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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2018-050Exhibit A Atascadero Main Street Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 The California Streets and Highways Code Section 36533 requires the preparation of a report for each fiscal year for which assessments are to be levied and collected to pay the costs of improvements and activities of the Improvement Area. The report may propose changes, including, but not limited to the boundaries of the parking and business improvement area or any benefit zones within the area, the basis and method of levying the assessments, and any changes in the classification of businesses. No boundary changes are proposed for Fiscal Year 2018-2019. The boundaries are more specifically described as follows: From the south corner of Morro Road at the Highway 101 over-crossing then in the generally northwest direction immediately adjacent to Highway 101, to a point at the intersection of El Camino Real and Rosario Avenue, then easterly along Rosario Avenue, to a point at the intersection of Rosario and Palma Avenue, then easterly along Palma Avenue to the rear lot line of parcels on the east side of Traffic Way, then north along said rear lot lines to include Lot 24 of Block LA, of Atascadero, then northerly along the center line of Traffic Way, to a point, then easterly to include the presently existing National Guard Armory Property. Then to a point easterly to the intersection of West Mall and Santa Ysabel Avenue at the West Mall bridge, then southerly along Santa Ysabel Avenue to a point at the intersection of the southerly leg of Hospital Drive and Santa Ysabel Avenue, then easterly from that point to the extension of proposed Highway 41, then southwesterly to the Morro Road/Highway 101 over-crossing, point of beginning. Since 2000, the City, Community Redevelopment Agency, Chamber of Commerce, other organizations and the community have worked to strengthen the downtown business community, and implement the downtown revitalization strategy. In 2009, as the economic downturn was affecting businesses, the City Council made the decision to levy a $0 assessment on the businesses in the District. The State of California dissolved all redevelopment agencies in 2011, and the City, Chamber of Commerce, and other organizations have worked in collaboration to continue the efforts of the Community Redevelopment Agency to provide better services to and strengthen the businesses in the downtown. In 2017, The Atascadero Colony District Committee formed to promote economic vitality and encourage business growth in the downtown. The Atascadero Colony District Committee will serve as the advisory body and the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce will serve as the sub-contractor to the City regarding the Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area. The Colony District Committee is now requesting that the City levy an assessment of 100% of the business license fee for businesses in the Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area (DPBIA). Each licensed business in the Improvement Area shall contribute to the assessment. Activities and improvements in the DPBIA are funded by the assessment. The proposed work plan and budget for fiscal year 2018/2019 is as follows: BIA Funds requested for 2018/2019 $ 8,000 Carry over from 2007/2008 $ 0 Total Proposed Funding Available $ 8,000 2018/2019 Proposed Expenditures: Signage & Banners $ 500 Tree Lights $ 6,500 Marketing $ 1,000 Total Proposed Expenditures for 2018/19 $ 8,000 Fund Balance $ 0 This report shall be filed with the City Clerk on behalf of the DPBIA for Fiscal Year 2018-2019.