TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
George Gabriel, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Request by Mayor Howorth to Discuss Possible Support of the Manhattan Beach Unified School District Parcel Tax Measure.
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION NO. 18-0038
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
At the request of Mayor Howorth, staff recommends that City Council consider adopting Resolution No. 18-0038 supporting the Manhattan Beach Unified School District (MBUSD) Parcel Tax Measure on the upcoming June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
At the Manhattan Beach Unified School District (MBUSD) Board meeting on February 28, 2018, the Board of Trustees adopted Resolution No. 2018-8 (Attachment 2), which calls an election, establishes specifications of the election order and requests consolidation with other elections occurring on June 5, 2018.
The resolution adopted by the MBUSD Board of Trustees indicates their intent to enact a parcel tax measure in an effort to continue providing locally-controlled funding to MBUSD.
At the March 6, 2018 City Council meeting, Mayor Howorth requested a discussion be placed on the March 20, 2018 agenda to consider a resolution in support of the MBUSD Parcel Tax Measure.
DISCUSSION:
On September 19, 2017, the MBUSD Board of Trustees held a discussion regarding the impacts of the California education budget on the School District. Shortly thereafter, MBUSD released a factsheet on a potential ballot measure for voter consideration (Attachment 3). The factsheet stated that:
"Manhattan Beach schools rely on the State for virtually all of our operating funds; however, the State has proven to be an unreliable partner, making the District vulnerable to budget cuts. In order to maintain quality education an...
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