RESOLUTION NO. 24-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE CITY COUNCIL’S INTENTION TO AMEND THE
BENEFIT ZONE OF THE SANTA CLARITA TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT TO
DESIGNATE ADDITIONAL HOTELS AS RECEIVING BENEFITS THEREUNDER
WHEREAS, on May 25, 2010, pursuant to the Parking and Business Area Law of 1989, Section 36500 et seq. of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, the City Council conducted proceedings, adopted Ordinance No. 10-4 (Ordinance), enacting Chapter 3.36 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code, and established a Business Improvement Area (BIA) in the City of Santa Clarita (City) designated as the Tourism Marketing District (TMD), and;
WHEREAS, the boundaries of the Tourism Marketing Benefit Zone (Benefit Zone) shall include hotels operating in the TMD pursuant to proceedings for inclusion; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that subsequent to the establishment of the TMD, five new hotels have been constructed and commenced business, or to commence business within 60 days hereof, within the TMD; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 36341, the City Council shall modify the boundaries of the area by adopting an ordinance after holding a public meeting and hearing on the proposed modification;
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. That the recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated herein as a substantive part of this resolution.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 36500 et seq., the City Council declares its intention to amend the TMD by modifying the boundaries of the Benefit Zone within the TMD by adding additional new hotels therein.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby sets Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter, as practicable as the date for the public meeting on the proposal to amend the TMD. Said public meeting shall be held in the Santa Clarita City Council Chambers at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, California, and shall be for the purpose of allowing public testimony on the proposal to amend the TMD. At the public meeting, the testimony of all interested persons, for or against the amendment of the TMD or any of the matters included in the amendment, will be heard.
SECTION 4. Written and oral protests to the expansion of the boundaries of the Benefit Zone by adding additional hotels may be made at the public hearing in the form and manner prescribed in Sections 36524 and 36525 of the California Streets and Highways Code. At the public hearing, the City Council must consider oral and written protests. If written protests meeting the requirements of Section 36524 of the Streets and Highways Code are received (and
not withdrawn) from less than 50 percent of the owners of businesses in the TMD, then the City Council may amend the boundaries of the Benefit Zone.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to provide joint notice of the public meeting and public hearing on the proposed amendment to the TMD by publishing this Resolution of Intention in a newspaper of general circulation in the City once, for at least seven days before the public hearing.
SECTION 6. Pursuant to Streets and Highways Code section 36523(b), within seven days of adoption of this Resolution of Intention, the City Clerk is hereby directed to mail a complete copy of the resolution to each business owner in the territory of the TMD.
SECTION 7. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this ___ day of _________, 2024.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
DATE:__________________________
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 24- was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the ____ day of _____ 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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CITY CLERK