Presentation to City Council from the Police Department and Parks Recreation and Community Services Department Regarding Potential Service Impacts of $3 Million Revenue Loss to General Fund if Certain Existing Utility Users Tax Funding is Eliminated. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 03/24/08 AGENDA ITEM: Presentation to City Council from the Police Department and Parks Recreation and Community Services Department Regarding Potential Service Impacts of $3 Million Revenue Loss to General Fund if Certain Existing Utility Users Tax Funding is Eliminated. Contact Person/Dept.: Jeff Muir Chief Financial Officer Fiscal Impact: Yes No X Phone Number: 310 253 6016 General Fund: Yes X No Item Number: A 1 Public Hearing: Public Notification: Master Notification List (03/20/08) Action Item: X Attachments: Department Approval: Jeff Muir (3/18/08) Fiscal Impact Review: Jeff Muir (03/19/08) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (03/18/08) City Manager Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (03/19/08) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council receive a brief report from the Police Department and Parks Recreation and Community Services Department regarding the potential service impacts from a $3 million decrease in General Fund revenues. DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND: The City Council placed Measure W on the April 2008 ballot to seek voters approval to modernize the language in Culver City s Utility Users Tax (UUT) ordinance and reaffirm the methodology used to apply it. Due to changes in technology and changes in federal and state law the City believes its UUT should be updated and reauthorized by voters. First authorized almost 40 years ago the language of Culver City s ordinance is not easy to apply to today s communications technology. Depending on the outcome of lawsuits in other jurisdictions and without the updating and reauthorizing proposed by Measure W parts of the ordinance could be disallowed in the future and vital City fundi...
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