CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY-FIRST COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. F/S
R-14-34 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Dan Lewis
RESOLUTION
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F/S Establishing That The City Council Intends To Review The Downtown Albuquerque Business Improvement District At Its Next Opportunity To Consider Changes To Its Structure And Management Committee (Lewis)
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ESTABLISHING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL INTENDS TO REVIEW THE DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AT ITS NEXT OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER CHANGES TO ITS STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
WHEREAS, the Downtown Albuquerque Business Improvement District (the "Downtown BID") was initiated on January 1, 2001; and
WHEREAS, since its inception, the Downtown Action Team (the "DAT") has continuously served as the management committee for the Downtown BID and has been charged with administering the obligations of the Downtown BID for the benefited properties; and
WHEREAS, over the past several years certain property owners within the Downtown BID have expressed dissatisfaction with the effectiveness of DAT management in fulfilling the Downtown BID's purpose; and
WHEREAS, this dissatisfaction has resulted in lawsuits and in the City's defense of those suits including its ongoing efforts to compel back payments for large portions of the Downtown BID assessments currently being withheld each year by the Plaintiffs in these suits; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown BID has the potential to provide great value to benefited properties and, in turn, to the persons living downtown, visiting downtown, or seeking to do business downtown; and
WHEREAS, in light of the current challenges facing the Downtown BID, including disagreements within the Downtown BID membership, upon the next five year review it will be critical for the City Council to consider whether after thirteen years in existence the original purpose for which the district was created has been served and whether it is ...
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