1 00:00:30,220 --> 00:00:36,200 I'd like to call the order, this special meeting of the City Council, today being Monday, July 29th. 2 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:58,280 And City Clerk can you get a roll call please. Council member Dennis Beckworth. Here, council member Andrew N. Mendez, President. Council member Jesse Oville, Jr. Mayor, Mayor Potemp, Edward J. Alvarez, Mayor Robert Gonzalez. Here. Thank you, City Clerk. Next we'll have our flag salute. And this evening, would Mr. Max Rennwick lead us in the pledge. 3 00:00:58,280 --> 00:00:59,140 A 4 00:01:08,420 --> 00:01:09,780 dry end over your heart, ready? 5 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:15,580 Again, I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic 6 00:01:15,580 --> 00:01:16,780 for which it stands. 7 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:22,500 One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. 8 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:23,660 Thank you, Max. 9 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:28,280 And we won't have an indication this evening. 10 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:31,600 So we're going to write into the public comment. 11 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:33,140 Is it a clerk? 12 00:01:33,260 --> 00:01:35,260 Do we have any members of the public like the speaker? 13 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,500 We're going to get right into it. 14 00:01:42,140 --> 00:01:45,940 We have one item this evening, and this is a scheduled alert. 15 00:01:46,300 --> 00:01:51,060 And this is a conversation of a doctor of a resolution for the submittal 16 00:01:51,060 --> 00:01:54,360 to the voters of an ordinance adopting the supplemental transaction. 17 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,440 And use sales tax for the November 50,000 before ballot. 18 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:03,400 For the purpose of maintaining local control of revenues generated in a 19 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:08,600 to directly benefit as users and with that, and I'll turn it right over to staff. 20 00:02:09,180 --> 00:02:13,520 Thank you, Mayor. Good evening, Mayor. Members of the City Council, Tolika Johnson, 21 00:02:13,900 --> 00:02:18,560 Director of Administrative Services. I'm so as the mayor indicated tonight before you 22 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:33,380 is consideration of placing a ballot measure on our upcoming November election for a 23 00:02:33,380 --> 00:02:43,560 on the sales tax rate in the city of Azusa currently the city has a 10.25% sales tax. 24 00:02:44,920 --> 00:02:56,080 However, of the two point, excuse me, 10.25% only 1 and 3.4% is directly attributable to the city of Azusa itself. 25 00:02:56,080 --> 00:03:13,340 So as you can see in the table, 6% of that 10.25 hour for state allocations, 2.5% for Los Angeles County, and again, 1.3.4% for the city of Azusa. 26 00:03:13,340 --> 00:03:41,220 Embedded within the 10.25% sales tax, there is a 2% statutory cap for transaction and use taxes that would be for county and city local measures in which other government agencies or other county agencies so not necessarily Azusa may essentially in fringe upon that 2% statutory cap. 27 00:03:41,220 --> 00:03:53,180 So, with the current sales tax, we are at the 2% cap and there are 4 components of taxes within that 2% cap. 28 00:03:53,320 --> 00:04:05,280 And as you can see on the bottom table, 3 components are for Los Angeles County measures equating to 1.25 and then in 2020, 29 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:15,480 Our Azusa voters did pass measures the and so three quarter sense of that 2% is for our local measure. 30 00:04:19,410 --> 00:04:25,030 So there are impacts to the city of Azusa for Los Angeles County tax measures. 31 00:04:25,710 --> 00:04:36,690 Since 2017, Ellie County has been imposing a 1 quarter cent transaction in use tax on Azusa residents to find homelessness. 32 00:04:36,690 --> 00:04:48,750 services and prevention also known as LA County's Measure H. Measure H currently falls again under that 2% statutory cap. 33 00:04:48,990 --> 00:04:59,010 And over the past seven years, Measure H has generated over $13.5 million from Azusa sales transactions alone. 34 00:04:59,010 --> 00:05:07,570 But only less than 5% of those of that 13 and a half million dollars has come back to directly benefit our 35 00:05:07,570 --> 00:05:08,510 Azusa community. 36 00:05:09,450 --> 00:05:19,530 And so measure H is set to expire on September 30th of 2027 unless it's earlier repealed by a new initiative that 37 00:05:20,190 --> 00:05:23,730 Los Angeles County has which is known as a measure A. 38 00:05:23,730 --> 00:05:32,470 So, measure A aims to repeal measure H. Again, it is a measure that's aimed at homelessness 39 00:05:32,470 --> 00:05:41,650 and prevention programs. If measure A passes, it will impose a new half percent, so a 40 00:05:41,650 --> 00:05:50,350 quarter percent increase to the sales tax rate. However, it will not fall under the 2% statutory 41 00:05:50,350 --> 00:06:00,770 cap. So if measure A passes, there will be a quarter percent that will be available under that statutory cap, 42 00:06:01,370 --> 00:06:09,850 that if Azusa does not capture other county agencies at some point may recapture those funds. 43 00:06:09,850 --> 00:06:18,050 If measure A is approved, it would generate nearly $5 million, again, directly from Azusa. 44 00:06:19,610 --> 00:06:27,310 And like measure H, we would expect very little local return on those funds. 45 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,080 I think a real quick question for you for you. 46 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:40,940 that this is Alley County's new initiative, is not mistaken. It's a citizens initiative, isn't it? 47 00:06:40,940 --> 00:06:46,580 That only requires a simple majority of votes for the November ballot. 48 00:06:46,740 --> 00:06:50,020 That's correct, Mayor. It doesn't require two-thirds correct. 49 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:56,580 That's correct, Mayor. It is a citizens initiative that only requires a simple majority vote. 50 00:06:56,580 --> 00:07:05,690 And so the city council and the the Azusa residents do not have direct impact or control over 51 00:07:06,140 --> 00:07:07,620 Measure A. 52 00:07:09,830 --> 00:07:16,790 So why local control that's really what we're here to talk about is for the city council to 53 00:07:16,790 --> 00:07:24,350 Consider adopting resolutions to place Azusa place a local measure on Azusa's November ballot. 54 00:07:24,350 --> 00:07:34,310 When we pulled our residents in 2019, our residents identified four top priorities and as part of that, 55 00:07:34,810 --> 00:07:45,630 they passed, they voted yes on Measure Z. Measure Z did provide the financial resources to the city in order to meet the community's priorities. 56 00:07:45,630 --> 00:07:53,850 These, those top priorities were addressing, excuse me, addressing impacts related to homelessness, 57 00:07:55,310 --> 00:08:00,630 addressing an increase in gang violence and public safety is a top priority for our 58 00:08:00,630 --> 00:08:09,150 community, maintaining city-funded programs and for our youth and our seniors, and then continuing 59 00:08:09,150 --> 00:08:13,910 our efforts to maintain our city streets, parks, and buildings. 