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File Number: 14-250 <br />·Enhancing anti-gang and law enforcement efforts <br />·Maintaining fire prevention services <br />·Maintaining school police officers & crossing guards <br />·Repairing potholes/cracks, maintaining residential streets <br />·Maintaining investigation & gang suppression officers <br />Since that time, City staff worked with the consultants to distribute several other electronic and <br />mailed surveys to a broad cross-section of community residents in order to collect additional <br />public input on the specific City programs and services that are of highest importance to the <br />community. Staff is currently in the process of collecting and analyzing this survey <br />information. <br />The Ad Hoc Committee met again on May 27th in order to discuss additional efforts designed <br />to gather public input regarding a potential revenue measure. Items that were discussed <br />included additional outreach to the community, such as informational mailers, social media <br />efforts, and presentations before various community groups. The committee also reviewed <br />the City’s financial projections , draft ballot language, potential spending priorities, and other <br />ballot measures that are planned for the November 2014 ballot in neighboring communities. <br />A summary of these other measures is provided in Table A , below. Lastly, the Ad Hoc <br />Committee also discussed the duration of any potential measure. At this time, the Ad Hoc <br />Committee is tentatively recommending the City Council consider a 30-year measure. <br />__________________________________________________ <br />Table A <br />Potential revenue measures under discussion in neighboring communities in 2014 <br />(excludes school district measures) <br />Jurisdiction:Measure Considered Duration <br />Hayward*½ cent sales tax expansion 20 years <br />Union City ½ cent sales tax extension TBD <br />Newark 3.5 % utility user tax extension TBD <br />Alameda County Healthcare* ½ cent sales tax extension 20 years <br />Alameda County Transportation ½ cent expansion/extension 30 years <br />*The City of Hayward’s (Measure C) general purpose sales tax expansion and the Alameda <br />County Healthcare Safety Net Reauthorization (Measure AA) were both authorized by voters <br />during the June 3, 2014 election. <br />__________________________________________________ <br />Per the direction of the Ad Hoc Committee , staff is preparing draft ballot language that will be <br />brought forward for Council consideration at the July 7, 2014 regular City Council meeting. <br />The Council also will soon receive an update from the Measure Z Citizens Oversight <br />Committee regarding their annual audit of the usage of existing Measure Z funds. <br />PREPARED BY: Eric Engelbart, Assistant to the City Manager, City Manager’s Office <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/10/2014