ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Director of Community Development with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE LEVYING A TAX for FY2016 for the EAST BLUFF NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES (EBNHS) Special Service Area and Direct the City Clerk to File a Certified Copy of the Ordinance with the County Clerk to Allow this Tax to be Extended as Provided by Law.
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BACKGROUND:
On April 18, 1989, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 11,939, which established a Special Service Area (SSA) within the East Bluff. The Special Service Area levy generates approximately $51,000 annually and has been used to assist the East Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services (EBNHS) organization in the administration of housing and community programs (Attachment A). On July 21, 1998, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 14,534, extending the EBNHS SSA ten years. On December 22, 2009, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 16,516 which extended the EBNHS SSA for another ten years with conditions. The condition, later defined by the City Council in 2010 is an annual agreement with the EBNHS and the City, in regards to how the organization will administer the Revolving Loan Fund and communicate with the residents in the Area.
On November 23, 2010, Council approved Ordinance No. 16,629 which levied a tax and extended the initial EBNHS 2010 agreement for the 2011 fiscal year. On December 11, 2012, Council approved Ordinance 16,916, which levied a tax for 2013 and entered into an agreement with EBNHS, which superseded all previous agreements, for FY2012 and FY2013. On November 26, 2013 Council approved Ordinance 17,042 which levied a tax for 2014 and entered into an agreement with EBNHS for FY2014. On December 9, 2015, Council approved Ordinance 17,170 and entered into an agreement with EBNHS for FY 2015.
Currently, the taxes to support the Area are levied at 18 cents per 100 dollars of equalized assessed value. The levy results in an approximate annual tax bill of $24 for a home with an assessed value of $40,000.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Special Service Area Revenue.
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: No public meetings were held regarding the 2016 SSA Levy
IMPACT IF APPROVED: If approved, EBNHS SSA revenue will be levied for YR2016.
IMPACT IF DENIED: If denied, EBNHS SSA revenue will not be levied for YR2016.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: 00725-151231
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Attractive Neighborhoods with Character: Safe and Livable
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development