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RESOLUTION NO. 14747
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE
DOWNTOWN SAN RAFAEL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ASSESSMENT
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2020
WHEREAS, California Streets and Highways Code Sections 36500 et seq,
authorize cities to establish parking and business improvement districts for the purpose
of promoting economic revitalization and physical maintenance of business areas, in
order to create jobs, attract new business and prevent erosion of the new business
district; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown San Rafael Business Improvement District (“BID”)
was established in 2013 to amend the existing Parking and Business Improvements
District 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 the Advisory
Board submitted to the City a “BID 2019 Annual Report”, which is on file with the City
Clerk; on November 18, 2019, the City Council by resolution approved the BID 2019
Annual Report, indicating the Council’s intention to levy assessments, and setting a
public hearing thereon for December 2, 2019; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 36535, following
the public hearing, the City Council may adopt a resolution confirming the report as
originally filed or as modified by the Council, and the adoption of the resolution shall
constitute the levy of an assessment for the year referred to in the report; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held the required public hearing on December 2,
2019 to receive testimony and protests concerning the BID 2019 Annual Report and the
proposed levy of assessments for calendar year 2020 described therein; and
WHEREAS, a majority protest of the proposed assessments was not received;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that City Council hereby adopts the levy
of assessments as described in the Annual Report for the 2020 calendar year.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a meeting of the
City Council of said City held on Monday, the 2nd day of December 2019, by the
following vote, to wit:
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AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk