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2. Ordinance 1468 - Regulations - Downtown Business Improvement District - 2nd ReadingCity of Kalispell Charles A. Harball Office of City Attorney City Attorney 312 First Avenue East P.O. Box 1997 Kalispell, MT 59903-1997 TO: Mayor Pamela B. Kennedy and Kalispell City Council FROM: Charles Harball, City Attorney Chris Kukulski, City Manager Tel 406.758.7708 Fax 406.758.7771 charball@kalispell.com SUBJECT: Creation of Business Improvement District — Ordinance No. 1468 — Second Reading MEETING DATE: Monday, September 2, 2003 BACKGROUND: A public hearing was held, pursuant to statute, for City Council to hear and pass upon protests to the creation of a Business Improvement District after the City was presented with petitions for the creation of such a district which proposed area was represented by more than 60% of petitioner -owned property. Notice was published and mailed pursuant to the terms of the statute and some protests were received within the 15 day protest period. However, these written protests did not meet any of the following statutory criteria for a sufficient protest to bar proceedings: (a) owners of property within the proposed district or area of a proposed expansion having a taxable valuation, when aggregated, representing not less than 50% of the total taxable valuation of property within the district or within the area of a proposed expansion; (b) not less than 50% of the owners of property within the district or area of a proposed expansion; or (c) owners of property within the proposed district or area of a proposed expansion having projected assessments, when aggregated, representing not less than 50% of the total projected assessments for property within the district or within the area of a proposed expansion. Based upon the lack of sufficient protest, the statute sets forth that the City Council has jurisdiction to order the creation of the business improvement district and shall pass a resolution creating the district in accordance with the resolution of intention. The decision of City Council shall be final and conclusive. BID Memorandum August 28, 2003 Page - 2 State law contemplates that an ordinance be put in place to regulate the BID, which I have attached as Ordinance 1468. For purposes of the ordinance I have exclusively used the statutory language without deviation. RECOMMENDATION: That Council carefully consider the filed protests and the contentions made about the petition process taken to date by the proponents of the BID. When Council is comfortable that the petition process has been fairly and legally handled throughout it should pass the ordinance on second reading. FISCAL EFFECTS: The structure of the BID is to be self -funding without reliance upon City tax dollars. The City's Finance Department will be required to be somewhat involved in the accounting of the entity which will further stretch its resources. Respectfully submitted, Charles Harball, City Attorney Chris Kukulski, City Manager Office of City Attorney City of Kalispell ORDINANCE NO.1468 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE REGULATIONS OF THE KALISPELL DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO CODIFY THIS ORDINANCE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Kalispell Downtown Business Improvement District created by Resolution on June 16, 2003, pursuant to Title 7 Chapter 12 Part 11, shall have a term of ten (10) years. SECTION 2. The exterior boundaries of the District are described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of Main and Center Street which is the True Point of Beginning; thence easterly along the centerline of East Center Street, 616 feet, more or less, to a southerly extension line of the west boundary of Lot 2, Phase Iof Kalispell Market Place; thence northerly to the southwest corner of said Lot 2; thence continuing northerly along the west boundary of Lot 2 to the northwest corner of said Lot 2; thence easterly along the northern boundary of and to the northeast corner of said Lot 2; thence southerly along the easterly boundary of said Lot 2 to the southeast corner of said Lot 2; thence continuing southerly on 2nd Avenue East to an easterly extension line of Lot 1 of Block 37, Kalispell Original; thence westerly to the southeast corner of said Lot 1; thence continuing westerly along the southerly boundary of said Lot 1 to the centerline of the alley in of said Block 37; thence southerly through the alley to 1st Street East; thence continuing southerly through the alley between Linderman School and Block 44 of Kalispell Original; thence continuing southerly through the alley of Blocks 57 and 64 of Kalispell Original to 4th Street East; thence continuing southerly through the alley of Block 77 to an easterly extension line of Lot 17 of Block 77, Kalispell Original; thence westerly along the southern boundary of said Lot 17 and crossing 1st Ave East to the southeast corner of Lot 2 of Block 76, Kalispell Original; thence continuing westerly along the southern boundary of said Lot 2 to the alley in said Block 76; thence southerly through the alley to an easterly extension line of Lot 20 of Block 76; thence westerly along the southern boundary of said Lot 20 and to the centerline of Main Street; thence northerly along Main Street to the intersection of 4tn Street; thence westerly along the centerline of 4tn Street East to a southerly extension of the alley of Block 67 of Kalispell Original; thence northerly through said alley to the centerline of 3rd Street West; thence easterly along 3rd Street West to the centerline of 1st Avenue West; thence northerly along 1st Avenue West to an easterly extension line of the southern boundary of Lot 7 of Block 54, Kalispell Original; thence westerly along the southern boundary of said Lot 7 to the alley; thence northerly through the alley, crossing 2nd Street West and continuing northerly through the alley of Block 47 of Kalispell Original, to an easterly extension line of the southern boundary of Lot 18 of Block 47; thence westerly along the southern boundary of said Lot 18 to the centerline of 2nd Avenue West; thence northerly along 2nd Avenue West crossing 1 st Street West, to a westerly extension line of the southern boundary of Amended Lot 17 of Block 34, Kalispell Original; thence easterly along the southern boundary of said Amended Lot 17 to the alley; thence northerly along the alley to the centerline of West Center Street; thence easterly to the intersection of West Center Street and Main Street to the True Point of Beginning. The area of the Kalispell Downtown Business Improvement District encompasses approximately 42.4 acres. SECTION 3. Board of trustees -- appointment -- number -- term of office. (1) The Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, shall appoint seven owners of property within the district to comprise the board of trustees of the district. (2) The number of members of the board, once established, may be increased to up to seven members from time to time by subsequent resolutions of the City Council of the local government. A resolution to reduce board membership may not require resignation of any member prior to completion of his