60 00:08:13,910 --> 00:08:24,250 So, the city has a, I would say a proud tradition of being physically prudent and having 61 00:08:24,250 --> 00:08:30,550 accountability with our taxpayer dollars. Again, measures the provided the city with 62 00:08:30,550 --> 00:08:36,030 locally controlled revenues, which enabled the city to meet the community's priorities. 63 00:08:36,830 --> 00:08:43,030 And since being adopted, the council has set policies and made policy decisions that are 64 00:08:43,030 --> 00:08:45,630 in mind with the community's priorities. 65 00:08:47,070 --> 00:08:52,890 So just a few of those notable accomplishments, again, that fall within our communities, 66 00:08:53,290 --> 00:08:55,150 top priorities that were identified. 67 00:08:56,030 --> 00:09:01,750 We've opened the Azusa Resource Centers for Individuals that are experiencing homelessness. 68 00:09:02,630 --> 00:09:08,050 We've developed divincia and, excuse me, prevention and diversion programs. 69 00:09:08,050 --> 00:09:11,510 We've increased our encampment cleanup efforts. 70 00:09:12,010 --> 00:09:19,050 We've also increased the services that are provided at the library through the Neighborhood Connections Program. 71 00:09:20,550 --> 00:09:28,130 In addressing gang violence within our city, there are multiple things that our police department has done. 72 00:09:28,710 --> 00:09:34,170 One being if they establish a regional SWAT team with other local cities. 73 00:09:34,170 --> 00:09:44,010 As you all know, we launched a drone program as a first responder program which enhances and supports our calls for services. 74 00:09:44,550 --> 00:09:55,530 We've implemented a body-worn camera program and other technology enhancements in order to increase our transparency accountability and safety ultimately. 75 00:09:58,830 --> 00:10:07,050 We've done quite a bit and ramping up our programs for, again, for our youth and our seniors. 76 00:10:08,030 --> 00:10:23,890 Very proud of our award-winning program all in for Azusa, which is an integrated cross-sector network of local organizations that's dedicated to improving the economic health and well-being of Azusa residents. 77 00:10:23,890 --> 00:10:30,250 We've increased youth sports and senior program, the number of senior meals that we're providing 78 00:10:30,250 --> 00:10:32,910 and our transportation services. 79 00:10:33,950 --> 00:10:41,650 We have a new library programs that have been developed at the library for residents, including 80 00:10:41,650 --> 00:10:49,530 adult learning, naturalization programs, increase participation in our ESL classes, and we've 81 00:10:49,530 --> 00:10:56,310 expanded our book Mobile Services, we establish a veterans resource at Hawke Committee and 82 00:10:56,310 --> 00:11:02,270 this is just to name a few of the enhanced programs that we've had over the last few years. 83 00:11:04,390 --> 00:11:11,530 Again, a top priority for our residents is maintaining our streets, our parks, and buildings. 84 00:11:13,050 --> 00:11:25,150 And we're proud that we're in the process of developing, as uses, for stock park, we're in the process of modernizing both our senior center and our library. 85 00:11:25,950 --> 00:11:33,150 In the fall of this year, we're going to be adding a mobile recreation and resources for after school programs. 86 00:11:33,150 --> 00:11:39,390 And we have the ongoing construction of our new outdoor learning center, the beautification 87 00:11:39,390 --> 00:11:43,390 of our downtown, that's project that's underway. 88 00:11:44,130 --> 00:11:51,570 And so again, these are just a very short list of how we have made good on our residents 89 00:11:51,570 --> 00:11:54,530 tax dollars over the last few years. 90 00:11:56,030 --> 00:12:04,790 So, the city of Azusa has now the opportunity to capture, again, local control. 91 00:12:05,490 --> 00:12:12,330 When LA County's measure age sales tax expires, the city will have the opportunity to vote 92 00:12:12,330 --> 00:12:19,690 on capturing local control of, again, those revenues that are generated in Azusa, and to 93 00:12:19,690 --> 00:12:24,710 just recap for you, again, it's been $13.5 million over the last seven years. 94 00:12:24,710 --> 00:12:29,110 that Azuza's only seen about a 5% return on. 95 00:12:29,770 --> 00:12:38,310 So voting no or not voting at all, when measure H expires or is repealed, our residents 96 00:12:38,310 --> 00:12:45,710 run the risk that the county may recapture that quarter percent that, again, is being generated 97 00:12:45,710 --> 00:12:51,190 locally here in Azuza, that equates to about two and a half million dollars per year. 98 00:12:51,190 --> 00:13:07,050 If our residents were to vote yes on its own measure, when measure each, again expires or is repealed, it would again provide a zoosa local control of the revenues that are generated here in our city. 99 00:13:07,690 --> 00:13:17,710 And so with this in mind, the City Council directed staff to return with a proposed measure to allow our residents the opportunity to decide. 100 00:13:21,070 --> 00:13:28,310 And so as part of that, we're presenting to you tonight, it proposed ballot measure. 101 00:13:28,990 --> 00:13:35,570 It's called the City of Azusa Public Safety Community Services Local Control Accountability 102 00:13:35,570 --> 00:13:36,550 Measure. 103 00:13:37,070 --> 00:13:42,670 And I'll just read it for you, it says, shall the measure to maintain locally generated funding 104 00:13:42,670 --> 00:13:50,990 for police, firefighter, paramedic, 911 response services, clean up encampments, address homelessness 105 00:13:50,990 --> 00:13:56,650 as fixed pot holes and streets, maintaining enforcement, neighborhood patrols, clean water, 106 00:13:56,890 --> 00:14:03,830 parks, community centers, senior services, after school programs, and other general city 107 00:14:03,830 --> 00:14:10,550 services, authorizing one quarter of her, excuse me, one quarter of send sales tax that 108 00:14:10,550 --> 00:14:17,770 would take effect when legally permissible, generating approximately $2.5 million annually until 109 00:14:17,770 --> 00:14:24,910 ended by ours who's a voters and of course it would require audits of the spending and disclosure. 110 00:14:29,570 --> 00:14:36,830 And so in summary, the city does not wish to increase taxes for our residents. 111 00:14:37,850 --> 00:14:45,290 Nor the rate that our residents are paying the what we're presenting to the council tonight is 112 00:14:45,290 --> 00:14:52,690 the opportunity to recapture the amount the county is currently taking or receiving in sales 113 00:14:52,690 --> 00:14:53,450 tax. 114 00:14:53,730 --> 00:14:59,290 Again, from locally generated revenues in Azusa, and to provide access to the county, to the 115 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:12,340 Our residents, the opportunity to vote on a local measure in order to prevent other county agencies from recapturing that quarter of a percent when it becomes available in the future. 116 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:23,680 Thank you very much, Tolika. That was, and staff, I want to thank you for, for basically putting this together in a week. 117 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:28,680 And I know, obviously we have with the August 9th, 118 00:15:29,580 --> 00:15:31,580 we didn't have this discussion and then see where we're going 119 00:15:31,580 --> 00:15:33,440 to be with this ballot measure. 