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Resolution No. 10287
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Declaring Its Intention to Not
Levy Assessments Against Businesses Within the Downtown Palo Alto Business
Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2027
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, in 2004 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 (“PADBPA”), a California nonprofit
mutual benefit corporation, to serve as the Advisory Board for the District (the "Advisory Board").
D.Beginning in March of 2020 and continuing through the present, Downtown
businesses have been substantially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health
measures taken to reduce the spread of the virus, and the resulting statewide economic
contraction. In recognition of these impacts, the City Council refunded fiscal year 2020 BID
assessments and declined to levy assessments in fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
E.The Advisory Board for the District is currently defunct, and therefore the Council
has not had the opportunity to review or approve the annual report on the District’s
improvements and activities, as well as the proposed assessments.
F.In recognition of the challenges continuing to effect downtown businesses and
understanding the need for a new direction on BID management, the City Council has determined
not to levy BID assessments for fiscal year 2027 (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027).
G.Because no assessment is proposed for fiscal year 2027, a public hearing on the
assessment is not required under the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989.
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, no assessments shall be levied for the
District for fiscal year 2027 (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027). The District
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shall remain in effect and the Council will consider the levy of assessments for following fiscal
years.
SECTION 3. 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 review is required.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: MAY 18, 2026
AYES: BURT, LAUING, LU, LYTHCOTT-HAIMS, RECKDAHL, STONE, VEENKER
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City Clerk Mayor
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Assistant City Attorney City Manager
Director of Administrative Services
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Subject: RESO 10287 - Not to Levy Assessments in Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District for FY27
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City of Palo Alto
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Mahealani Ah Yun
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City Clerk
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