To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Dr. Peter Pirnejad, Assistant City Manager - Development Services
Prepared By: Shari Cooper, Development Project Coordinator
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Oxbow Business Promotions Assessment Area - 2019 Annual Report and Budget
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Adopt a resolution approving the 2019 Annual Report and Budget for the Oxbow Business Promotions Assessment Area; authorizing the City Clerk to schedule a public hearing on June 19, 2018 to levy assessments in accordance with Napa Municipal Code Chapter 3.29; and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
The Napa Downtown Association (NDA) has submitted the annual budget, programs and promotional events, and roster of officers for the period January 1- December 31, 2019, for the Oxbow Business Promotions Assessment Area ("Oxbow BPAA") which is identified in the Napa Municipal Code Chapter 3.29 as the "Oxbow Business Improvement Area." The Oxbow BPAA boundaries include businesses east of Soscol Avenue, generally bounded by River Terrace Way, Silverado Trail, Third Street and Soscol Avenue (see map on Exhibit "E" to Attachment 1).
In accordance with the contract obligations contained in City Agreement 9354 between the City and NDA, "Napa Downtown Association Agreement, Management of Assessment Districts," the NDA must prepare and file with the City an annual report which describes improvements and activities that will be performed by the NDA using assessment revenues generated by Oxbow BPAA. The California Streets and Highways Code require that the City Council approve these reports and adopt a resolution of intention to authorize the levying of assessments through the end of the NDA's fiscal year.
The City collects Oxbow BPAA assessments from merchants in the Oxbow BPAA boundaries and pays those assessment revenues to the NDA, and the NDA manages the expenditure of the assessment revenues for...
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