Section 36535 - Public hearing(a) The city council shall hold the public hearing at the time and in the place specified in the resolution of intention. The public hearing shall be conducted as provided in Sections 36524 and 36525. The city council may continue the public hearing from time to time.(b) During the course or upon the conclusion of the public hearing, the city council may order changes in any of the matters provided in the report, including changes in the proposed assessments, the proposed improvements and activities to be funded with the revenues derived from the levy of the assessments, and the proposed boundaries of the area and any benefit zones within the area. The city council shall not change the boundaries to include any territory that will not, in its judgment, benefit by the improvement or activity.(c) At the conclusion of the public hearing, the city council may adopt a resolution confirming the report as originally filed or as changed by it. The adoption of the resolution shall constitute the levy of an assessment for the fiscal year referred to in the report.(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), if the primary purpose of the area is promotion of tourism, the city council may adopt a resolution confirming the report as submitted by the advisory board, or may adopt a resolution continuing the program and assessments as levied in the then current year without change, and that resolution shall constitute the levy of an assessment for the fiscal year referred to in the report. As an alternative, the city council may modify the report and adopt a resolution confirming the report as modified, but in that case the city council may adopt the resolution only after providing notice of the proposed changes as specified in Section 36523 and only after conducting a public hearing on the resolution as provided in Sections 36524 and 36525.Ca. Sts. and High. Code § 36535
Amended by Stats 2007 ch 114 (AB 1208),s 2, eff. 1/1/2008.