HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 077-2005RESOLUTION NO. 77_2005
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DECLARING ITS INTENTION
TO AMEND THE BOUNDARIES OF
THE SAN MATEO COUNTY TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TO
ENCOMPASS THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code Section 36500 et sea., 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 City Council of the City of East Palo Alto has adopted a resolution
expressing its consent to the inclusion of the City within the boundaries of the San Mateo County
Tourism Business Improvement District beginning in the 2006 year; and
WHEREAS, the inclusion of the City of East Palo Alto in the District is in the public
interest,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Burlingame does hereby resolve, determine, and find as
follows:
1. The Burlingame City Council intends to include the City of East Palo Alto in the
boundaries of the San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District within Subarea A of
the District beginning with the 2006 year.
2. A public meeting on inclusion of the City of East Palo Alto in the District is hereby
set for November 21, 2005, at 6:00 p.m. before the City Council of the City of Burlingame, at City
Hall at 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California.
3. A public hearing on inclusion of the City of East Palo Alto in the District is hereby
set for December 5, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. before the City Council of the City of Burlingame, at the
Council Chambers at City Hall at 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California
4. The Council will receive testimony and evidence at both the public meeting and 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.
5. Oral or written protests may be made at the meeting and the hearing. To count in a
majority protest against the proposed inclusion of the City of East Palo Alto, a protest must be in
writing and submitted to the City Clerk at or before the close of the public hearing on December 5,
2005. A written protest may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion of that public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 ofthe hotel.
Any written protest as to the regularity or sufficiency ofthe proceeding shall be in writing and clearly
state the irregularity or defect to which objection is made.
6. If at the conclusion of the public hearing, there are of record written protests by the
owners of hotels within the City of East Palo Alto which will pay fifty percent (50%) or more of the
total assessments to be imposed within the City, the City shall not be included within the District.
7. 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.
8. The City Clerk is instructed to provide notice of the public hearing by publishing the
this Resolution in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of East Palo Alto in accordance with
the requirements ofthe Government and Streets & Highways Codes and mailing them in accordance
with those requirements and Ordinance No. 1648 as applicable.
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I, DORIS MORTENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 7thday of
November , 2005, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCK, GALLIM, NAGEL, o'NANONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
CITY CLERK