Title
Authorization to Pay Invoices for 2020 Downtown Enhanced Municipal Services District (Ordinance S-46134)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to pay all invoices received from Downtown Phoenix, Inc. (DPI) through the Phoenix Downtown Enhanced Municipal Services District (EMSD) Agreement, City Contract 141594, in an amount not to exceed $4,069,672 for work related to the calendar year 2020 Downtown EMSD budget and work plan through Dec. 31, 2020. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and for the City Controller to disburse funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The City Council authorized formation of the Downtown EMSD in 1990 to provide enhanced public services, above and beyond the level of services provided in the remainder of the City. The City contracts directly with DPI to implement the work program of the Downtown EMSD, including enhanced streetscape, event management and the ambassador program. Pursuant to State law, each year a budget must be approved for the EMSD. This action is the final step in the annual budget process to authorize the Community and Economic Development Department to pay DPI for services rendered in calendar year 2020 under the Downtown EMSD contract.
Financial Impact
The City's estimated annual expenditure for this program is $1,329,856, which includes: $377,169 from the General Fund; $559,892 from the Convention Center; $133,738 from the Sports Facilities Fund; $9,342 from the Genomics Facilities Operations and Maintenance Fund; and $249,715 from collections from tenants on City-owned properties. An additional $874,503 is collected from other government-owned properties including Maricopa County, Maricopa County Stadium District and the State of Arizona. The remaining $1,865,313 of funds are collected from private property owners through an assessment on their property tax bill. The total amount for the 2020 calendar year budget is $4,069,672.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
On Oct. 16, 2019, the City Council approved the calendar year 2020 Downtown EMSD estimate of expenses, assessment of expenses and the 2020 Downtown EMSD assessment diagram, and set the date of Nov. 6, 2019 for the public hearing on the estimated assessments. The work plan and budget were recommended for approval at the Workforce and Economic Development Subcommittee meeting on Sept. 25, 2019 by a vote of 3-0.
Public Outreach
On Oct. 16, 2019, City Council set the date of Nov. 6, 2019 as the date for the public hearing on the 2020 Downtown EMSD assessments. On Oct. 16, 2019, a total of 21 days prior to the hearing, which is greater than the legally required 20 days, all property owners were notified by mail of their annual assessment cost by the Street Transportation and Community and Economic Development departments. In addition to the work plan and budget being recommended by the Workforce and Economic Development Subcommittee on Sept. 25, 2019, DPI sent letters to all property owners and the Downtown EMSD Board approved the calendar year 2020 budget at its June 2019 board meeting.
Location
The Downtown EMSD is generally bounded by Fillmore Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, 3rd Avenue on the north, and on the south by the railroad tracks south of Jackson Street.
Council Districts: 7 and 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is recommended by Assistant City Manager Deanna Jonovich, Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua, and the Community and Economic Development and Street Transportation departments.