120 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:36,720 So it's extremely time-sensitive, and I appreciate my colleagues 121 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:38,780 for entertaining this. 122 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,820 Once again, we are not making a decision 123 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:47,200 to make this decision. 124 00:15:47,380 --> 00:15:48,860 We're going to leave it in the hands of the voters. 125 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:52,680 And I think that ultimately says, 126 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:57,540 you know, what's the direction and what's the language. I think this pretty is pretty simple, 127 00:15:58,620 --> 00:16:04,360 but also how we got here and sitting on the regional boards that I've been able to sit on 128 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:14,200 for the past number of years and having a front row seat to this, down in this, if we don't do something, 129 00:16:16,540 --> 00:16:22,620 we will lose this money and this money will go elsewhere. It's already stated in the report 130 00:16:22,620 --> 00:16:33,040 that we've generated close to $14.13 plus $14 and less than 5% has come back to us as a city. 131 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:42,600 We have done it alone for quite some time. We've put our money where our mouth is and we put 132 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:48,620 our programs and projects and thanks to the voters in 2020. But my fear is this, I don't. 133 00:16:48,620 --> 00:16:55,880 And I see a manager, this is a question, to leave it either way, or financially we are, we are, we're in a good spot. 134 00:16:56,740 --> 00:16:58,640 We're physically strong, correct? 135 00:17:01,230 --> 00:17:04,530 Mayor and Council, we are very physically sound. 136 00:17:06,530 --> 00:17:08,590 We can't predict the future. 137 00:17:08,790 --> 00:17:18,050 However, the programs and services that we have created to address homelessness and we're not including in the operating budget. 138 00:17:18,050 --> 00:17:23,970 So, while we're physically sound today, if we move forward without additional revenues for 139 00:17:23,970 --> 00:17:28,110 these programs and services, we're going to be faced with making difficult decisions 140 00:17:28,110 --> 00:17:29,210 to cut other programs. 141 00:17:29,230 --> 00:17:34,010 So, this is not a measure to say we're structurally, we have a structural deficit like we 142 00:17:34,010 --> 00:17:36,410 didn't measure Z or we need additional revenues. 143 00:17:36,490 --> 00:17:42,890 This is to say, we need to protect that quarter percent to have it available for all the 144 00:17:42,890 --> 00:17:47,170 programs that we have, but if we don't do something in the future, we are going to be making 145 00:17:47,170 --> 00:17:50,650 some difficult decisions as the programs are ramping up 146 00:17:50,650 --> 00:17:52,310 to help those experiencing homelessness. 147 00:17:53,230 --> 00:17:56,970 And I appreciate that because that's going to be the temperature. 148 00:17:58,210 --> 00:18:00,670 You know, as we get into, you know, four years ago, 149 00:18:00,990 --> 00:18:02,130 we were running a structural deficit. 150 00:18:02,330 --> 00:18:06,150 And so we needed to help from this is a completely different animal 151 00:18:07,030 --> 00:18:08,890 for this. 152 00:18:08,890 --> 00:18:11,150 This is exactly money escaping. 153 00:18:12,110 --> 00:18:15,450 And if we don't at least try to the voters, 154 00:18:16,210 --> 00:18:22,230 I think we're missing opportunity to keep local, local money serenance and local control. 155 00:18:24,170 --> 00:18:30,190 By looking at the measures that are proposed through the ballot initiative, 33% of that money 156 00:18:30,190 --> 00:18:32,530 is already allocated to go somewhere else. 157 00:18:33,130 --> 00:18:37,450 And that just tells me that that money is further is not going to come back to Azusa. 158 00:18:38,250 --> 00:18:43,210 And there has been, from the mayors and council members from a cog, there has been a lot 159 00:18:45,210 --> 00:18:50,430 discussion advocating to have a local money come back locally, and that was never heard. 160 00:18:51,190 --> 00:18:59,370 It was never discussed, it was, it was, it was, we'll get back to you, and, you know, without 161 00:18:59,370 --> 00:19:03,170 even a percentage saying, hey, do your population, your point of time count, but that's 162 00:19:03,170 --> 00:19:06,910 still not a guarantee that we're going to get any money's back. 163 00:19:07,010 --> 00:19:11,690 And less than 5%, 95% of this money that we've been generating the past seven years has gone 164 00:19:11,690 --> 00:19:20,410 elsewhere. And I just can't see us rewarding by behavior from the county. And so with that, 165 00:19:20,650 --> 00:19:25,350 I would have a long discussion with our residents and colleagues to stay, they just keep 166 00:19:25,350 --> 00:19:32,730 this money, keep it home. So with that, I'll open up to questions or comments, gentlemen. 167 00:19:38,050 --> 00:19:45,090 I'll be as nice as possible. This is like absolutely disgusting, right? 168 00:19:45,090 --> 00:19:52,570 So, Allie County Board of Supervisors, I don't know how many taxes they can dream up for us to pay. 169 00:19:52,830 --> 00:19:58,430 And as I say before, Allie County Tax Measure is a city of Allie Tax Measure. 170 00:19:59,050 --> 00:20:03,710 The cities get so little from these county tax measures. 171 00:20:04,970 --> 00:20:12,360 I don't know, and it's hard to compete with them because, 172 00:20:12,360 --> 00:20:19,780 leave it or not, the city of L.A., they got so many voters that actually support these measures, 173 00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:24,080 but they're the city getting all the money, plain and simple. 174 00:20:25,540 --> 00:20:36,600 So, if I go by your numbers, we've already contributed 13.5 million from Azusa under Measure H, and we got back about 500,000, right? 175 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:46,720 So that equates, you set it's under 5% so it equates to 3.70% so we gave 13.5 million and we got 176 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:56,580 back 3.70% so think about that so I want Azusa to think about that. And then this is pretty sneaky. 177 00:20:57,060 --> 00:21:05,880 So the measure H is a quarter percent and it goes towards the statutory cap of 2% of the transaction 178 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:14,700 and use sales tax. Well guess what? They want to increase that 1.4% to 1.5%. And it will not 179 00:21:14,700 --> 00:21:24,440 go towards the 2% cap of the TUT. Oh my, that is not a very nice little quote. They put in that 180 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:34,180 measure. So in other words, they can come back and put another 1.4% tax measure on the county, 181 00:21:34,180 --> 00:21:41,460 County voters. So this is something that we have to be very careful about. We are doing 182 00:21:41,460 --> 00:21:50,120 this to protect Azusa, plain and simple. I do, I'm sick of taxes. I don't want to increase 183 00:21:50,120 --> 00:22:01,030 taxes anymore, but do you want to give another 2.5 million to the county or what? So we can get 184 00:22:01,030 --> 00:22:06,110 maybe an extra 25,000 a year, so we give them two and a half million a year. 185 00:22:06,170 --> 00:22:07,130 What are they going to give us? 186 00:22:07,230 --> 00:22:08,030 25,000? 