APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION: 1) APPROVING THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
ROCKRIDGE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY
BOARD; 2) DECLARING THE INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT
AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 FOR THE
ROCKRIDGE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT , INCLUDING A
THREE (3) PERCENT INCREASE IN THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT; AND 3) SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR DECEMBER 2, 2025
WHEREAS, the State of California allows for the formation of business assessment districts under California Streets and Highways Code Section 36500 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the business license holders in the Rockridge business district petitioned to form the Rockridge Business Improvement District (District) under said legislation to undertake the Management Plan for the District (Plan) which is on file with the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the Plan provides for new security, beautification, and economic development and marketing activities with the intent of creating a positive atmosphere in the District area (as more specifically identified in the Plan); and
WHEREAS, the District was established by the City Council on November 28, 2000, pursuant to Ordinance No. 12301 C.M.S (as amended by Ordinance No. 13261 on October 21, 2014); and
WHEREAS, California Streets and Highways Code Sections 36533 and 36534 require that before the next annual assessment for the District is levied, the City Council must: (1) approve the District’s annual report, and (2) approve a Resolution of Intention that declar es the City of Oakland’s intention to collect the assessments and schedules a public hearing to be held about the levy of the proposed assessment; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said law, the Rockridge Business Improvement District Advisory Board has prepared and filed with the City Clerk, the Annual Assessment Report (Report) (attached hereto as Exhibit A ), which contains the required particulars including a detailed description of the improvements and activities to be provided for fiscal year (FY) 2026-2027, the boundaries of the area and any benefit zones within the area, and the proposed assessments to be levied upon the businesses within the area for FY 2026-2027; and
2 WHEREAS, the FY 2025-2026 Annual Report for the District includes a determination and recommendation by the Advisory Board for a 3% increase in the annual assessment rates beginning in FY 2026 -2027 for the District, which is within the allowable maximum annual assessment increase set forth in the approved Plan; and
WHEREAS, if the District’s proposed assessments for FY 2026-2027 are approved and levied, they will be held (until disbursed) in a special trust fund established by the Finance Department on behalf of the District in Miscellaneous Trusts Fund (7999), Economic Development Organization (85411), Pass Thru Assessments Account (24224), DP850 Administrative Project (1000019), Rockridge BID Program (RBID); now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: that the Council of the City of Oakland does hereby find that the above recitals are true and correct; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Council of the City of Oakland does hereby approve the FY 2025-2026 Report for the District; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council does find and state its intention as follows:
1. Pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code Section 36534, the City Council declares its intention to levy and collect the assessments for FY 2026-2027 as provided for in the Report and pursuant to the assessment formula as provided for in the Plan, w hich includes a 3% increase in the FY 2026 -2027 annual assessment rate as recommended by the Advisory Board, if the requested assessments are approved by the City Council after the Public Hearing scheduled by this Resolution of Intention.
2. The location and boundaries of the District shall remain the same as specified in the Plan on file with the City Clerk and there are no changes to the boundaries or benefit zones.
3. The types of the improvements and activities proposed to be funded by the levy of FY 2026- 2027 assessments on businesses in the area are those described in the Plan and the Report on file with the City Clerk. No substantial changes in the improvements or activities for the District are proposed to be made.
4. The proposed method and basis of calculating the assessments to be levied against each business in the District are those specified in the Plan and Report on file with the City Clerk.
For the FY 2026-2027 assessment, a sub-classification of businesses that earn annual gross receipts of $25,000 or less is proposed to be created with a reduced fee for that assessment year of $60 (instead of the $120 fee). Such sub-classification is proposed to be temporarily created to reduce the number and expense of processing hardship partial fee waiver requests, and the reduced fee amount would not apply to future assessment years unless renewed in the annual assessment resolution for such future years; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That a Public Hearing is hereby set for December 2, 2025, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to hear all public comments, protests, and to take final action as to the levying of the proposed assessments for the District for FY 2026-2027. Details regarding time, location and how to participate in the Public Hearing can be found at 3 www.oakland.legistar.com, or by emailing the Oakland City Clerk’s Office at [email protected] or by calling 510-238-3226; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code section 36534(b), the City Clerk is directed to give notice of the Public Hearing by causing the Resolution of Intention to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Oakland not less than seven days before the Public Hearing; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That at the Public Hearing the testimony of all interested persons for or against the proposed assessments will be heard, and written and oral protests may be made in the form and manner provided by Sections 36524 and 36525 of the California Streets and Highways Code as follows:
1. 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 shall clearly set forth the irregularity or defect to which the objection is made.
