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9.A. - Page 88 <br /> NEw.my <br /> America, <br /> May 8, 2014 <br /> To: Property Owners and Property Managers in Downtown Redwood City <br /> SUBJECT: Petition for Initiating Balloting for the Proposed New Downtown Redwood City <br /> Community Benefit Improvement District (CBID) <br /> Attached please find a petition for the proposed Downtown Redwood City Community Benefit <br /> Improvement District (CBID). By signing the petition you are demonstrating your support for the CBID <br /> and will enable the process to move to the mail balloting phase. Property owners representing a <br /> minimum of 30% of the total assessments in the CBID must sign a petition in order to bring this issue to <br /> an official mail ballot vote. The petition includes information regarding your specific parcel(s) <br /> assessment—the amount and percentage of the total assessment. The petition must be signed by the <br /> legal owner or an authorized representative. Your prompt return of the petition would be <br /> appreciated. Please return no later than Friday, May 30,2014. <br /> When the minimum 30%weighted petition threshold is reached, Redwood City City Council will consider <br /> adopting a "Resolution of intent"to mail out ballots to all affected property owners. Ballots would be <br /> mailed to property owners the first two weeks of June and the ballots will be due to be returned by the <br /> public hearing, tentatively scheduled for July 28th, 2014. In order for the Downtown Redwood City CBID <br /> to be adopted by the City Council, 50% plus one of the weighted ballots returned must be in favor of the <br /> formation of the Downtown Redwood City CBID. <br /> If the Downtown Redwood City CBID is established, an annual assessment will be collected from each <br /> property owner on their county property tax bills beginning with the bill due on December 2014. <br /> Assessment funds would be managed, under contract with the City, by a non-profit organization made <br /> up of primarily of the property owners that pay into the CBID. Each year that non-profit organization <br /> would present to the City the assessment rate and program for the upcoming year. <br /> This package includes a summary of the Downtown Redwood City CBID 2014 Management District Plan <br /> (the full plan is available upon request), your petition and a return envelope. You may return the <br /> petition by mail, scan and e-mail it or fax it into our offices at (619) 239-7105 or e-mail to <br /> mail @newcitvamerica.com. <br /> We have a chance to take Downtown Redwood City to the next level and the CBID Steering Committee <br /> believes that the proposed CBID is the most effective long term mechanism for doing just that. For <br /> more information, or to get a copy of the full Management District Plan e-mailed or sent to you, please <br /> call Monica at (888) 356-2726. Thank you for your cooperation in this important effort. <br /> The Downtown Redwood City CBID Steering Committee 111 =�Wig-�" � 11 11-1 <br /> Bay Area Office, 1438 Lakeshore Drive, Oakland CA 94606 • 888 356-2726 • Fax 619-239-7105 <br /> mail @newcityamerica.com •www.newcityamerica.com • Facebook: New City America, Inc. <br /> 1 <br />