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<br />O R A N G E C O U N T Y R E P O R T E R
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<br />600 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Suite 205, Santa Ana, California 92701-4542
<br />Telephone (714) 543-2027 / Fax (714) 542-6841
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<br />County of Orange ) ss
<br />Notice Type:
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<br />I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California; I am
<br />over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above
<br />entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the
<br />ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER, a newspaper published in the English
<br />language in the City of Santa Ana, and adjudged a newspaper of general
<br />circulation as defined by the laws of the State of California by the Superior
<br />Court of the County of Orange, State of California, under date of June 2, 1922,
<br />Case No. 13,421. That the notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy, has
<br />been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in
<br />any supplement thereof on the following dates, to-wit:
<br />Executed on: 10/10/2004
<br />At Los Angeles, California
<br />I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and
<br />correct.
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<br />O R A N G E C O U N T Y R E P O R T E R
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<br />600 W SANTA ANA BLVD STE 812, SANTA ANA, CA 92701
<br />(714) 543-2027 (714) 542-6841
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<br />ABIGAIL ALCALA
<br />CITY OF SANTA ANA/CITY CLERK
<br />20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA M-30
<br />SANTA ANA, CA - 92701
<br />ORD - ORDINANCE PUBLICATION
<br />PH Notice - SATMD
<br />I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California; I am
<br />over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above
<br />entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the
<br />ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER, a newspaper published in the English
<br />language in the city of SANTA ANA, county of ORANGE, and adjudged a
<br />newspaper of general circulation as defined by the laws of the State of
<br />California by the Superior Court of the County of ORANGE, State of California,
<br />under date 06/20/1922, Case No. 13421. That the notice, of which the
<br />annexed is a printed copy, has been published in each regular and entire issue
<br />of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates,
<br />to-wit:
<br />05/16/2025
<br />05/16/2025
<br />ORANGE
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<br />NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND
<br />PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE
<br />renewal OF THE Santa Ana TOURISM
<br />Marketing DISTRICT (SATMD) AND
<br />Levy of AN ASSESSMENT ON
<br />CERTAIN lodging BUSINESSES
<br />WITHIN THE SATMD
<br />The City of Santa Ana encourages the
<br />public to participate in the decision-
<br />making process. The following notice
<br />is being provided so that you can ask
<br />questions, make comments, and stay
<br />informed about projects that might be
<br />important to you. We encourage you to
<br />contact us prior to the Public Hearing if
<br />you have any questions.
<br />NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April
<br />15, 2025, the City Council (Council) of the
<br />City of Santa Ana (City) adopted a
<br />Resolution of Intention to renew the
<br />SATMD and to levy an assessment on
<br />certain lodging businesses within the
<br />SATMD as set forth in the Resolution of
<br />Intention.
<br />NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN
<br />that at 5:30 P.M.on Tuesday, June 3,
<br />2025, at the City Council Chamber, 22
<br />Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701,
<br />a public meeting shall be held pursuant to
<br />Government Code section 54954.6 to
<br />allow public testimony regarding the
<br />renewal of the SATMD and the levy of
<br />assessments therein as set forth in the
<br />Resolution of Intention and pursuant to
<br />Government Code section 54954.6.
<br />NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN
<br />that 5:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as
<br />the matter may be heard, on Tuesday,
<br />July 1, 2025, at the City Council
<br />Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa
<br />Ana, CA 92701, has been set as the time
<br />and place for a public hearing at which
<br />time the Council proposes to renew the
<br />SATMD and to levy the proposed
<br />assessment as set forth in the Resolution
<br />of Intention.
<br />Location:The renewed SATMD includes
<br />all lodging businesses with seventy (70)
<br />rooms or more, existing and in the future,
<br />available for public occupancy located
<br />within the boundaries of the City.
<br />Services:The SATMD is designed to
<br />provide specific benefits directly to payors
<br />by increasing awareness and demand for
<br />room night sales. Sales and Marketing
<br />promotions programs will increase
<br />demand for overnight tourism and market
<br />payors as tourist, meeting, and event
<br />destinations, thereby increasing demand
<br />for room night sales.
