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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 14229 (BID Annual Assessment 2016)RESOLUTION NO. 14229 RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL DECLARING COUNCIL'S INTENTION TO LEVY AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE DOWNTOWN SAN RAFAEL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WHEREAS, the California Streets and Highways Code Section 36500 et seq. authorizes cities to establish parking and business improvement areas for the purpose of promoting economic revitalization and physical maintenance of business districts in order to create jobs, attract new businesses and prevent erosion of business districts; and WHEREAS, the Downtown San Rafael Business Improvement District was established in 2013 to amend the existing Parking and Business Improvements Area instituted in 1979 in the commercial area on and around the Fourth Street corridor in San Rafael; and WHEREAS, pursuant to San Rafael Municipal Code Chapter 10.09 and the California Streets and Highways Code Section 36533, the Advisory Board of the Business Improvement District shall prepare an annual report for each calendar year in which assessments are to be levied which the City Council shall review. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Rafael as follows: Section 1. The City Council intends to levy an annual benefit assessment on businesses in the BID, except where funds are otherwise available, to pay for selected improvements and activities of the BID. Section 2. The boundaries of the entire area to be included in the BID, and the boundaries of each separate benefit zone within the BID, are set forth in the map and boundary description, Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. A map of the BID is on file with the City Clerk. Section 3. The types of improvements and activities proposed to be funded by the levy of assessments on business in the BID are in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Section 4. The method and the basis for levying the benefit assessment on businesses within the BID are set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Section 5. All funds of the BID shall be expended on improvements and activities within the BID. Section 6. New businesses shall not be exempt from payment of the fee. Section 7. A public hearing to levy the BID assessment shall be held before the City Council on November 21, 2016, at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, California. At the public hearing the testimony of all interested persons, for or against the levy of the BID assessment or of any of the matters included in the assessment, will be heard and all protest collected. Section 8. A protest against the assessment of the BID, or any aspect of the assessment may be made in writing or orally at the public hearing. To be counted as a part of a majority protest against the assessment of the BID, a protest must be in writing and from a business in the BID. A written protest may be withdrawn from record at any time before the conclusion of the public hearing. Each written protest shall contain a written description of the business in which the person signing the protest is interested, sufficient to identify the business, and its address. If the person signing the protest is not shown on the official records of the City of San Rafael as the owner of the business, then the protest shall contain or be accompanied by written evidence that the person is the owner of the business. Any written protest of the regularity of the proceedings shall be in writing and clearly state the irregularity or defect to which objection is made. Section 9. If at the conclusion of the public hearing on November 21, 2016 there are a record of written protests by businesses owners within the BID that will pay fifty percent (50%) or more of the total assessments of the entire BID, no further proceedings to amend the BID shall occur. New proceedings to amend the BID shall not be undertaken again for a period of at least one year from the date of the finding of the majority written protest by the City Council. If the majority written protest is against a specific activity, inclusion of a specific area or type of business, or a specific assessment amount, adjustments may be made to the amendment proposal. Section 10. Further information regarding the Downtown San Rafael Business Improvement District may be obtained from the Office of Economic Development at 1313 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901. Section 11. The City Clerk is directed to give notice of said public hearing by publishing the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of San Rafael, at least seven days before the hearing; and by mailing a complete copy of this Resolution of Intention to those interested parties who have filed a written request with the local agency for mailed notice of public meetings or hearings on new or increased general taxes. I, ESTHER C. BEIRNE, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Rafael, held on Monday, the 7th day of November, 2016, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: Gamblin ESTHER C. 