HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 026-2018RESOLUTTON NO. 026-2018
RESOLUTION OF THE CIry COUNCIL OF THE CIry OF BURLINGAME
APPROVING THE RECOMMENDED MEASURE I EXPENDITURE PLAN
WHEREAS, in November, Burlingame's voters approved Measure l, a retail
transactions and use tax of /+ percent, which effectively increases the sales tax rate in
Burlingame from 8.75 percent to 9 percent; and
WHEREAS, the tax will go into effect on April 1,2018, and the City will begin to see
the increased revenues from the tax a few months later; and
WHEREAS, the tax is estimated to raise between $1.75 million and $2 million
annually, and the amount will vary somewhat from year to year depending on how well
Budingame's local economy is doing; and
WHEREAS, at the City Council's goal-setting meeting on January 27,2018, the City
Council staff presented the City Council with a recommended expenditure plan for the
Measure lfunds, and a majority of the Council agreed with staffs recommendation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Burlingame approves distributing the Measure I funds as follows:
Community Center:
Streets and sidewalks
Police fficer:
$1.0 million
$575,000 +/- depending on actual receipts
$200,000
Michael B g, Ma
l, Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame,
that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the
on the 20th day of February, 2018, by the following vote:
hereby certify
ity Council held
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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