My Story
I own Tack Warehouse at 917 Main St.  The City of Woodland re-development department helped me negotiate
for this building as I was renting.  I bought it and fixed it up.  I have a hair salon next door.  I would have to pass on
the cost of this to my tenants and they are just getting by.  

The reasons I feel this PBID  is unfair, are:

It is based on the ground floor elevation, so people like Tom and Meg Stallard that have 3 story buildings with
basements rented for premium dollars only have to pay for the first floor.  I do not have tenants on all floors to
offset the cost of this.  Also, the parking lots are assessed at the same rate as retail rented space.

So Bob Gilette is looking at a $7,200 assessment for his dirt parking lot.  You are not going to rent it for that, so
how many of will be forced to sell?

A lot of the small business like card stores, antique stores are feeling the financial crunch from Wal Mart andgas
prices. Sales are SLOW!  

We have had our water rates tripled, the police alarm permit increased, taxes increased, Garbage, PGE increase
etc...  This figures into our bottom line, and there is not much left. People are hanging on by a shoe string.

My buildings assessment is for $1700.  My property taxes are $3000 a year.  This is a 50% increase!

Whoever the committee is will control teh money it is estimated at $200,000 + a year and will increase annually.

They have no budget, and have a cost built in for the increase.  

The city council can vote this in and they have major land.  They are supposed to represent us and should not
have a controlling vote.


FACT:

Fact: The mailing list used to send out the assessment ballot was old and did not include current property owners

Fact: Many Hispanic business owners claim to not have received the ballot.

Fact the City Council told Meg Stallard she could not bring it forward until she had 50% support from property
owners, excluding the city.  She brought it forward to them and included the cities vote to get the 50% support.

Fact: Mayor Dave Flory supports this Un-democratic Assessment

Fact: This will come on your property tax bill. If you do not or cannot afford to pay it, you will loose your property.

Fact : This can be voted in for 176 property owners by 8 major land owners.

Fact: The City will be the deciding vote.  This was an underhanded process by the City Council and Meg Stallard,
I was at the meeting when the CIty council told Meg to have at least 50% of the property owners support.  She
came back and it was put through with only 33% and they included the 18% City & 2% county vote.  The cCoty
Council voted for it at that point.

If it is used for a parking area,  the developers supporting this can use this as an argument for variances to avoid
having to provide their on site parking.

Supporters-  Meg Stallard , Tom Stallard have received close to $50,000 money from the city to promote and
study this little tax.

Paul Petrovich- Sacramento Developer bought the Hoblit Haynes 3rd and Main, Corner of East & Main where the
Shell gas station was and is a major vote.

Tom & Meg who own the building that house Steve's Pizza, All State, Cookie Company, Rose Colored Glass
Company, Savory, Unique Salon, Gifted Penguin, Amana Essentials, NVB Bank, Tazinnas Bistro, K& M Floral,
Abigales, Next Chapter Book Store  Etc... Major vote holder and many of his tenants do not support this as it will
increase their rent.

Fact: It is a 5 year assessment. With a 3% annual increase.

Fact: The City sent out the Assessment ballot votes un-certified, to wrong addresses and not in Spanish.

Fact: City Staff Re-development Cyntia Shallot is going around to business, illegally, and soliciting votes by
promising light for certain buildings etc...  She is also the go to person on this by the city and is coincidentally out
of town until July 21st.

Fact: City Staff told me to contact Meg Stallard As Cynthia Shallot was out of town regarding questions about this.

Fact: Meg & Tom Stallard are also out of town

Fact: City Staff could not answer what to do about the property owners that did not receive their ballots.  As
Cyntia Shallot was out of town persons were told to call Meg Stallard who is also out of town.

Fact: They have no real budget
CITY OF WOODLAND
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE
2007 - AMENDED
DATE DATE
January 9, 2007 January 16, 2007
February 6, 2007 February 20, 2007
March 6, 2007 March 20, 2007
April 3, 2007 April 17, 2007
May 1, 2007 May 15, 2007
June 5, 2007 June 19, 2007
July 10, 2007 July 17, 2007
There will be no regular meetings in August, 2007. One Special
Meeting only on August 28, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.
September 4, 2007 September 18, 2007
October 2, 2007 October 16, 2007
November 6, 2007 November 20, 2007
December 4, 2007 December 18, 2007
As per City Code Section 2-1-1, Regular City Council Meetings are held
on the first and third
Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Woodland City Council
Chambers at 300 First Street,
Woodland. Special Closed Session meetings are held as needed and
are at either 5:00 p.m. or
5:30 p.m. Council Agendas are posted in the glass case in front of City
Hall at 300 First Street,
Woodland, California at least 72 hours prior to Regular Meetings.
Special Meeting Agendas are
posted at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. City Council may take
action to change meeting
dates and times or add Special Meetings or Study Sessions as desired.
Below is a copy I made of the cities website from 7/20/07 - Showing
no listing of this meeting for the vote to tax us! I have asked them to
correct this

http://www.cityofwoodland.org/cityhall/counsked.pdf