PREPARED BY: MATT RODRIGUEZ DATE MEETING: 06/05/2023
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CONSIDER RECEIVING AND ACCEPTING THE INDEPENDENT CITIZENS' OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE REPORTS FOR PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 2022 FOR MEASURE Q AND MEASURE K TRANSACTION & USE SALES TAX.
CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
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Receive and File Report by Minute Action
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Compliance statements
Diversify Revenue Stream (CM, CED & EDC) and Create a Sustainable Economic Ecosystem (CM, CED & EDC) are adopted policy goals under the FY 2023-25 Council Priority Workplan, effective May 1, 2023.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This is not a project as defined by CEQA as a budget or financing mechanism pursuant to 14 Cal. Code of Regulations section 15378(b)
BACKGROUND
Following adoption by the City Council of Ordinance No. 2012-005, local San Pablo voters passed the Measure Q Sales Tax on June 5, 2012 (73.56%), to provide additional funding for general municipal services, including the following: Public Safety (especially gang prevention); job training for local residents (especially youth and the disenfranchised); and youth services. In addition, following adoption by the City Council of Ordinance No. 2014-007, local San Pablo voters passed the Measure K Sales Tax on June 3, 2014 (70.80%), to provide specific funding for an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Squad at ConFire Station No. 70 in San Pablo. Pursuant to Measures Q and K voter requirements, the City Council appointed representatives of San Pablo businesses and residents to serve on an Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee (Committee) to monitor and review each local sales tax measure's expenses each year respectively.
On November 3, 2020, following adoption by the City Council of Ordinance No. 2020-009, local San Pablo voters approved the Measure S Sales Tax (79.19%) to extend the same local sales tax funding previously passed u...
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