AgdaPkt 2014-06-09 Closed and Joint SA

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9.A. - Page 2 July 2013, the City retained New City America, Inc. to assist property and business owners in the establishment of a benefit district to fund enhanced services. New City America distributed a survey to all downtown property owners to determine their conceptual support for a benefit district and worked with a Property Owner Steering Committee to determine if there was sufficient support to move forward with the process. At the March 17, 2014 Steering Committee meeting, the committee recommended the City proceed and develop a Management Plan for a new Downtown Community Benefit Improvement District and also an Engineer's Report was developed to support the management plan (See Attachments 2 and 3). Concurrent with these activities, a petition drive of property owners within the district was conducted. The details surrounding the petition process is found under the section Petitioning and Balloting on page 3 of this staff report. ANALYSIS New City America worked with the Steering Committee on the creation of a Management Plan that outlines the levels of service to be provided, the cost of the various services and a methodology to assess the costs to the benefiting parcels. The Steering Committee approved of the projected CBID budget and related levels of service at their March 17, 2014 meeting. Their recommendations are incorporated in the final management plan at this time. Highlights of the Management Plan services and breakdown of the FY 2014-15 budget of $795,781 follows: Sidewalk Operations and Beautification $423,000 Regular sidewalk and gutter sweeping Regular sidewalk steam cleaning Enhanced trash emptying Installation and maintenance of hanging plants, planting flowers throughout the district Dog waste receptacles adjacent to apartment buildings and condos Possible video surveillance and monitoring, safety programs; Other programs that provide special benefits in the sidewalks of the CBID Page 2 of 6