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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-06-28; City Council; 20604; REPORT CARLSBAD TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL AB# 20,604 MTG. 6-28-11 DEPT. CITY MGR APPROVE THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CARLSBAD TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DEPT. HEAD ^^ CITY ATTY. (S&*^ CITY MGR. [1^ RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2011-151 approving the annual report of the Carlsbad Tourism Business Improvement District, and continuing the programs and assessments for Fiscal Year 2011-12. ITEM EXPLANATION: On November 15, 2005 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS-778 forming the Carlsbad Tourism Business Improvement District (CTBID) pursuant to the Parking and Business Improvement Law of 1989. The ordinance authorized the levying of $1 per-night assessment of each occupied room within the City effective January 1, 2006. The CTBID Board is required to present an annual report for City Council's review and approval for each fiscal year for which assessments are to be levied and collected to pay the costs for the improvements and activities described in the report. This report (Exhibit 1) was approved by the CTBID Board at their May 18, 2011 meeting. Section 36535 (d) of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, allows the City Council to "adopt a resolution confirming the report submitted by the advisory [board]", or to "adopt a resolution continuing the program and assessments as levied in the then current year without change, and that resolution shall constitute the levy of an assessment for the fiscal year referred to in the report." If the Council makes no changes to the report or programs, no public hearing is necessary. The CTBID Board is not recommending any changes to the programs and assessments of the CTBID. However, if the Council wishes to make changes to the report, programs or proposed assessments, a public hearing is necessary, and would be scheduled for next available Council meeting following the necessary notice period. Staff is recommending that the Council approve the annual report, and continue the existing programs and assessments of the CTBID by adopting the attached resolution. FISCAL IMPACT: The CTBID generated approximately $780,000 in revenue 2010-2011. The costs incurred by the district during this same period were approximately $ 796,000. The projected fund balance at the end of Fiscal Year 2010-11 is $49,200. For Fiscal Year 2011-12, the CTBID has estimated revenues of $780,000 and a budget of $797,500 with a projected fund balance of $31,600 at June 30, 2012. DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Cheryl Gerhardt, 760-602-2446 cheryl.gerhardt@carlsbadca.gov FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY. COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED DENIED CONTINUED WITHDRAWN AMENDED nnn CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC D CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN O RETURNED TO STAFF D OTHER- SEE MINUTES D ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The proposed approval of the annual report does not qualify as a "project" under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 as it does not result in a direct or reasonable foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. EXHIBITS: 1. CTBID Annual Report. 2. Resolution No. 2011-151 , approving the annual report of the Carlsbad Tourism Business Improvement District, and continuing the programs and assessments for Fiscal Year 2011-12. EXHIBIT I Carlsbad Tourism and Business Improvement District (CTBID) Annual Report 2011-2012 Method of Assessment The CTBID includes all hotel;businesses located within the CTBID boundaries. The assessment shall be. levied on all hotel businesses, existing and future, within the City of Carlsbad based upon a flat fee of $1.00 per occupied room per night for all transient occupancies as defined in section 3.12.020(7) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. The amount of assessment shall be separately stated from the amount of the rent and other taxes charged, and each transient shall receive a receipt for payment fron;, the operator. The assessment will be remitted monthly, based on $1.00 per occupied room per night in revenues for the previous month. Assessment Funding Puroesa: To administer marketing pnd visitor programs to promote the City of Carlsbad as a tourism visitor destination and to fund projects, programs, and activities, Including appropriate administrative charges, that benefit hotels within the boundaries of the District 2011.12 Work Plan: Last fiscal year, the CTBID contracted with