RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE AMENDED MEASURE A
PUBLIC SAFETY EXPENDITURE PLAN TO PURCHASE FIVE
VEHICLES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT A ND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
WHEREAS, on February 27, 2018 the City Council approved Ordinance 3415 (“Ordinance”) that added Chapter 3.34 to Title 3 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code, establishing a one-half cent General Transactions and use Tax to be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee administration; and
WHEREAS, concurrently the City Council adopted a spending plan expressing its intention to expend any new sales tax revenues generated in the Ordinance on public safety (the “Intended Public Safety Expenditure Plan”); and
WHEREAS, the Ordinance was placed on the ballot for the June 2018 election as “Measure A,” subject to approval by an affirmative, simple majority vote of the people as required by law; and
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2018, the voters of the City of Chula Vista approved Measure A authorizing a one-half cent sales tax on retail sales within the City; and
WHEREAS, on April 14, 2022, City staff presented to the Measure A Citizens Oversight Committee (COC) a proposed amendment to the Intended Expenditure Plan to purchase five (5) vehicles for the Police Department; and
WHEREAS, the Measure A COC voted unanimously to recommend City Council approval of the five vehicles.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it (1) approves the amended Measure A Public Safety Expenditure Plan, in the form presented, to purchase five vehicles for the Police Department , and (2) amends the Fiscal Year 2022 Expenditure Budget for the Measure A Sales Tax Fund to fund the vehicles from the Measure A fund.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Chief Roxana Kennedy Glen R. Googins
Police Department City Attorney