REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 30, 2014
FROM: BRUCE RUDD, City Manager
BY: WILMA QUAN-SCHECTER, Deputy City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Approval of items related to the renewal of a tourism business improvement district upon verification of a sufficient number of valid petitions collected to support the renewal of the district
1. RESOLUTION - Declaring its intention to renew the Fresno-Clovis Tourism Business Improvement District (FCTBID) and establishing the time and place of a public meeting and a public hearing thereon and giving notice thereof
2. RESOLUTION - Requesting consent of the City of Clovis to renew the FCTBID
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve both Resolutions to initiate the process for renewing the Fresno-Clovis Tourism Business Improvement District (FCTBID).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The FCTBID was formed in 2010 for a five-year term ending on December 31, 2015. As the FCTBID reaches the end of its initial term, businesses have expressed a desire to renew it. The FCTBID will continue to provide a steady funding source to the Fresno-Clovis Convention and Visitor's Bureau (FCCVB) through an assessment levied on hoteliers within the District. The Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994, which authorizes this kind of entity, requires that one municipal entity act as the lead agency through which the FCTBID is formed and assessments are collected. The FCCVB will serve as the FCTBID's Owner's Association. The Owner's Association is charged with managing funds and implementing programs in accordance with the Management District Plan, and must provide annual reports to the City Council.
BACKGROUND
The renewed FCTBID will include all lodging businesses, existing and in the future, available for public occupancy located within the boundaries of the cities of Fresno and Clovis. The FCTBID is designed to provide specific benefits directly to payors through a sales...
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