City Council

(27) 13-1724-S1 CDs 4, 13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the reconfirmation of the Los Feliz (Merchant-­based) Business Improvement District (BID). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: FIND that the assessments imposed by the Los Feliz Village BID for the 2024 fiscal year provide services that directly benefit each of the businesses that pay the assessments. FIND that the services funded by the assessment 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 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 11, 2023, confirming the Los Feliz Village BID Annual Report and levying an annual assessment for the Los Feliz Village BID’s twenty-third 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 Los Feliz Village BID’s twenty-third operating period beginning January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. APPROVE the Los Feliz Village Business Improvement Corporation, a California non-profit mutual benefit corporation, to administer the proposed services of the Los Feliz Village 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 Los Feliz Village Business Improvement Corporation to administer the Los Feliz Village Business Improvement District, if the Ordinance reconfirming the BID is adopted. APPOINT the Advisory Board as listed in Attachment 1 of the City Clerk report dated October 5, 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.