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<br />Experience in Cities with Long-term or Sequential Revenue Needs <br /> <br />LEG is well versed in the needs of local government clients who have multiple revenue measure <br />needs. There have been many instances where LEG has represented a city’s sequential or multiple <br />revenue measure needs. <br /> <br />Cities represented by LEG on sequential revenue needs include: City of Bellflower (enacted two <br />UUTs); City of Ceres (enacted a Public Safety Tax, School Bond, and sewer and water rate increases); <br />City of Desert Hot Springs (enacted UUT and Parcel Tax extensions); City of Dinuba (enacted Public <br />Safety Tax and UUT extension); City of Emeryville (enacted UUT, local bond, and cardroom/business <br />tax); City of El Cerrito (enacted two sales tax measures); City of Gardena (enacted UUT extension <br />and LAD increase); City of La Habra (enacted UUT and sales tax measures); City of Inglewood <br />(enacted sales tax and UUT measures); City of La Mesa (enacted bond and sales tax measures); City <br />of Lawndale (enacted UUT and civic center fund release measures); City of Los Banos (enacted two <br />sales tax-related measures and a school bond, now working on a third sales tax redirect); City of <br />San Juan Capistrano (enacted a second conservation bond); City of Stockton (enacted Public Safety <br />Tax and UUT); and City of West Hollywood (enacted TOT and BLT increases on the same ballot). <br /> <br />Current clients falling within this category include the cities of Cotati (sales tax renewal); Gilroy <br />(enacted an infrastructure bond, now planning a sales tax for infrastructure needs); Indio (enacted a <br />UUT, now planning a 2014 TOT); Larkspur (working on the City’s second revenue measure); <br />National City and Rohnert Park (sales tax renewals). <br /> <br />Past Experience within the City of San Leandro <br /> <br />The Lew Edwards Group (LEG) has extensive experience and an archive of knowledge about the City <br />of San Leandro based on a number of successful projects within the City: <br /> <br /> Measure G (2000): Working with a broad-based coalition of community leaders, LEG <br />successfully defeated an attempt to repeal the City’s real estate transfer tax. LEG identified the <br />fact that San Leandrans needed significant information about the city services at risk of being <br />cut without the real estate transfer revenue. This information needed to be posed in simple, <br />anecdotal terms easily understood by the average person. After providing comprehensive <br />information on the consequences, Measure G was resoundingly defeated. <br /> <br /> Measure Z (2010): As you are aware, LEG collaborated closely with the City on its successful <br />¼ cent sales tax measure in November 2010. The City considered a variety of other revenue <br />options and with LEG’s assistance, facilitated a number of highly engaged City Council, Key <br />Influential, and City Stakeholder input sessions to achieve consensus on the agreed-upon <br />measure. In addition to two broad-based community surveys, input was solicited from <br />literally hundreds of San Leandrans prior to the measure being placed on the ballot. <br />