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Litq u a ke Operating Expenses Staffing $4,300 $19,000 Halloween Walk ($5,000) $600 office rent West End Village Celebration $2,600 $2,Q00 Events $3,400:�:` tele/supplies/office ..... . ............... . . . ... .goo ir;,� W.Z;,;� Recruitment `' .... ...... F�e .... . . .... ....... .. . . .... .... . .... Retail Recruitment Contract . .... ... ... . .......... .... .. ... .... ....... ............... ... ........... . .... ... .. . . . .... .... ......... ...... ................... . ...... ........ . . .... .. .. .... . ...... ..... . ..... .... . ... ............ .... 1000 . ..... ......... ........ . ...... ..... .... Marketing & Promotions Advertising/Marketing $600 -$6,500 .400 . . . ............................ Website ($2,000) $500 DST Meter Sponsorship $6,000 BID member Communication $1,000 Marketing/Communic Coordinator ($30,000 N:; $21,000 Marketing & Promotions .......... . .. ............ ... ... .... .. . . . ... . . . . . . . . ... ... ..... ... ... . .. . .... ............ . . ..... ... .. . ..... . .... .. ....... ... ... ........ .. ................... .... . ... . ......... ... ... ... ... . .... . ...... .. .... ... . ............. ......... ... .... ....... ..... . .... . . ... ...... ........ .. . .... ... ....... .. ..... ... ........... . ...... . . .. ...... . . . ... .. ... ... . . . .............. ..... ...... ... .... ........... . 000 Operating Expenses Staffing $19,000 payroll taxes & admin ($5,000) $2,100 office rent $2,600 Insurance ($4,000) $3,400:�:` tele/supplies/office ($2,50 $3,600 profess/accounting/banking ($1/500)::; $7,800`: meeting/travel exp ($1,000)::::.:-,.: $600 . ..... . ... .... .......... ..... .... ...... ... ... ... ......... .... ..... . ........ ... ... ............ .... ....... .... ........ ..................... ...... . . ... .... ....... .... ..... ............... ... ... . . ......... ... . . ........ . .... .. . ........ .. ... . . ............................. .... .... ... ............... .. .... ...... ............ ..... .... ...... . .... ........... . . .. Operating Expenses Subtotal .400 . . . ............................ ......... . ..... ............... .. . .... ..... ... . 110 0 . . ..... . .. Total Expenses ($1111000) 91,000 ........ ......... ..... .... ..... . . . . .. .... . . . . .. .... ... . .... ....... .. ..... ........... ........... . .... .... ...... .. ..... . . ... ........... .. . . .... ............ .. .... .. ... ... . .................... . . . ....................... .... ..... ... .............. iProjected 2016 Ending Fund Balance/Carryover to 2017 $47.,000 ........... . .. ...... .......... .. ........ .... ... .. . ... ........ . .. ... . . ....... . .... . . ..... . . ... . ... . . ........ . . . .... ... .. .. .. . . .... . ...... .. ... ...... ........ ... ...... ............. ........ ..... ........... . ...... ...... .. ...... ..... .. ....... ... . Projected 2017 Beginning Fund Balance I BID Assessments Year2017 Proposed Budget $83,OOC $83flOOO $0� ","","""".",'ll,�11.1,�,,�,�,,�,.� ......... ........ .... .... ......... ....... ... . ........ . ........................ ... ..... ... .... ................ ... . .................. . .... . .... . .... ... .... .. ..... ....... ...... ....... ...... ..... .. ....... ..... ... . . . . . ........ .......... .. .... .... ... ... . . .. . ...... . .. .. ... .. ......... Marketing/ Promotions $0 BID Services Contract with Chamber of Commerce* $83,000 *see separate work plan for details . ..... ......... . .... .. .... ... .... ..... . . .... ...... ... . .. . . .. .... ..... ... .. ..... .............. .......... . ... .. .... .. ........ ..... .. . . .. . ....... . ... ...... . Operating Expenses Subtotal "000 ......... ...... ... ................. .. . ... .............. ..... .. ... ............. .. .. . .. .. . . . .. . ... . . . . ........ ......... . .. .... . ... .. ........ ...... 4 .. . ...... ... ... $83,0004 ....... .. .... ..... ...... ........... ..... ...... ... . .... .......... . .. . .... ..... .. .. ......... ..... ..... . ...... .. . ... ......... . . . ....... ...... .... ... .... . . .. ..... ... ........ .. 4 Projected 2017 Ending Fund Balance $47,000, "II.Ill""I'll""Ill,'',."�,,�,�,,��,�,�� .. . ............... ... . ................. .............. ................... ..... ....... ..... ............ . .. .. ..... ......... ........ ....... .. . .. .............. ...... . ............. . ................. ....... ... .... .. . .. . . ........... ...... . . . ...... ....................... ....... ................ .... ... ..... . . ..... .. ...... .. ............. ... .. ....... ..... . ........ . .... .................. .......... . . BID 2017 Workplan Exhibit B 2016/2017 Workplan Activity Outcomes Timeline Partners Costs Potential Funders Challenges, May Madness, 2nd Fridays, Objective 1 -Annual events (Compare with Litquake, Artists in action, Lively downtown Throughout the 16/17 FY Event Coordinator Approx. $30,000 BID N/A Objective 3) Wine Stroll, SR Rocks, Trick or Treat 75% reduction in Objective 2 - Meter Sponsorship: Help Partnering w/ Donation Meter panhandling and increase Expected results by the Downtown Streets $6,000 BID Figuring out new ways to reduce panhandling program. in economic vitality end of 2017. Team, City of San Rafael create program downtown. awareness. Develop new and profitable events, or combine older events to cut costs on Monthly event with art, Marin Open Studios, Presenting the idea to Objective 3 -Special event (Combine individual promotion. (I.e. music and wine. Costs Artworks Downtown, $17,000, with