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CC - ACTION ITEM: Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Arguments in Favor of Questions Relating to One Tax Measure and One Proposed Charter Amendment to be Considered by the Voters at the General Municipal Election of November 3, 2026.
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Meeting Date: August 10, 2026
Contact Person/Dept.: Jeremy Bocchino/City Clerk's Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-5851
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/05/2026)
Department Approval: Lea Eriksen, Sr. Assistant City Manager (08/04/2026) _____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council Adopt a Resolution approving the arguments in favor of questions relating to one tax measure and one proposed Charter amendment to be considered by the voters at the General Municipal Election of November 3, 2026.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
At the City Council meeting of June 22, 2026, the City Council considered and approved a proposal to place before the voters a ballot measure which, if approved by a majority of the voters, would amend the City Charter to lower the voting age to 16 for municipal and Culver City Unified School District Board elections.
At that meeting, the City Council created and appointed two Council Members (Vice Mayor Fish and Council Member McMorrin) to an Ad-Hoc Subcommittee to Draft the Argument in Favor/Rebuttal to Argument Against the Measure.
At the City Council meeting of July 27, 2026, the City Council considered and approved a proposal to place an additional measure on the ballot to increase the Transient Hotel Tax (TOT) from 14% to 15% through March 1, 2028 and then to 16% until ended by the voters. The Council also appointed Vice Mayor Fish and Council Member McMorrin to prepare an Argument in Favor/Rebuttal to Argument Against the Measure.
The City Council is requested to...
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