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Resolution No. 9957
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Declaring Its Intention to
Temporarily Suspend the Levy of Assessments Against Businesses Within the
Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2022; and
Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing on the Proposed Suspension of
Assessment on June 1, 2021 at 5:00 PM or Thereafter, in the Council Chambers
R E C I T A L S
A. 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.
B. 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.
C. 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").
D. Since March 17, 2020, Santa Clara County together with all other Bay Area counties,
have been under a Shelter in Place order issued by the County Public Health Officers due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and statewide emergency. For periods of time during the intervening year,
businesses were required to close, open for curbside pick-up or take-out only, or open with
reduced capacity.
E. COVID-19 and the measures to mitigate the spread have resulted in significant
financial loss and uncertainty for many people and businesses including those in Palo Alto.
While increased vaccinations and decreased case numbers are allowing economic activity to
resume, the financial impacts on local businesses are anticipated to continue for months, if not
longer.
F. In recognition of the current challenges affecting downtown businesses, the City
Council on March 1, 2021 directed the suspension of assessments for fiscal year 2022 (July 1,
2021 through June 30, 2022).
NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Council hereby adopts the above Recitals as findings of the Council.
SECTION 2. Based on the findings herein, the Council intends to suspend the levy and
collection of assessments for the District for fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 through June 30,
2022). The District shall remain in effect and the Council will consider the levy of assessments
for following fiscal years.
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SECTION 3. The City Council hereby fixes the time and place for a public hearing on the
proposed suspension of levy of an assessment against businesses within the District for fiscal
year 2022 as follows:
DATE: June 1, 2021
PLACE: Conducted via Zoom Meeting
TIME: 5:00 p.m. or soon thereafter
At the public hearing, the testimony of all interested persons regarding the suspension of levy
of an assessment against businesses within the District for fiscal year 2022 shall be heard.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to provide notice of the
public hearing in accordance with law.
SECTION 5. 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 17, 2021
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