2. Every written protest shall be filed with the Clerk at or before the time fixed for the public hearing. A written protest may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion of the public hearing.
3. Each written protest shall contain a description of the business in which the person subscribing the protest is interested sufficient to identify the business and, if a person subscribing is not shown on the official records of the City of Oakland as the owner of the business, the protest shall contain or be accompanied by written evidence that the person subscribing is the owner of the business.
4. A written protest which does not comply with the requirements stated above shall not be counted in determining a majority protest.
4 5. If written protests are received from the owners of businesses in the District who will pay 50 percent or more of the assessments proposed to be levied, and protests are not withdrawn so as to reduce the protests to less than that 50 percent, the proposed assessment shall not be levied.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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BID Name
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
BID Annual Reporting
The Business Development Division of the City of Oakland's Economic and Workforce Development Department requests
that your Business Improvement District (BID) submit an Annual Report detailing completed activities for the previous calendar year (CY24: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024) and planned activities for the current calendar year (CY25).
This report will summarize your BID's programs and impacts for CY24, ensure transparency regarding funding sources and expenditures, provide updates on your Board and management team, and contribute to aggregated data on BID activities and impacts across Oakland. Your submission, including details on past accomplishments and future plans, will help the City evaluate and support the collective efforts of Oakland's BIDs.
Rockridge District Association
Contact Person and Information regarding Annual Reporting This will not be shared publicly, but rather needed for City of Oakland staff, in case of follow up questions or incomplete submissions
Name of person filling out the Annual Monte McClain
Report
Email
Phone Number
General Information & District Composition
Are you a Property-based BID or
Business-based BID? Business-Based BID
Exhibit A
Number of Full Time Equivalent {FTE) paid staff members employed by your BID? {Including in-house and contracted) Please do not double-count staff members in multiple of the following categories.
General/Admin staff
Cleaning Ambassadors/workers
Public Safety Officers/Security
Ambassadors
Hospitality/Business Outreach
Ambassadors
Other Seasonal/Part-time staff
Volunteers (not counting your board
members)
Notes about staffing numbers
We have two principal employees.
Number of FTE
.1
.33
.33
.33
.2
0 1. Chris Jackson who oversees security and streetscape issues. He counts himself as a safety ambassador and merchant/business owner ambassador. this also includes my interaction with the public.
2. Jody Colley works part-time/contract with our BID to provide marketing and administrative assistance.
3. We have a part-time accountant.
How many businesses in your BID? 480
Approximately how many residents in 8019
your BID?
Approximately how many occupied 240
storefronts in your district?
Approximately how many vacant 3
storefronts in your district?
Cleaning
Does your BID provide any
supplemental cleaning services? {If
you are unsure which services qualify
as supplemental cleaning, check "yes"
to view the list.)
Is there a workforce development
component to the hiring and/or
training of your cleaning staff? ( either
in-house or with a partner
organization)
Yes
No
What types of work are done by your
cleaning staff? Sidewalk sweeping and clearing gutters
Power Washing Graffiti removal - public property
2 Gum, sticker and Flyer Removal
Street furniture and trashcan maintenance and
sanitization
Landscaping services and plant watering
Event-related Waste/recycling/compost
sorting/collection
Illegal dumping removal
Cleaning Outputs & Operations
Yearly Cleaning outputs for Calendar Year 2024 by your BID: (total per year, NOT per week or month)
Number of incidents of graffiti removed
Number of bags of trash collected
Pounds of trash collected (if you measure
trash in pounds not bags)
Number of Incidents of illegal dumping
removed
Number of 311 requests made
Number of hours of pressure washing
Number of stickers/posters removed
Number per year
75 654
0 25
175
0 80
Which usernames, emails do you
make 311 requests from? (please
specify as many as you can)
[email protected]
Number of days per week cleaning
services are provided (1-7 days/wk)
7 Number of hours per week of cleaning 30
services provided? ( e.g. 40 hours, 120
hours, etc)
Safety Services
Does your BID provide any
supplemental safety services? (If you
are unsure which services qualify as
supplemental safety, check "yes" to
view the list.)
