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ATY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: John E. Nowak, Assistant City Manager
DATE: 01 July 1998 (Council meeting of 07 - 15 - 98)
SUBJECT: Public Hearing on Proposed Special Tax Measures
Discussion: At its meeting on June 24, 1998 the City Council voted unarurtmsly to place
two special tax measures on the November 3, 1998 ballot. One special tax measure would
provide funding for open space acquisition through a parcel tax equal to about $80.00 per
year for a single family residence, and other per parcel rates depending on the parcel
usage. The tax would generate $1 million per year and be in effect for a ten (10) year
period only. The monies raised from this special tax could be used only for the purchase
of open space land which would remain as such.
The second special tax measure is for legal defense costs related to the City's defense of
the initiative measures on the November 3, 1998 ballot. The tax amount would be about
$40.00 for a single family residence, and other parcel rates depending on the parcel
usage. This would be a one -time tax following the final disposition of any legal challenge
to one or more initiate measure and would generate an amount not to exceed $500,000.
The California Government Code requires proposed special tax measures have a public
hearing before final approval of the measures to be placed on the ballot. A public hearing
on these two measures has been advertised for this July 15 Council meeting. This is the
same process used for Measure P.
Recommendation: That following the public hearing and taking public testimony, the City
Council affirm its actions of June 24, 1998 and approve the placing of the ordinance
adopting a special tax for open space acquisition and the ordinance adopting a special tax
for legal defense costs on the November 3, 1998 election ballot.
(Ordinances provided under separate cover.)
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