GARDEN GROVE CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
APPROVING THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GARDEN GROVE TOURISM
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 FOR THE GARDEN GROVE TOURISM
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE OF PUBLIC HEARING
THEREON AND GIVING NOTICE THEREOF
WHEREAS, the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989, California Streets and Highways Code Section 36500 et seq., (the “Law”) authorizes cities to establish parking and business improvement areas for the purpose of funding certain improvements and activities, including the promotion of tourism, through assessments upon the businesses that benefit from those improvements and activities and to levy an assessment upon businesses within a parking and business improvement area, which is in addition to any assessments, fees, charges, or taxes imposed in the City;
WHEREAS, the Garden Grove Tourism Improvement District (GGTID) was established October 26, 2010, by City Council adoption of Ordinance No. 2782; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 36533 of the Law, the GGTID Advisory Board has prepared and filed with the City Clerk, and the City Clerk has presented to the City Council, a report in connection with the proposed levy of an assessment against visitor accommodation facilities within the GGTID (the “Annual Report”).
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE HEREBY RESOLVES, DETERMINES, AND FINDS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The recitals set forth herein are true and correct.
SECTION 2. The City Council has examined and reviewed the Annual Report, and such Annual Report is hereby approved and filed.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby declares its intention to levy and collect assessments from those visitor accommodation facilities within the boundaries of the Garden Grove Tourism Improvement District (“GGTID”) for the 2026-27 Fiscal Year, commencing July 1, 2026, and continuing through June 30, 2027.
SECTION 4. The Annual Report is on file with the Garden Grove City Clerk and contains a full and detailed description of the improvements and activities to be provided, the boundaries of the area, and proposed assessments to be levied upon the visitor accommodation facilities in the area.
Garden Grove City Council
Resolution No.
SECTION 5. The boundaries of the GGTID generally include certain real property within that area of Garden Grove fronting, bordering, or near Harbor Boulevard from the City of Anaheim to Garden Grove Boulevard. The GGTID is divided into two (2) separate zones: (i) Tier I, which includes that real property within the GGTID north of Lampson Avenue, and (ii) Tier II, which includes that real property within the GGTID south of Lampson Avenue. A map showing the precise area and boundaries of the GGTID and the two benefit zones is on file with the Garden Grove City Clerk.
SECTION 6. The types of improvements and activities to be funded by the levy of assessments on visitor accommodation facilities within the GGTID are GGTID and Anaheim/Orange County Visitor and Convention Bureau (“VCB”) tourism and marketing programs to promote the area and benefitted visitor accommodation facilities as a tourism destination; GGTID and VCB administrative oversight; physical improvements and maintenance along the right-of-way, median, and sidewalks adjacent to the benefitted visitor accommodation facilities; and other projects, programs, and activities that benefit the visitor accommodation facilities located and operating within the GGTID.
SECTION 7. The time and place for a public hearing on the levy of assessments for the GGTID is hereby set for March 10, 2026 at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as practicable, at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give proper notice of the above- described public meeting and public hearing in accordance with law.
SECTION 9. At the public hearing, the testimony of all interested persons for or against the levying of assessments on the visitor accommodation facilities in the GGTID for fiscal year 2026-27, the extent of the GGTID, or the furnishing of specified types of improvements or activities will be heard. A protest may be made orally or in writing by any interested person. Any protest pertaining to the regularity or sufficiency of the proceedings shall be in writing and clearly state the irregularity or defect to which objection is made. To count in the majority protest against the GGTID, a protest must be written. A written protest may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion of the public hearing. Each written protest shall contain a written description of the business in which the person signing the protest is interested, sufficient to identify the business and its address.
If the person signing the protest is not shown on the official records of the City of Garden Grove as the owner of the business, then the protest shall contain or be accompanied by written evidence that the person is the owner of the business. If the owner of the business is a corporation, LLC, partnership or other legal entity, the authorized representative for the entity shall be authorized to sign the protest.
Garden Grove City Council
Resolution No.
Written protests must be received by the City Clerk of the City of Garden Grove before the close of the public hearing scheduled herein and may be mailed to the City Clerk, City of Garden Grove, P.O. Box 3070, Garden Grove, California 92842, or delivered in person to the City Clerk at 11222 Acacia Parkway, Garden Grove, California 92840.
SECTION 10. Pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code Section 36525, if at the conclusion of the public hearing, there are of record, valid written protests by the owners of the businesses within the GGTID that will pay fifty percent (50%) or more of the total assessments of the entire GGTID, no assessment will be levied for Fiscal Year 2026-27. In order to determine the projected assessments for purposes of establishing voting percentages, the City shall make projections based on the prior three-year average of gross rental revenues for the applicable visitor accommodation facilities. Since such information is proprietary, the City, alone, will determine the total percentage protest and provide such percentage at the public hearing.
SECTION 11. This Resolution is effective upon its adoption.
Adopted this 24th day of February 2026.