Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 22-101 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS A MEASURE WHICH WOULD CONTINUE THE CITY'S EXISTING 2% UTILITY USERS' TAX ON GAS AN ELECTRIC UTILITIES UNTIL IT IS ENDED BY VOTERS, ENTITLED "CARSON ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROTECTION MEASURE";
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 22-102 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE DRAFTING OF DIRECT ARGUMENTS, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENT(S) AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS, REGARDING A CITY MEASURE, ENTITLED THE CARSON ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROTECTION MEASURE, SUBMITTED AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022;
CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION NO. 22-103 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE, ENTITLED CARSON ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROTECTION MEASURE, SUBMITTED AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022;
CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 22-2214 AN ORDINANCE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CARSON AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF ARTICLE VI OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE, THEREBY CONTINUING THE CITY'S 2% UTILITY USERS' TAX ON GAS AND ELECTRIC UTILITIES, WHICH IS A GENERAL TAX, UNTIL IT IS ENDED BY VOTERS (CITY COUNCIL).
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I. SUMMARY
The City's current Utility Users Tax is 2% on gas and electric in the City ("UUT") and collected $8,670,112 for FY 20-21. The UUT is scheduled to end on July 1, 2023. As a general tax, the UUT funds various general City services such as 911 emergency response, public safety, public health emergency/disaster preparedness; protect local drinking water; repair streets/potholes; and other general City services. In order to con...
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