<br />Budget:The total SATMD annual
<br />assessment budget for the initial year of
<br />its ten (10) year operation is anticipated to
<br />be approximately $1,600,000. A similar
<br />assessment budget is expected to apply
<br />to subsequent years, but this assessment
<br />budget is expected to fluctuate as room
<br />sales do, as businesses open and close,
<br />and if the assessment rate is increased or
<br />decreased pursuant to the Management
<br />District Plan.
<br />Cost:The annual assessment rate is two
<br />percent (2%) of gross short-term sleeping
<br />room rental revenue. Every two (2) years
<br />during the operation of the SATMD, the
<br />assessment rate may be increased by the
<br />Travel Santa Ana (TSA) Board to a
<br />maximum rate of four percent (4%) of
<br />gross short-term sleeping room rental
<br />revenue. If the assessment rate is
<br />increased, it may subsequently be
<br />decreased but shall not be decreased
<br />below a minimum of two percent (2%) of
<br />gross short-term sleeping room rental
<br />revenue. The maximum increase or
<br />decrease in any two-year period shall be
<br />one-half of one percent (0.5%).
<br />Based on the benefit received,
<br />assessments will not be collected on:
<br />stays of more than thirty (30) consecutive
<br />days; stays by any person as to whom, or
<br />any occupancy as to which, it is beyond
<br />the power of the City to impose the
<br />assessment herein provided; stays by any
<br />officer or employee of a foreign
<br />government who is exempt by reason of
<br />express provision of federal law or
<br />international treaty; and stays by any
<br />federal or state officer or employee while
<br />on official business only and when
<br />payment for such occupancy is made
<br />directly to the operator by duly authorized
<br />voucher payment from a governmental
<br />accounting office. This exemption does
<br />not exempt a transient who is employed
<br />by the United States government or the
<br />state or their respective instrumentalities
<br />from payment of the assessment when
<br />the payment is later to be reimbursed by
<br />the United States government or the state
<br />or their respective instrumentalities.
<br />Collection:The City will be responsible
<br />for collecting the assessment on a
<br />monthly basis (including any
<br />delinquencies, interest, and overdue
<br />charges) from each assessed lodging
<br />business located in the boundaries of the
<br />SATMD. The City shall take all
<br />reasonable efforts to collect the
<br />assessments from each assessed lodging
<br />business.
<br />Duration:The renewed SATMD will have
<br />a ten (10) year life, beginning January 1,
<br />2026, or as soon as possible thereafter,
<br />and ending ten (10) years from its start
<br />date. After ten (10) years, the SATMD
<br />may be renewed pursuant to the Property
<br />and Business Improvement District Law of
<br />1994, Streets and Highways Code section
<br />36600 et seq. if assessed business
<br />owners support continuing the SATMD
<br />programs.
<br />Management:TSA shall continue to
<br />serve as the SATMD's Owners'
<br />Association. The Owners' Association is
<br />charged with managing funds and
<br />implementing programs in accordance
<br />with the Management District Plan, and
<br />must provide annual reports to the City
<br />Council.
<br />Protest:Any owner of a lodging business
<br />within the renewed SATMD that will be
<br />subject to the assessment may protest the
<br />renewal of the SATMD. If written protests
<br />are received from the owners of lodging
<br />businesses in the renewed SATMD who
<br />represent fifty percent (50%) or more of
<br />the estimated annual assessments to be
<br />levied, the SATMD shall not be renewed
<br />and the assessment shall not be imposed.
<br />You may mail a written protest to:
<br />Office of the City Clerk
<br />City of Santa Ana
<br />20 Civic Center Plaza, M-30
<br />Santa Ana, CA 92701
<br />You may also appear at the public
<br />meeting or hearing and submit a written
<br />protest at that time.
<br />Information:Should you desire additional
<br />information about this proposed SATMD
<br />or assessment contact:
<br />Wendy Haase-Roberts
<br />Travel Santa Ana
<br />1631 W. Sunflower Ave, C-35
<br />Santa Ana, CA 92704
<br />714-242-4434
<br />Meeting Details:Members of the public
<br />may attend this meeting in-person or
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