appointed term. (3) Three of the members who are first appointed must be designated to serve for terms of 1, 2, and 3 years, respectively, from the date of their appointments, and two must be designated to serve for terms of 4 years from the date of their appointments. For a seven -member commission, there must be two additional appointments for terms of 2 years and 3 years, respectively. (4) After initial appointment, members must be appointed for a term of office of 4 years, except that a vacancy occurring during a term must be filled for the unexpired term. A member shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and qualified. SECTION 4. Organization of board of trustees -- no compensation. (1) The City Council shall designate which member of the board is to be the first chairman. When the office of chairman of the board becomes vacant thereafter, the board shall elect a chairman from among its members. The term of office as chairman of the board, unless otherwise prescribed by the City Council, must be for 1 calendar year or for that portion thereof remaining after each chairman is designated or elected. (2) Members may receive no compensation. SECTION 5. Removal of board member. A member of a board of trustees may be removed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council. SECTION 6. Powers of board in administering district. The board in administering the business improvement district has all powers necessary to carry out the functions of the district contained in this ordinance creating it, including the power to: (1) sue and be sued, enter into contracts, and hire and terminate personnel needed for its purposes; (2) provide special police, maintenance, or cleaning personnel for the protection and enjoyment of the general public using the business district; (3) landscape and beautify public areas and to maintain those areas; (4) contract with the City Council to maintain, operate, or repair public parking facilities; (5) contract with the City Council to maintain streets, alleys, malls, bridges, ramps, tunnels, landscaping, and other public facilities as mutually agreed upon; (6) promote private investment and business expansion in the district; (7) provide for the management and administration of the affairs of the district; (8) promote business activity by advertising, decorating, marketing, and promoting and managing events and other actions designed for the general promotion of business activities in the district; and (9) perform such other functions as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this part and to further the objectives of the district. SECTION 7. Annual budget and work plan -- approval -- procedure -- tax. (1) At a time determined by the City Council, the board shall submit to the City Council for approval a work plan and budget for the ensuing fiscal year. (2) Following public notice that a work plan and budget have been submitted and that the City Council will levy an assessment to defray the cost of the work plan and budget, the City Council shall hold a public hearing on objections to the work plan and budget. After the hearing, the City Council may modify the work plan and budget as it considers necessary and appropriate. (3) After approval of the work plan and budget and to defray the cost thereof for the next fiscal year, the City Council shall by resolution levy an assessment upon all of the property in the district using as a basis one of the methods prescribed in MCA 7-12- 1133. (4) A copy of the resolution shall be delivered to the treasurer of Flathead County to be placed on the tax roll and collected in the same manner as other taxes. SECTION 8. Assessment of costs -- area, lot, taxable valuation, and square footage options. (1) At the same time the board submits the annual budget and work plan to the City Council as provided in MCA 7-12-1132, the board shall also recommend to the City Council a method of levying an assessment on the property within the district which will best ensure that the assessment on each lot or parcel is equitable in proportion to the benefits to be received. (2) The City Council shall annually assess the entire cost of the district against the entire district using a method which best ensures that the assessment on each lot or parcel is equitable in proportion to the benefits to be received. In determining the method of assessment to be used, the City Council shall consider the recommendations of the board. The City Council shall levy the assessment using one of the following methods: (a) each lot or parcel of land within such district may be assessed for that part of the whole cost which its area bears to the area of the entire district, exclusive of streets, avenues, alleys, and public places; (b) if the City Council determines that the benefits derived by each lot or parcel are substantially equivalent, the cost may be assessed equally to each lot or parcel located within the district without regard to the area of the lot or parcel; (c) each lot or parcel of land, including the improvements thereon, may be assessed for that part of the whole cost of the district which its taxable valuation bears to the total taxable valuation of the property of the district; (d) each building may be assessed for that part of the whole cost of the district that the occupied or income -producing area of the building above the first floor bears to the area of the entire district; or (e) by using any combination of the assessment options provided in subsections (2)(a) through (2)(d). (3) If a district is expanded, the land within the expanded area must be assessed as provided for in subsection (2) for the duration of the district. SECTION 9. City Council not to decrease public services. The City Council may not decrease the level of public services in the district existing prior to the creation of the district unless the services at the same time are decreased throughout the jurisdictional area of the City Council, nor may it transfer the financial burden of providing those services to the district. The City Council may not discriminate in the provision of publicly funded services between areas included in such district and areas not so included. SECTION 10. Liability insurance required. The City Council may not approve the annual budget or the work plan submitted to it by the board unless the annual budget and the work plan provide for liability insurance coverage insuring the district, the board, and the City against legal liability for personal injury and property damage in an amount determined sufficient for that purpose by the City Council. SECTION 11. Obligations of district not obligations of City. An obligation or debt of any nature of the district is not an obligation or debt of the City, and in no event is a debt or obligation of a district payable out of any funds or properties of the City. The debts and obligations of a district are payable solely from the funds and properties of, the district. SECTION 12. This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days from and after the date of its final passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR THIS DAY OF , 2003. Pamela B. Kennedy Mayor ATTEST: Theresa White City Clerk