187 00:22:09,150 --> 00:22:09,830 Chump change. 188 00:22:10,130 --> 00:22:11,530 Like I said, it's chump change. 189 00:22:11,750 --> 00:22:12,870 What are we going to do with that money? 190 00:22:12,870 --> 00:22:14,830 It didn't give us 50,000. 191 00:22:15,730 --> 00:22:23,470 It's so little and it's unfair to every single city in the alley county. 192 00:22:23,850 --> 00:22:28,710 To every single city in alley county, it is absolutely 100% unfair. 193 00:22:28,710 --> 00:22:36,250 We don't want to do this, like I said, you know, I'm so sick of all these taxes and 194 00:22:36,250 --> 00:22:37,650 they claim they're helping people. 195 00:22:37,850 --> 00:22:38,050 We help. 196 00:22:38,430 --> 00:22:42,170 How do they help people by making you pay? 197 00:22:43,050 --> 00:22:48,370 You pay, everybody here has to pay and they turn it around and act like, oh, well, we're helping 198 00:22:48,370 --> 00:22:49,050 them. 199 00:22:49,590 --> 00:22:53,630 Well, measure age, is that money well spent? 200 00:22:54,210 --> 00:22:56,350 I don't know because there's no accountability. 201 00:22:56,350 --> 00:22:56,670 city. 202 00:22:58,710 --> 00:23:05,030 They had no benchmarks in place. They don't even know if they hit any benchmarks had 203 00:23:05,030 --> 00:23:10,770 they had any in place. And what did they say now? Well, we learned from our mistakes. 204 00:23:12,030 --> 00:23:18,630 And we will do better. You don't do better. You should have had no mistakes when you 205 00:23:18,630 --> 00:23:24,730 already spent billions of dollars from all these cities from Alic County. And you're 206 00:23:24,730 --> 00:23:31,170 we will do better as far as accountability goes, we learned from our mistakes, 207 00:23:33,910 --> 00:23:34,770 the stakes, 208 00:23:35,110 --> 00:23:42,530 misunderstanding of billions of dollars, no excuse, and we want to give them another billion 209 00:23:42,530 --> 00:23:49,820 dollars a year for what? What are they trying to do with this money? What do they have in place? 210 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:50,800 What are their benchmarks? 211 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:57,080 They have nothing. They just want to increase the tax. 212 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,520 And until there's, I mean, this is just ridiculous. 213 00:24:02,020 --> 00:24:06,680 It's Ms. Handling of funds and it's just ridiculous. 214 00:24:07,540 --> 00:24:11,300 And I could go on, but I'm not going to, because you did, for example. 215 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,660 So I'll hand it over to you. 216 00:24:14,660 --> 00:24:16,460 Okay, thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. 217 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:18,680 I just shake that one off. 218 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:20,080 Thanks, sir. 219 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:22,180 Any other comments or questions? 220 00:24:24,100 --> 00:24:24,560 So free. 221 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:29,960 Thank you, and we had our special meeting last week. 222 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:34,440 I wrote this special meeting, so I'm not going to go into my rant 223 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,300 for the benefit of the meeting. 224 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:42,720 But the biggest thing that strikes me is not only are we doubling the funding, 225 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:47,960 there's no sunset data as Mayor Pro Tem alluded to. 226 00:24:48,820 --> 00:24:57,440 I truly believe that 30, 40, 50 years from now, when our grandchildren and great-grandchildren 227 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:03,780 are looking at this homeless crisis, they're going to look at Ellie County and what I believe 228 00:25:03,780 --> 00:25:17,940 is a money grab that's going to all kinds of special interest in the disguise of where we're 229 00:25:17,940 --> 00:25:23,460 increased our numbers of homeless, yet we in Azusa, despite sending millions to them have 230 00:25:23,460 --> 00:25:31,000 been left with less than 5%. So I'm going to leave it with, I think, that we'd be 231 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:35,160 negligent not to put this on the bell for the voters to decide. Thank you, Mayor. 232 00:25:35,900 --> 00:25:37,100 Thank you, Council Member Mendes. 233 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:38,460 That's what we're having? 234 00:25:38,860 --> 00:25:44,390 Yeah, just I feel the same way as Councilman Overez, 235 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:50,400 and regarding this, but, and as you 236 00:25:50,400 --> 00:26:02,020 They said that they learned from their mistakes, and one of the things that they learned is not to put a sunset date on it and from what measure age and measure age and perpetuity. 237 00:26:02,360 --> 00:26:03,660 So that means it's going to go on forever. 238 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:13,120 But just for clarification, when we went and we proposed measures, we stated that we were going to increase taxes. 239 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:16,960 Just for clarification, we're not saying we're going to increase taxes correct. 240 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:25,900 that's correct so there's really two parts right so right now as it stands under the two 241 00:26:25,900 --> 00:26:35,420 percent cap. Ellie County with Measure H has a quarter cents of that. Measure H has a 10 year 242 00:26:35,420 --> 00:26:44,120 you know sunset and so it is going to expire for sure by September 30th of 2027. When that 243 00:26:44,120 --> 00:26:49,340 happens unless it's repealed sooner than that, when that happens that quarter 244 00:26:49,340 --> 00:26:54,940 cent becomes available. And we know that it's just a matter of time again 245 00:26:54,940 --> 00:27:03,740 before there's some type of proposal for a county agency to take that. But let's 246 00:27:03,740 --> 00:27:11,900 say the county's new measure A does not pass when a September 2027 comes and 247 00:27:11,900 --> 00:27:18,720 measure H expires unless there's another measure in place to recapture that quarter percent 248 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:28,420 the sales tax rate could potentially go down to 10.00. And so with Azusa if we were to pass 249 00:27:28,420 --> 00:27:36,860 a measure and measure A from the county does not pass, our sales tax rate will remain at 250 00:27:36,860 --> 00:27:45,100 current 10.25%. So, to answer your question, we are not proposing to increase taxes for Azusa. 251 00:27:45,820 --> 00:27:52,080 Azusa has no local control over what the county is attempting to do with their new 252 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:52,600 measure. 