Title
Process for Renewal of Humboldt County Tourism Business Improvement District
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors consider the proposed Management District Plan ("Plan") shown in Attachment 1 for the Humboldt County Tourism Business Improvement District ("District") and find that the Plan satisfies the requirements of Streets and Highways Code Section 36622; determine that no changes to the Plan are desired and certify - on the basis of the finding letter presented by the Treasurer-Tax Collector (Exhibit A to Attachment 2) - that the County has received written petitions signed by the business owners who will pay more than 50 percent of the assessments proposed to be levied in the District; adopt the Resolution contained in Attachment 2 declaring the Board's intention to renew the District for a ten year term and setting a public hearing for May 16, 2017; adopt the Resolution contained in Attachment 3 requesting the consent of the cities of Arcata, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, Rio Dell and Trinidad to create the District, with such consent to be indicated by the passage by the City Councils of each of the respective cities of a resolution substantially in the form of the sample resolution shown in Attachment 4 and returning a certified copy thereof to the Clerk of the Board no less than 24 calendar days prior to the May 16, 2017 public hearing; and direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the Notice of Public Meeting on April 18, 2017 and Public Hearing on May 16, 2017 contained in Attachment 5 and to mail out majority protest notices in conformity with Streets and Highways Code Section 26623 and Government Code Section 54954.6.