REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
Office of Mayor & City Manager
BY: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, Assistant City Manager
Office of Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Fresno and the Downtown Association of Fresno (DBA Downtown Fresno Partnership) for Baseline Services.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the approval of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Fresno and the Downtown Association of Fresno (DBA Downtown Fresno Partnership).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At the creation of the Downtown Fresno Property Based Improvement District (DFPBID) on January 1, 2011, the City of Fresno and the Downtown Fresno Partnership developed an MOU to memorialize the baseline services provided by the City of Fresno in the designated DFPBID area and within each of its zones on a daily, weekly, monthly, semi-annual, or annually over those services that would be provided by the DFPBID.
Baseline services include police patrol, security, maintenance, litter removal, trash pickup, street sweeping, tree & bush trimming, moving of green spaces, irrigation repairs, fountain maintenance foundation repairs, artwork maintenance, artwork repairs, lighting, signage, and way finding.
The same baseline agreement was honored upon the renewal of the DFPBID in June of 2015.
During the recent DFPBID renewal process, downtown Fresno property owners asked about the status of the baseline services agreement originally developed in 2010 and implemented in 2011. Questions focused on what baseline services the City was providing to support the expanded services being provided through the DFPBID within each of its three zones on a daily, weekly, monthly, semi-annual, or annually and by which city department.
City staff realized that the baseline services agreement was extremely outdated, as much had changed, including the reestablishment of Fulton Street from a pedestrian mall, movement b...
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