253 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:59,260 And thank you for using those words, local control. What we're doing with this quarter percent 254 00:27:59,260 --> 00:28:04,700 is taking the opportunity for local control for that one quarter percent that's going to be 255 00:28:04,700 --> 00:28:11,060 on the table when this expires. Correct? Correct. Thank you. Okay. That was my 256 00:28:11,060 --> 00:28:12,680 run back with. Yes, thank you, Mayor. 257 00:28:16,210 --> 00:28:21,210 Yes, Major, Major H has been an unsatisfactory 258 00:28:21,890 --> 00:28:26,750 measure, I'd say, by many standards. There have been very few positive results, and for 259 00:28:26,750 --> 00:28:32,870 the money that's being spent to, I would call it a failure, and to double down on that seems 260 00:28:32,870 --> 00:28:37,210 like the definition of insanity, you do the same thing over and over expecting new results. 261 00:28:38,810 --> 00:28:44,330 I don't think it's a good thing, obviously, so that's my view on that on this new 262 00:28:44,330 --> 00:28:44,670 measure. 263 00:28:45,010 --> 00:28:48,750 But setting that aside, the question is, for us, as a city, what do we do? 264 00:28:48,910 --> 00:28:50,670 What's the best path forward? 265 00:28:51,930 --> 00:28:55,330 I do have a few questions that we could get into. 266 00:28:55,850 --> 00:29:01,230 My desire, my desire is, and to see our taxes go up, I would be perfectly happy to see 267 00:29:01,230 --> 00:29:09,070 our taxes go down in 2027, if that sun sets, if this new measure does not pass, in 2027 nothing 268 00:29:09,070 --> 00:29:14,910 else happens, we would see our sales tax go from 10 and a quarter down to 10 percent correct. 269 00:29:16,470 --> 00:29:23,190 However, as Matt Bennett mentioned, that leaves this new quarter percent gap in the TUT, our 270 00:29:23,190 --> 00:29:29,230 measure Z filled that gap to now, but it'll create a new amount that's there and available. 271 00:29:29,230 --> 00:29:36,750 And we know that the county will probably want to find a way to at least retain the current quarter, so there'll be another measure. 272 00:29:36,930 --> 00:29:38,110 I'm sure that will come. 273 00:29:39,010 --> 00:29:45,630 So one of my questions is, if a new measure comes, or any time a measure comes, let's such as this one, 274 00:29:45,870 --> 00:29:54,770 if we attempt to pass our own measure at the same time, what happens if both measures pass? 275 00:29:58,110 --> 00:29:59,970 I'll take that if you don't mind, Marcos, too. 276 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:19,400 So there's a couple of things. Although we have to make mention of LA County's measure A, because it is going to be on the ballot. Again, we don't have any control over that, but let's say measure A does not pass, let's say it fails. 277 00:30:21,340 --> 00:30:41,000 And as a zoos that we decide not to put our own, you know, measure on the ballot, there could be another two to three bytes at the apple, so to speak for the county to put on a future measure on the ballot to recapture that quarter cents once it's available in 2027. 278 00:30:41,580 --> 00:30:47,040 So that is a risk that we would take by not putting placing our own measure on the ballot. 279 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:56,520 And could they propose that ballot measure at any of the cycle elections or would it only be every two years option for them? 280 00:30:56,880 --> 00:30:58,900 They could propose it at any time. 281 00:30:59,220 --> 00:31:02,900 I mean, I even suppose that they could probably, you know, call a special election. 282 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:05,420 Maybe to do that if it were necessary. 283 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:10,680 And at that point, if we said, oh, will we want to now propose our own measure? 284 00:31:11,660 --> 00:31:13,960 Could we, it may not be during our cycle. 285 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:18,680 we would have to have create a special election, even if we did that, if we waited to act 286 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:24,540 in other words, and we did that may our own proposal at the same time, if they both 287 00:31:24,540 --> 00:31:29,460 passed, would we lose out as a local jurisdiction to their, would they trump ours? 288 00:31:29,540 --> 00:31:31,140 The county would trump ours. 289 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:37,860 And to leave it from that mistake, and I think the ordinance stays on measure H, they get 290 00:31:37,860 --> 00:31:40,160 three bytes of the app, they get three bytes. 291 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:46,300 So, they fail in 24, they're going to come back in 2026, and if that fails, they're going 292 00:31:46,300 --> 00:31:47,480 to come back in 2028. 293 00:31:48,140 --> 00:31:55,020 But if we do a proposal now that says something to the fact that should major A, this 294 00:31:55,020 --> 00:32:01,760 new one pass, it creates this opening, if we can fill that opening, why passing our own 295 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:08,160 major, then that sort of freezes out the county from a future opportunity, is that, 296 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:08,880 is that what I understand? 297 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:10,380 It puts us first in line. 298 00:32:11,660 --> 00:32:14,320 But you are, we talked about this at the last meeting, 299 00:32:14,580 --> 00:32:16,240 which is if you have two competing measures 300 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:20,300 on the same ballot, and those could be made. 301 00:32:20,460 --> 00:32:21,740 Thank you over the cap. 302 00:32:22,260 --> 00:32:23,700 Like the hoods that they're going to choose 303 00:32:23,700 --> 00:32:27,080 the higher, the larger, the larger, the larger. 304 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:28,360 Which is LA County. 305 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:35,420 If, instead, we propose hours at this point, 306 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:38,620 and get in ahead of that. 307 00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:40,340 Getting in line basically. 308 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:47,060 There's language in the revenue and taxation code that we believe says that it becomes operative upon adoption, 309 00:32:48,220 --> 00:32:53,220 which means that if it successfully goes before the voters, it's in place. 310 00:32:55,480 --> 00:33:03,080 So, with that understanding, then I see the value of the benefit for us to take some action. 311 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:12,120 If we can somehow be sure that either we can like we talked before have a clause in there, 312 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:21,880 that it doesn't happen if if Major A doesn't pass or if we are sure we had repeal rights, 313 00:33:22,300 --> 00:33:29,980 if we choose to if we see Major A pass and so therefore we know that in 2027, 314 00:33:29,980 --> 00:33:36,560 If ours is passed, we're going to see the tax go to 10 and 3 quarters potentially. 315 00:33:37,260 --> 00:33:39,020 We aren't the only city out there doing it. 316 00:33:39,180 --> 00:33:40,300 I don't want to see that happen. 