Speaker 2: Thank motion. All right. Next is item 11.
Speaker 3: Apart from economic and property development. Recommendation to approve the downtown Long Beach Parking and Business Improvement Area. And you report continuing the assessment for the period of October 1st, 2016 through September 30th, 2017. Districts one and two.
Speaker 2: Mr. West. Mr. Mayor, council members.
Speaker 4: This is basically the same concept of business improvement district and it goes to the person who runs those for us out of economic development. Jim Fisk.
Speaker 7: Honorable Mayor and city council members. This item is the annual approval of a downtown Long Beach parking and business improvement area and report and ongoing assessment. The recommended action on this item continues the assessment for another year. There are no proposed changes to the basis of the assessment, nor significant changes in proposed activities or programs. Therefore, staff requests that City Council receive a supporting documentation of record and approve the recommendation to continue the levy on the assessment and authorize the city manager to extend the agreement for one additional year. That concludes my report.
Speaker 2: Thank you. That was very expeditious. Councilwoman Gonzalez.
Speaker 5: I'd also like to thank our partner in the downtown, Craig Cogen, who is here. And I am very excited at all of the great work yet to come, but all of the work that has already happened. I see so many different events. The businesses that we're working on as well. And it's just exciting to see the change in downtown for the better. And I would also be remiss if I didn't mention Jim Fiske, who manages all of these business improvement districts. He does a really great job. And oftentimes we get them coming to the council. And Jim, thank you for all your hard work, too. But, Craig, you're you do a great job and I appreciate you and our communication back and forth. It's it's been great working with you.
Speaker 2: Vice Mayor Richardson.
Speaker 8: I just think it's great seeing the bids really step up in the wake of the loss of redevelopment and really just keep the momentum going on the economic development front. So, so Craig, keep up the great work.
Speaker 2: Thank you. And I also just say Craig, very happy. I think the deal is going absolutely in the right direction. And the investments that are happening, the outreach, the the now the downtown Long Beach Alliance. Right. I got to train myself the downtown Long Beach Alliance. And it's focus on our own residents and community I love as well. So great work. Any public comment on this item? Okay. Members, please cast your vote.
Speaker 3: Councilman Austin. Okay.
Recommendation to approve the Downtown Long Beach Parking and Business Improvement Area (DLBPBIA) Annual Report continuing the DLBPBIA assessment for the period of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017; authorize City Manager to extend the agreement with the Downtown Long Beach Associates for a one-year term; and 

Increase appropriations in the Parking and Business Area Improvement Fund (SR 132) in the Economic and Property Development Department (EP) by $12,020, offset by assessment revenues.  (Districts 1,2)