Recommendation to adopt Resolution of Intention to establish the Midtown Business Improvement District; set the date of Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. for a Public Hearing; receive petitions; return the City’s Ballot; and designate the Administrative Board. (Districts 4,6)
Report from the City Manager recommendation to adopt a resolution of intention to establish the Midtown Business Improvement District and set the date of Tuesday, August 11, 2015, for a public hearing District four and six. I know that I think city staff is going to make a few comments first, and then I might turn this over to Councilman Andrews. Mr. WEST. What I'm like, if I could just have everyone. I know it's hard to. To keep quiet as we exit. Many council members, as you know, as a city and. As a city team, we really, really value our business improvement districts. We love when they create a business improvement district, gives us an opportunity. To deal with the executive board and an executor. That helps us interact with neighborhoods better and corridors better. So we're well. On our way to a midtown bid. And Mike Comrie. Is going to give us a quick update on it. Thank you, Mayor. Members, City Council. The petitions that were received from all the property owners within the bid indicate nearly 55% in support of moving forward on this bid. So we request Council's approval to set a hearing date of August 11th and issue the ballots to be counted during the August 11th public meeting. Thank you. I'm going to turn this over now for a motion by Councilman Andrews. Yes. Thank you, Mayor. You know, first, I want to thank my colleagues, you know, and Jim Fisk for the city project managers, you know, for Business Improvement District, for all their work on this project. You know, I've been working on this project for many years, and I see that this process is going. One of our city mayors business and the corridor is being enhanced to its full potential. So that brings its new businesses, new commercial and new commerce and a new plus to the area, which I think everyone is looking forward to, because this is something that I think we all talk about when we talk about midtown. You know, the central area we're talking about is going to make the central area look a lot like. Vermont. Sure. So, you guys, I want you to stay with this, be behind this, and keep working with this. Thank you again. My. Thank you. The second was by Vice Mayor Lowenthal. I'm in support of this and thank Council member Andrews for his work. Thank you. Any public comment on item 11 saying none. Please cast your vote. Motion carries seven zero. Thank you. I see we have some midtown bid friends in the audience. That's. That's great. It's going to be a this is gonna be a big deal for the city. So very transformative for for central Long Beach. So or Midtown as well as call it. I'm going to I know we have a group of folks here that are here for item 16, so I'm going to move that up next because I've been another request to move that up. So. Item 16, Madam Clerk.