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MEMORANDUM
Date: May 2, 2024
To: Mayor and City Councilmembers
Through: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
Tyler Marr, Deputy City Manager
From: Travis Storin, Chief Financial Officer
Ginny Sawyer, Project & Policy Manager
Subject: Work Session Summary, April 23, 2024 – Tax Renewals
BOTTOM LINE
The purpose of this memo is to document the summary of the discussion during the April 23, 2024
Work Session. All Councilmembers were present.
Staff provided context on current tax rates and the updates provided to the Council Finance Committee.
Significant updates included recommendations to extend the Street Maintenance Program tax to either
20 years or in perpetuity and to push the Capital Improvement tax to 2025 in order to allow more time
for project development and community input and outreach.
DISCUSSION SUMMARY
There was overall support for both seeking a 20-year term on the Street maintenance Program tax and
pushing the Capital Improvement tax to 2025.
Other discussion covered project development and timelines going forward.
NEXT STEPS
Based on the discussion, staff has scheduled the Street Maintenance Program ballot referral for July
16, 2024. Staff will review project “readiness” and the 6-month calendar to determine if a work session
would be valuable on June 11, 2024.
FOLLOW-UP ITEMS
There was some discussion about the limits on City staff activities once a tax measure has been
presented for placement on the ballot under the Fair Campaign Practices Act. It was noted that staff is
generally limited to responding to questions and requests rather than reaching out to share information,
and that staff will be prepared to provide or present factual information to those requesting it.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 015C1436-18BA-47FB-A59D-F97B2943F4FA