City Council

16.\nCONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION DECLARING A FISCAL\nEMERGENCY AND CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO PRESENT\nVOTERS WITH A BALLOT MEASURE TO INCREASE THE CITY’S\nTRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX ALONG WITH OTHER ELECTION-RELATED\nACTION; AND FIRST READING APPROVAL OF A RELATED ORDINANCE\nCODIFYING THE PROPOSED INCREASE, SUBJECT TO VOTER APPROVAL\n(CITY ATTORNEY)\nRECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1) Subject to adoption by the electorate, give first reading to Ordinance No. 1160 of\nthe City of Santa Fe Springs, California (“City”) increasing the City’s existing\ntransactions and use tax rate from 1% to 1.25% and making such other\nadministrative amendments and updates requested by the California Department\nof Tax and Fee Administration; and\n2) Adopt Resolution No. 9970 (i) Declaring a fiscal emergency within the meaning\nof Article XIIIC, §2 of the California Constitution; (ii) Calling and Giving Notice of\na November 4, 2025 Special Election for the Submission of a Ballot Measure to\nSanta Fe Springs Voters increasing the City’s 1% Transactions and Use Tax rate\nto 1.25%; (iii) Requesting Consolidation of Said Special Election with the CountyAdministered Election of the Same Date; (iv) Requesting that the Los Angeles\nCounty Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Provide Specific Election Administration\nServices; and (v) Setting Priorities for Filing Written Arguments and Rebuttals\nRegarding the Ballot Measure and Directing Preparation of An Impartial of\nAnalysis; and\n3) Discuss and take action regarding the preparation of ballot arguments.\n4) Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.