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CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

Council Report

June 3 2014

Honorable ayor and Members of the City Council

Jason Stilwell, City Administra tor

Request from onterey-Salinas Transit district to place a county-wide sales tax

measure on the November 4 2014, ballot

Recommendation s): Approve request and adopt the Resolution Attachment I) authorizingMonterey-Salinas Transit to place a one-eighth of one percent county

wide local sales tax measure on the November 2014 ballot, subject to thecondition that the funds generated would be restricted solely for the

provision of services and equipment for veterans, seniors, and personswith disabilities; subject to review by a citizens oversight committee; and

subject to special audit.

Executive Summary: Monterey-Salinas Transit is the county s primary provider of publictransportation. In addition to providing traditional fixed-route and on

demand public transportation, MST provides a wide variety of publictransporta tion services to for veterans, seniors, and persons with

disabilities which include MST RIDES senior shuttles, discount taxi

vouchers, and veterans transportation programs.

Analysis/Discussion: Traditional sources of dedicated federal funding for programs that weredesigned to benefit veterans, seniors, and persons with disabilities have

been discontinued which will cause these services to face elimination

within less than a year. Because of this loss of funding, and to continue to

provide this vital service, the MST Board is considering placing a one

eighth of one percent county-wide local sales tax measure on the

November 2014 ballot. The funds would be restricted solely for the

provision of services and equipment for veterans, seniors, and persons

with disabilities; would be subject to review by a citizens oversight

committee; and subject to special audit.

The Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST) was established under

AB644, the Monterey-Salinas Transit District Act, which was signed into

law on October 11, 2009, adding Part 17 (commencing with Section

106000) to Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to

transportation . MST s enabling legislation states: The district has no

authority to impose sales or special taxes, ut may, with the concurrence

of a majority of the mem er jurisdictions represented on the board of



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directors c use to be submitted to voters of the district b llot me sure

for the imposition of those taxes.

MST seeks the City s concurrence to place a one-eighth of one percent

county wide local sales tax measure on the November 2014 ballot with

the funds generated by this measure to be restricted solely for theprovision of services and equipment for veterans, seniors, and persons

with disabilities; would be subject to review by a citizens oversight

committee; and subject to special audit.

Alternative

Council could choose to not support placing this matter on the November

2014 ballot. With the concurrence of seven jurisdictions MST will be able

to place the matter on the ballot. If MST does not receive concurrence of

at least seven jurisdictions within Monterey County transit services that

benefit veterans, seniors, and persons with disabilities w ill be

discontinued.

iscal Impact: A one-eighth of one percent sales tax w ill be put on the November 4,

2014 Monterey-Salinas Transit Ballot.

Budgeted yes/no} Funding Source general fund, grant, state}

No N A

Previous Council

Action/Decision History: None

Attachment:

• Resolution

Reviewed by:

City dministrator

Asst . City Admin. DPublic Safety Dir DCity Engineer D

City ttorney

Dir of CP D

Library Dir D

Administrative Services DDir of Pub lic Svcs D

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CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

CITY COUNCIL

RESOLUTION 2014-

APPROVING A REQUEST FROM MONTEREY-SALINAS TRANSIT DISTRICT TO

PLACE A ONE-EIGHTH O ONE PERCENT COUNTY-WIDE SALES TAX MEASURE

ON THE NOVEMBER 4 4014 BALLOT.

WHEREAS, the Monterey-Salinas Transit District (District, MST) was established under

AB644, the Monterey-Salinas Transit District Act, signed into law on October 11, 2009, and is

found at California Public Utilities Code, section 106,000; et seq.; and

WHEREAS, Monterey-Salinas Transit receives federal funds to provide public

transportation to Monterey County; and

WHEREAS, MST currently provides a wide variety of services for veterans, seniors, andpersons with disabilities. Traditional sources ofdedicated federal funding for these programshave been discontinued, causing these services t face elimination within less than a year; and

WHEREAS, the MST Board is considering placing a one-eighth ofone percent countywide local sales tax measure on the November 2014 ballot. The funds would be restricted solelyfor the provision of services and equipment for veterans, seniors, and persons with disabilities;subject to review by a citizens oversight committee; and subject to special audit; and

WHEREAS, MST s enabling legislation (AB644) states that the District may, with the

concurrence ofa majority of the member jurisdictions represented on the Board ofDirectors,

cause to be submitted to voters of the District a ballot measure for the imposition of taxes in

accord with the limits set by the District enabling Act; and

WHEREAS, MST requests concurrence from the City ofCarmel-by-the-Sea that a oneeighth of one percent county-wide local sales tax measure for the November 2014 ballot besubmitted to the voters, subject to conditions that funds generated would be restricted solely forthe provision of services and equipment for veterans, seniors and persons with disabilities;subject to review by a citizens oversight committee; and subject to special audit.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA DOES:

Approve a request from Monterey-Salinas Transit District to place a One-Eighth ofOnePercent County-Wide Sales Tax Measure on the November 4, 2014 Ballot.

PASS ED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL

BY-THE-SEA this rd day of June 2014 by the following roll call vote:



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AYES COUNCILMEMBERS

NOES COUNCIL MEMBERS

ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS

ABSTAIN COUNCIL MEMBERS

ATTEST SIGNED

Deanna Allen

Deputy City Clerk

Jason Burnett

MAYOR

request from monterey-salinas transit district to place a county-wide sales tax measure 06-03-14

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