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CityCouncil | 2016-03-01 | 18 | (16-111) Receive Report on Results from a City of Alameda Survey Conducted in December 2015 and Provide Direction on a November 2016 Ballot Measure. Curtis Below, Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz and Associates, and the Interim City Manager gave a Power Point presentation. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired who will be doing the door to door residential contact, to which the Interim City Manager responded it is to be determined; stated staff would be working on education material. Councilmember Daysog stated that he would like more information as to the nature of the problem; Alameda's expenses go beyond the revenues collected through normal tax collections; working with a deficit means changing the economy; he understands that some amount of what would be collected is already constrained. Vice Mayor Matarrese stated that he agrees with assessment of sales taxes; direction should be given to pursue legislation; the Utility Users Tax (UUT) is antiquated and should be brought up to current utility use. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she supports staff's recommendations. Councilmember Oddie stated that he supports staff's recommendations; needing a 2/3 vote is a struggle; he would like the lobbyists to understand Alameda's priorities. Mayor Spencer stated that she supports staff's recommendations; inquired what percentage of Alamedans do not have a landline. Donald Maynard, Contract Attorney, responded about half of Alameda homes do not have a landline; stated the problem with Alameda's ordinance is that there are no definitions which invites companies to interpret the ordinance in different ways; most of the money is missing because of the way wireless companies interpret the ordinance; about 90% of cities in California have voter-approved, modern UUT ordinances; Alameda is catching up to modern ordinances. In response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, the Interim City Manager stated the UUT is a revenue measure that continues to decline; the tax falls under the fiscal sustainability category. Mayor Spencer stated that she thinks the community is supportive of the parks; the concern is not about the parks but about an additional parcel tax. Councilmember Daysog inquired whether the UUT is part of the Balanced Revenue Index (BRI) formula, to which the Interim City Manager responded in the affirmative. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council March 1, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-03-01.pdf |