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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 2014-074 <br /> RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING NOVEMBER 4, 2014 AS THE DATE FOR AN ELECTION <br /> ON A PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURE SEEKING VOTER APPROVAL RELATING TO <br /> THE ENACTMENT OF A ONE-HALF OF ONE-PERCENT (0.5%) TRANSACTIONS AND <br /> USE (SALES) TAX FOR THIRTY YEARS, ESTABLISHING THE POLICIES AND <br /> PROCEDURES FOR SUCH AN ELECTION AND REQUESTING THAT THE <br /> COUNTY OF ALAMEDA CONDUCT SUCH AN ELECTION <br /> WHEREAS, at an election held on November 2,2010, a majority of the voters of the City <br /> of San Leandro approved a local funding measure that provided revenue that could not be taken by <br /> 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 protect <br /> services,including reducing by approximately 20%the overall size of the City workforce since <br /> 2008, instituting local and statewide pension reform, including new,reduced-benefit pension tiers <br /> and increasing the required contributions of all City employees; 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 could <br /> be maintained; and <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 repairs <br /> are not made to City roads,they will become more intrusive to residents and substantially more <br /> expensive to repair; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Measure Z Independent Citizens Oversight Committee has issued clean <br /> 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 />