PREPARED BY: MATT RODRIGUEZ; BRIAN HICKEY DATE OF MEETING: 07/13/26
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CONSIDER RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO PLACING A PROPOSED MEASURE ON THE NOVEMBER 3, 2026 BALLOT SEEKING VOTER APPROVAL OF A GENERAL TEN-YEAR TRANSACTIONS AND USE (SALES) TAX WITH FIVE YEARS AT ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT (0.50%), REDUCING TO ONE-QUARTER OF ONE PERCENT (0.25%) FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THEN TERMINATING ALTOGETHER, TO FUND GENERAL MUNICIPAL SERVICES; AND REQUESTING THAT CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CONSOLIDATE THIS ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE ELECTION SET TO OCCUR ON THE SAME DATE
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. Move to receive and file the Go/No-Go Survey Results on Voter Support for Increasing Sales Tax to Address the City's Fiscal Challenges, conducted during May 28 - June 10, 2026, and presented by Strategy Research Institute, Inc. (SRI), for the Proposed Sales Tax Measure with results posted on the City's website.
2. Approve a resolution to place the attached Transactions and Use (Sales) tax measure (Ordinance) on the November 3, 2026 ballot, at which time the voters will be asked to approve a temporary ten-year sales tax increase of one-half (0.50%) cent for five years, reducing to one-quarter (0.25%) cent after five years, then terminating altogether, with mandatory auditing, citizens' oversight, and consistent community reporting. This tax is a general tax, funding general municipal services, and requiring a simple majority vote.
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Compliance statements
Major Policy Goals: Build A Healthy Community; Enhance Community Resilience; And Improve Public Safety from which existing City programs and services are adopted policy items contained in the FY 2025-27 Council Adopted Workplan, as most recently amended on April 7, 2025.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance
The attached "City of San Pablo ...
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