HomeMy WebLinkAbout1536ORDINANCE NO. 1536 (2009 Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AMENDING
SECTION 12.42.100 (ADVISORY BODY) OF CHAPTER 12.42 (TOURISM BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT) OF TITLE 12 (STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC
PLACES) OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) Board plays an
important role in the promotion of hotels in the City of San Luis Obispo; and
WHEREAS, all hoteliers are expected to pay timely pay TBID assessments levied under
local and state law; and
WHEREAS, those who serve on the TBID Board are expected to be in good standing,
that is, to pay their assessments and taxes, and otherwise conduct themselves in a manner
appropriate to service in such a role;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. Existing Section 12.42.100 (Advisory Body) of Chapter 12.42 (Tourism
Business Improvement District) of Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places) of the San
Luis Obispo Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. New Section 12.42.100 (Advisory Body) of Chapter 12.42 (Tourism
Business Improvement District) of Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places) of the San
Luis Obispo Municipal Code is adopted to read as follows:
12.42.100 Advisory body.
An advisory body comprised of seven members is hereby created to carry out the functions of an
advisory board under Section 36530 of the law. Said advisory body shall be referred to as the
tourism business improvement district board or TBID board. The members of the TBID board
shall be appointed following the city's recruitment guidelines for advisory bodies. All applicants
and members must be operators of hotels within the district, or employed by the operator of such
a hotel. The length of the term for each individual member of the TBID board shall follow the
guidelines of all city advisory bodies and is limited to eight subsequent years. Members of the
TBID board shall serve in good standing; failure to pay assessments levied under this chapter or
to pay transient occupancy taxes to the city constitute loss of good standing and shall result in
removal from the TBID board. Members of the TBID board shall serve at the pleasure of the city
council and may be removed by the city council at any time. If a member no longer represents the
lodging establishment for which he or she was selected to the TBID board, his or her seat will be
vacated and a new member will be appointed. The TBID board shall review the implementation
of this chapter, the implementation of programs and activities funded through this chapter, and
advise the city council on the amount of the district's assessments and on the services, programs,
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and activities to be funded by the assessments, and shall perform such other duties as required by
the law, including preparing the annual report required by Section 36533 of the law. The annual
report shall be submitted to the city council no later than ninety days before the new budget year.
The city council shall ensure that the TBID board has timely access to all public information
regarding collection, disbursement, and uses of the funds collected under the terms of this
chapter.
SECTION 3. A summary of this ordinance, together with the names of Council
members voting for and against, shall be published at least five (5) days prior to its final passage,
in The Tribune, a newspaper published and circulated in this City. This ordinance shall go into
effect at the expiration of thirty (30) days after its final passage.
INTRODUCED on the 17th day of November 2009, AND FINALLY ADOPTED by the
Council of the City of San Luis Obispo on the 1St day of December 2009, on the following vote:
AYES
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
Elaina Cano
City Clerk
Council Members Ashbaugh, Marx, and Settle, Vice Mayor Carter and
Mayor Romero
None
None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
J6nftflfa'n� P. Lowell
City Attorney
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Mayor David F. Romero
1 hereby certify that this document is a true
and accurate original of Ordinance No.1 r li
and that the ordinance was published pursuant
to Charter Section 602.
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