Carlsbad Convention and Visitors Bureau (dba VisltCarisbad) to provide tourism marketing services for Carlsbad. The CTBID 2011-12 budget includes $744,582 in funding for ViartCarlabad. The services provided will focus primarily on driving demand In the leisure market segment and secondarily in the meetings market The majority of this will be done through on-fine marketing but they will continue to do some print advertising. Funding also includes managing the visitor center and publications as weft as developing visitor profile information. The VjsifCarisbad Board will also review tie CTBID grant applications and make funding recommendations to the CTBID Board. Detail of the 2011*12 budget is shown on the following page. 2011-12 CTBID Budget 2009-10 Program Areas Description Actuals Carryover Fund Balance $234,638 Revenues: CTBID Assessment $1 per room night 775,839 Interest Earnings -472 Total Estimated Revenues 775,367 Exoendilures: 2% Admin. Fee - City 2% of CTBID assessment revenue, for collection of CTBID assessment and accounting for CTBID 15,484 CCVB Payment To operate visitor center, market and promote Carlsbad 722,892 RR&A Contract Reint Reinders and Associates Consulting 42,100 Staff support Staff support to the CTBID 16,442 CTBID Grants Grant program established by CTBID Board 12,720 Mindgruve contract Spring Marketing Campaign 35,168 Mindgruve contract Endless Summer Marketing Campaign 99,846 Contingency To be determined by the CTBID Board at a later date 0 Total Expenses 944,652 Ending Fund Balance -Contingency for Revenue shortfall $65,353 2010-11 Budget $65,353 800,000 1,000 801,000 16,500 746,582 0 16,500 20.000 0 0 0 799,582 $66,771 Current 2010-11 Actuals 65.353 583,732 98 583,830 11,646 564,790 0 11,614 14.000 0 0 0 602,050 $47,133, Projected 2010-11 Actuals 65,353 780,000 98 780.098 16.500 743.432 0 16,500 19,820 0 0 0 796,252 _......,, ,49,199 Recommended 201W1 Budget : 49,199 780,000 0 780,000 16.500 744,582 o 16,500 20,000 0 0 0 797,582 31.617 * The Carlsbad Convention and Visitors Bureau is the corporate entity. The Bylaws have been changed during 2009 to an organization that now has seven Board members and the dba "Visit Carlsbad". EXHIBIT 2 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2011-151 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD APPROVING THE CARLSBAD TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (CTBID) 3 ANNUAL REPORT, AND CONTINUING THE CTBID PROGRAMS AND 4 ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-12 5 WHEREAS, the CTBID was formed in accordance with the California6 j Government Code Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989 (Sections 8 36500, et. Seq. of the Streets and Highways Code); and 9 WHEREAS, Section 36533 of the Code requires the CTBID Advisory Board to 10 present an annual report to the City Council for its review and approval for each fiscal year for which assessments are to be levied and collected to pay the cost for the 12 improvements and activities described in the report; and 13 WHEREAS, an Annual Report has been submitted to the City Council for Fiscal 14 Year 2011-12; and 15 WHEREAS, Section 36535 (d) of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of16 17 California, allows the City Council to "...adopt a resolution continuing the program and 18 assessments as levied in the then current year without change, and that resolution shall 19 constitute the levy of an assessment for the fiscal year referred to in the report." 20 WHEREAS, the City Council must adopt a new resolution each year in order to 21 levy and assessment for that fiscal year; and 22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of 23 Carlsbad, California as follows: 24 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 25 26 27 28 1 2. That the Annual Report is approved as submitted by the Board of 2 Directors of the Carlsbad Tourism Business Improvement District. (Report on file with 3 City Clerk) 4 3. That the program and assessments as levied in the current fiscal year 5 (201 0-1 1 ) shall continue without change. 6 4. That this resolution constitutes the levy of an assessment of $1.00 per room-night, as defined in the formation documents for the CTBID, for the Fiscal Year 9 2011-12. 10 /// 11 /// 12 /// 13 14 15 16 17 '" 18 /// 19 /// 20 /// 21 /// 22 /// 23 /// 24 25 26 27 '" 28 '" -2- 1 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council 2 of the City of Carlsbad on the 28th day of June 2011, by the following vote to wit: 3 .. AYES: Council Members Hall, Kulchin, Blackburn, Douglas, Packard. 4" 5 NOES: None. 6 7 ABSENT: None. s" 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 (INE M. WOOD, City Clerk 16 (SEAL) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28