AMENDED Agenda Packet 4-8-19 Meeting

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•Mia Cariaga – appreciated the hard work of elected officials; expressed gratitude for theservices now available at the Library due to passage of the library levy. •Denny Braud – said his expectations for 2018 were exceeded with progress made on projectssuch as the downtown riverfront, Knight Campus, Hayward Field, town square/land swap, Obiedevelopment, housing tools and strategies conversation, Ya-Po-Ah Terrace, and Uber/Lyft. •Councilor Zelenka – said he felt much of 2018 was spent laying the groundwork and strategicplanning for important initiatives, including work on the Climate Recovery Ordinance,Riverfront project, TAC Report, affordable housing and community safety bridge funding. •Sarah Medary – said that the organization achieved a great deal in 2018, and 2019 was anopportunity to continue those efforts; noting the town square project as an example, expressedconfidence that Public Works and Planning Development would continue to find ways to worktogether strategically and physically. •Councilor Syrett – listed the partnership with the County on the TAC Report, Williams and damecontract, landswap, planning efforts in River Road/Santa Clara, parks bond and levy andimmigration status protections as successes in 2018; expressed pride in the gender-diversity ofthe City Council. •Renee Grube – acknowledged the challenge of serving as an elected official; said executive staffand the community are feeling very optimistic and energized; looked forward to ambassadoropportunities, implementation of Parks and Rec System Plan, and welcoming a new LibraryDirector; thanked Mia Cariaga for her service as interim Library Director. •Chief Zaludek – recounted his department’s efforts to resolve the gap in service delivery bygathering data and change the application of increased resource allocations, resulting inimproved resuscitation rates; supported a continued commitment to prevention andcommunity risk reduction initiatives. •Councilor Semple – expressed appreciation for progress on public safety bridge funding,prevention work with youth and homelessness, and increased downtown event programming;said more work is needed on providing shelter, the single-use plastics ban, and creation of adowntown day center. 2.Community Safety RevenueAssistant City Manager Kristie Hammitt, Finance Director Twylla Miller and Senior FinancialAnalyst Maurizio Bottalico gave a presentation on the work and findings of the CommunitySafety Revenue Team.Discussion •Councilor Semple – noted that if a structure is set up to collect the payroll tax, it could be usedagain for other City collection needs. •Councilor Syrett – said it is important to be clear that, as proposed, the payroll tax is notregressive; everyone pays proportionally into a system that everyone benefits from; noted thatthe Register- Guard reported conflicting information on projected tax amounts. •Councilor Clark – requested clarification about public employers’ contribution; noted that asimilarly structured tax previously proposed met with community resistance; supported a focuson creating more taxpayers rather than taxing existing taxpayers. •Councilor Zelenka – stated that flat tax fees are regressive; asked whether non-profits would beincluded. •Councilor Taylor – said that even a minimal amount is significant to low wage earners;supported lobbying the State for changes to the lodging tax, consideration of a marijuana tax,income tax or business license fee. •Councilor Pryor – said the revenue committee did initial research and analysis to identify whatcan be done; acknowledged that not every possible option was explored but the resultingproposal was thought to be feasible. April 8, 2019, Meeting - Item 2A