Resolution of Intention for MD No. 183 for FY 2026-27 and Set Public Hearing for June 9, 2026 Page 1 of 5 Rev: 7/27/2023
RESOLUTION NO. 26-9548
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA,
OF INTENTION TO ORDER THAT THE ALTERNATIVE METHOD
FOR THE LEVY OF BENEFIT ASSESSMENT BE MADE
APPLICABLE TO CITY OF SANTA CLARA CONVENTION
CENTER COMPLEX MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 183,
PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF HEARING THER EON,
APPROVING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE DIRECTOR’S
REPORT, AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF HEARING ON
DIRECTOR’S REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 16.10 of "The Code of the City of Santa Clara, California” ("City Code"), the City Council of the City of Santa Clara, California ("Council") adopted Resolution No. 5081 on June 3, 1986, creating "City of Santa Clara Convention Center Complex Maintenance District No. 183" ("District") in the City of Santa Clara, California ("City").
Resolution No. 5081 also ordered that the costs and expenses of maintaining and operating the on-site public improvements ("Public Improvements") on the property within the District, including the cost of necessary repairs, replacements, fuel, power, electrical current, care, supervision and any and all other items necessary for the proper maintenance and operation of the Public Improvements be raised by the levy of an annual special benefit assessment apportioned according to special benefits conferred among the parcels of property within the District in accordance with a formula set forth in Resolution No. 5081, and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions for the alternative method for the levy of benefit assessments in maintenance districts in the City as provided in the City Code; WHEREAS, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 1401 on April 8, 1980, which provided for an alternative method for annually fixing and levying a special benefit assessment within maintenance districts located in the City for said purpose; WHEREAS, in the opinion of this Council, the annual costs of maintenance and operation of the Public Improvements shall be appropriately financed pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 1401 and Resolution No. 5081 and related provisions of the City Code; //
Resolution of Intention for MD No. 183 for FY 2026-27 and Set Public Hearing for June 9, 2026 Page 2 of 5 Rev: 7/27/2023
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Resolution No. 5081, the City's Director of Public Works has made and filed with the City Clerk a written report ("Director’s Report") setting forth the budget, the formula for the annual assessment levy, a description of each lot or parcel of property to be assessed and the amount of the assessment to be levied against each lot or parcel of property in ac cordance with said formula for Fiscal Year 2026-27. The costs of operation, maintenance, and servicing of improvements to be funded by the District are apportioned to each parcel in proportion to the special benefit it receives; WHEREAS, City Staff met with the affected property owners on March 3 and April 7, 2026 to discuss the Director’s Report;
WHEREAS, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution (Proposition 218) requires majority approval of the property owners within the District for any increase in the rate used to calculate the assessment or changes in the methodology by which the assessment is calculated, if that change increases the amount of the assessment imposed on any person or parcel;
WHEREAS, the Director’s Report, Ballot, and public hearing notice are to be sent out at least 45 days in advance of the public hearing to all property owners, and any tenants within the District who are responsible for paying each assessment;
WHEREAS, in the event of an assessment that is greater than any previous assessment, a majority weighted vote of the Ballots (weighting determined by an amount of assessment paid), must be received in order to approve any proposed increase in assessment; WHEREAS, for Fiscal Year 2026-27, the assessments are increasing and therefore, Proposition 218 requirements do apply; and
WHEREAS, the Council has duly considered the Director’s Report and finds that it is sufficient and does not require modification.
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Resolution of Intention for MD No. 183 for FY 2026-27 and Set Public Hearing for June 9, 2026 Page 3 of 5 Rev: 7/27/2023
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the recitals set forth above are true and correct and by this reference, the Council makes them a part hereof.
2. That the public interest and convenience require and this Council hereby orders that the costs and expenses of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, installing, extending, enlarging, repairing, improving, maintaining and operating the Public Improvements now existing or hereafter to be constructed in and for the District which benefit the District as a whole, including the cost of necessary repairs, replacements, water, fuel, power, gas, electric current, care, supervision and any and all other items necessary for the proper maintenance and operation thereof, and of all additions, improvements and enlargements thereto which may hereafter be made, be raised by an annual special benefit assessment in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions for the alternative method for the levy of benefit assessments in maintenance districts in the City, as provided in Section 16.10.490 and Section 16.10.500 of the City Code, on all lots or parcels of property within the District.
3. That the costs and expenses of maintaining and operating the Public Improvements within the District shall annually be assessed, either partly or wholly, upon the benefited lots and parcels of property within the District by apportioning the costs and expenses according to benefits in proportion to the special benefits received by each lot or parcel of property within the District in accordance with the formula set forth in EXHIBIT "B" of Resolution No. 5081.
