HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/19/2017 09 Downtown Yakima Business Improvement District Boundary ReviewBUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDASTATEMENT
Item No. 9.
For Meeting of: September 19, 2017
ITEM TITLE: Downtown Yakima Business Improvement District Boundary
Review
SUBMITTED BY: Sean Hawkins, Economic Development Manager, 575-6274
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
At the August 24, 2017 Council Economic Development Committee meeting, attendees
discussed the Downtown Yakima Business Improvement District (DYBID) boundaries. It was
recommended by the council members in attendance (Coffey and A. Gutierrez) that the history of
the DYBID be provided to the full Council.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
APPROVED FOR
SUBMITTAL:
City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
The Council Economic Development Committee (Coffey and A. Gutierrez) recommended this
issue be brought to the full Yakima City Council for direction at their August 24, 2017 meeting.
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Memorandum
To: Yakima City Council and City Manager
From: Sean Hawkins, Economic Development Manager
Date: September 19, 2017
Subject: Downtown Yakima Business Improvement District Boundary Expansion
At the August 24, 2017 Council Economic Development Committee meeting, attendees
discussed the Downtown Yakima Business Improvement District (DYBID) boundaries. It was
recommended that the history of the DYBID be provided to the full Council.
History:
In August 2008, the Yakima City Council passed an ordinance establishing the DYBID as a
mechanism to pay for day to day maintenance in downtown Yakima as a result of the physical
improvements made through the City's Downtown Futures Initiative. The initiative was approved
by downtown property owners through a petition process. More than 60% of property owners
responsible for paying the assessment supported the initiative. A map of the 2008 and 2012
district boundaries is attached to this memo.
Both the 2008 and 2012 DYBID are assessed the following annual amounts:
Property Owners: .000937 per dollar of assessed value ($93.7 per $100,000 of value)*
Business License - $100
*Non-profit property owners receive a 40% discount on their property assessment
In November 2012, the Yakima City Council voted to reduce the size of the DYBID to
concentrate on the Yakima Avenue section and identified additional blocks in the core of
downtown north and south of Yakima Avenue to assess the fee. As time has passed, there has
been increased maintenance challenges in adjacent areas from weed abatement and irrigation
repair to litter abatement. At the August 24th Economic Development Committee meeting, Joe
Mann suggested that some adjacent areas be added back into the district to keep the continuity
and look of downtown. Mr. Mann reported that he has spoken directly with some of the adjacent
property owners and they expressed interest in being part of the district again.
Next Steps:
Staff is seeking direction from Council on this issue. Options could include working with the
Downtown Association of Yakima to perform outreach to adjacent property owners to the DYBID
in order to determine if there is firm interest in rejoining the district. If there is interest, a plan
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could be presented to the Council Economic Development Committee at an upcoming meeting
where the properties that would be included, the willingness of those property owners to be
included, and the annual total of the collected assessments could be discussed.
DYBID Boundary Change Process:
1. In accord with RCW 35.87A.075, boundaries of an existing DYBID may be modified by
adoption of an ordinance, following a public hearing before the Council. The action taken
may either expand or reduce the existing boundaries. Boundaries may be modified no
more often than once annually. To begin the modification process, Council must adopt a
resolution of intent to modify the boundaries and / or to modify the assessment schedule
from what currently exists. The resolution of intent must be adopted no less than fifteen
days prior to a required public hearing to consider the proposed modifications.
2. Notice of the public hearing shall require (1) that the resolution of intent be published in a
newspaper of general city-wide circulation; and (2) that a complete copy of the resolution
of intent be mailed to each business and entity identified in the established DYBID area.
Publication and mailing shall be complete no less than ten days prior to the date of the
public hearing.
3. All proposed changes must be specifically described and identified in the resolution of
intent so that those affected by the changes will be fully advised as to how they may be
affected.
4. Following the public hearing, and presuming the Council approves the resolution of
intent, then an ordinance modifying the original DYBID area in the specific manner
described by the resolution of intent to modify the area will be presented to the Council.
If the modification ordinance is approved, the DYBID area shall be modified in the time
and manner described therein.
5. The most optimum time to begin the effective date of a modified DYBID area would be at
the beginning of the year, to simplify the process of assessment collection.