City Council

(25) 14-0880-S1 CD 15 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the reconfirmation of the Wilmington Commercial District (Merchant-­based) Business Improvement District (BID). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: FIND that the assessments imposed by the Wilmington Commercial District BID for the 2024 fiscal year provide services that directly benefit each of the businesses which pay the assessments. FIND that the services funded by the assessments are provided only to each of the assessed businesses within the boundaries of the District. FIND that the assessment imposed does not exceed the reasonable cost of conferring the benefits. FIND that the proposed improvements and activities are completely separate from the day to day operations of the City of Los Angeles. FIND that the assessments for the proposed business based District are not taxes and that the District qualifies for exemption from Proposition 26 under exemption 1 of Article XIII C §1(e)(1). FIND that the services to be provided by the Owners’ Association, Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, are in the nature of professional, expert, technical or other special services, that the services are of a temporary and occasional character, and that the use of competitive bidding would be impractical, not advantageous, undesirable, or where the common law otherwise excuses compliance with competitive bidding requirements. ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE of INTENTION, dated October 23, 2023, confirming the Wilmington Commercial District BID Annual Report and levying an annual assessment for the Wilmington Commercial District BID's twenty-fourth operating year, January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. DIRECT the City Clerk to schedule, prepare, publish, and mail the public hearing notice, as required by the provisions of Section 36500 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code. INSTRUCT the City Clerk, subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form and legality, to prepare an enabling Ordinance levying the special assessment for the Wilmington Commercial District BID's twenty-fourth operating period beginning January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. APPROVE the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, a California non-profit mutual benefit corporation, to administer the proposed services of the Wilmington Commercial District BID pursuant to Section 36500 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code and City regulations. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk, subject to City Attorney approval, to prepare, execute, and administer a contract between the City and the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce to administer the Wilmington Commercial District BID, if the Ordinance reconfirming the BID is adopted. APPOINT the Advisory Board listed in the 2024 Annual Report attached to the City Clerk report dated October 16, 2023, attached to the Council file. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that this is a merchant-based business improvement district and there are no assessments for City-owned properties within the District, therefore there is no impact on the General Fund.