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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: ~ ~ REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: JANUARY 18, 2005 TITLE: APPROVED PUBLIC HEARING - REGARDING THE 2005 DOWNTOWN SANTA ANA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA ANNUAL ASSESSMENT D As Recommended D As Amended D Ordinance on 151 Reading D Ordinance on 2nd Reading D Implementing Resolution D Set Public Hearing For ~ Qfi;c2^~- CITY MANAGER CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Conduct a public hearing to consider all protests regarding the intention to levy an assessment for 2005 for the Downtown Santa Ana Business Improvement Area. 2. Review any written protests filed prior to the close of the public hearing and determine whether they constitute a majority protest. 3. If the Council determines that no valid majority protest was lodged, adopt a resolution confirming the Annual Report for Downtown Santa Ana Business Improvement Area for 2004 and levying the assessment for 2005. DISCUSSION At its meeting of January 3, 2005, the City Council approved the Business Improvement District (BID) 2004 Annual Report and the 2005 budget, as revised, and Resolution 2004-093 (Resolution of Intention to Levy an Assessment pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code section 36500 et.al. (BID Law), as amended. Additionally, pursuant to the BID Law, the City Council scheduled the public hearing to consider protests to this action for its regular meeting of January 18, 2005. Individuals or representatives of business that are impacted by the 2005 annual BID assessment may present written and/or oral protests during this public hearing. If written protests are received from business owners within the Downtown Santa Ana Business Improvement Area which will pay 50 percent or more of the proposed assessments and the protests are not withdrawn so as to reduce number to less than 50 percent, the Council will be precluded from taking any action to levy the 2005 assessment. 75A-1