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Home My WebLink About2853 (2) .i 1 RESOLUTION NO 2 8 5 3 2 3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, APPROVING THE PROPOSED BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA 4 BUDGET FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 1997 TO JUNE 30 , 1998 , AS 5 REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE NO 4293 6 WHEREAS, City of Auburn Ordinance No 4293 approved July 7 8 5, 1988 established the Auburn Central Business District 9 Improvement Area (BIA) and set in place a mechanism for 10 collecting and depositing BIA assessments in a special fund 11 reserved for BIA Use; and 12 WHEREAS, Ordinance No 4686 reaffirmed the establishment 13 14 of the BIA; and 15 WHEREAS, Section 4 of Ordinance No 4293 , as required by 16 RCA 35 87A, requires that the BIA budget be approved each year 17 by the City Council ; and 18 WHEREAS, the annual report and proposed budget have been 19 20 received by the City, as prescribed by Section 4 of Ordinance 21 4293 ; and 22 WHEREAS, City Council conducted a public hearing on the 23 proposed budget on July 7 , 1997 ; and 24 25 26 Resolution No 2853 June 18, 1997 Page 1 VI 1 WHEREAS, the budget proposed by the BIA Committee of 2 Ratepayers falls within the guidelines established by 3 4 Ordinance No 4293 5 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, 6 WASHINGTON, IN A REGULAR MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED, HEREWITH RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS 8 Section 1 The proposed budget of the Auburn Central 9 10 Business District Business Improvement Area, (BIA) for the 11 period July 1, 1997 to June 30 , 1998 is hereby approved by the 12 City Council of the City of Auburn A copy of said budget is 13 attached hereto, denominated as Exhibit "A" and incorporated 14 herein 15 16 Section 2 . An annual report for the Auburn Central 17 Business District Business Improvement Area, (BIA) for the 18 period July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998 is hereby approved by the 19 City Council of the City of Auburn A copy of said annual 20 report is attached hereto, denominated as Exhibit "B" and 21 22 incorporated herein 23 24 25 26 Resolution No 2853 June 18, 1997 Page 2 1 Section—a The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement 2 such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry 3 out the directives of this legislation 4 5 DATED and SIGNED this 7th day of July, 1997 6 7 8 CITY OF AUBURN 9 n , � to (7110114e& I tom 11 CHARLES A BOOTH MAYOR 12 13 ATTEST 14 15 , 16 Robin Wohlhueter, 17 City Clerk 18 19 APPROVED AS TO FORM 20 21 ' / 22 1,4.o/ 23 Michael J 11Rey_nolds, City Attorney 24 25 26 Resolution No 2853 June 18, 1997 Page 3 Business Improvement Area Budget Summary Sheet For 1997/1998 Fiscal Year REVENUES Revenue'Source , Projected Income (97/98) Assessments $40,457 Investment Income $ 1,203 Interest $ 1,500 Subtotal. $ 43 160 Cash Balance Carried Forward. $ 1,690 Total Funds Available, 97-98. $44,850 EXPENDITURES Expenses , Projected Expenditures (97/98) Administration $ 7,180 Administrative Staff Costs $ 4,650 Programs: Promotions $ 12,275 Marketing $ 5,180 Business Retention & Recruitment $ 12,275 Aesthetics $ 800 Security/Pedestrian Environment $ 800 Total Expenditures: $ 43,160 Ending Balance: $ 1,690 Exhibit A - Resolution No 2853 adopted July 7, 1997 AUBURN DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION 1996-97 Accomplishments and On-going Activities Organization- Open public meetings of the Board of Directors Facilitated and guided the workplans for ADA Committees • recruited new members for three committees: design, promotions, economic restructuring • coordinated workplan sessions • helped four committees prioritize workplans Produced four quarterly newsletters Maintained a membership program Managed a BIA Committee of Ratepayers Managed part-time employee Addressed issues related to the BIA w/mayor finance and legal departments Provided personal contact with ratepayers Representation at City Council and Council sub-committee meetings Direct communication line with Cits Hall for downtown related issues and city wide issues which affect downtown Held a series of focus groups to better understand public perception of downtown Represented Downtown Auburn at a state conference in Seattle Represented Downtown Auburn at a regional conference in Portland Promotions- Raised nearly$2,200 in sponsorships, etc. for the Sidewalk Sale Ran Farmers Market raising$3,600 in sponsorships and vendor fees Developed and facilitated the Valentine s Day Promotion including 26 participating businesses Developed and facilitated the 'Customer Appreciation: Thank You Spring Bouquet" promotion. Coordinated ADA s role in Good 01 Days • developed program • worked with vendor • arranged for insurance