4. That the City Manager caused a budget to be prepared for the costs of the expenses of maintaining and operating the Public Improvements during fiscal year 2026- 27 and the Director of Public Works prepared and filed a Director’s Report with the City Clerk which provides the basis for the levy of benefit assessments for the cost of maintenance and operation on all lots or parcels of property within the District.
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Resolution of Intention for MD No. 183 for FY 2026-27 and Set Public Hearing for June 9, 2026 Page 4 of 5 Rev: 7/27/2023
5. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., at its regular meeting place in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1500 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara, California, the Council will hold a public hearing during which it will hear any and all evidence and protests relating to said alternative method for the levy of benefit assessments and said formula for the District , and if the assessment is greater than any previous assessment, certify any ballots received and determine any weighted vote necessary, examine said Director’s Report and hear all persons interested therein. Any interested property owner, who objects to the alternative method for the levy of benefit assessments, the formula, or to the amount of the assessment on any lot or parcel of property owned by him/her, may file a signed written protest with the City Clerk before the commencement of the Council meeting during which the public hearing will be held, describing the lot or parcel of property owned by him/her so that it may be identified and stating the grounds of his/her protest. The property owner may appear at the hearing and be heard with regard to his/her protest.
6. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to a) post a copy of notice of hearing on or near the Council Chamber door or any bulletin board in or adjacent to the City Hall and b) publish a copy of notice of hearing at least once in a newspaper of general circulation, pursuant to City Code Section 16.10.490(p).
7. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of said hearing by mailing a copy of this Resolution of Intention and Director's Report, postage prepaid to record owners of any lot or parcel of property subject to a benefit assessment to pay said costs of maintenance and operation, as determined by the last assessment roll. This Resolution will be available for public inspection in the City Clerk's office; and said mailing shall be done at least forty-five (45) days, and posting and publication shall be completed not less than ten (10) days, prior to the date fixed (June 9, 2026) for the hearing. //
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8. Effective date. This resolution shall become effective immediately .
I HEREBY CERTIFY THE FOREGOING TO BE A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION PASSED
AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD ON THE 21sr DAY OF APRIL, 2026, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: COUNCILORS :
NOES: COUNCILORS:
ABSENT : COUNCILORS:
ABSTAINED: COUNCILORS:
Attachments incorporated by reference:
1. Director's Report FY 2026/27
Cox, Gonzalez, Hardy, Jain, and Park, and Mayor
Gillmor
None
Chahal
None
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CITY OF SANTA CLARA
Resolution of Intention for MD No. 183 for FY 2026-27 and Set Public Hearing for June 9, 2026 Rev: 7/27/2023
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
CITY OF SANTA CLARA
SANTA CLARA CONVENTION CENTER COMPLEX
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 183
FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027
4/21/26
COUNCIL APPROVED: (proposed June 9, 2026)
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
2 SANTA CLARA CONVENTION CENTER COMPLEX
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 183
City of Santa Clara, California
SPECIAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENT for Fiscal Year 2026/2027
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
The Director of Public Works/City Engineer of the City of Santa Clara, California, pursuant to the provisions of Section 16.10.490 of the Code of the City of Santa Clara, hereby make s this report and the following special benefit assessment to cover the costs and expenses of maintaining and operating the improvements within Santa Clara Convention Center Complex Maintenance District No. 183 of said City, including the costs and expenses incidental thereto, to be paid by said Maintenance District.
The amount to be paid therefore by said Maintenance District for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 is as follows:
As Finally Confirmed
Maintenance and Operations $2,128,225
Permanent Parking Controls $15,000
Reserve for Dynamic Parking Controls $400,000
Exceptional Improvements $0
Funds Advanced by and to be Repaid to City $0
TOTAL COST $2,543,225
Less Amount of Surplus From Prior Years:
Convention Center $0
Hyatt Corporation - A Delaware Limited Liability Corporation $0 Hudson Techmart Commerce Center L.L.C $0
Amount of Reserves: $0
Amount of Contribution: $0
BALANCE OF ASSESSMENT $2,543,225
And I do thereby assess and apportion the amount of said costs and expenses, including the costs and expenses incidental thereto, upon the several lots or parcels of property liable therefore and specially benefited thereby, in proportion to the benefits to be received by each lot or parcel of property, from the maintenance and operation thereof and more particularly set forth in the list hereto attached and by reference made a part hereof.
Each lot or parcel of land is described in the assessment list by reference to its parcel number as shown on the assessor's maps of the County of Santa Clara for Effective Roll Year 2026-27 to the right of the parcel numbers and include all of such parcel.
I hereby certify to the best of my professional knowledge and experience that each of the identified benefiting properties located within the District receives a special benefit over and above the benefits conferred to the public at large and that the amou nt of the assessment is proportional to the benefits specially received or enjoyed by each parcel or property within the District.
