4 CALIFORNIA -
NATIONAL CITY
INCORPORATED
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Workshop — Potential Ballot Measure
July 21, 2026, 3: 00 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
140 E. 12th Street National City, CA
Present: Councilmember Yamane
Councilmember Rodriguez
Councilmember Bush
Vice- Mayor Molina
Mayor Morrison
Others Present: Douglas J. Schulze, City Manager
Heidi Skinner, City Attorney
Shelley Chapel, City Clerk
Steve Manganiello, Acting Deputy City Manager and Director of Engineering & Public Works
Pedro Garcia, Economic Development Manager
1. CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting - Workshop of the City Council of the City of National City was called to order at 3: 06 p. m. via teleconference and in the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 140 E. 12th Street, National City, California.
2. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers present: Yamane, Rodriguez, Bush, Molina, Morrison Interpretation in Spanish provided by Carlos Diaz and Luisa Diaz de Leon.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Yamane led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. INVOCATION
None.
5. STAFF REPORT
5. 1 Workshop on the Business License Tax Reform ( Gross Receipts Tax) Study Findings, Business and Community Outreach, Public Opinion Survey Results, Relating to Potential Business License Tax Reform Ballot Measure.
Mayor introduced City Manager Schulze, who provided the report and a PowerPoint presentation.
City Manager Schulze introduced Economic Development Manager Garcia who gave a PowerPoint presentation.
Mr. Garcia introduced Consultant Richard Bernard with FM3 who provided a PowerPoint presentation on the survey results.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT ( Comment will be specific to Agenda Item) Mayor Morrison summarized the process for acceptance of live public comments allowing two ( 2) minutes per comment and introduced City Clerk Chapel. City Clerk Chapel called the speakers.
Twenty- Four( 24) spoken comments were received.
Three (3) people provided slips in opposition but did not speak.
One ( 1) written comment was received and read into the record.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Morrison adjourned to the Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of National City, Tuesday, August 4, 2026, 5: 00 p. m. in the Council Chamber, located in City Hall, 1243 National City Boulevard, National City, California.
The meeting adjourned at 5: 54 p. m.
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Shelley apel, MMC, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes were approved at t e Regular Ivr- ting September 1, 2026. on Morrison, Mayor