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City Signatory Authority for City Property: Midtown Property and Business Improvement District No. 2026-01
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00338
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Location
Location: District 4
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to sign a petition to vote for the 13 City properties listed on the accompanying Resolution to be included in the renewal of the Midtown Property and Business Improvement District No. 2026-01.
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Contact
Contact: Susanne Tam, Development Project Manager, (916) 808-7535, stam@cityofsacramento.org; Eric Frederick, Special Districts Manager, (916) 808-5129, efrederick@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Finance
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Exhibit A: Proposed District Map with City Parcels
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Property owners within the Midtown Sacramento area and Alhambra Corridor have proposed to renew the Midtown Property and Business Improvement District (District) for a ten-year term. The District was originally formed in 2007 for a five-year term and was renewed in 2012 for another five-year term. The District was then renewed for a ten-year term in 2016. If renewal efforts are successful, this renewed District will be in place for a ten-year term beginning January 1, 2027.
If renewed, the District will provide improvements, activities, and services such as graffiti abatement, litter removal, streetscape maintenance, safety, events support, placement pilot projects, capital improvements, mobility, communications, and advocacy on behalf of the properties located in the District to promote the area as clean, safe, and vibrant.
The City currently owns 13 parcels within the proposed District and will benefit from the services of the District. City participation in the District will serve the public interest because the proposed services provided by the District will help make the District more attractive, encourage more visitors, and bring new business investment to the District. The services will continue to be implemented and managed by Midtown Association, a nonprofit owners’ association.
If the City Council wants to support renewal of the District, the Council may delegate to the City Manager or City Manager’s designee the authority to sign the property owner’s petition and assessment ballot on behalf of the 13 City-owned properties that are within the proposed District boundaries. The City-owned properties are detailed in Exhibit A to the attached Resolution.
The total District assessment for the first year of the renewed District would be approximately $3,024,368.78 and is currently anticipated to be levied on 901 assessed parcels. Of these 901 assessed parcels, the City currently owns 12 parcels which would be assessed. The City also owns one additional parcel within the proposed District boundaries that is anticipated to not have an assessment. The City’s assessment for the first year of the District’s term would be $92,962. City-owned parcels have been included and assessed in the District since it was formed in 2007, and City owned parcels are also assessed in other PBIDs within the City and have benefitted from PBID services. Staff is recommending that City parcels continue to be included as assessed parcels in the renewed District.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: The proceedings under which a PBID is established are set forth in California Streets and Highways Code section 36600 et seq., referred to as the “Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994.”
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: The actions in this report concern administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and governmental fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. Therefore, the actions described in this report do not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(2),15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) and are not subject to the provisions of CEQA (CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3)).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: The recommended actions authorize the City Manager or designee to sign the property owner’s petition and assessment ballot in the affirmative on behalf of the City properties that are located within the District.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: If the District is renewed, the City will participate as a property owner, with the City paying a total assessment of $92,962 in the first year of the ten-year renewal period for City properties in the District. Future increases in the District’s assessment rates are capped at 6% annually. Assessment payments would be funded by the General Fund.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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