Resolution - 2020-69RESOLUTION NO.2020-69
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE
ANNUAL REPORT FILED BY THE WEST COVINA
AUTO PLAZA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
ADVISORY BOARD AND LEVYING AN ANNUAL
ASSESSMENT FOR THE WEST COVINA AUTO PLAZA
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2020-2021
WHEREAS, in adopting the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989
(Streets & Highways Code sections 36500 et seq.), the California Legislature authorized cities to
levy assessments on businesses in order to promote economic revitalization and tourism, create
jobs, attract new businesses, and prevent erosion of business districts; and
WHEREAS, on June 1, 1993, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1923, which
established the West Covina Auto Plaza Business Improvement District ("District") for purposes
of levying an assessment within the District to fund the construction, operation and maintenance
of an electronic readerboard to be located adjacent to the I-10 freeway and benefit the West Covina
Auto Plaza dealerships to be assessed. The District was established with one hundred percent
(100%) property owner consent; and
WHEREAS, on April 19, 1994, the City Council appointed the owners and/or their
representatives of the auto dealerships located in the West Covina Auto Plaza as the advisory board
of the District as required by Streets and Highways Code section 36530 ("Advisory Board"); and
WHEREAS, on June 16, 2015, the Advisory Board modified the benefits zones within the
District, increasing the number of benefit zones from six (6) dealership sites to seven (7) dealership
sites, The boundaries and benefit zones ofthe District are set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and
incorporated herein; and
WHEREAS, the Advisory Board has caused the annual report for Fiscal Year 2020-21
required by Streets and Highways Code section 36533 to be prepared and filed with the City Cleric;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has approved said annual report; and
WHEREAS, the City Council proposes to levy and collect an assessment within the
District for Fiscal Year 2020-21; and
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-67, a
resolution of intention to levy the assessment within the District for FY 2020-21 and setting the
date for a public hearing for July 7, 2020, in accordance with the requirements of Streets and
Highways Code section 36534; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has conducted a public hearing as required by Streets and
Highways Code section 36535; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to confirm the annual report as filed by the
Advisory Board and adopt this Resolution to levy the assessment for the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Annual Report. The City Council hereby confirms the annual report on the
District as originally filed by the Advisory Board in accordance with Streets and Highways Code
section 36535. The report shall be kept on file in the City Clerk's Office.
SECTION 2. Assessment. An annual assessment for the District for Fiscal Year 2020-21
shall be levied pursuant to Streets & Highways Code sections 36500 et seq. The boundaries of the
District are set forth in Exhibit A. The amount of the annual assessment is $16,524.00. Pursuant to
Streets & Highways Code section 36531, new businesses commenced after the effective date of the
resolution levying the assessment will be exempt from the levy of the assessment for Fiscal Year
2020-21.
SECTION 3. Types of Activities to Be Funded. The assessment revenue collected through
the levy of the annual assessment will be used for financing the operation and maintenance of an
LED readerboard sign located in the West Covina Auto Plaza adjacent to the San Bernardino
Interstate 10 Freeway as well as financing of the operation and maintenance costs for the entry
monument to the Auto Plaza, which includes the sign and landscaping located at the southwest
corner of Azusa Avenue and Garvey Avenue South.
SECTION 4. Method and Basis of Levy. The method and basis of levying the assessment
will be pursuant to Ordinance No. 1923, which was adopted by the City Council on June 1,1993.
SECTION 5. Certification; Effective Date. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Resolution and shall enter the same in the book of original resolutions and it shall become
effective immediately.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of J 020.
Tony Wu
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Thomas P. Duarte
City Attorney
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Lisa SAT
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Assist City Clerk
I, LISA SHERRICK, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2020-69 as duly adopted by the City Council
of the City of West Covina at a regular meeting thereof held on the 7th day of July, 2020, by the
following vote of the City Council:
AYES: Castellanos, Johnson, Shewmaker, Lopez-Viado, Wu
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Lisa S errick
Assis nt City Clerk ✓
EXHIBIT A
WEST COVINA AUTO PLAZA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES
TIMAGE NOT TO SCALE
N
WEST COVINA AUTO PLAZA
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
New Proposed Benefit Zones
DEALERSHIPS
APN
LOT SIZE
1 Envision Toyota of West Covina
8478-007-025, 30, 31
4.17 acres
2 Norm Reeves Honda Super Store
8478-007-028, 34, 38, 8478-008-015
5.52 acres
3 Former Clippinger Chevrolet
8474-004-047, 048
2.27 acres
4 Performance Ford
8478-004-046, 49
3.42 acres
5 Envision Mercedes Benz of West Covina
8478-004-042
4.16 acres
161 Envision Audi of West Covina
8478-004-026
3.72 acres
7 1 Former DriveTime
8474-007-039, 040
2.23 acres
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