GARDEN GROVE CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE CONFIRMING AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE GARDEN GROVE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD AND APPROVING MODIFICATIONS TO THE ACTIVITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
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, Amendment No. 1 to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Report in connection with the proposed modification to the activities for Fiscal Year 2025-26 (the “Amendment to the Annual Report”): and
WHEREAS, on February 24, 2026 , the City Counci l Adopted Resolution No. 9956-26 approving the Amendment to the Annual Report and declaring its intention to approve modifications to the activities for Fiscal Year 2025-26; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to the law on March 10, 2026, the City Council conducted a public hearing concerning Amendment No. 1 to the Fiscal Year 2025 -26 Annual Report at the Community Meeting Center, located at 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has heard and considered all protests, both written and oral, and herby determines there was not a majority protest within the meaning of Section 36525 of the Law.
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 confirms its adoption of the Garden Grove City Council Resolution No. 9956-26 approving Amendment No. 1 to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 as described in the report, as originally approved on February 24, 2026.
Garden Grove City Council
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SECTION 3. 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: (1) Tier 1, which includes that real property within the GGTID north of Lampson Avenue, and (2) Tier II, which includes that real property within the GGTID south of Lampson Avenue. A map showing the precise are a and boundaries of the GGTID and the two benefit zones is on file with the Garden Grove City Clerk;
SECTION 4. In accordance with the Annual Report, the annual assessments of Fiscal Year 2025-26 shall continue to be two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the gross rent charged by the operator per room occupancy per night for all Transient Occupancies for each Visitor Accommodation Facility in Tier 1 and one-half percent (0.5%) of the gross rent charged by the operator per room occupancy per night for all Transient Occupancies for each Visitor Accommodation Facility in Tier II; and
SECTION 5. Pursuant to the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989, the adoption of this Resolution shall constitute the approval of modifications of the activities to be funded with the revenues from the levy of assessments on those visitor accommodation facilities within the boundaries of the Garden Grove Tourism Improvement District (GGTID) for the 2025-26 Fiscal Year, commencing on July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
Adopted on this 10th day of March 2026.