San Rafael Fire stakeholders and entities annual events -monthly) Artists in Action + Wine Stroll + reduced with less By beginning of 2017. Street -level Merchants, overlap into Foundation, Mechanics passionate about keeping 2nd Fridays = Monthly Art & individual marketing. Chamber of Commerce marketing Bank, BID the current system as is. Wine Festival) and charge Revenue from ticket sales. venders. Also -submit grants (i.e. Target, etc) Develop monthly professional Help businesses thrive, workshops with local bring more business Encouraging businesses to Objective 4 -Professional Workshops businesses hosting them. BID downtown, create greater First workshop before end Downtown Businesses; $5,000 N/A participate and/or host at business members can share sense of community & of 2016. Chamber of Commerce their location. best practices as well as Main network. Street USA Actively promote events, restaurants, and businesses. More coordination of Develop a downtown map bringing the public out on Street -level businesses BID & any other Objective 5 - Promotion Efforts encouraging patrons to enjoy specific days or driving All year. in the BID. $25,000 sponsors. N/A downtown. Newspaper ads in I- patrons to businesses. J and Chronicle, a la Town Center in Corte Madera The BID Proposes the 2017 Downtown San Rafael Business Improvement District Advisory Committee will Consist of the Current 2016 Downtown San Rafael BID Board of Directors: Terri Abelar — President (Aging Solutions) Phil Green - Secretary (Ragghianti Freitas Law Offices) Jonathan Frieman —Treasurer (Jomijo Foundation) Craig Blum — (Johnny Doughnuts) Logan McDonald — (Downtown Streets Team) Ann Brewer (Brewer Phillips Hair Design) Rick Lewis — (Gold Rush Jewelers) Type of Business Retail onthe Ground Floor, Restaurant, Personal Services on . the Ground Floor Retail onthe Ground Floor, Restaurant, Personal Services on Ground Floor with Less than SlOO,OOOinGross Receipts Offices, Professional, Personal Services, not onGround Floor, Retail not onGround Floor Personal Services Sole Practitioner Non -Profit Organization and Fine Artists Financial Institution 2017 Annual Assessment Standard Premium $175 $225 $lSO $175 $75 $100 $25 $5O $50 $50 Service Agreement This Service Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of November 1, 2016, for information purposes only, by and between the San Rafael Business Improvement District, a California nonprofit corporation ("BID Corp."), and San Rafael Chamber of Commerce a California nonprofit corporation, ("Chamber"). BID and Chamber may be referred to individually as "Party" and collectively as "the Parties". Recitals A. The Parties anticipate that the City of San Rafael City Council will appoint the board of directors or members of the board of directors of BID Corp. as the Advisory Board to administer the affairs of the Downtown San Rafael Business Improvement District ("BID District") pursuant to Section 10.09.080 of the San Rafael Municipal Code ("Code"). B. The Chamber is a business organization engaged in providing services that benefit its member businesses operating throughout the City of San Rafael, including those within the geographical area of the BID District as described in Section 10.09.040 of the Code. C. The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the terms and conditions under which BID Corp. will employ Chamber to provide all administrative services required to carry out the work of the BID District. Agreements Now, therefore, BID Corp. and Chamber hereby agree as follows: 1. Recitals. The foregoing Recitals are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement. 2. District Services. Chamber shall provide all services that it deems required in order to implement the program of the BID District for the 2017 calendar year as approved by the San Rafael City Council ("District Services"). Chamber shall prepare and file with the San Rafael City Clerk the annual report referred to in Section 10.09.080 of the Code. During the term of this Agreement, Chamber will prepare and deliver to BID, Inc. monthly reports on activities of the Chamber undertaken pursuant to this Agreement. 3. Independent Contractor. In performing the District Services, Chamber shall at all times be acting as an independent contractor, not as an employee or agent of BID Inc. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed or implied to create a partnership or joint venture. Chamber shall be responsible for payment of all applicable federal, state, and local payroll and other taxes payable with respect to all amounts paid to Chamber under this Agreement and to Chamber's performance of District Services. Chamber shall be responsible for compliance with 1 BID -Chamber Agreement (RJK draft -clean) 10-26-16.docx all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including but not limited to labor laws. Chamber, as an independent contractor, shall be and hereby is authorized to employ an Executive Coordinator as described in Section 5 of this Agreement. Chamber shall in its sole judgment, without interference, determine the method, details and means of performing District Services, including but not limited to setting the hours required to perform the District Services and the place where the work shall be performed. BID Inc. may not control, direct, or supervise the Executive Coordinator or other Chamber employees or subcontractors in the performance of District Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, BID, Inc. may provide input to Chamber regarding implementation District Services. Any obligation BID Inc. or its board of directors or anyone affiliated with BID Inc. may have to comply with the Ralph M. Brown Act shall be the sole obligation of BID Inc., or others who may be subject to such obligation, and Chamber, as an independent contractor retained for the purpose of performing administrative services, shall not be responsible for such compliance in any manner. 