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Home My WebLink About2004-02-09 City Council (6)City of Palo Alto City Manager’s Report TO: FROM: HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL ~ CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE DATE:FEBRUARY 9, 2004 CMR: 150:04 SUBJECT:RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT MARC DICKOW (JUNGLE COPY) AS A MEMBER OF THE DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DIST~CT ADVISORY BOARD TO REPLACE STEVE WARDEN (UNION BANK) RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council appoint Marc Dickow, owner of Jungle Copy, a business located within the boundaries of the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District (BID), to replace Steve Warden, representing Union Bank on the Downtown Palo Alto BID Advisory Board. BACKGROUND An Ad Hoc Advisory Board for the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District was appointed by City Council on March 17, 2003. On September 22, 2003, the first Advisory Board for the Downtown Palo Alto BID was appointed and was directed to prepare a report to the City Council with recommendations for the establishment of a BID. The Board submitted its report, which was approved by the City Council. On January 12, 2004, City Council adopted the ordinance to establish a BID in downtown Palo Alto. BID law requires that the .Council-appointed Advisory Board make annual recommendations about the BID budget and activities. The Advisory Board appointed by the City Council is currently working with an attorney to develop the bylaws for the non- profit with which the City will contract to carry out BID activities. The current Advisory Board will recommend to the City Council that the board of directors of the non-profit be appointed to replace them as the Advisory Board of the BID. CMR: 150:04 Page 1 of 2 While the Council is under no obligation to appoint the Board of Directors of the new non-profit to the Advisory Board replacing the existing board, having the nonprofit Board of Directors appointed as the replacement BID Advisory Board allows the entity that is carrying out the activities and is most familiar with the BID activities and the BID businesses to recommend to the Council what activities should be funded and carried out. This will ensure, efficiency and continuity in the delivery of Downtown BID activities. This is a model used in many cities that have created BIDs. DISCUSSION To ensure that the Advisory Board remains a dynamic, working board, the Advisory Board reviewed its membership and identified a board member that can no longer serve due to a change of employment and location. The Advisory Board recommends that this board member be replaced by another local businessperson. No businesses representing the service business category are currently on the board. The Board unanimously recommends that Marc Dickow, owner of Jungle Copy, a service business in the BID, be appointed as a Downtown Palo Alto BID Advisory Board Member, effective immediately. RESOURCE IMPACT This recommendation has no resource impact. POLICY IMPLICATIONS This recommendation is consistent with existing City policies. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This action by the City Council is not considered a project under the California Environment Quality Act. PREPARED BY: Sus@ Arpan, E{onomic Devel’opm&t Manager CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: Emi Harrison, Assistant City Manager CMR:150:04 Page 2 of 2 NOT YET APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO APPOINTING MARC DICKOW (JUNGLE COPY) AS A MEMBER OF THE DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARJD TO REPLACE STEVE WARDEN (UNION BANK) WHEREAS, the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989 (California Streets and Highways Code Sections 36500 et seq.) (the "Law") provides that the City may establish a Parking and Business Improvement Area for the purpose of providing improvements and promoting activities within a business district and may levy an assessment against businesses within a Parking and Business Improvement Area to fund improvements and activities; and WHEREAS, the City has completed the formation of a Parking and Business Improvement Area for the downtown area pursuant to the Law; and WHEREAS, the Law requires the City Council to appoint an advisory board which shal! make recommendations to the City Council on the expenditure of revenues derived from the levy of assessments, on the classification of businesses, as applicable, and on the method and basis of levying the assessments; and WHEREAS, on September 22, 2003, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 8339, among other things, appointing the Downtown BID AD Hoc Committee to serve as the advisory board for the Downtown Business Improvement District (the "District"); and WHEREAS, on October 7, 2003, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 8341, appointing three additional professional business members to the advisory board for the District; and WHEREAS, a current advisory board member representing the service business category can no longer serve due to a change of emp!oyment and location; and WHEREAS, the advisory board has unanimously recommended that Marc Dickow, owner of Jungle Copy, a service business within the District, be appointed as an advisory board member to replace the member who can no longer serve. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Pa!o Alto does RESOLVE as follows: 040203 sm 0100191 1 NOT YET APPROVED SECTION i. The Council hereby appoints Marc Dickow, owner of Jungle Copy, a business located within the District, to replace Steve Warden, representing Union Bank as a member of the advisory board for the District. SECTION 2. The Council finds that this is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmenta! impact assessment is necessary. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Mayor APPROVED: City Attorney City Manager Director of Administrative Services 040203 sm 0100191 2