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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2015-68A - Presidents Plaza Property and Business Improvement District Fiscal Year 2015 - 2016 Declare ResultsY rJ Resolution No. 2015-68A CITY OF PALM DESERT CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT REQUEST: CONSIDERATION OF AMENDED RESOLUTION NO. 2015-68A RELATING TO THE DECLARED RESULTS OF THE PRESIDENTS PLAZA PARKING AREA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. SUBMITTED BY: Ryan Stendell, Senior Management Analyst DATE: August 27, 2015 CONTENTS: Amended Resolution No. 2015-68A Recommendation Waive further reading and adopt: Amended Resolution No. 2015-68A declaring the results of the property owner protest ballot proceedings conducted for the proposed Presidents Plaza Property and Business Improvement District assessments commencing with fiscal year 2015/2016; Background At its meeting of JUly 9th the City Council authorized staff to count the ballots for the reformation of the Presidents Plaza Parking Area Business Improvement District. At the conclusion of the ballot counting staff announced the property owners did vote in favor of the BID by a margin of 64% yes votes. Several of the ballots were hand delivered to the City Clerk during the operation of the meeting which is permissible. Unfortunately, one ballot remained unopened as it got shuffled in between other paperwork. Upon opening the ballot there was an additional yes vote to be added to the final tally. Staff conferred with the City Attorney and the Assessment District Consultants the following day and their recommendation was to amend the resolution at the next regular meeting. Adding the final yes vote takes the final results to 66.61 % (Yes) to 33.39% (No). The attached amended resolution makes this adjustment and staff is recommending approval of the amended resolution. Staff Report President's Plaza I PBID Amended Resolution 2015-68A Page 2 August 27, 2015 Fiscal Analysis There is no fiscal impact related to this report. Prepared By: 4�111 yan Stendell Senior Management Analyst Reviewed and Concur: /� .14 J Paul S. Gibson, Director of Finance n M. Wohlmuth, City Manager RESOLUTION NO. 2015-68A A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A PROPERTY OWNER PROTEST PROCEEDING FOR THE PRESIDENT'S PLAZA PROPERTY AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND APPROVING CERTAIN RELATED ACTIONS, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015/2016 The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California (hereafter referred to as the "City Council") does resolve as follows: WHEREAS, The City Council called and duly held a property owner protest proceeding for the formation (re-establishment) of President's Plaza Property and Business Improvement District (hereafter referred to as the "District") pursuant to the provisions of Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994, Part 7 of Division 18 of the Streets and Highways Code of California (hereafter referred to as the "Act") and the California Constitution Article XIIID, for the purpose of presenting to the qualified property owners within the District the annual levy of assessments and maximum annual assessments over the next five years to pay for the costs and expenses associated with solid waste (refuse) collection services and the maintenance of parking lot landscaped areas, the maintenance and operation of parking lot lighting facilities, the maintenance of parking lot surface areas, and all appurtenant facilities related thereto; and, WHEREAS, the landowners of record within the District as of the close of the Public Hearing held on July 9, 2015 did cast their ballots, the results of which are illustrated below: Total Ballots Cast Yes Total No Total $ 154,851.54 $ 103,148.10 $51,703.44 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED, AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE DISTRICT, AS FOLLOWS: 1. The above recitals are true and correct. 2. The protest proceeding was conducted, with ballots presented to qualified property owners of the District for receipt by the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of the Public Hearing on July 9, 2015, weighted according to the proportional financial obligation of the affected property. 3. The results of the tabulation of the valid property owner protest ballots returned by the property owners within said District, prior to the conclusion of the Public Hearing RESOLUTION NO. 2015-68A and property owner protest proceeding held for the District on July 9, 2015, is hereby confirmed and made public record. 4. The tabulation of the valid property owner protest ballots returned by the property owners within said District indicates approval of the assessments and maximum assessments allowed over the next five years. 5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to enter this Resolution on the minutes of the City Council which shall constitute the official declaration of the result of such property owner protest proceeding. 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. 7. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. The foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert on the day of 2015, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Susan Marie Weber, Mayor City of Palm Desert ATTEST: RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, City Clerk City of Palm Desert