4. Website and Database. At the commencement of the term of this Agreement, BID, Inc. shall deliver to Chamber all passcodes and other information required for Chamber to access and modify the member database and website maintained by BID Inc. for the benefit of its members whose businesses are located in the geographical area encompassed by the BID District. 5. Term. This Agreement shall be effective for twelve months, commencing on the date it is fully executed by the Parties and terminating on the later of twelve months thereafter or when Chamber has fully performed the District Services. 6. Use of Assessment. Chamber shall have exclusive access to and use of the assessments referred to in Section 10.09.070 of the Code. Chamber shall use such assessments to offset expenses incurred in performing District Services and otherwise complying with the terms of this Agreement, and, in addition. Chamber shall receive twenty percent (20%) of such assessments as compensation for performing the District Services. 7. Executive Coordinator. Chamber shall employ an Executive Coordinator who will be responsible for performing District Services under this Agreement and shall report solely to the Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber. 8. City Council Ratification. The Parties intend that this Agreement will be submitted to the City Council for review and approval in connection with appointing the Advisory Board to administer the affairs of the BID District. Such approval is a condition precedent for the effectiveness of this Agreement. Unless by December 1, 2016, the San Rafael City Council has approved this Agreement, this Agreement shall be void and of no effect. 9. Termination. Neither Party may terminate this Agreement without the written consent of the San Rafael City Council. 10. Confidential Information. Confidential information of any nature that either Party acquires regarding any aspect of the other Party's business shall be treated in strict confidence. Information so obtained shall not be divulged, furnished, or made accessible to third parties without written permission of the other party to this Agreement. 2 BID -Chamber Agreement (RJK draft -clean) 10-26-16.docx 11. Indemnification: Chamber shall indemnify and hold harmless BID Corp. against all loss, liabilities, expenses and costs (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) incurred by BID Corp. as the result of actions by Chamber or any employee or agent of Chamber taken in connection with this Agreement. BID Inc. shall indemnify and hold harmless Chamber against all loss, liabilities, expenses and costs (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) incurred by Chamber as the result of actions by BID Inc. or any employee or agent of BID Inc. The terms of this section are non -revocable and shall survive the expiration or other termination of this Agreement. 12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, oral or written, between the Parties. 13. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is for any reason declared to be invalid or unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby. Such invalid or unenforceable provisions shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to render them valid and enforceable, and if no modification shall render them valid and enforceable, this Agreement shall be construed as if not containing those provisions and the rights and obligations of the Parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly. 14. Amendment, Waiver, or Modification. No amendment, waiver, or modification of this Agreement shall be binding unless it is in writing, signed by both Parties, and dated subsequent to the Effective Date. Performance of any work by Chamber and/or acceptance of payment by Chamber for work performed and/or work to be performed for BID Corp. beyond the scope of this Agreement does not constitute acceptance by BID Corp. of amendments or modifications to this Agreement. 15. Notification. Notice may be given by hand delivery or by first-class mail to the Parties at the addresses below. In the event of a change of address, the moving Party shall be responsible for notifying the other Party of the new address. If to Chamber: If to BID, Inc.: San Rafael Chamber of Commerce San Rafael BID 817 Mission Avenue 10004 1h Street, Suite 440 San Rafael, CA 94901 San Rafael, CA 94901 16. Assignment. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Parties under the Agreement shall not be assignable by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party and approval of the San Rafael City Council. 17. