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Sent by 6/1 /2807 8:51:17 AM Page 1 of 3 6/1/07 L~J7 J~~ii i f~{fn n To: Hawaii Connty Council , Re: Bill No. 55, Kailua Village Business Improvement District (BID) I applaud the effort to establish a BID for Kailua Village and can appr;cin'u: all he hard work and long hours the committee has spent in developing this propcsa' E o~,v,ver, I urge you not to approve the proposed SID for Kailua Village in its cuj r:;nt fi a m. I initiated and helped establish a successful BID in the tourist district ~ d' 1~9~.n r en:~ California, (Cannery Row) before moving to Kona. Among the many br~zel'1s c~f a 13ID are the communication and cooperation it generates among the busine sr.:. ~s, ~ i ii r th district and gives government agencies one organization to deal with trar =pnd~a arr the interests of the entire district. A BID could be very effective in Kaifu; 'r I',t; z:;. The proposed district for Kailua Village however has several flaws. I' :ri a i c ~s icernprs: much too large an area, the funding mechanism is grossly unfair, anr. the r:1-r~so:rtation of the businesses within it is inequitable. I ask the Council to direct the c; irr ~ r it e: to restructure the proposed BID, including changes to Chapter 35, ifrequira::I. I own a home and live in Kailua Kona and I am a business owner in Z in: ] rf C ra proposed Business Improvement District. I have a business license; [ ~a i p- ~cir: rly laxas; General Excise taxes, Transient Accommodation Tax, state and federal is^cornf: aa;es on my business income. I am very willing to contribute my fair share to n P C) s:: I o il; as iI fairly represents me and provides benefit. Chapter 35, the enabling document for the county providing for the es al is L r: n rt :d.' a BID states: Seekan 35-20. Assessment apportionment. An assessment levied pursuant to thas chapter may be based on benefit reeei'. e:' i;,~~ t s.: r-ai cf land, the cost of malnng a supplemental service available to a parcel of land, !i' a e ~ r. ~ supplemental services and improvements bene~ting a parcel of land, the sta~~e cr t, t z ~ 1 development or use of a parcel ofland, the happening of one or more specs; r zd r.~=s; i r e afsd io the development or Improvement ofadl or- certain parcels ofland, or any otii-'r ; e~.u: ; r, tie l: cc,s or formula as determined by the council. [ have looked at the property tax assessments for several of the parcel in Ihn: p:~opo::ed district and feel that they do not in any way meet the requirements stated f:.r "reasonable basis or formula". The size of the parcel and the tax assessment(s) are not necessarily ref red 'o I ~r ;ize of the busines(s) on that parcel, the impact on the District, or the services naau i'er.. !~:[rrny of the largest businesses in the district in terms of revenues, physical sdzr; cr i Yrl •act on the services and potential benefits received would pay only a fraction of thi: i • is r share. /8s. ~3 R.f. To: ~?~:e:h7 Ref. Date 5 ~