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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution continuing the Long Beach Tourism Business Improvement Area assessment for the period of October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to extend the agreement with the Long Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau for a one-year term. (Districts 1,2,4,5)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), as the Advisory Board to the Long Beach Tourism Business Improvement Area (LBTBIA), promotes and markets the City of Long Beach (City) as a tourism destination using funds generated through the assessment of hotel properties located in the LBTBIA. To continue the assessment levy, State law requires that a public hearing be held on the proposed program and assessment. A copy of the Annual Report describing proposed assessment, activities, and allocations is attached to the Resolution as Exhibit A. These items were reviewed by the City Council at its meeting on September 18, 2018.
The Annual Report describes proposed activities and budgetary information, as well as the method and basis for continuation of the assessment. The Annual Report proposes no change in the method of levying the assessment, and no significant change to the proposed activities.
At its September 18, 2018 meeting, the City Council approved Resolution No. RES-18-0145, granting approval of the Annual Report, declaring the intention of the City Council to levy the assessment, and set October 2, 2018 as the date of the public hearing. A hearing notice, including a copy of the Resolution, was published in local media.
State law provides that the City Council shall hear and consider all protests against the assessment, program, boundaries of the area, and/or any benefit zone as proposed in the Annual Report. State law further provides that protests may be made orally or in writing. Protests regarding the regularity or suf...
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