Attachment 1
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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.
SERIES 2025
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
CONFIRMING THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DOWNTOWN MOUNTAIN VIEW BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA NO. 1 AND
LEVYING THE ANNUAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026 W
HEREAS, on October 25, 1983, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing in the City Council Chambers, 500 Castro Street, Mountain View, California, and formed the Downtown Mountain View Business Improvement Area (BIA) No. 1, pursuant to Ordinance No. 21.83 and in accordance with Sections 36500, et seq., of the California Streets and Highways Code; and W
HEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the Council report on BIA No. 1 and the proposed assessments and uses of revenues for 2026; and W
HEREAS, the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce, acting as the Advisory Board to the City Council on BIA No. 1, has filed the required annual report on the use of funds generated by the assessments in 202 5 and the proposed uses for 202 6, and the City Council has reviewed and considered said report; and
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HEREAS, on September 23, 2025, the City Council held a duly noticed public meeting at which it declared its intention to levy and collect assessments within BIA No. 1 as authorized by California Streets and Highways Code Sections 36530, et seq., and approved the report from the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce; and
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HEREAS, a notice of the proposed assessment has been published once in a newspaper of general circulation as required; and
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HEREAS, on October 2 8, 202 5, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing regarding the 2026 assessments and charges and the uses to which revenues shall be put, which, as recommended by the Advisory Board, are to remain unchanged from 202 5; now, therefore, be it
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ESOLVED: by the City Council of the City of Mountain View that:
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he City Council hereby finds and determines that BIA No. 1 was established as a parking and business improvement area pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code Sections 36500, et seq., with the boundaries as specified in the plan on file with the City Clerk. -2- 7917v1
2. Pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code Section 36535, a Public Hearing was held on October 2 8, 2025 to hear all public comments, protests, and take final action as to the levying of the proposed assessments for BIA No. 1 for 2026.
3. The City Council has considered all public comments, oral and written, and hereby finds that there was no majority protest as defined in Streets and Highways Code Sections 36500, et seq.
4. The boundaries of BIA No. 1 are generally described as all businesses located on Castro Street between Evelyn Avenue to the north and El Camino Real to the south, as more particularly described in Exhibit A, attached hereto. All businesses within this area with a Castro Street address, excluding nonprofit organizations, are to be assessed as authorized in the Streets and Highways Code Sections 36500, et seq. , and as set forth herein. Said boundaries are unchanged from the boundaries established by Ordinance No. 21.83 on October 11, 1983.
5. Revenue from BIA No. 1 is to be used as follows:
a. Promotion of public events which are to take place on or in public places in the area;
b. Decoration of any public place in the area;
c. Furnishing of music in any public place in the area; and
d. The general promotion of business activities within the area.
6. The City Council hereby confirms the annual report as filed by the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce and shall levy an annual benefit assessment for the 202 6 calendar year on all businesses, trades, and professions, excluding nonprofit organizations, located within BIA No. 1 and collected with the annual City business license fee and are hereby established as the following amounts:
Type of Establishment Fee
Restaurants $200
Retail $150
Professional $50
7. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the businesses located within the aforesaid BIA No. 1 shall be benefited by the improvements and activities funded by the assessments to be levied pursuant to Ordinance No. 21.83.
8. The improvements and activities provided in BIA No. 1 will be funded by the levy of the assessments upon businesses’ registration or renewal of their business license for 202 6. -3- 7917v1
Revenues from the levy of the assessments within this area shall not be used to provide improvements or activities outside this area.
9. The City Council does hereby authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into a disbursement agreement with the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce, as Advisory Board of the BIA No. 1, for 2026 to disburse revenues from BIA No. 1 to accomplish the purposes of the area as set forth herein and in the referenced Council report and annual report and to accomplish the purposes of BIA No. 1.
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JL/6/RESO
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Exhibit: A. Business Improvement Areas—Boundaries
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Exhibit A