City Council Agenda
Memo to:
Manteca City Council
From:
Barbara Harb, Interim Director of Development Services
Prepared by:
Barbara Harb, Interim Director of Development Services
Date:
April 2, 2024
Subject:
Downtown Manteca Community Benefit District
Recommendation:
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Adopt a resolution to form the Downtown Manteca Community Benefit District and authorize the City Manager to sign the ballot for City-owned property in favor of the district formation.
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Background:
Community Benefit Districts (also known as Property and Business Improvement Districts) offer a mechanism for property owners within these special assessment districts to provide supplemental services, programs, and improvements they might not otherwise have the ability to undertake or afford.
Downtown Manteca is an important, historic business center within the community, the City retained New City America, Inc. (the "Consultant") to explore forming a business improvement area (the "Downtown Manteca Community Benefit District") and identify areas for potential new multi-family development, cultural activities, and events in the Downtown. After months of discussions, surveys, and a series of meetings with downtown property owners, a consensus was developed among property owners to pursue establishing such a district. Property owners also identified key categories in which they would like to see funded through the proposed District, which have been incorporated into the Management District Plan. This unique benefit assessment district will enable downtown property owners located within the proposed District to work together to fund programs, improvements, and services that are above and beyond what the City of Manteca currently provides.
The California State legislature enacted the Property and Business Improvement District (PBID) Law of 1994, which authorizes cities to levy assessments within a business improvement area. PBID Law requires that potentially affected propert...
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