AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 07/15/2020
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Management Services
SUBJECT:
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City Council consider Adoption of Resolutions Placing a General Tax Measure on the November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election Ballot to Establish a 1 Percent General Transactions and Use (Sales) Tax.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the:
a. City Council consider adoption of Resolution No. 2020-093 calling for the placement of a 1 percent general transactions and use (sales) tax measure on the November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election Ballot;
b. City Council consider adoption of Resolution No. 2020-094 setting deadlines and rules for the submission of primary and rebuttal arguments for and against the proposed sales tax measure; and
c. City Council consider adoption of Resolution No. 2020-095 requesting the County of Riverside to consolidate this election with the Statewide General Election also to be held on November 3, 2020.
Please note that these resolutions must be approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the membership of the City Council.
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ANALYSIS:
For years, the State of California has shifted the responsibility for many programs to local cities like Corona without the necessary funding to pay for them. Over the past five years alone, the State has taken tens of millions of dollars from the City's budget, impacting City services our residents have indicated are important.
Corona has diligently cut costs and reduced services to keep our budget balanced and has striven to minimize the impacts on City services to our residents. However, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has placed additional strain on the City's budget and increased the need for City services, including 911 emergency response, cleaning and maintaining public areas, addressing homelessness, and assisting local businesses. Because of past budget reductions, the City cannot fund all of t...
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