Yes
3 Is there a workforce development
component to the hiring and/or
training of your safety staff? (either
in-house or with a partner
organization)
What types of work are done by your
safety staff?
No
Street patrol/ambassadors Coordination with OPD
Hotline for visitors, merchants, residents to call to
request immediate assistance
Safety Outputs & Operations
Yearly Safety outputs for Calendar Year 2024 by your BID: (total per year, NOT per week or month)
Number of annual non-patrol hours
dedicated by BID administrative staff and
safety ambassadors/patrol to public safety
program in 2024
Number of annual patrol hours dedicated
by public safety officers/ safety
ambassadors hired by the BID to public
safety program in 2024
Number of merchant checks
Number of 911 calls made by the BID
Number of non-emergency calls made by
the BID
Total number of security cameras the BID
is responsible for maintaining as of Dec.
31,2024
Number of new cameras installed in new
locations in 2024
Number of incidents for which camera
footage was provided to
OPD/merchants/insurance companies in
2024
Number of incidents for which camera
footage was provided to
OPD/merchants/insurance companies
prior to January 1, 2024 (if known)
Do you provide Safety patrol services
throughout the year or just during the
holidays/as needed?
Estimated number of security
cameras to be installed by or in
coordination with the BID in the
District in 2025
Throughout the year
15 Number
595
595
600
5 500
0 0
15 0
4 Budget 2024 Rockridge BID Budget v Actuals Budget Actuals Management Plan Income 160,00
BID Revenue 160,000 189,859
Adittional Revenue 10,000
Total Income 170,000 189,859
Expenses
Bank service charges 1,500.00
Marketing & Promotion Committee Advertising & Graphics 6,000.00 Adve rtising/Promotional 250
Events 1,500.00
Marketing & Materials 1,000.00
Rock n Stroll 16,000.00
Web Design & Communication 19,000.00
Total Marketing & Promotion Committee 45,250.00 45,250.00 39,972.00 25% 27% Organization Committee Accounting & Legal 3,960.00
Administrative 6,000.00
Insurance 3,579 .00
Office Expense 350
Postage, Copy & Printing Professional Administration 600 Insurance-Prof Admin 400.00
Payroll Service Fees-Prof Admin 1,300.00
Payroll Tax Expense 5,000.00
Wages-Prof Admin 19,000.00
Workers Comp-Prof Admin 1600
Total Professional Administration 38,210.00
Total Organization Committee 38,210.00 38,210 25% 23%
Streetscape & Security Committe Beautification-Streetscape Mis 40,000 Security Salary Related Expenses 40,000 0
Total Streetscape & Security Committe 80,000 40,000 80,000 50% 47.60% Uncategorized Expense 5,000 5,000 3% 108 1%
Total Miscellaneous 0
Total Expenses -$168,469.00 128460 158,290.00
NET OPERATING INCOME 170,000 3% 189,859
NET INCOME $1,531.00 9,808
Budget 2026 Rockridge BID
Income
BID Revenue 206,000
Adittional Revenue 2,000
Total Income 208,000
Expenses
Bank service charges 1,500.00
Marketing & Promotion Committee Advertising & Graphics6,000.00 Adve rtising/Promotional 0
Events 5,000.00
Marketing & Materials 10,000.00
Merchant Mingles 1,200.00
Rock n Stroll 8,000.00
Web Design & Communication 33,700.00
Total Marketing & Promotion Committee 65,400.00 30%
Organization Committee Accounting & Legal5,000.00
Administrative 6,000.00
Insurance 5000
Office Expense 350
Postage, Copy & Printing Professional Administration600 Insurance-Prof Admin 400.00
Payroll Service Fees-Prof Admin 1,300.00
Payroll Tax Expense 1,000.00
Wages-Prof Admin 24,000.00
Workers Comp-Prof Admin 2600
Total Organization Committee 46,250.00 21%
Streetscape & Security Committe Beautification-Streetscape Misc47,000 Wages-Prof Admin 50,102
Payroll Tax Expense 4,000
Total Streetscape & Security Committe 101,102 47%
Uncategorized Expense 0
Total Miscellaneous 0 2%
Total Expenses $212,752.00
OPERATING INCOME 208,000
NET INCOME 100%