Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, October 04, 2016
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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MEASURE M - FUNDING REQUEST FOR THE PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Measure M is a new sales tax measure sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for the November 8th election. If approved by the voters, Measure M would increase local sales tax countywide to raise $860 million annually for transportation and transit projects. Measure M would be the fourth transportation sales tax measure in Los Angeles County. This report discusses participating in a public information program organized by the Gateway Cities Council of Governments to provide information to our local voters so they can make an informed decision on the tax increase.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff RECOMMENDS participating in the Gateway Cities Council of Governments public information program.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
Other options include not participating in the joint information program or funding a Carson specific information program.
IV. BACKGROUND
The Measure M transportation sales tax measure is scheduled for the November 8th election. If the increase is approved by the voters, it would levy an additional one-half percent sales tax on all retail sales in Los Angeles County, with the additional sales tax increasing to one percent in 2038 (when the existing one-half percent sales tax from Measure R would otherwise expire).
Measure M would be in addition to three transportation sales tax increases approved by Los Angeles County voters beginning with Proposition A in 1980 (one-half percent). The voters approved an additional one-half percent sales tax increase with Proposition C in 1990.
The most recent one-half percent sales tax increase was Measure R, which was approved by the voters in 2008. Measure R was approved with a "sunset" provision, where the tax will expire in 2038, while Propositions A and C have no sunset provisions and w...
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