REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 18, 2015
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: LUPE PEREZ, Downtown Project Manager
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
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HEARING regarding the renewal of the Downtown Fresno Property and Business Improvement District (DFPBID)
1. ***RESOLUTION - Declaring the results of the majority public hearing proceedings and renew the
Downtown Fresno PBID and authorize the levy of district assessments
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that at the conclusion of a Proposition 218 protest hearing, in the absence of a majority protest, the Council adopt the attached Resolution (Exhibit A) to renew the Downtown Fresno Property and Business Improvement District (DFPBID) and levy district assessments.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On April 30th, 2015, the Fresno City Council unanimously approved and adopted a resolution of intention to renew the DFPBID and set a public meeting and protest hearing for 1:30 p.m. on June 18, 2015. On May 1, 2015, the City Clerk mailed notice and protest ballots (weighted according to proportional financial obligations) to each property owner. The ballots are due at the conclusion of this afternoon's public hearing, which closes the election process prescribed under Proposition 218 in the California Constitution. If no majority protest exists - i.e., if weighted ballots submitted in opposition do not exceed weighted ballots submitted in favor - then City Council has discretion to move forward with DFPBID renewal, through adoption of a resolution of renewal of the district and levying the district assessment.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution of renewal of the DFPBID and levy the assessment. This will mark the end of the DFPBID renewal process.
If the ballots against the DFPBID outweigh those in favor, the district cannot be renewed, and no further actio...
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