ACTION:
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Clerk/Secretary
Department: Economic Development Item No: PH1
Prepared by:
Faye Gray, Economic Development Specialist
Imelda Huerta, Assistant City Manager Meeting Date: February 24, 2026 Approved by: John Conley, City Manager Agenda Location: Public Hearing SUBJ
ECT: CENTRAL VISTA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ANNUAL LEVY RECO
MMENDATION:
1. Open, conduct and close a public hearing to receive testimony regarding the proposed resolution of the Central Vista Business Improvement District.
2. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2026- , confirming the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Annual Report for the Central Vista Business Improvement District and levying the assessment for Fiscal Year 2026/27.
CORRE
LATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: Economic Development.
PR
IOR ACTION: On January 27 , 2026 , adopted City Council Resolution No. 2026-11 , giving notice of intention of the City Council to levy an annual assessment of the Central Vista Business Improvement District, and fixing a date and time of a public hearing to consider the annual levy (Vote: 5-0).
On
February 25, 2025 adopted City Council Resolution No. 2025-24 , confirming the Fiscal Year 2025 /26 Annual Report for the Central Vista Business Improvement District, and levying the assessments upon businesses within the District for Fiscal Year 2025/26 (Vote: 5-0).
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omplete list of prior actions can be found in Exhibit 2.
ST
ATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: In 2002, the City Council reinstated the Central Vista Business Improvement District (CVBID) to levy annual assessments on business owners within the established boundaries to market, promote and support the downtown businesses. The CVBID is overseen by an Advisory Board, which consists of seven business owners within the district who are appointed by the City Council. When assessments are not suspended, they are collected by the City in conjunction with business license fees and managed by staff.
Rec
ently, t he Advisory Board provided their Fiscal Year (FY) 20 26/27 Annual Report (Exhibit 3 ), which proposes no boundary, zone, or assessment modifications. Expenses related to the CVBID program are identified in the FY 2026/27 Budget Report (Exhibit 4), absent the FY 2026/27 assessment income and any City contribution.
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sessment amounts for each business are informed by three factors: number of employees, type of business, and the business’s location within the district. As detailed in the Annual Report, assessments AGENDA
REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
Opened, conducted and closed the public hearing. Adopted City Council Resolution No. 2026-35.
Vote: 4-0 (O'Donnell absent)