317 00:33:40,420 --> 00:33:44,960 Now, if other cities are starting to act and doing the same thing, then we may choose 318 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:49,700 not to repeal it, but if we have the ability to repeal it, that's only if we can't put 319 00:33:49,700 --> 00:33:53,040 a clause in that gives us the option. 320 00:33:58,570 --> 00:34:04,370 And Markov, if a mom is taking part of your conversation, when we discussed this last week 321 00:34:05,990 --> 00:34:14,030 was the tax folks don't want to deal in what ifs, so just understand that when we passed 322 00:34:14,030 --> 00:34:19,230 measures E four years ago that was, it wasn't intention of having, somebody was going to come 323 00:34:19,230 --> 00:34:24,730 get this tax so we needed to cap it for ourselves, so it looks like we're going to have to continue 324 00:34:24,730 --> 00:34:28,110 playing this cat and mouse game to make sure that this 325 00:34:28,110 --> 00:34:29,430 stays as local as possible. 326 00:34:30,210 --> 00:34:34,750 So repealing it makes us vulnerable because if we 327 00:34:34,750 --> 00:34:36,390 repeal it, if the voters vote for it, and we 328 00:34:36,390 --> 00:34:40,850 repeal it in three years or two years, that leaves us 329 00:34:40,850 --> 00:34:43,230 vulnerable again down the road in five or six years. 330 00:34:43,230 --> 00:34:45,290 And now you have to reinvent the wheel with their 331 00:34:45,290 --> 00:34:45,670 residents. 332 00:34:46,010 --> 00:34:49,530 So I think there's benefit to keeping it, keeping it 333 00:34:49,530 --> 00:34:50,750 local and capping it. 334 00:34:50,990 --> 00:34:54,330 And if the county wants to go, he says initiative wants 335 00:34:54,330 --> 00:34:57,550 to go out for this down the road, that's up to them, 336 00:34:57,910 --> 00:34:59,090 but at least we're protected. 337 00:34:59,810 --> 00:35:02,250 And I think if you pull it off, you leave this old marble. 338 00:35:02,750 --> 00:35:05,190 Yeah, and I'm not sure I would advocate necessarily 339 00:35:05,190 --> 00:35:09,550 repealing it, but I just feel like for, you know, 340 00:35:09,610 --> 00:35:11,290 God willing, I'm on the council or future council 341 00:35:11,290 --> 00:35:16,550 that that option is there as if there is a strong community 342 00:35:16,550 --> 00:35:19,430 resistance to it increasing to 10.75. 343 00:35:19,950 --> 00:35:22,270 Well, the risk is there to be if they're in a bullfight or not. 344 00:35:22,270 --> 00:35:23,770 Well, we're going to find out real quick. 345 00:35:23,770 --> 00:35:31,170 So what we're proposing for you tonight in terms of an operative date for an at a local 346 00:35:31,170 --> 00:35:34,810 Azusa measure is really a two-part. 347 00:35:35,470 --> 00:35:40,630 We understand that you do not want to increase taxes for our residents. 348 00:35:42,510 --> 00:35:48,690 And we don't know exactly what's going to happen with measure A. And so what we're proposing 349 00:35:48,690 --> 00:35:58,110 for you is somewhat of some safeguarded language where that quarter of a percent when it becomes 350 00:35:58,110 --> 00:36:07,770 available that we would enact it and capture it. No sooner than 2027, October 1st of 2027, 351 00:36:07,770 --> 00:36:19,350 And unless between now and 2027, there's a county measure on the ballot that would capture 352 00:36:19,350 --> 00:36:20,890 that quarter of a percent. 353 00:36:21,490 --> 00:36:28,850 So it's a little bit technical, but the state has to have a heart date in order to make 354 00:36:29,150 --> 00:36:31,810 a local tax operative here. 355 00:36:31,810 --> 00:36:40,690 And so that's how we would safeguard it again by in two parts, making it operative October 1st, 356 00:36:40,870 --> 00:36:41,570 2027. 357 00:36:42,470 --> 00:36:51,790 Again, unless there is a sooner competing measure that would make it difficult for us to capture that quarter of a cent. 358 00:36:53,590 --> 00:36:59,130 The current language that's before you just has this term taking effect when legally permissible. 359 00:36:59,990 --> 00:37:10,070 And so what that means is if measure A passes and repeals measure H, immediately permissible. 360 00:37:10,350 --> 00:37:16,710 It becomes legally permissible to start collecting that tax on basically April of 2025. 361 00:37:18,350 --> 00:37:29,110 If measure A does not pass and measure H stays in place, then it would not be legally permissible to collect that tax until the sunset date in 2020. 362 00:37:29,110 --> 00:37:29,930 2027. 363 00:37:31,790 --> 00:37:37,830 We played around with other language a little bit like what Talikas are looting to, but the 364 00:37:37,830 --> 00:37:41,930 difficulty that you get when you start putting a lot of those caveats in it is the 365 00:37:41,930 --> 00:37:48,490 issue of, well, you know, we got to make sure CTFA can sort of administer that tax. 366 00:37:49,210 --> 00:37:55,270 But also, we have to make sure that we don't create confusion on the ballot. 367 00:37:55,870 --> 00:38:00,490 And so the more of, and we trust me, we've played around, I don't know how many 368 00:38:00,490 --> 00:38:05,770 what ifs we played around with today, probably five, six, seven different versions of 369 00:38:05,770 --> 00:38:07,150 what ifs. 370 00:38:07,630 --> 00:38:13,350 And the problem with all of those is that the more you, and mind you, you only have 75 371 00:38:13,350 --> 00:38:13,830 words. 372 00:38:14,230 --> 00:38:14,950 That's the other issue. 373 00:38:16,390 --> 00:38:21,530 And the more we play around with those what ifs, the more confusing that ballot language 374 00:38:21,530 --> 00:38:22,030 got. 375 00:38:22,030 --> 00:38:33,110 And so rather than try to craft something that might fit all those scenarios and just confuse the heck out of everybody, this was the simplest approach we define. 376 00:38:33,750 --> 00:38:45,990 If we chose not to propose something this time, and measure A passes, what would be our next first opportunity to pass a similar? 377 00:38:46,590 --> 00:38:48,710 It would be 2026. 378 00:38:48,710 --> 00:38:52,730 We have to wait two years or we have a special election, which is 379 00:38:52,730 --> 00:38:57,990 Hydeon, you know, the next council, the next election at which council members are up. 380 00:38:58,290 --> 00:39:00,870 And again, that's, so that's the period of time where we would risk the county 381 00:39:00,870 --> 00:39:05,170 then deciding, well, we need a new tax to replace the gas tax or something else, right? 382 00:39:05,230 --> 00:39:09,530 I mean, and so the simplest way to do it would be, is just to put a date of October 1st, 383 00:39:09,710 --> 00:39:15,170 2027, however, keep in mind that measure A is exempt from the cap. 384 00:39:16,070 --> 00:39:21,250 So, even if the county measure a passes, we would go to 10.5 without a choice. 385 00:39:21,770 --> 00:39:26,290 But there's still a quarter cent available for the three or three or opportunity. 386 00:39:26,710 --> 00:39:32,610 So that's why the way we wrote it is, at least it protects that quarter to keep here. 387 00:39:32,970 --> 00:39:38,050 And if future council says, we don't want to go to 10.75, there's an opportunity to repeal it, 388 00:39:38,170 --> 00:39:43,250 because if we don't have that first in line for that quarter, we're going to be back 389 00:39:43,250 --> 00:39:46,670 today where we have to put a competing measure on there. 390 00:39:49,940 --> 00:39:59,840 And to add, they're almost 60% of the cities in Los Angeles County are currently at 10.25%. 