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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution continuing the Belmont Shore Parking and Business Improvement Area assessment levy for the period of October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to extend the agreement with the Belmont Shore Business Association for a one-year term. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
The Belmont Shore Parking and Business Improvement Area (BSPBIA) was established by the City Council in 1983, allowing for the levy of an annual business license assessment to be paid by businesses located in the BSPBIA. The City of Long Beach (City) contracts with the Belmont Shore Business Association (BSBA) to manage the BSPBIA and the BSBA Board of Directors serves as the Advisory Board to the City Council on matters related to the BSPBIA. The BSBA promotes and markets the commercial area along Second Street using funds generated through the BSPBIA business license assessment.
State law governing Parking and Business Improvement Areas requires that an annual report be submitted to the City Council by the Advisory Board. On September 23, 2022, the BSPBIA Advisory Board voted to recommend to the City Council approval of the 2022-2023 BSPBIA Annual Report (Annual Report) (Exhibit A to the Resolution), which describes boundaries, proposed activities, and budgetary information, and the method and basis for the continuation of the assessment. The Annual Report proposes no change to the BSPBIA boundaries or the method of levying the assessment.
To continue the assessment levy, State law requires that a public hearing be held on the proposed program and assessment. On January 10, 2023, the City Council approved Resolution No. RES-23-0002 granting approval of the Annual Report, declaring the intention of the City Council to levy the assessment, and set February 7, 2023 as the date of the public hearing. A hearing notice, including a copy of the R...
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