TITLE
Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing to consider the re-establishment of the Uptown Property and Business Improvement District (UPBID); direct the City Clerk to tabulate the ballots and report the results of the tabulation to the Mayor and City Council during the August 7, 2018 meeting; and, if a majority of ballots received are in favor of the establishment of the UPBID, adopt resolution to re-establish the UPBID for a term of ten years, effective January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2028. (Districts 8,9)
DISCUSSION
The State of California Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (Section 36600 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code), and Article XIIID of the California Constitution (Proposition 218), enables the City of Long Beach (City) to create a property-based assessment district allowing property owners to voluntarily assess themselves for various services beyond those provided by the City. These services include enhanced maintenance, public safety, beautification, marketing, and economic development programs. All properties located within the boundaries of the Uptown Property and Business Improvement District (UPBID) that receive special benefits, as determined by the engineer’s report, must be allocated a proportional share of the assessment.
Property owners of record located in the UPBID, who will pay more than 50 percent of the proposed assessment, have submitted petitions to the City for the re-establishment of the UPBID. The UPBID Management District Plan (MDP) (Exhibit A to the Resolution) details the boundaries of the UPBID, the method of assessment for each parcel, and the improvements and activities for which the assessment funds will be used. The assessment methodology will generate approximately $177,356 in revenue for the UPBID during the first year. The anticipated assessment for the parcels in the UPBID owned by the City during the first year is ...
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