Date: ___________________________ _____________________________________________ Director of Public Works
City of Santa Clara
3 SANTA CLARA CONVENTION CENTER COMPLEX
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 183
City of Santa Clara, California
SPECIAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENT for Fiscal Year 2026-27
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
TABLE 1. BUDGET
Category Estimated
Cost Description Of Category
Maintenance and
Operation
$2,128,225 Labor, materials, supplies and equipment to maintain and operate Maintenance District No. 183 including,
but not limited to water, sewer, electrical and other
utility costs, sweeping of parking lots, maintenance of pavement and sidewalks, pavement striping, signs,
fountains, landscaping, storm drains, lighting, space
frames, parking structure, bridges, other common
improvements, City supervision and management of
maintenance district, insurance, contingencies, and
incidental expenses.
Permanent Parking
Controls
$15,000 Labor, materials, supplies and equipment to maintain and operate fixed directional signs, electronic signs,
automatic vehicle counting devices, cashiering
stations, ticket printer, dispensers, card readers, cashier booths, including regularly scheduled parking
attendants and guards.
Dynamic Parking
Controls
$400,000 Labor, materials, supplies and equipment to maintain and operate movable barriers and barrier placement,
special parking attendants and guards, implementation
of adjustable gates, special directional signs, and
implementation of electronic signs.
Exceptional
Improvements
$0 Special improvement project benefiting special parcel.
Funds Advanced by
and to be Repaid to
City
$0 For deficits which occurred in prior years
TOTAL COST
0B$2,543,225
Less Amount of Surplus From Prior Years:
City of Santa Clara $0
Hyatt Regency Hotel Santa Clara $0
Hudson Techmart Commerce Center L.L.C $0
Amount of Reserves: $0
Amount of Contribution: $0
BALANCE OF ASSESSMENT
1B$2,543,225
4 SANTA CLARA CONVENTION CENTER COMPLEX
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 183
City of Santa Clara, California
SPECIAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENT for Fiscal Year 2026-27
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
TABLE 2. PROPERTY OWNERS TO BE ASSESSED
Name & Address of Owner
Assessor's
Parcel
Number
As
Preliminarily
Approved
City of Santa Clara
1500 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Santa Clara Convention Center (Convention
Center)
104-55-017 $1,163,014
Hyatt Corporation as agent of IA Lodging Santa
Clara TRS, L.L.C dba Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
Erin Henry – General Manager
5101 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(Hotel)
104-55-005
104-55-012
$534,093
Hudson Techmart Commerce Center L.L.C
Rebecca Agbuya, Senior Director
2055 Gateway Place, Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95110
(Techmart)
104-55-013 $846,118
TOTAL $2,543,225
Also Send Copy of Director’s Report To:
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
Erin Henry – General Manager
5101 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Hudson Techmart Commerce Center L.L.C
Rebecca Agbuya, Senior Director
2055 Gateway Place, Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95110
5 SANTA CLARA CONVENTION CENTER COMPLEX
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 183
City of Santa Clara, California
SPECIAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENT for Fiscal Year 2026-2027
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
TABLE 3. BUDGET/ASSESSMENT COMPARISON
Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Total
Assessment
Reduced by
Proportion
From Prior
Year’s Surplus
Net Assessment Total
Assessment
Reduced by
Proportion
From Prior
Year’s Surplus
Net Assessment
City of Santa Clara
(Convention Center)
$940,109 $0 $940,109 $1,163,014 $0 $1,163,014
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Santa Clara
$409,460 $0 $409,460 $534,093 $0 $534,093
Hudson Techmart Commerce
Center L.L.C
$643,656 $0 $643,656 $846,118 $0 $846,118
TOTAL $1,993,225 $0 $1,993,225 $2,543,225 $0 $2,543,225
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MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 183
City of Santa Clara, California
SPECIAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENT for Fiscal Year 2026-2027
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
TABLE 4. FORMULA FOR ASSESSMENT LEVY
Category Estimated
Expenditure
City of Santa Clara
(Conv. Center)
Hyatt Regency
Hotel Santa Clara
Hudson Techmart
Commerce Center
39.64% 22.94% 37.42%
I. Maintenance and Operations $2,128,225
$843,628 $488,215 $796,382
30.04% 22.12% 47.84%
II. Permanent Parking Controls $15,000 $4,506 $3,318 $7,176
78.72% 10.64% 10.64%
III. Dynamic Parking Controls $400,000 $314,880 $42,560 $42,560
IV. Exceptional Improvements $0 $0 $0 $0
V. Funds Advanced by/to be Repaid to City $0 $0 $0 $0
VI. Surplus Funds from Prior Year $0 $0 $0 $0
TOTAL ASSESSMENT 2B$2,543,225 $1,163,014 $543,093 $846,118
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