessments to be levied against the businesses within the District for fiscal year 2017, reference is hereby made to the Report of the Advisory Board. The Report is on file with the City Clerk and open to public inspection. SECTION 11. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to provide notice of the public hearing in accordance with law. // // // // // // // // // (SGY7MKR)RZIPSTI-()%%)(*%**(&%'( 160330 jb 0131515 4 SECTION 12. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution does not meet the definition of a project under Section 21065 of the California Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental impact assessment is necessary. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: May 16, 2016 AYES: BERMAN, BURT, DUBOIS, FILSETH, HOLMAN, KNISS, SCHARFF, SCHMID, WOLBACH NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: Senior Assistant City Attorney City Manager Director of Administrative Services Director of Planning and Community Environment (SGY7MKR)RZIPSTI-()%%)(*%**(&%'( 233 281 327 427-453 362 370 471 459 400 451 453 559563 536 526 483 468 537 505-507 519-521518-520 539 541543 515-517 420 376 370 34 354 326 426 4 448 471 483 425-443 463-465 458 460 440 428 426 527-533 543 551 510 520 558-560 581 575 556 596 561-567 569 580 574 566 116-122 150 140 102 116 124 167 180 164 158 156 151-165 200 151 115 125 135 208 228 220 240-248 177 156 229 180 172-174 230-238 220-244 221-225 205 201 203 209 219 221 233 235 185 165 181 250 245 171-169 222 240 278 250 251 255 271 281 300 310 301 259-267 271 281 252 270 240-248 251 337 339 323 317 332 330 314 305 265272-278 366369 390 325 361 338 340 345 321 325 315 385 365 375 380 300 318-324 326 352 425 415-419 405 403 499 467 459 439 425400 436-452 456 370-374 376 380-382 384-396 364 360 423 499 432 428 460-476 450 512 518 482 486 496 455 400 532534 542544 470 313 334 333 325326 342 303 301 336 308 310 312 316 318 311 331 315 319 317 321 335 356-360 347-367 351 357 369-379360 350 379 437 412 404 407 401 411 452 360 - 1A - 1C360 - 2A - 2C360 - 3A - 3C360 - 4A - 4C360 - 5A - 5C360 - 6A 418 420 482 456 477 475 467 457 453 60 505-509 513-519 460 474472 535 558 16 12 20 521 80 530-540 544-554 457 451 465 463 489-499 530 480 463 451 480-498 525 570 568 556 550 543 515 551 555 518-528 536-540 552-554 558-562 573 A-E 591-599 557-571 568 524 550 500-528 578 564 550 546 540 530 505 525 537 555 565 571 610 600 566 579 575 565 559 604 576 566 02 600 137 111 100100 160 181 145 165 190 203 209 219 225 240 270 171 130 186 192 151 131 129 163 115 64 177 251-257 205 70 2 183 241-247 54 52 50 313-317318 542-550 532 188 190 202 206 208 210 212 216 220 302 324 340 483A - F 532 350 441 441A 230 325 420 424 430 351A 351 355A 355 359A 359 363A 363 367A 367 271 253 241 319 264 423425413 - 419 457-467 469-471 473-481 328 590 507 561 536 200 150 276 127 180 345 336 321 140 350 255 260 375 560 564 568 572 576 580 584 588 592 594 423 405 352354 484 528 426 264 549 151 160 257 433-457 482 312 202 262 335 218 Alma Street Kipling Street Scott Street Ramona Street Lane 15 E CalTrain ROW Emerson Street Waverley Street Kipling Street Bryant Street Ramona Street Lane 5 E This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS This document is a graphic representation only of best available sources. 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