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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District) of Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places) of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code is hereby repealed.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 If a member no longer represents the lodging establishment for which he or she was selected to the TBID board, his or her seat will be vacated and a new member will be appointed.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, 01536 Ordinance No. 1536 (2009 Series) Page 2 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 i 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. /z -y -oy �.►- il z.