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city Council Meeting 3-19-96
Santa Monica, cal1fornia
MAR 1 9 1996
TO: Mayor and city Council
FROM: city Attorney
SUBJECT: An Ordinance of the City council of The city of Santa
Monica Amending Ordinance Number 1606 (CCS) To Clarify
and Expand The Uses of Assessments Levied Within A
Business Improvement Area.
INTRODUCTION
At its meeting on February 27, 1996, the City council introduced for
first reading an ordinance amending Ordinance Number 1606 cecs) to
clarify and expand the uses of assessments levied in a business
improvement area.
The ordinance is now presented to the city
council for adoption.
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying ordinance be
adopted.
PREPARED BY:
Marsha Jones Moutrie, city Attorney
Jeff Mathieu, Director of Resource Management
Linda Moxon, Deputy city Attorney
Howard Robinson, Real Estate/Economic Development
Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance Amending Ordinance Number 1606 (CCS)
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ORDINANCE NUMBER 1845 CCS
(City Counc11 Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1606 (CCS)
TO CLARIFY AND EXPAND THE USES OF ASSESSMENTS
LEVIED WITHIN A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA
WHEREAS, on November 26, 1991, the City Council of the City
of Santa Monica adopted Ordinance Number 1606 (CCS), authorizing
the City of Santa Monica to establish parking and business
improvement areas in accordance with the procedures set forth in
said ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 1606 (CCS) authorizes the city of
Santa Monica to impose an assessment for specified purposes on
businesses within a parking and business improvement area
established thereunder; and
WHEREAS, the specified purposes for uses of assessment fees
enumerated in Ordinance Number 1606 (CeS) were selected in
conjunction with discussions among City staff and business leaders
in the city's commercial districts; and
WHEREAS, further discussions among city staff and business
leaders in the community has led to a recommendation to clarify and
expand the range of purposes for which assessments imposed pursuant
to Ordinance Number 1606 (CCS) may be utilized,
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