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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing to consider the re-establishment of the Downtown Long Beach Property and Business Improvement District (DLB-PBID); direct City Clerk to tabulate the ballots and report the results of the tabulation to the Mayor and City Council during the August 7, 2012 City Council meeting; and, if a majority of ballots received are in favor of the re-establishment of the DLB-PBID, adopt resolution to re-establish the DLB-PBID for an additional 10 years, effective January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2022. (Districts 1,2)
DISCUSSION
The State of California Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (Section 33600 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code) and Article XIIID of the California Constitution (Proposition 218) enables the City to create a property-based assessment district allowing property owners to voluntarily assess themselves for various services beyond those provided by the City, including enhanced maintenance, public safety, beautification, marketing and economic development programs. The Downtown Long Beach Property and Business Improvement District (DLB-PBID) was initially established by the City Council on August 4, 1998. On January 12, 2001, the City Council executed an Agreement for Funding (Contract) with the the Downtown Long Beach Associates (DLBA) setting forth the duties and delegation of the parties under an annual Budget and Management Plan with respect to the use of property owner assessment funds within the DLB-PBID area (District). On July 22, 2003, the City Council re-established the DLB-PBID for a term of 10 years. The current DLB-PBID contract terminates on December 31, 2013, and downtown property owners are now seeking to re-establish the DLB-PBID for an additional 10-year term.
Re-establishment of the DLB-PBID is accomplished through a majority vote of the property owners in favor of the proposed assessment for the new term...
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