391 00:39:59,840 --> 00:40:07,900 So we're not in this boat alone, you know, a measure A would impact those cities as well. 392 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:15,920 And if they were to have that quarter cent available, they, you know, I would, I know 393 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:30,760 And speaking to the CDTFA, they're getting bombarded with calls asking the very questions that we've been asking over the last week in terms of other cities and their options for capturing that quarter of a percent. 394 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:38,380 So Azusa would not be alone if we were to go to 10.75 in some years. 395 00:40:38,740 --> 00:40:44,440 I think it would probably be safe to say that there will be other cities that will be at that rate. 396 00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:46,940 They'll be struggling to do the same thing. 397 00:40:47,060 --> 00:40:51,140 Although they may get caught, again, the county might step in and do a special 398 00:40:51,140 --> 00:40:54,280 election before the next two year period of for them to do it. 399 00:40:55,720 --> 00:40:57,000 I mean, that's what I understand. 400 00:40:57,140 --> 00:40:57,840 I want to be clear. 401 00:40:58,780 --> 00:41:00,740 But that's the game of chicken that we're playing. 402 00:41:01,340 --> 00:41:06,920 But the difference would be compared to measure Z, we decided to increase the taxes. 403 00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:14,420 If the taxes increase to 10.75%, it's not because of what Azusa voted on, it's 404 00:41:14,420 --> 00:41:19,340 what the county voted on that's correct so I'm not saying whether or not I'm for against 405 00:41:19,340 --> 00:41:23,380 measure a but the best case scenario would be for us to put something on the ballot coming 406 00:41:23,380 --> 00:41:25,180 up and measure a failing. 407 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:30,420 Again I'm not saying I'm for against it I'm just saying best case 408 00:41:30,420 --> 00:41:37,360 canary as far as a tax is not increasing correct okay thank you. Any further questions or comments? 409 00:41:38,240 --> 00:41:42,500 Did I say I was for or against it? 410 00:41:44,610 --> 00:41:53,010 No, I think everybody knows how I feel, but I'm interested in know how the city of LA tech 411 00:41:53,010 --> 00:41:57,570 tax sales tax is only nine and a half percent, that's according to this. 412 00:41:58,230 --> 00:42:03,910 But my assumption is because they get so much money from the county already. 413 00:42:05,820 --> 00:42:07,280 I'm going to be doing that. 414 00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:16,200 Also keep in mind that they have their own measure H-H-H, which is directly funding programs 415 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:23,720 in the city of LA, and the lion share of measure H, county wide goes to the city of LA. 416 00:42:23,980 --> 00:42:24,800 So you are correct. 417 00:42:25,560 --> 00:42:31,720 Yeah, I believe that was not a county measure, that was a city measure for those that don't 418 00:42:31,720 --> 00:42:37,620 measure HHH was a $1.2 billion bomb pass in 2016. 419 00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:43,380 What they did with that, I don't know, because measure H came about the very next year. 420 00:42:44,080 --> 00:42:51,740 They were expected to get about 350 million a year, or 335, I can remember, it was 335, or 421 00:42:51,740 --> 00:43:02,820 350 million per year. But measure H has already generated over 600 million a year. So they're 422 00:43:02,820 --> 00:43:07,800 basically doubling their money that they ever thought they were going to get from measure 423 00:43:07,800 --> 00:43:20,280 H. But yet they still want to pass measure A. So when is enough enough? That's my question. 424 00:43:21,820 --> 00:43:28,880 And then that's a question mirror pretend that a lot of folks have asked, and there's not a lot of answers to. 425 00:43:29,360 --> 00:43:35,960 And that's why it's important that the five of us put this to our voters and his students that ask, 426 00:43:36,520 --> 00:43:41,840 do you want to keep this money here locally to us with the work that we've done? 427 00:43:42,180 --> 00:43:44,980 I mean, I said we put our money where our mouth is. 428 00:43:45,180 --> 00:43:48,840 This money is state local and I want to keep it local if it all possible. 429 00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:56,520 you know, how you felt, nobody likes taxes. I totally get that. But if we were told our residents, 430 00:43:57,740 --> 00:44:04,740 you're going to get taxed in order to what? You want to get taxed? 50 cents? And get nothing for it? 431 00:44:04,960 --> 00:44:13,840 Or get taxed? 25 cents and keep it. I'd be okay with the 25 cents and keep it. Or at least keep it the same. 432 00:44:13,840 --> 00:44:20,180 So, I think the question is gentlemen, I think there's a support for this, so I think 433 00:44:20,180 --> 00:44:23,800 we check that box of putting this on the ballot. 434 00:44:25,600 --> 00:44:32,660 And mayer if I might just just try to summarize the actions that you'll be taking tonight. 435 00:44:33,740 --> 00:44:41,660 Simply, you would not be voting on placing something on the ballot that is going to increase 436 00:44:41,660 --> 00:44:49,620 taxes for ASUSA. You're simply voting that when that quarter of a percent becomes available, 437 00:44:50,800 --> 00:44:58,840 that ASUSA would have the opportunity to capture it. What the county does today or even in the future, 438 00:44:59,460 --> 00:44:59,980 the city counts. 439 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:12,160 And the Azusa residents does not have control over that. So we're not proposing to increase Azusa's revenues or excuse me taxes. 440 00:45:13,160 --> 00:45:20,320 We are proposing to capture what we haven't been able to in the last 10 years when it becomes available. 441 00:45:23,640 --> 00:45:27,800 I think we did get some sample ballot language. 442 00:45:28,360 --> 00:45:33,220 Yeah, and then we put some notes on it to explain how it becomes affected depending on the scenarios. 443 00:45:34,260 --> 00:45:34,280 Okay. 444 00:45:34,600 --> 00:45:40,100 What's in front of you are all of the resolutions that you would need to call the election. 445 00:45:40,920 --> 00:45:47,920 What is missing in those resolutions is the ballot language, which is what we have in front of you that's being recommended. 446 00:45:47,920 --> 00:46:08,400 And so if you wish to pursue a ballot measure, you would adopt the resolutions that are before you and direct staff in the city attorney's office to make the necessary changes to the documents to reconcile them with the approved ballot language that's before you tonight. 447 00:46:09,240 --> 00:46:16,680 Thank you. Thank you, Marco. So gentlemen, we do have these or resolutions in front of us, but I'm looking at the ballot language. 448 00:46:16,680 --> 00:46:23,240 if there's, you know, you just got this, but if there's anything you see, this is pretty 449 00:46:23,240 --> 00:46:23,740 straightforward. 450 00:46:24,340 --> 00:46:30,640 It's, it means we're 75-word requirement unless it's best in this, you know, I appreciate 451 00:46:30,640 --> 00:46:31,560 that. 452 00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:40,060 This is what we call vanilla, as vanilla is possible, and so our residents can, you know, get 453 00:46:40,060 --> 00:46:45,120 their arms wrapped around what this actually is, but any changes, you see? 454 00:46:45,120 --> 00:46:47,040 Yeah, just so I'm clear. 