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<br />--- ,~'..' ..' <br /> <br />CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Fax:714 647 6515 <br />, . .. . . -.....-- "- " , ~ . "" ." '.. ",. .,~:. ':'" . ' '. <br /> <br />Jan 18 'OS 15:19 P.04 <br />'t :"."'::;\ ~,; .;~~ ~:.~} ~;;:.' '!~~. ~;. ,~\~.;"~~~~: ~~:,,~",!!~"~~,~:~. ;c1'1:'~" .".~"" ,.", .. ".~~'..." . '. <br /> <br />Additionally, a large number dO not protelt tho a8I!ICRUftcot It all, but rather petîtiOD the City <br />Council to dissolve or disestablish the BID. This procell C3DD0t be compelled by petiticm or <br />protest. <br /> <br />In the ÎIiterest of full dìscloatte. however, TNMUIy Itaff proocodod to evaluate an ottbo <br />petitions to determine, &mlm;f\8 they were to be qualified IS protests, whether they were <br />sufficient to constitute a maJority protê8t. <br /> <br />Treasury .taff found that they do DOt COD$Ûtut8 a lDtÛority proteat in 8I1Y cvOl1t. <br /> <br />Protest Anal\llia <br />Applicable State law provides that prötœts to asaessmentJ 3IC calculated as a pezeemago of tho <br />total asse8mnent md therefore are \'\roi¡hted. Protests Û'Om businesses paYÏDi higher U888SmœtB <br />are worth more than those payin¡ lower assessments. <br /> <br />Category (1) petitions constitute only 12.85% of the tota1 uscssment. These arc the only <br />documents that could conceivably be treated II proUl$tb since they challense asaessmenti UDder <br />the BID. <br /> <br />Category (2) petitions c:onstituté 11.62% of the total aue~ent. A$ petitiODl to dilB01vo the <br />BID, they are least likoly to be qualified IS protests. <br /> <br />Nevertheless, even if Categori" (1) and (2) are combined for a total of24.47%, Ms. Gomez's <br />petitions still constitute less than 2S% protest. Far less than the 500,4 necessary. <br /> <br />CatOIOl'Y (3) pctitioos. which constitute 2.380/.. don't in any way apøly to tho BID, but rather <br />DSABA which is no longer reloviIDt. <br /> <br />'on -- <br />VÎH the City Council to make a finding as part of the public heariD¡ on January 18. 2005. <br />c:onsistent \vith this memo. that the December 20, 2004 petitiom are not valid <br /> <br />'re-file'" copieS ofthcse documents should be rejeeted. <br /> <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />Resolution 2005-004 <br />Page 70 of 72 <br /> <br />.' . <br /> <br />" ,. <br /> <br />',' <br /> <br />, , <br />