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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-032 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> SANTA ANA DECLARING RESULTS OF MAJORITY <br /> PROTEST PROCEEDINGS AND RENEWING THE SANTA <br /> ANA TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT (SATMD) <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana (City) created the SATMD on November 17, <br /> 2020 by Resolution No. 2020-091; and <br /> WHEREAS, the SATMD was created for a five (5) year term which ends on <br /> December 31, 2025; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Property and Business Improvement Law of 1994, Streets and <br /> Highways Code § 36600 et seq., authorizes the City to renew business improvement <br /> districts upon petition by a weighted majority of the business owners located within the <br /> boundaries of the district; and <br /> WHEREAS, lodging business owners who will pay more than fifty percent (50%) <br /> of the proposed assessment, as weighted according to the amount of the assessment to <br /> be paid by the petitioner, within the boundaries of the SATMD have petitioned the City <br /> Council of the City of Santa Ana (Council) to renew the SATMD; and <br /> WHEREAS, included with the petitions was a Management District Plan (Plan) <br /> summary that describes the proposed assessment to be levied on lodging businesses, <br /> existing and in the future, within the SATMD to pay for Sales and Marketing programs, <br /> and other improvements and activities set forth in the Plan; and <br /> WHEREAS, the assessed lodging businesses within the SATMD will receive a <br /> specific benefit from the activities and improvements set forth in the Plan; and <br /> WHEREAS, on April 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM at the Council Chamber located at 22 <br /> Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701, the Council adopted a Resolution of Intention, <br /> Resolution No. 2025-011; and <br /> WHEREAS, the public meeting and public hearing to consider the renewal of the <br /> SATMD have been properly noticed in accordance with Streets and Highways Code <br /> §36623; and <br /> WHEREAS, on June 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM at the Council Chamber located at 22 <br /> Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701, the Council held a public meeting regarding <br /> the renewal of the SATMD, and the Council heard and received objections and protests, <br /> if any, to the renewal of the SATMD and the levy of the proposed assessment; and <br /> Resolution No. 2025-032 <br /> Page 1 of 6 <br />