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. [THE BALANCE OF THIS PAGE IS BLANK. SIGNATURES OF THE PARTIES ARE ON THE NEXT PAGE.] 3 BID -Chamber Agreement (RJK draft -clean) 10-26-16.docx IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date. SAN RAFAEL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, a California nonprofit corporation By Name: Title: SAN RAFAEL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, a California nonprofit corporation By Name: Title: 4 BID -Chamber Agreement (RJK draft -clean) 10-26-16.docx Date: October , 2016 Date: October , 2016 r Petition for a plan for greater support by the B. I. D. of business and culture in the West end Village The follo« ing businesses in the West End Village have noted that, though we pay into the BID general fund, the BID does not devote a an equal amount of revenue or staff time to activities for the West End. The BID continues to use our money to fund events downtown. While this may be due to good reasons the result is the same. It is not fair. It is not in the spirit of the charter. It is a violation of their duty. 1. We therefore request that the City of San Rafael require the BID to set aside from the BID general fiord a dollar amount that matches our contribution to the BID tat revenues into a specific line item. 2. This dollar amount shall be spent specifically on events and activities in the West End Village that a majority of the assessed business community approves. 3. A standing West End Economic Development Committee of at least two West End Village business owners and one member of the BID Board will meet regularly to advise and develop activities with this money. 4. The West End community shall be canvassed directly on all ideas proposed for the use of these funds. 5. Money not spent will roll over to the following year(s) in this line item. The committee members may also be BID Board members. 6. The BID staff or officers may advice but they may not veto the disbursement of this money for the activities approved by this West End Economic Development Committee. Business name Address 1-71ltevl J7 7 rnC, P Yrs ILI 13 k' 5//-/rz- /S-314 - 4j -d f i_WL �AOr O OD wt, i s I /o ti Tet (' Petition for a plan for greater support by the B. I. D. of business and culture in the West end Village The following businesses in the West End Village have noted that, though we pay into the BID general fund, the BID does not devote a an equal amount of revenue or staff time to activities for the West End. The BID continues to use our money to fund events downtown. While this may be due to good reasons the result is the same. It is not fair. It is not in the spirit of the charter. It is a violation of their duty. 1. We therefore request that the City of San Rafael require the BID to set aside from the BID general fiend a dollar amount that matches our contribution to the BID tax revenues into a specific line item. 2. This dollar amount shall be spent specifically on events and activities in the West End Village that a majority of the assessed business community approves. 3. A standing West End Economic Development Committee of at least two West End Village business owners and one member of the BID Board will meet regularly to advise and develop activities with this money. 4. The West End community shall be canvassed directly on all ideas proposed for the use of these fiends. 5. Money not spent will roll over to the following year(s) in this line item. The committee members may also be BID Board members. 6. The BID 'staff or officers may advice but they may not veto the disbursement of this money for the activities approved by this West End Economic Development Committee. Business name 4a A49W r n Marl n i -01, 00.r., - nA-e�,& �r�1/i J i�ZL L(JLC/I c/G LL - 7 � 7 Address /moi #7-w- s�w- -/,D Ih�j� S y Y ST Iloocl qrlisl— email owner/manager A-4/- si IVA Am a E,e �QU055e (0— 111A.' C) K'V'v Gihn�D b��oow�rv�c�-nn � Gym"_ frff iaC 4— ?+ CJS►./J41P .4-.3m O L)k 1. - i(nLZ1-0Cc17Ci4'56iYAr% ©t-11V1e'4,' ilv,S#-Zn6'.%v lY%��ya✓(nn''� �cM-�[i1— IYlI ea' , retch �rv►r'4a►�� Ci.0 �� k' eSA 1 Petition for a plan for greater support by the B. I. D. of business and culture in the West end Village The following businesses in the West End Village have noted that. though we pay into the BID general fiend. the BID does not devote a an equal amount of revenue or staff time to activities for the West End. The BID continues to use our money to fund events downtown. While this may be due to good reasons the result is the same. It is not fair. It is not in the spirit of the charter. It is a violation of their duty. 1. We therefore request that the City of San Rafael require the BID to set aside from the BID general fund a dollar amount that matches our contribution to the BID tat revenues into a specific line item. 2. This dollar amount shall be spent specifically on events and activities in the West End Village that a majority of the assessed business community approves. 3. A standing West End Economic Development Committee of at least two West End Village business owners and one member of the BID Board will meet regularly to advise and develop activities with this money. 4. The West End community shall be canvassed directly on all ideas proposed for the use of these fluids. 5. Money not spent will roll over to the following year(s) in this line item. The committee members may also be BID Board members. 6. The BID staff or officers may advice but they may not veto the disbursement of this money for the activities approved by this West End Economic Development Committee. 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