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File #: 25-119    Version: 1 Name:
Type: RESOLUTION Status: Passed
File created: 2/24/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/3/2025 Final action: 3/3/2025
Title: CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DETERMINE AND EXPLORE FURTHER POLICY FEASIBILITY OF NEW GENERAL FUND REVENUE MECHANISMS (IN SEQUENTIAL RANK-ORDER) WITH NECESSARY COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, AND INCLUDING POTENTIAL ELECTORATE AND PROPERTY OWNER POLLING UNDER THE CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 - 2027 PERIOD CEQA: This proposed action is not a project at defined by CEQA.
Attachments: 1. Att A - RES - Five (5) New Future Funding Mechanisms 2024-2027 2025-03-03, 2. Att B – Figure 14A – SRI 2024 Year End Annual Survey Results (Jan. 2025) – Stormwater Drain Property Fee, 3. Att C – Figure 14B – SRI 2024 Year End Annual Survey Results (Jan. 2025) – Increase to City-wide LLAD Property Assessment, 4. Att D – Figure 14C (2) – SRI 2024 Year End Annual Survey Results (Jan. 2025) – Increase Half-Cent Sales Tax, 5. Att E – Figure 14D – SRI 2024 Year End Annual Survey Results (Jan. 2025) – Increase UUT Rate +2%, 6. Att F – Figure 14E – SRI 2024 Year End Annual Survey Results (Jan. 2025) – Change from General Law to Charter City and Establish new Real Property Transfer Tax
PREPARED BY: MATT RODRIGUEZ DATE OF MEETING: 03/03/2025
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CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DETERMINE AND EXPLORE FURTHER POLICY FEASIBILITY OF NEW GENERAL FUND REVENUE MECHANISMS (IN SEQUENTIAL RANK-ORDER) WITH NECESSARY COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, AND INCLUDING POTENTIAL ELECTORATE AND PROPERTY OWNER POLLING UNDER THE CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 - 2027 PERIOD
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project at defined by CEQA.


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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Annual Year-end City Survey; and under Major Policy Goal: Focus on Economic Development and Fiscal Diversification, Policy No. 414 - New Strategic Budget Initiatives to Address new Structural Deficits forecasted for FY 2025-2027 Period are current adopted policy items in the FY 2023-25 Council Priority Workplan, effective May 1, 2023.

CEQA Compliance Statement
This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.

BACKGROUND

Annual Year-end City Survey Process
To support civic engagement and community outreach, the City of San Pablo commissions an Annual Year-end City Survey to assess the community at-large, identify desired core priorities, needs and values to assist the City Council in formulating public policy decisions.

Strategy Research Institute, Inc. (SRI) administers the City's annual year-end city survey process, conducts data analysis using appropriate scientific tools, and then provides summary findings and survey results to the City Council and City Manager's Office. Information gathered from annual year-end city surveys assists the City Council in overall policy decision-making and aligns current policy issues with adopted policies contained in the adopted City Council Priority Workplan.

Previous City Council Action
On December 13, 2023, a new City financial condition was presented to the City Council following formal presentation of the City's new Long-Range Financial Forecast Plan. As a result, future fundi...

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