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CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) Discussion to Potentially Adopt a Position, or take no Position on Measure A, the Citizens'-Initiated Los Angeles County Affordable Housing, Homelessness Services and Affordable Housing Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance, which will Appear on the November 5, 2024 Ballot; and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: September 23, 2024
Contact Person/Dept.: Shelly Wolfberg/City Manager's Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-6000
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell; Meetings and Agendas - City Council ; Advisory Committee on Housing and Homelessness; Landlord Tenant Mediation Board; LA County Homeless Initiative Director; Culver City Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer; Culver City Downtown Business Association Executive Director; and Westside Cities Council of Governments Executive Director (09/17/2024)
Department Approval: John M. Nachbar, City Manager's Office (09/17/2024) _____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) consider taking a support, oppose, or neutral position, on Measure A: The Citizens' Initiated Los Angeles County Affordable Housing, Homelessness Services and Affordable Housing Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance, which will appear on the November 5, 2024 General Election ballot; and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On June 25, 2024, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to place an initiative on the November 5, 2024, General Election ballot that would repeal and replace Measure H, the County's 0.25% sales tax for homeless services which is set to expire in 2027. The new initiative, Measure A, is a 0.50% sales tax for affordable housing production/preservation...
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