NTC COU PUBLIC HEARING 2023-02-07 2022-2024 RE BILL 230, DRAFT 2

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Hawaii County Clerk 01/31/2023 03:57:34 PM JNKY'UF kq ,i T. 9tF'OF.�A�A� HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Date: February 7, 2023 Time: 6:00 p.m. Place: Hilo Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Pursuant to Section 92-41, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and Section 35-12, Hawaii County Code, notice is hereby given that the Hawaii County Council will hold a public hearing on the establishment of a Business Improvement District in Downtown Hilo, as proposed by Bill No. 230, Draft 2. Bill No. 230, Draft 2: Proposes to establish the County of Hawaii Downtown Hilo Business Improvement District No. 2 to provide for the making and financing of supplemental services and improvements in Downtown Hilo in accordance with the provisions set forth in Chapter 35 of the Hawaii County Code. Supplemental services and improvements, as described in the District Plan, would include: (1) Enhancement of public safety, landscaping, maintenance, and sanitation using "Clean Sweep Crews"; (2) Promotion of Downtown Hilo as a family gathering place through marketing, special events, and other creative means; (3) Development of public restrooms, landscaping, lighting, pedestrian pathways and surfaces, kiosks for marketing and special events, and wayfinding and signage to enhance the movement, convenience, and enjoyment of the public, and other improvements recommended in the Downtown Hilo Multi-Modal Master Plan; (4) A shuttle system for improved transportation; and (5) If authorized by separate ordinance, parking management policies and services. Funds for these supplemental services and improvements would be derived from assessments paid by owners of commercial parcels of land within the district boundaries, based on the assessed rate of$1.50 for every $1,000 of"Total Net Taxable Value" of each parcel of land, for a total estimated budget of$367,000 for the first operating year of the proposed Business Improvement District. (Page 1 of 2 -See back of page for more information)