Richmond City Council
July 19, 2022

Renewing the Downtown Richmond
Property & Business Improvement District
Alive & Free, Richard Muro Salazar
PC: Tony Tamayo
July 19, 2022
City Council Meeting
1 Presenters
Lizeht Zepeda – City of Richmond
Andrea Portilla-Knowles – Richmond Mainstreet
Kelly Rankin – Civitas Advisors
Downtown Richmond Property & Business Improvement
District (DRPBID)
Highlights
• Initiated DRPBID renewal
• Provides activities and improvements
• 7-year renewal beginning January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2029 • Final step
2 2017-2021 DRPBID Impact
Cleanliness & Maintenance
• 10, 694 hours of service
provided, resulting in:
• 1,554 bags of trash and
debris collected
• 181 cases of dumping
ad graffiti abated
• 84 cases of wayfinding
& unhoused community
outreach
• 20 individuals
employed, 70%
Richmond Residents
Promotions & Marketing
• 82,500 meals distributed
through Meal Giveaway
Program, 1876 volunteer
service hours
• Over 300 PPE provided to the
community through Protecting
Lives & Livelihood Campaign
• Created & Maintained a
comprehensive Covid-19
Community Resource
Directory
• New downtown street banners
Economic Development
• 72 jobs created
• $24M public & private
investment leveraged
• 29 Businesses
opened/reopened/expand
ed
• 1,548 hours of Technical
Assistance Provided
What Richmond Mainstreet does
3 By 2029 the PBID will continue to serve the property owners and increase the livelihood of our community through:
 Business attraction & business retention
 Reducing crime
 Economic growth with marketing strategies
 Providing public events and services supporting tourism  Job creation and access to local retail
 Lighting and public space improvements
2023-2029 DRPBID Goals
What Richmond Mainstreet plans to do
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Andrea Portillo-Knowles
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Ronnie Mills [email protected]
Recommended Action
ADOPT a resolution renewing the Downtown Richmond Property and Business Improvement District (DRPBID), approving the assessment formula, and levying the assessments
5 City Manager’s Office
Sr. Business Asst Officer
Lizeht Zepeda
[email protected]
*Announced Ballot
Results
YES $ 158,005.50 96.83%
NO $ 5,172.00 3.17%
TOTAL $ 163,177.50
Thank you to staff
Ronnie, Thomas Omolo &
Winifred Day