and logistics Developed new summer event: 'Downtown Auburn Street Fair a.k.a. Sidewalk Sale Created new downtown map Exhibit B - Resolution No 2853 adopted July 7, 1997 Co-sponsored a safe Halloween trick-or-treat event for Auburn's children Decorated downtown with cornstalks during the fall Design- Developed and implemented Block b\ Block Review • committee members spoke at service groups • recruited and coordinated 30 volunteers to review all downtown blocks • provided a 90 minute training session Planned and implemented a Matching Grant Program WON THE FIRST EVER 'OUTSTANDING DESIGN PROJECT' FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE COMMUNITY TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLOCK BY BLOCK REVIEW Coordinated the Spring Flower Basket program Organized a program for window displays at the vacant JCPennev s building Implemented a Christmas banner program both on Main Street and at gateways"to downtown Coordinated a pressure washing program for downtown businesses Economic Restructuring- Instrumental in developing legislation to provide downtown business/property owners tax incentives, program support for downtown associations, etc. • participated in several state wide meetings in Olympia • testified at public hearings in Olympia Maintained a 5%vacancy rate In the last six years increased our private Investment in exterior and interior renovation projects to nearly 16 million dollars. In the last six years a net increase of 394 new jobs In the last six years a net increase of 60 new businesses Represented ADA at the Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Council • attend monthly'meetings Served on Positive Auburn Committee • helped write script for promotional video Represented ADA at two Chamber trade shows • created booth display Exhibit B - Resolution No 2853 adopted July 7, 1997 2 + organized volunteer help Attending Economic Restructuring meetings with Chamber Rep, ADA, and Mayor • meet two times a month Work on options with the new JCPenney s building • met on numerous occasions with property owner • solicited City staff and Chamber support Working with a local businessman to possible start a community newspaper • met with various key players to get him started Facilitated the opening of several new businesses by providing technical support Greet new businesses with welcome packets Committee is working through a business recruitment workbook to determine our business opportunities, test our opportunities (evaluating sales), and develop a recruitment packet. Maintain a data base of available property for rent, sale, etc. Actively soliciting businesses to fill vacancies Presented the Downtown Auburn's clustering program at the State's one-day workshop in Tacoma and Moses Lake Provided support for existing businesses Made presentations to various service groups about the downtown and the Auburn Downtown Association Interviewed and hired consultant to develop Recruitment Packet Business Improvement Area Mana2ement Facilitate quarterly BIA Committee of Ratepayers meetings Provide monthly information to committee (i.e. budget, BIA minutes, ADA minutes, ADA budget, SuperMall budget) Worked with City by providing information for the BIA accounts • gather information on space size, business name, contact, etc. Prepared next year s budget for BIA Committee of Ratepayers approval Worked with City and BIA Committee of Ratepayers to finalize contract to administer the BIA Worked with finance department to create a billing and collection strategy Miscellaneous Exhibit B - Resolution No 2853 adopted July 7, 1997 3 Several presentations to service groups promoting downtown Represented Auburn at state-wide managers meetings three times a year Represented Auburn at monthly regional managers meetings Organized a Crime and Safety Committee to address downtown issues and concerns Exhibit B - Resolution No 2853 adopted July 7, 1997 4 Oty of CHARLES A.BOOTH,MAYOR f)'yi k AUBURN CITY CLERK Robin Wohlhueter,City Clerk Auburn 25 West Main, Auburn,WA 98001 Dam Daskam, Deputy City Clerk uul ll City Clerk:(?53)93( 3039 Tamie Bothell, Records/License Clerk Business Registration:(253)9313007 Fax:1'53)_'88-3131 , t ashin�,�° STATE OF WASHINGTON) ) ss. COUNTY OF KING I, Robin Wohlhueter, the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk of the City of Auburn, a Municipal Corporation and Code City, situate in the County of King, State of Washington, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No 2853 of the resolutions of the City of Auburn, entitled "RESOLUTION NO 2853 " I certify that said Resolution No 2853 was duly passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor of the said City of Auburn on the 7th day of July, 1997 Witness my hand and the seal of the City of Auburn this 5th day of August, 1997 Robin Wohlhueter City Clerk City of Auburn