City Council

5C. CONSIDERATION OF SUBMITTING TO BUENA PARK VOTERS A BALLOT\nMEASURE FOR A ONE CENT (1¢) TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX (LOCAL SALES\nTAX) AT THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024, GENERAL ELECTION\nIt is recommended that the City Council review this report, the results of the City’s\ncommunity outreach and engagement campaign, and determine whether it is\nappropriate to submit to Buena Park voters the question of whether to adopt a\none cent (1¢) transactions and use tax (local sales tax) to generate new revenues\nto fund the public safety, essential services, and other General Fund services and\nprograms being requested by residents. Staff recognizes that introducing new\ntaxes should never be done casually, and this item is being brought forward, after\nthree years of outreach and engagement with residents and community groups,\nas an option for protecting local revenues and funding the priorities identified by\nresidents.\nThe proposed measure is titled the “City of Buena Park Public Safety/Essential\nServices Measure,” and the proposed ballot question would read as follows (the\n“Proposed Measure”):\nCITY OF BUENA PARK PUBLIC SAFETY/ ESSENTIAL SERVICES MEASURE. To\nmaintain Buena Park’s quality of life/essential services, such as 911 response,\npreventing crime including property crimes; keeping public areas safe/ clean;\nprotecting local drinking water; fire protection/ prevention; providing safe places\nto play; retaining/ attracting police officers; repairing streets/ potholes; shall a\nmeasure establishing a 1¢ sales tax, providing approximately $20,000,000\nannually for general revenue purposes, until ended by voters, with local control/\nspending disclosure, be adopted?\n— Recommended Action: If the City Council desires to submit the Proposed\nMeasure to voters at the General Municipal Election scheduled for November\n5, 2024, it is recommended that the City Council: 1) Approve a budget\namendment in the amount of $50,000 from the undesignated General Fund\nreserve balance to allocate funding for the election; and 2) Adopt the\nfollowing resolutions: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY\nOF BUENA PARK, CALIFORNIA, DIRECTING THE CITY OF BUENA PARK\nPUBLIC SAFETY/ESSENTIAL SERVICES MEASURE, A ONE-CENT (1¢) LOCAL\nGENERAL TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX (SALES TAX), TO BE PLACED ON\nTHE BALLOT FOR CONSIDERATION BY VOTERS AT THE GENERAL\nMUNICIPAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024. A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BUENA PARK,\nCALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF DIRECT AND REBUTTAL\nARGUMENTS AND SETTING RULES FOR THE FILING OF WRITTEN\nARGUMENTS REGARDING THE BUENA PARK PUBLIC SAFETY/ESSENTIAL\nSERVICES MEASURE, A ONE-CENT (1¢) LOCAL GENERAL TRANSACTIONS\nAND USE TAX (SALES TAX), FOR CONSIDERATION BY VOTERS AT THE\nGENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER\n5, 2024. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BUENA\nPARK, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE\nCOUNTY OF ORANGE TO CONSOLIDATE A MUNICIPAL ELECTION\nCONCERNING A LOCAL BALLOT MEASURE WITH THE GENERAL\nMUNICIPAL ELECTION AND THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE\nHELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024, PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE\nCALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE.