HomeMy WebLinkAboutED Downtown Business Improvement District Advisory Board Members____________________________________________________________________________________
FOR CITY CLERK ONLY
Council Meeting: 09/04/2018
Disposition: Resolution No. 14569
Agenda Item No: 4.f
Meeting Date: September 4, 2018
TOPIC: DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION APPOINTING THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO THE
DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Adopt resolution to appoint three new Advisory Board members to the Downtown Business
Improvement District (BID), for a period of two (2) years.
BACKGROUND:
The City Council is tasked with appointing vacancies to the BID Advisory Board (Board) according to
SRMC 10.09.080, and three are now before the City Council as outlined in the attached resolution for
review. The BID Advisory Board helps administer the affairs of the BID, and BID members must own or
represent a business in the BID (or be a voluntary member).
The current BID boundaries and business member composition were substantially overhauled in 2013,
greatly expanding the number of businesses within the district. Since that time, the City council has
annually appointed the BID Advisory Board. In 2017, a completely new Advisory Board of five board
members were appointed and City Council directed these board members to nominate an additional
four board members, for a total of nine board members. According to existing bylaws of the BID, each
Advisory Board member will serve a two (2) year term.
ANALYSIS:
The BID Advisory Board has had difficulty attracting members to serve, as members serve on the
Board on a voluntary basis. As a result, mid-year vacancies have arisen as Advisory Board members
focus their attention on other commitments. With these vacancies, the Advisory Board has been
charged with recruiting new members, actively searching for members with diverse backgrounds in
terms of gender, ethnicity, geographical location of businesses, and/or other appropriate characteristics
that more accurately reflect the makeup of the downtown business community. The three nominated
Advisory Board members before the City Council are represented by women, with one owning a
business in the West End Village of downtown.
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Department: Economic Development
Prepared by: Simon Vuong,
Economic Development Coordinator
City Manager Approval: _____________
SAN RAFAEL
THE CITY WITH A MISSION
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT / Page: 2
Currently there is no formal process for recruitment of Advisory Board members, so the search is
entrusted to the Executive Director and the existing members of the Advisory Board to select, vet, and
nominate individuals to the Advisory Board for consideration by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
OPTIONS:
The City Council has the following options to consider on this matter:
1.Adopt the resolution as recommended by staff.
2.Adopt the resolution with modifications.
3.Take no action.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1.Adopt resolution.
ATTACHMENTS
1.Resolution appointing three new BID Advisory Board Members
RESOLUTION NO. 14569
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
APPOINTING BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID)
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
WHEREAS, the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) has been established
and requires a full Advisory Board to be appointed by the City Council pursuant to San Rafael
Municipal Code section 10.09.080; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to appoint business community members to fill
three vacancies on the BID Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, the existing BID Advisory Board consists of:
Jaime Ortiz Bank of Marin
Bonnie Ayers Namkung Bonnie Ayers Namkung Marketing Communications
Jed Greene Five Corners Consulting Group
Melissa Prandi PRANDI Property Management
Jeff Brusati T&B Sports
Adam Dawson Mike’s Bikes
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following shall be appointed to the BID
Advisory Board with terms expiring two (2) years from the date of this resolution, on September
4th, 2020:
Dezzy St. Andre Rumor Has It
Joanne Vosmek Copperfield’s Books
Erika Bowkers Pleasures of the Heart
I, LINDSAY LARA, CLERK of the City of San Rafael, HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing
resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of San Rafael, Marin
County, California, at a regular meeting, held on the 4th day of September 2018, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
Councilmembers: None
Councilmembers: None
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Lindsay Lara, City Clerk