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Page 1 of 5 <br />Item #5 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />October 7, 2025 <br />Community and Economic Development <br /> <br />TITLE: INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5.28.080 SYSTEM OF <br />ASSESSMENTS OF THE PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE, TO PERMIT <br />CHANGES TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT IS <br />LEVIED WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN PLEASANTON BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT <br />DISTRICT, AND TO LEVY THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR 2026 <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />The Downtown Pleasanton Business Improvement District (BID) assessment is collected <br />annually as part of a three-step process described under State law. The City Council approved <br />the first step on August 19, 2025, appointing an advisory board to prepare the annual budget <br />and report describing the programs and activities of the BID. The Downtown Pleasanton BID <br />Advisory Board submitted its year-to-date 2025 report and budget for 2026 to the City Council <br />on September 16, 2025, along with its recommended modifications to the method of levying <br />the assessment for 2026 that will increase the assessment for participating businesses to <br />provide a more robust and stable funding base for the Pleasanton Downtown Association <br />(PDA). The Board did not propose any modifications to the district boundaries. <br /> <br />At the September 16 meeting, the City Council completed the second step and adopted a <br />resolution accepting and approving the 2025 Annual Report and 2026 budget and declaring <br />the intention to amend the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) Section 5.28.080 System of <br />Assessments to permit changes to the manner in which the annual assessment is levied, and <br />to levy the assessment for 2026. The City Council did not suggest changes or modifications to <br />the Advisory Board-recommended assessment structure; therefore, the Ordinance reflects this <br />recommendation. <br /> <br />This meeting is the first reading of the ordinance amending the PMC, with the second reading <br />to be conducted at the November 4, 2025 City Council meeting, completing formal adoption of <br />the 2026 BID and assessment levy. That meeting will also include a public hearing to hear any <br />protest of the proposed assessment. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Introduce an ordinance amending the Pleasanton Municipal Code Section 5.28.080 System of <br />Assessments, to permit changes to the manner in which the annual assessment is levied <br />within the Downtown Pleasanton Business Improvement District, and to levy the annual <br />assessment for 2026. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Over three decades ago, the City established a Downtown Pleasanton Business Improvement <br />District (BID), the purpose and boundaries of which are set forth in Chapter 5.28 of the <br />Pleasanton Municipal Code. The Pleasanton Downtown Association (PDA) serves as the <br />manager of the Downtown Pleasanton BID. <br />Page 102 of 376