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File Number: 14-281 <br />WHEREAS, independent experts rate San Leandro’s streets as the second worst in the <br />County and its Pavement Condition Index has dropped roads from “fair” to “at-risk,” and if <br />repairs are not made to City roads, they will become more intrusive to residents and <br />substantially more expensive to repair; and <br />WHEREAS, the Measure Z Independent Citizens Oversight Committee has issued <br />clean audits concerning the City’s usage of existing Measure Z revenues; and <br />WHEREAS, an Independent Professional Public Opinion Survey was undertaken in <br />January 2014, interviewing a random sample of approximately 700 San Leandro respondents, <br />including interviews conducted in Spanish and Cantonese; and <br />WHEREAS, on February 1, 2014, the results of the Community Outreach Survey were <br />presented to the City Council; and <br />WHEREAS, without Measure Z, the City of San Leandro will not be able to maintain all <br />existing programs, will not be able to adequately maintain infrastructure or facilities, and will <br />not be able to maintain the service levels currently in place; and <br />WHEREAS without additional revenue the City cannot provide the level of services that <br />over 1,000 residents have identified as priorities, including programs such as library programs <br />for children, adults and families, after-school and summer programs for youth and teens; and <br />WHEREAS, without the ongoing funding Measure Z provides, the City will have to <br />consider cuts to neighborhood patrol officers, fire prevention services, 911 emergency <br />response services, and school officers and crossing guards; and <br />WHEREAS, funds from the continuation of Measure Z will enhance anti-gang and law <br />enforcement efforts; and <br />WHEREAS, even with the existing Measure Z revenues, the City of San Leandro does <br />not have adequate financial resources to address a growing backlog of unfunded public <br />safety, infrastructure, and other program and service needs; and <br />WHEREAS, the tax to be submitted to the voters, if approved, would be imposed on <br />the sale of tangible personal property, and the storage, use, or other consumption of such <br />property. The tax rate would be one-half of one percent (i.e. 0.5%, or one half-cent for each <br />dollar) of the sales price of the tangible personal property. The tax revenue would be collected <br />by the State Board of Equalization and remitted to the City. The tax would be in effect for <br />thirty (30) years and would then expire automatically unless extended by the voters; and <br />WHEREAS, a continuation of Measure Z will ensure that all money raised will be <br />controlled locally for local services, and cannot be taken away by Sacramento; and <br />WHEREAS, a continuation of Measure Z would continue to include annual audits and <br />oversight by the City’s Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee of community members to <br />ensure Measure Z funds are spent and accounted for properly; and <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/2/2014