Attachment
City of Santa Barbara
Parking and Business
Improvement Area
(PBIA)
Fiscal Year 2023
ANNUAL
ASSESSMENT
REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page Number
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 1
SECTION I. PROPOSED CHANGES ...................................................... 1
SECTION II. IMPROVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES ................................... 1
SECTION III. ESTIMATED OPERATING COSTS OF THE CITY'S
DOWNTOWN PARKING PROGRAM
FOR 2023 ............................................................................. 2
SECTION IV. PROJECTED DOWNTOWN PARKING PROGRAM
REVENUES DERIVED ......................................................... 2
SECTION V. REVENUE CARRYOVERS .................................................. 3
SECTION VI. PBIA RATES SECTION .................................................... 3-4
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INTRODUCTION
This report, filed annually as required by the California Parking and Business Improvement Law
of 1989, will provide an explanation of any proposed changes, including, but not limited to the
boundaries of the adopted City of Santa Barbara Downtown Parking and Business Improvement
Area (PBIA) or any benefit zones within the area, the basis for levying the assessments, and
any changes in the classifications of businesses.
The PBIA assessments benefit the City of Santa Barbara’s Downtown Parking Management
Program, which operates and maintains seven public parking lots and five structures in the
downtown core business area, providing a total of 3,215 parking spaces. The Program is
oriented towards clients and shoppers, and is directed by the City’s Circulation Element to
increase the available public parking and reduce the need for employee parking in the downtown
core. Employee parking is mitigated by Alternative Transportation initiatives to increase
carpooling, bicycling, and mass transit programs. The Downtown Parking budget is funded
primarily by hourly parking revenues, and to a lesser extent, by the PBIA assessment and
parking permits revenues. The PBIA revenues are directed solely towards hourly employee
salaries and utility costs in support of the operation and maintenance of the parking lots.
Revenues derived from hourly parking fees and monthly permits support the balance of
operating expenses remaining from the PBIA assessment and Alternative Transportation
programs.
Attached hereto and incorporated by reference is the “Addendum to the Parking and Business
Improvement Area Final Engineer's Report of Formula and Methodology of Assessment dated
October 5, 1999” (Addendum), which is on file at the City Clerk's Office, and which shall form
the basis of the Annual Report.
I. PROPOSED CHANGES
For Fiscal Year 2023, there are no changes to the PBIA benefit zones, the basis for
levying the assessments or any changes in the classifications of businesses.
II. IMPROVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES
The PBIA assessments replace the requirements placed on businesses to provide their
own onsite customer parking. A parking rate, designed to promote short-term customer
and client parking is currently in effect in all City-operated Downtown Parking lots. These
facilities are maintained and operated by the City's Downtown Parking staff.
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IV. PROJECTED FISCAL YEAR 2023 DOWNTOWN PARKING PROGRAM REVENUES
Revenue
Total
Hourly Revenue
$6,770,682
Monthly Parking
$827,622
Commuter Parking
$213,360
Billed Revenue
$15,000
Bicycle Parking
$2,160
Electric Vehicle Charging Fees
$30,000
Interest Income
$37,400
Pass-Through
$773,986
Permit Replacements
$600
Project Planner Revenue
$72,023
Rents
$503,365
Residential Permits
$96,295
Special Parking
$13,004
Misc & Insurance Reimbursements
$11,500
Total Operating Revenues
$9,366,997
PBIA Assessment
$900,000
Total Revenue
$10,266,997
III. ESTIMATED OPERATING COSTS OF THE CITY'S DOWNTOWN PARKING PROGRAM
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023
PBIA
Parking Program
Total
$2,051,734
$2,051,734
$10,000
$10,000
$96,414
$96,414
$107,188
$107,188
$285,036
$285,036
$1,726,447
$200
$1,726,647
$43,500
$43,500
$3,143,183
$3,143,183
$902,942
$902,942
$200
$200
$897,812
$897,812
$219,000
$115,225
$334,225
$1,945,447
$7,653,434
$9,598,881
$718,750
$718,750
$1,945,447
$8,372,184
$10,317,631
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The PBIA assessments, as estimated, will cover approximately 9% of the annual operating
expenses for Fiscal Year 2023.
IV. REVENUE CARRYOVERS
No excess PBIA revenues will be carried over from the Fiscal Year 2022 Operating
Budget.
V. PBIA RATES
A more detailed basis for levying the assessment is explained in the Addendum to the
1999 Engineer's Report.
I. Retail and/or Wholesale Businesses (Including Restaurants):
Group A: Average sale of less than $20, $0.56 per $100 of gross sales.
Group B: Average sale between $20 and $100, $0.29 per $100 of gross sales.
Group C: Average sale of more than $100, $0.16 per $100 of gross sales.
Group D: Movie theaters only, $0.16 per $100 of gross sales.
Group E: Fitness Facilities/Health Clubs, $0.29 per $100 of gross sales.
Average sale is computed by dividing the total gross sales for the year by the number
of sales transactions.
II. Financial Institutions:
$0.48* per square foot of usable space.
III. Stock and Bond Brokerage Offices:
$81.30* per broker.
IV. Transit Facilities and Bus Depots:
$0.06* cents per square-foot of usable building space.
V. Professional:
$32.50* per person practicing the profession, and $16.30* for each non-
professional.
VI. All Categories Not Otherwise Provided For:
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Group A: Educational Facilities (non-public) - $0.19* per square foot of
usable building space.
Group B: Miscellaneous: $0.19* per square foot of usable space.
VII. Hotel and Motels:
# of assessed rooms x $1.50/day x 30 days x 3 months x .50 occupancy = quarterly
charges
Assessed rooms = # of guest rooms (-) on-site parking spaces provided
No patron parking credit would be offered as it is part of the calculation.
*Rates for these categories are shown for annual assessment. To determine quarterly
payments, divide rates by four.