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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: July 7, 2014 <br />Resolution - Council <br />Agenda Section:File Number:14-281 ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:City Council <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:RESOLUTION Establishing November 4, 2014 as the Date for an Election on <br />a Proposed Ballot Measure Seeking Voter Approval Relating to the Enactment <br />of a One-Half of One-Percent (0.5%) Transactions and Use (Sales) Tax for <br />Thirty Years, Establishing the Policies and Procedures for Such an Election <br />and Requesting that the County of Alameda Conduct Such an Election (adds <br />to the November 2014 ballot the subject measure at a cost of approximately <br />$16,500) <br />WHEREAS, at an election held on November 2, 2010, a majority of the voters of the <br />City of San Leandro approved a local funding measure that provided revenue that could not <br />be taken by the State commonly known as “Measure Z”; and <br />WHEREAS, Measure Z has been critical in maintaining essential City services, such as <br />911 emergency response, police patrols, and fire protection, among other programs; and <br />WHEREAS, Measure Z is set to expire on the seventh anniversary of the operable date <br />thereof, unless extended by a majority of the voters of the City; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro has carefully evaluated how to deal with this <br />potential loss of funds, while continuing to provide the quality of life services that community <br />residents rely upon; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro has taken substantial steps to reduce costs and <br />protect services, including reducing by approximately 20% the overall size of the City <br />workforce since 2008, instituting local and statewide pension reform, including new, <br />reduced-benefit pension tiers and increasing the required contributions of all City employees; <br />and. <br />WHEREAS, the City has deferred maintenance in its public facilities including <br />neighborhood streets, roads, and infrastructure due to lack of funding so that other services <br />could be maintained; and <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/2/2014