Agmt20 Redwood City Improvement Association-CBID Operating Agreement

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SIDEWALK OPERATIONS AND BEAUTIFICATION, (Seven days per week) 53% * (see parking management services below) This category of special benefit services provides property owners with the following services predominantly from curb to property line. The function of these services is to provide a cleaner, more orderly, more attractive and dynamic Downtown and reduce problems within the public rights of way of the CBID area. These services are over and above current City general benefit services and one set of services listed below may be prioritized one year and another set of services may be prioritized the following year. That determination of prioritization of special benefit services will be determined by the CBID management corporation Board of Directors. Such sidewalk operations and beautification special benefit services include: ■ Regular sidewalk and gutter sweeping ■ Regular sidewalk steam cleaning (over and above city services) ■ Enhanced trash emptying (over and above city services) ■ Tree and vegetation maintenance (over and above city services) ■ Special events maintenance and set up ■ Maintenance and planning of new outdoor public spaces ■ Installation and maintenance of hanging plants, planting flowers throughout the district ■ Dog waste receptacles adjacent to apartment buildings and condos ■ Possibly video surveillance equipment and monitoring, safety programs; ■ Other programs that provide special benefits in the sidewalks of the CBID DISTRICT IDENTITY SERVICES: 20% This category of special benefit services provides property owners with the following services that enhance the positive identity and brand of Downtown Redwood City. The function of these services is to create greater demand for property, office space, business and residential tenancies throughout the CBID. These services are over and above current City general benefit services and one set of services listed below may be prioritized one year and another set of services may be prioritized the following year. That determination of prioritization of special benefit services will be determined by the CBID management corporation Board of Directors. Tax exempt property owners operating tax exempt buildings on their property such as the City of Redwood City, the County of San Mateo, the Unified School District and Kaiser Permanente Hospital shall be assessed for linear frontage to fund Sidewalk operations services listed above as well as the assessment levied on their lot size to fund program operations, but shall not have their building square footage assessed. This is due to the fact that building square footage assessments fund District Identity services whose function is to increase commerce, business, rents and identity of the commercial and residential properties. Those special benefit services do not confer a special benefit to the tax exempt properties so they will not be assessed for the services in this category. Such District Identity special benefit services include: ■ Web site development and updating ■ App development ■ Management and coordination of special Events at Courthouse Square ■ Social media 5