Res 0394-2026

WHEREAS, pursuant to chapter 4 of title 25 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York (the "BID Law"), the City established the Fulton Street Business Improvement District in the Borough of Brooklyn; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Law No. 82 for the year 1990, the City Council assumed responsibility for adopting legislation relating to Business Improvement Districts; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 25-410(b) of the BID Law, an amendment to the District Plan that provides for any change in the method of assessment upon which the district charge is based may be adopted by local law, provided that the City Council determines, after a public hearing, that it is in the public interest to authorize such change and that the tax and debt limits prescribed in Section 25-412 of the BID Law will not be exceeded by such change; and WHEREAS, the Fulton Street Business Improvement District wishes to amend the District Plan in order to provide for a change in the method of assessment upon which the district charge is based; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 25-410(b) of the BID Law, the City Council is required to give notice of the public hearing by publication of a notice in at least one newspaper having general circulation in the district specifying the time when and the place where the hearing will be held; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of New York, pursuant to Section 25-410(b) of the BID Law, hereby directs that: (i) Thursday, April 30, 2026, is the date and the City Council Committee Meeting Room, 2nd floor, City Hall, is the place and 11:00 a.m. is the time for a public hearing (the "Public Hearing") to hear all persons interested in the legislation that would authorize a change in the method of assessment upon which the district charge in the Fulton Street Business Improvement District is based; and (ii) On behalf of the City Council and pursuant to Section 25-410(b) of the BID Law, the District Management Association of the Fulton Street Business Improvement District is hereby authorized to publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the district, not less than ten (10) days prior to the Public Hearing, a notice stating the time and place of the Public Hearing. 2