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Recommendation to Approve the Webster Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) Annual Assessment Report; and
Adoption of Resolution of Intention to Levy an Annual Assessment on the Webster Street BIA of the City of Alameda for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18 and Set a Public Hearing for May 2, 2017 to Levy an Annual Assessment on the Webster Street BIA. (Community Development 227)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Approve the Webster Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) Annual Assessment Report; Adopt a Resolution of Intention to Levy an Annual Assessment on the Webster Street BIA of the City of Alameda for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18; and Set a Public Hearing for May 2, 2017 to Levy an Annual Assessment on the Webster Street BIA
BACKGROUND
In 1989, following the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1979 in the California Streets and Highways Code, the City Council established regulations for Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) in the Park Street and Webster Street commercial areas. This staff report is for the Webster Street BIA, which is managed by the West Alameda Business Association (WABA).
The BIA is funded from fees collected by the City from all businesses within the business district. The pooling of resources improves the business district as a whole and directly benefits business owners through the general promotion of business activities and public events, beautification and ambiance, construction and maintenance of parking facilities, and special projects benefitting the business area.
State law and the Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) require the City Council to work in collaboration with a BIA Advisory Board (Board). The Board prepares an annual report and provides recommendations to the City Council on the proposed expenditure of BIA revenues for its geographic area. The AMC also require an annual review by the City Council and a yearly consideration of the...
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