Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution continuing the Long Beach Tourism Business Improvement Area assessment levy for the period of October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to extend the agreement with the Long Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau for a one-year term. (Districts 1,2,4,5)
Motion carries. Thank you. And our last hearing is 51. Report from Economic Development Recommendation to receive supporting documentation in the record, conclude the public hearing and adopt a resolution considering the Long Beach Tourism Business Improvement Area Assessment Levy for the period of October one, 2020 through September 30th, 2021, districts one, two, four and five. Will introduce John Keisler, Economic Development. Director, to present the staff that will make this presentation. Thank you. Members of the mayor and members of the city council. I want to introduce Eric Romero, our business development program manager, to conduct the hearing. Thank you. Good evening, Mayor, and members of the City Council. The Long Beach Tourism Business Improvement Area was established by the City Council in 2005, allowing for the levy of an annual assessment to be paid by hotels with greater than 30 rooms located in the tourism and business improvement area. The city contracts with the Convention and Visitors Bureau to manage the Tourism and Business Improvement Area and the Convention Visitors Bureau Board of Directors serves as advisory board to the City Council on matters related to the area. State law governing the district requires an annual report be approved by the City Council on September 2nd, 2020. The Advisory Board voted to recommend to the City Council approval of the 2020 2021 annual report. The annual report describes boundaries, proposed activities and budgetary information, as well as the method and basis for continuation of the assessment. The annual report proposes no change to the area boundaries or the method of living assessment. The proposed activities will focus on promoting and marketing Long Beach as a destination for tourists and conventions. To continue to levy the assessments. State law requires that a public hearing be held on the proposed program and assessment. At its October 30th, 2020 meeting, the City Council approved a resolution granting approval and or declaring the intention of the City. Council to levy. The assessment and set today as the date of public hearing. City Council should hear and consider all protests from hotel operators against the assessment program and boundaries of the area as proposed and report. This concludes my staff report. Thank you. Thank you. I have one public comment, I think, Madam Clerk. The ID in Colin. Okay. I have a motion, but councilman's in the house in a second by Councilmember Andrews will call the police. District one by district to. By District three. District four. All right. District five. I. District six. I. District seven. By District eight. District nine. All right. Motion carries. Great. Thank you. Next, we're going to do. I think I've got four items I've been requested to move up. I will do those four, and then we'll we'll do general public comment and then the rest of the agenda.