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<br /> e 6. Presentation to the voters of a charter amendment instituting a restau- <br /> rant tax with a five percent cap, with the amount collected to be linked <br /> to the costs of the core shortfall and implementation of community <br /> ~ policing and fire redeployment. (Miller) <br /> 7. Support the City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) with a 2.5 percent <br /> restaurant tax with a ten-year sunset and referral to the voters. <br /> (Rutan) <br /> Responding to a request for clarification from Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Rutan explained <br /> that his proposal assumed core funding and a totally unfunded capital program. <br /> 8. Fund the core with a four percent utility tax with a ten-year sunset to <br /> be referred to the voters. (Rutan) <br /> 9. Fund the core and library with a five percent restaurant tax with a ten- <br /> year sunset to be referred to the voters. (Boles) <br /> 10. Fund the CIP with a restaurant tax not to exceed 2.5 percent by stipu- <br /> lating that the cap would be included in charter by amendment. That <br /> revenue would be referred to the voters. (Miller) <br /> 11. Fund the core shortfall and the proposed enhancements with a five <br /> percent restaurant tax with no sunset to be referred to the voters. The <br /> tax would be capped at five percent by a charter amendment. (Green) <br /> e Mr. Rutan spoke in favor of focusing on the core proposal and delaying <br /> consideration of the enhancements at the present time. He said that seeking <br /> voter approval of the enhancements was a serious mistake and would be inter- <br /> preted as "government as usual." Mr. Rutan said the council would have the <br /> opportunity to pursue the enhancements in the future. <br /> Ms. Bascom said her concern was to secure a positive vote for the public's <br /> selected revenue source, the restaurant tax. She said the more services that <br /> the council added to the final strategy, the more difficult approval would be <br /> to obtain. Ms. Bascom said the council's goal should be a package that is <br /> easy to defend before the voters. <br /> Ms. Ehrman said she agreed with Mr. Rutan's comments about delaying the <br /> enhancements, and pointed out that several of the proposals gave the council <br /> the ability to seek voter approval when it was ready to move projects forward. <br /> She indicated interest in Mr. Green's proposal, and asked if the council could <br /> start multiple construction projects simultaneously. Mr. Wong said that the <br /> City had a variety of tools that would allow it to support simultaneous <br /> projects. <br /> Mr. Boles called the council's attention to the process goal of stability and <br /> the need to solve multiple problems simultaneously. He pointed out that the <br /> current library is at capacity and could not support the community through the <br /> coming decade. Mr. Boles said that he was willing to discuss the issue of <br /> e <br /> MINUTES--City Council Work Session September 22, 1992 Page 2 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br />