TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Libby Bretthauer, Finance Director
Emy-Rose Hanna, Financial Services Manager
Toni Page, Revenue Services Supervisor
Josh Grady, Lead Account Specialist
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of: a) Resolution No. 26-0087 Placing a Ballot Measure on the November 3, 2026, General Municipal Election to be Conducted by the Los Angeles County Registrar - Recorder/County Clerk that Would Update/Simplify the Business License Tax; b) Resolution No. 26-0088 Providing for the Filing of Rebuttal Arguments for the City Measure; and c) Selection of a Ballot Letter Designation for the City's Ballot Measure to Update/Simplify the Business License Tax (Revenue Budget Impact) (Finance Director Bretthauer).
(Estimated Time: 1 Hr.)
A) CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION NO. 26-0087
B) CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION NO. 26-0088
C) SELECT BALLOT LETTER DESIGNATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider the following actions:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 26-0087 approving an Ordinance and ordering that a Measure be submitted to the voters of the City at the General Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 2026, to consider updating/simplifying the business license tax structure;
2. Adopt Resolution No. 26-0088 providing for the filing of rebuttal arguments for a City Measure submitted at the November 3, 2026, General Municipal Election; and
3. Direct the City Clerk to inform the County of its preferences for a ballot letter designation for the City's ballot measure.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Following various public meetings, community outreach, and final direction from the July 21, 2026, City Council Meeting, the proposed tax structure Model 4 was selected and is expected to increase the City's business license tax revenue by approximately $550,000 annually, if approved by voters.
Sufficient funds are currently bu...
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