Dear Downtown Property and Business Owners:

 
The Downtown Berkeley Association (DBA) Board of Directors has approved a 2.5% rate increase for 2014/2015 property tax assessments for Downtown Berkeley Property-Based Business Improvement District (PBID) to fund PBID operations in 2015.  The 2.5% increase will show up in your November 2014 tax bill.  
 
This is the first increase in rates since the inception of the PBID in January 2012.  The board decided to increase rates this year to cover increased costs, plan for future office move (our office location is being developed) and renewal of the PBID in 2017, and insure continuity in our levels of service for our members.  

 

Our Management District Plan allows the DBA board to increase assessments up to 5% per year, to cover increases in Bay Area Consumer Price Index and/or other changes in program costs.  The DBA is the Owners Association and governing board for the PBID.

 

We hope you will come to our Annual Meeting and Reception on Tuesday, April 8th, 5-7pm at The Magnes Collection at 2121 Allston Way, to vote on new board members, hear about our performance in 2013, and our plans for 2014 and beyond.  Please RSVP to invitation below.

 

Please do not hesitate to call or email me if you have any questions.

 

Best, John

 

John Caner, CEO

Downtown Berkeley Association

2230 Shattuck Ave., Suite C

Berkeley, CA 94704

510.549.2230 x12

jcaner@downtownberkeley.com

www.downtownberkeley.com


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You are invited to the  

Downtown Berkeley Association 
 
2014 Annual Meeting & Reception

5:00 - 7:00pm, Tuesday, April 8th

The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life

2121 Allston Way, Downtown Berkeley
 
5:00pm Program
The Year in Review
Plans for the Future
Board of Directors Elections
State of the Downtown - Mayor Tom Bates
 
6:00pm Reception
 
Please RSVP now to let us know if you can join us.
  
PROPOSED 2014 DBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

NEW DIRECTORS

Berit Ashla

The David Brower Center

  

Bill Schrader

The Austin Group

 

 

DIRECTORS UP FOR RENEWAL

Fran Gallati

YMCA of the Central Bay

 

Daniel Rabin

Townsend Properties

 

Ito Ripsteen

Vine Street Investments
Where:
Magnes Museum of Jewish Art and Life
2121 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA 94704

Driving Directions

When:
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM PST
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DIRECTORS NOT UP FOR RENEWAL  

 Michael Caplan

City of Berkeley

 

Robert Hatheway

University of California, Berkeley

 

John Hyjer

Equity Residential

 

Susan Medak

Berkeley Repertory Theatre

 

Dorothée Mitrani-Bell

La Note Restaurant & Café Clem

 

Scott Newman

Beacon Group Ventures

 

John Paluska

Comal

 

Perry Patel

Hotel Shattuck Plaza

 

Lawrence Rinder

Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive

 

Kristine Seinsch

The Jazzcaffé

 

Amy Thomas

Pegasus Books

  

Steve Tipping

Tipping Mar
 
I can't make it
Sincerely,
 
John Caner
CEO
Downtown Berkeley Association
jcaner@downtownberkeley.com
510 549-2230 x12