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RESOLUTION NO. 26-9575
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING THE LEVY OF BENEFIT ASSESSMENT UPON THE
SANTA CLARA CONVENTION CENTER COMPLEX
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 183, AND APPROVING,
CONFIRMING, AND ADOPTING DIRECTOR’S REPORT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 16, Article II, Division 5.1 of the Santa Clara City Code (“City Code”) on May 13, 1986, Council adopted Resolution No. 5068, “A Resolution of Intention to Form Santa Clara Convention Center Complex Maintenance District No. 183 and to Order that the Alternative Method for the Levy of Benefit Assessments be Made Applicable Thereto;”
WHEREAS, after proceedings to that end duly held on June 3, 1986, the Council adopted Resolution No. 5081, “A Resolution of Intention to Order that the Alternative Method for the Levy of Benefit Assessments be Made Applicable to City of Santa Clara Convention Center Complex Maintenance District No. 183, Providing for Notice of Hearing Thereon, Approving Director’s Report, and Providing for Notice of Hearing on Director’s Report;” WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VI of Chapter 16.10 of the City Code), the City Manager or designee has caused to be prepared a budget for the costs and expenses of maintaining and operating within the City of Santa Clara Convention Center Complex Maintenance District No. 183 (“District”) the local public improvements for the fiscal year 2026-27, including (a) the gross amount required for the costs and expenses of maintaining and operating the improvements; (b) the surplus balance available at the end of the preceding fiscal year for such purposes; (c) the amount, if any, to be contributed to pay any part of the costs and expenses; (d) the amount, if any, to be repaid to the City for funds advanced by it to pay deficiencies which occurred in prior years; and (e) the balance of the amount necessary to pay the costs and expenses;
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 26-9548 and the City Code, the Director of Public Works has made and filed with the City Clerk a written report (“Director’s Report”) for fiscal year 2026-27, 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, and the Director’s Report sets forth the budget, the formula or formulae for the annual assessment levy, a description of each lot or parcel of property in the District, Assessor's Parcel Number or other description sufficient to identify the same, the amount of assessment to be levied for fiscal year 2026-27 against each lot or parcel of property, and such other information as will be necessary or useful in applying the formula or formulae;
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2026 this Council duly considered the Director’s Report and found that each and every part thereof was sufficient and that neither the Director’s Report nor any part thereof required modification, and ordered that the Director’s Report shall be open to public inspection; WHEREAS, Proposition 218 passed on November 5, 1996, added Articles XIIIC and XIIID to the State of California Constitution which requires property owners within the District to annually approve any assessment increase that is more than any previous assessment; WHEREAS, procedures of approval required the preparation of a Director’s Report on how the assessments were prepared and based;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 26-9548 and the provisions of the City Code, notice of hearing any and all protests in relation to the Director’s Report and any of the matters contained therein was given by causing notice of public hearing to be posted at Santa Clara City Hall on April 22, 2026, published in the Santa Clara Weekly, a newspaper of general circulation, on April 22, 2026, and mailed to all property owners in the Maintenance District on April 24, 2026, as provided by the City Code, all as more particularly appears from the certificates and affidavits thereof on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City, whereupon the hearing on the Report was duly and regularly held at the time and place advertised in the notice and in Resolution No. 26- 9548; //
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WHEREAS, the Director’s Report, and public hearing meeting notice were timely provided to the entities within the District who are responsible for paying the assessments; WHEREAS, for Fiscal Year 2026-27, the assessments are increasing and therefore, Proposition 218 ballot requirements does apply;
WHEREAS, persons interested, objecting thereto, filed written protests with the City at or before the time set for hearing, and all persons interested, desiring to be heard were given an opportunity to be heard and all matters and things pertaining thereto were fully heard and considered by the Council; and
WHEREAS, the Council has remedied and corrected any errors or informalities in the Director’s Report and has revised and corrected any of the acts or determinations of the various City officials as contained therein, and is fully informed of the contents.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA AS FOLLOWS:
1. That a weighted vote, based on the assessment to each property, was needed to approve the proposed annual assessments for said District because this year’s assessment is greater than the greatest previously approved assessment.
2. That all written protests, objections and other written communications were read at a noticed public hearing and all persons desiring to be heard were fully heard, and that no majority protest exists.
3. That the Director’s Report and each and every part thereof contained all the matters and things called for by Resolution No. 5081 and the City Code, including the budget, the formula or formulae for the annual assessment levy, Assessor's Parcel Number or other description sufficient to identify the same, the amount of the assessment to be levied against each lot or parcel of land in accordance with the formula or formulae, and such other information as will be necessary or useful in applying the formula adopted by the Council.
4. That the Director’s Report and assessment roll, and each of the assessments therein as duly revised and corrected be, and they are hereby approved, confirmed and adopted.
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5. That the special benefit assessments shall be levied and collected annually upon the last equalized secured and utility tax rolls upon which ad valorem property taxes are collected. They shall be in addition to all other ad valorem property taxes levied, and shall be collected together with, and not separate therefrom, and enforced in the same manner and by the same persons and at the same time and with the same penalties and interest as are ad valorem property taxes. All laws applicable to the collection and enforcement of the ad valorem property taxes shall be applicable to the special benefit assessment levy, and the assessed lot or parcel of property, if sold for taxes, shall be subject to redemption in the same manner as such real property is redeemed from the sale for ad valorem property taxes, and if not redeemed, shall in like manner pass to the purchaser.
6. That the Director’s Report, together with a certified copy of this Resolution, shall forthwith be delivered to the Director of Finance of this City, who shall thereafter deliver the Director’s Report to the officer of the County of Santa Clara designated by law to extend ad valorem property taxes upon the tax roll. Proper County officer shall cause to be posted to the tax rolls, in a column provided therefor, the amount of each of the special benefit assessments proposed to be levied and collected for the fiscal year as set forth in the Director’s Report as confirmed.
7. That the City Clerk shall forward a certified copy of this Resolution and Director’s Report to the City Manager, Director of Public Works, and Director of Finance of this City and to the officer designated by law to extend ad valorem property taxes upon the tax roll on which they are collected.
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8. Constitutional ity, severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this resolution is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the resolution. The City of Santa Clara, California, hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, and word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section(s), subsection(s), sentence(s), clause(s), phrase(s), orword(s) be declared invalid.
9. 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 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: COUNCILORS:
NOES: COUNCILORS:
ABSENT: COUNCILORS :
ABSTAINED: COUNCILORS :
Attachments incorporated by reference:
1. Director's Report FY 2026-27
Resolution/ Assessment Dist 183
Rev: 7/27/2023
Chahal, Cox, Gonzalez, Hardy, Jain, and Park, and
Mayor Gillmor
None
None
None
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NORAPlMENTEL
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
CITY OF SANTA CLARA
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
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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 amount 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
6/10/26
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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 $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 $2,543,225
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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
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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 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 $2,543,225 $1,163,014 $543,093 $846,118
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