City Council

5-A. BALLOT PROPOSITION TO AMEND THE EXISTING MONTEREY PARK BUSINESS\nLICENSE TAX AND TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Adopting a Resolution placing a proposition on the November 5, 2024, ballot which, if\nadopted by a majority of voters, would amend the City’s existing Business License Tax;\n(2) Adopting a Resolution placing a proposition on the November 5, 2024, ballot which, if\nadopted by a majority of voters, would increase the City’s existing Transient Occupancy\nTax;\n(3) Determining whether to designate person(s) for filing an argument favoring each ballot\nproposition;\n(4) Adopting a Resolution requesting that the City Attorney prepare an impartial analysis for\neach ballot proposition;\n(5) Adopting a Resolution establishing requirements for ballot arguments;\n(6) Adopting a Resolution supporting ballot measures; and\n(7) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.\nCEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):\nThese actions are exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (California\nPublic Resources Code §§ 2100, et seq., “CEQA”) and CEQA regulations (14 California Code of\nRegulations §§ 15000, et seq.) because they establish rules and procedures to implement\ngovernment funding mechanisms; do not involve any commitment to a specific project which\ncould result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment; and constitute an\norganizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes\nin the environment. Accordingly, neither of the propositions constitute a “project” that requires\nenvironmental review (see specifically 14 CCR § 15378(b)(4-5)).