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Date Adopted:
Date Approved:
Effective Date:
City Attorney Approval: TWR
Resolution No. ____________
RESOLUTION NO. ____________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO
RENEW THE DOWNTOWN FRESNO PROPERTY AND
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994, Streets and Highways Code §36600 et seq., authorizes cities to establish property and business improvement districts to provide improvements and activities which specially benef it assessed properties; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Fresno Property and Business Improvement District (DFPBID) was established for a five (5) year term beginning January 1, 2011, and subsequently renewed on January 1, 2016, for a seven (7) year term; and WHEREAS, incorporated herein by this reference is the DFPBID Management District Plan (Plan), which provides for improvements and activities which will specially benefit assessed properties; and
WHEREAS, owners of properties within the DFPBID have submitted p etitions asking that the City Council renew the DFPBID for a ten (10) year term. Included with each petition was a Plan summary including a map showing the boundaries of the DFPBID. The petitions, the boundary map, and the Plan are on file with the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the Plan provides for the following improvements and services within the DFPBID, all of which are intended to provide and constitute special benefits to assessed properties: Economic Enhancements, Clean & Safe Initiatives, Fulton Zone 2 of 5
Activation, and related Management and Administration directly and only to assessed parcels within its boundaries. The Plan proposes to fund these improvements and services through the levy of a benefit assessment on real property within the DFPBID.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Fresno as follows:
1. The recitals set forth herein are true and correct.
2. The City Council finds that property owners who will pay more than fifty percent (50%) of the assessment proposed in the Plan have signed petitions. The City Council accepts the petitions and intends to renew the DFPBID and to levy an assessment on real p roperty within the DFPBID boundaries in accordance with the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994. In the first year of the ten (10) year term, the total proposed assessment budget is approximately $826,760.82.
3. The annual cost to the parcel owner varies based on four factors: parcel type, benefit zone, parcel size, and building size. Parking refers to any parking garage or parking garage contained within or underneath of a building. The initial annual assessment rates are shown below. Assessment rates may be subject to an increase of no more than three percent (3%) per year as shown in the Plan.
Parcel Type
Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3
Lot Size Building Size Lot Size Building Size Lot Size Building Size Commercial $0.026 $0.013 $0.114 $0.057 $0.156 $0.077
Parking $0.026 $0.0065 $0.114 $0.0285 $0.156 $0.039
Residential $0.0052 $0.0026 $0.08 $0.04 $0.13 $0.064
Non-profit $0.0052 $0.0026 $0.08 $0.04 $0.13 $0.064
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4. The City Council finds that the Plan satisfies all requirements of Streets and Highways Code section 36622.
5. The exterior boundaries and benefit zones of the DFPBID are shown on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A.
6. Bonds shall not be issued for the DFPBID.
7. The time and place for the public hearing on the renewal of the DFPBID and the levy of the proposed assessment are set for 9:00 AM on July 21, 2022, at 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93721. The City Council may continue the public hearing from time to time.
8. The City Clerk is directed to give notice of the time and place of the public hearing in accordance with Streets and Highways Code section 36623. The City Clerk is to do this by mailing (or causing to be mailed) written notices and assessment ballots in the time, form, and manner provided by Government Code section 53753 to all persons who own real property within the proposed DFPBID and will be subject to the proposed assessment no later than June 6 , 2022 . The City Clerk is further directed to file an affidavit with the City Council when all notices and ballots have been mailed, setting forth the time and manner of his or her compliance with the requirements of law for mailing the notices and ballots.
9. At the public hearing, the City Council will consider all objections or protests to the proposed assessment, and any interested person will be permitted to present written or oral testimony. At the conclusion of the public hearing, all ballots submitted and not withdrawn will be tabulated in accordance with Government Code section 53753.
10. This resolution shall be effective upon final approval. 4 of 5
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF FRESNO ) ss.
CITY OF FRESNO )
I, TODD STERMER, City Clerk of the City of Fresno, certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Council of the City of Fresno, at a regular meeting held on the day of 2022.
AYES :
NOES :
ABSENT :
ABSTAIN :
TODD STERMER, CMC
City Clerk
By:
Deputy Date
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DOUGLAS T. SLOAN
City Attorney
By:
Taylor W. Rhoan Date
Deputy City Attorney
Attachment: Exhibit A - Map
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EXHIBIT A – MAP