455 00:46:47,300 --> 00:46:50,640 So we are looking at a single option here. 456 00:46:51,240 --> 00:46:52,520 And this will, 457 00:46:54,980 --> 00:46:57,180 if the new measure does pass, 458 00:46:58,020 --> 00:47:00,620 then this would go into effect immediately, 459 00:47:01,040 --> 00:47:02,080 the quarter percent replacement. 460 00:47:02,080 --> 00:47:03,000 It's like 2025. 461 00:47:04,240 --> 00:47:06,960 If it does not, then the earliest, this can go into effect. 462 00:47:07,120 --> 00:47:07,580 It's 27. 463 00:47:07,620 --> 00:47:08,980 October of 2027. 464 00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:11,240 If ours passes. 465 00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:12,080 Right. 466 00:47:13,160 --> 00:47:13,920 Assuming, yeah. 467 00:47:15,240 --> 00:47:19,680 And both need just require a 50% threshold, plus one threshold. 468 00:47:23,530 --> 00:47:25,090 So are you guys okay with the language? 469 00:47:25,690 --> 00:47:26,330 One, one, one, one, one. 470 00:47:26,950 --> 00:47:27,930 Of course, thank you, Mayor. 471 00:47:28,690 --> 00:47:30,810 I'm in looking at, um, 472 00:47:31,050 --> 00:47:34,050 Childe Measured of maintain locally generated funding for police firefighter, 473 00:47:34,890 --> 00:47:37,050 paramedic 911 response services. 474 00:47:37,730 --> 00:47:43,070 Um, of course all these services are impacted by the, 475 00:47:43,150 --> 00:47:45,130 uh, homeless crisis that we're dealing with. 476 00:47:45,130 --> 00:47:50,730 However, in looking at a resident who may not read the entire thing, would it be who 477 00:47:50,730 --> 00:47:56,230 us to put clean-up in campus and address homelessness as the first item listed on 478 00:47:56,230 --> 00:48:01,570 there, so kind of a swap of that first sentence or some I call in there? 479 00:48:05,660 --> 00:48:13,360 We actually discussed that this morning extensively and we are looking at this measure as a 480 00:48:13,360 --> 00:48:18,140 complete new measure without even considering what measure A is doing or measure H. 481 00:48:18,580 --> 00:48:24,520 If you were to put a measure before our local residents, and you needed funding, what would 482 00:48:24,520 --> 00:48:25,380 be your priorities? 483 00:48:26,100 --> 00:48:28,320 And that's what we put those three priorities first. 484 00:48:28,440 --> 00:48:30,700 Place, firefighter, paramedics, and I want to call. 485 00:48:31,120 --> 00:48:35,600 Of course, a lot of the call for service are related to homelessness and transients, but 486 00:48:35,600 --> 00:48:40,700 we needed to look at this from a diagnostic point of view, what would we want to maintain 487 00:48:40,700 --> 00:48:46,200 if we need it to prioritize services, and so that's why homeless and 488 00:48:46,200 --> 00:48:49,340 encampment cleanups follow public safety. 489 00:48:51,620 --> 00:48:54,780 It's part of the minutiae, so I get it. 490 00:48:55,200 --> 00:48:59,000 We're not competing with measure H or measure A. 491 00:48:59,040 --> 00:49:02,500 This is on measure, but it's a fight for that quarter. 492 00:49:05,460 --> 00:49:08,300 Any other questions or comments on this statement? 493 00:49:10,900 --> 00:49:17,500 If you okay with the statement and then we direct stop to move this forward, 494 00:49:20,180 --> 00:49:20,300 all right? 495 00:49:21,100 --> 00:49:24,940 So walk home and I can take the resources or can do it all when you do it all one. 496 00:49:25,000 --> 00:49:32,220 You can do it individually as long as at the end you also include directing staff to reconcile the documents with your selected ballot language. 497 00:49:32,220 --> 00:49:40,620 Okay, if there's no other further questions or comments, I'm going to look for a motion 498 00:49:40,620 --> 00:49:46,580 to adopt resolution number 2024C 40, wondering if that in order to be submitted to the 499 00:49:46,580 --> 00:49:46,720 city. 500 00:49:46,760 --> 00:49:52,620 As use of orders, at the General Municipal Election to be held number 5024, I'm approving 501 00:49:52,620 --> 00:49:57,940 an act in an amendment to the city's transaction and use tax and adopting resolution number 502 00:49:57,940 --> 00:50:02,700 244-C41, providing for the filing of the primary and 503 00:50:02,700 --> 00:50:05,720 rebuttal arguments and setting rules for the filing of 504 00:50:05,720 --> 00:50:08,800 written arguments regarding a city measure to be submitted 505 00:50:08,800 --> 00:50:12,660 at the number of 50th, 2024, general municipal election, 506 00:50:12,960 --> 00:50:17,980 and a debt resolution number 2024-C42, requesting that the 507 00:50:17,980 --> 00:50:21,100 board of supervisors of County of Los Angeles to 508 00:50:21,100 --> 00:50:27,500 consolidate general municipal election to be held. 509 00:50:27,500 --> 00:50:39,040 That date pursuant to 1 0 4 0 3 of the election code and direct staff to use this amended language. 510 00:50:40,720 --> 00:50:44,640 Do you be submitted as our pilot language as you need? 511 00:50:44,640 --> 00:50:45,740 I correct Marco. 512 00:50:46,860 --> 00:50:48,060 Okay, so I'm looking for that motion. 513 00:50:48,840 --> 00:50:49,720 To approve motion. 514 00:50:59,230 --> 00:51:00,030 There you go. 515 00:51:00,350 --> 00:51:01,950 I have a motion from Mayor for 10. 516 00:51:01,950 --> 00:51:06,470 Who have a second second second from council and driver the gentleman the side of the board, please? 517 00:51:31,850 --> 00:51:46,070 And that passes unanimously. Thank you staff for the presentation. That was very details. Thank you for that. Marco, thank you for that. 518 00:51:46,330 --> 00:51:52,990 So before we adjourn, we do have some council comments. And so I will merit for them. You have any comments this evening. 519 00:51:54,720 --> 00:51:59,150 only regarding this topic or no you can you say whatever you like except for that 520 00:52:02,260 --> 00:52:02,720 I 521 00:52:03,240 --> 00:52:07,400 Do I have any it? No, I don't have any and now it's okay. Thank you. Councilmember 522 00:52:08,360 --> 00:52:08,820 Brabillum 523 00:52:08,820 --> 00:52:12,600 None mayor. Thank you. Councilmember Mendus. I've done. Thank you. 524 00:52:13,060 --> 00:52:18,820 And Councilmember Beck with. No thank you. Thank you. I appreciate gentleman if you take 525 00:52:18,820 --> 00:52:22,180 in time out of your schedules for the special meeting. This was extremely 526 00:52:22,180 --> 00:52:27,600 important to our residents. So, the work continues. I want to thank you guys for taking 527 00:52:27,600 --> 00:52:32,840 time out of those schedules. We do have a lot of things that are happening still during 528 00:52:32,840 --> 00:52:39,800 the course of the summer. So, don't forget the calendar. We do have the boxing show this Saturday 529 00:52:39,800 --> 00:52:45,200 and Memorial Park. So, make sure that you are there. I believe such a 10 a.m., so that's a little 530 00:52:45,200 --> 00:52:52,620 We've got a free commercial out of this and then we have cool cuts coming in a couple of weeks as well. 531 00:52:53,000 --> 00:52:56,880 And tonight I'd like to join in a memory of Ms. Maria Olga Martinez. 532 00:52:57,780 --> 00:53:00,920 So with that we are adjourned. Thank you guys. Thank you.