HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 096-2008RESOLUTION NO. 96-2008
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DECLARING ITS INTENTION
TO ESTABLISH AND LEVY ASSESSMENTS FOR THE 2009 YEAR
THE SAN MATEO COUNTY TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
RESOLVED, by the CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME:
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code Section 36500 et seq.,
the San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District was established for the purpose
of promoting tourism in the District through promotion of scenic, recreational, cultural,
hospitality, and other attractions in the San Mateo County region; and
WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District Advisory
Board has filed its 2008 annual report and requested the Burlingame City Council to set the
assessments for the 2009 year; and
WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District through the
City's agreement with the San Mateo County Convention and Visitors Bureau has established a
basic foundation to promote tourism in the District and the programs for the coming year should
significantly help the hospitality industry bridge the current economic slump; and
WHEREAS, attached as Exhibit A is the boundary description for the district; as Exhibit
B are the activities planned for 2009; and as Exhibit C are the assessments basis and
methodology.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Burlingame does hereby resolve, determine, and find
as follows:
1. The 2009 annual report of the San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement
District Advisory Board is approved.
2. The Burlingame City Council intends to levy an assessment for the 2009 year on
hotels in the District, as the District is described in Ordinance Nos. 1648 and 1678, to pay for
programs and activities of the District.
3. The types of programs and activities proposed to be funded by the levy of
assessments on hotels in the District are set forth in Exhibit "A", incorporated herein by
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reference. These programs and activities are without substantial change from those previously
established for the District.
4. The method and basis for levying the assessments on all hotels within the District
are set forth in Exhibit C, incorporated herein by reference, and would retain the same basic
formulas as those used in the previous year and/or those authorized in the documents establishing
the District. This means that the assessments for most hotels would be the same as the previous
year, unless the number of hotel rooms in the hotel had been reduced or increased
5. New hotels shall not be exempt from assessment.
6. A public hearing on the proposed assessments for the year 2009 is hereby set for
December 1, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. before the City Council of the City of Burlingame, at the Council
Chambers at 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California.
7. The Council will receive testimony and evidence at the public hearing, and
interested persons may submit written comments before or at the public hearing, or they may be
sent by mail or delivered to the City Clerk at 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, CA 94010.
8. Oral or written protests may be made at the hearing. To count in a majority
protest against the proposed assessment for the 2009 year, a protest must be in writing and
submitted to the City Clerk at or before the close of the public testimony portion of the public
hearing on December 1, 2008. A written protest may be withdrawn in writing at any time before
the conclusion of that public hearing. Each written protest shall identify the hotel and its address.
If the person signing the protest is not shown on the official records of the City of Burlingame as
the owner of the hotel, then the protest shall contain or be accompanied by written evidence that
the person is the owner of the hotel. Any written protest as to the regularity or sufficiency of the
proceeding shall be in writing and clearly state the irregularity or defect to which objection is
made.
9. If at the conclusion of the public hearing, there are of record written protests by
the owners of hotels within the District which will pay fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
assessments of the entire District, as to the proposed assessments for the 2004 year, no
assessment for 2009 year shall occur. If at the conclusion of the public hearing there are of
record written protests by the owners of hotels within the District which will pay fifty percent
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(50%) or more of the total assessments of the entire District only as to a program or activity
proposed, then that type of improvement or activity shall not be included in the District for the
2009 year.
10. Further information regarding the proposed assessments and changes and
procedures for filing a written protest may be obtained from the City Clerk at City Hall, 501
Primrose Road, Burlingame, California, phone 650 - 558-7203. The annual report of the San
Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District is on file and available at the Office of
the City Clerk at 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California.
11. The City Clerk is instructed to provide notice of the public hearing by publishing
this Resolution in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Burlingame in accordance
with the requirements of the Government and Streets & Highways Codes and mailing them in
accordance with those requirements and Ordinance Nos. 1648 and 1678 as applicable.
................................................ Mayor.....................................
I, Doris Mortensen, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame do hereby certify that t egoing
Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 3rd day of November,
2008, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCK, DEAL, EEIGHRM, NAGEL, 01NABONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Nous
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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EXHIBIT A
DESCRIPTION OF BOUNDARIES OF THE
SAN MATEO COUNTY TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
District In General
The San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District shall encompass all of
the incorporated and unincorporated areas in the County of San Mateo, but shall
specifically exclude all incorporated areas and any hotels located with in the incorporated
areas of any city, town, or county not designated below:
Town of Atherton
City of Brisbane
Town of Cohna
City of Daly City
Town of Hillsborough
City of Menlo Park
City of Pacifica
Town ofPortola Valley
Town of Woodside
Zones Within the District
Zone A: Zone A shall encompass all of the area of the District except that area located
with Zone B as described below.
Zone B:
(1)Zone B shall encompass all of the area of the District that is located south of the City
of Pacifica city limits and west of State Highway 35; and
(2) All of the area within all unincorporated areas immediately adjacent to, or surrounded
by, the city limits of the City of Daly City.
EXHIBIT B
San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District /San Mateo County
Convention & Visitors Bureau
Planned Activities for 2009
For the calendar year 2009, the Bureau plans to continue all of its normal activities,
including but not limited to:
*Exhibiting in trade shows (currently 48 are planned for 2009);
*Conducting multiple group fain tours for meeting planners;
*Conducting individual fain and site tours for planners;
*Conducting several fain tours for international travel agents from overseas;
*Conducting group fain tour for members of the travel media from around the U.S.;
*Conducting individual fain tours for travel media;
*Advertising in meeting planner publications;
*Advertising in leisure publications;
*Creating updated visitor guides, maps and specialty brochures;
*Actively recruiting filming through our film commission.
In addition, the Bureau will reach out into additional international markets, via such
shows as World Travel Market and additional shows recommended by the California
Travel and Tourism Commission. We will also conduct our first fain for meeting
planners for western associations.
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