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RESOLUTION NO. 15011
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL APPROVING
THE DOWNTOWN SAN RAFAEL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT ASSESSMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2022
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, 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 BID’s
Advisory Board submitted to the City a “BID 2021 Annual Report”, which is on file with
the City Clerk; on November 15, 2021, the City Council by resolution approved the BID
2021 Annual Report, indicating the Council’s intention to levy assessments for calendar
year 2022, and setting a public hearing thereon for December 6, 2021; 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 6,
2021 to receive testimony and protests concerning the BID 2021 Annual Report and the
proposed levy of assessments for calendar year 2022 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 2022 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 6th of December 2021, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk