EXHIBIT A
RESOLUTION NO. CC-XXXX-XXX
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ORDINANCE NO. ******
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 8,
CHAPTER 2, SECTION 8-2.03 OF THE REDONDO BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY
TAX
WHEREAS, the City of Redondo Beach imposes a Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) charged to guests by hotel operators in order to provide a portion of the general fund revenues required to provide police, fire, general government, and a host of other essential services to the community; and
WHEREAS, the People of the City of Redondo Beach wish to amend the Municipal Code in order to increase the maximum rate charged for the TOT from up to twelve (12%) percent to up to fifteen (15%) percent, to be effective at a date established by Council, if approved by voters at the March 2, 2027 general municipal election; and
WHEREAS, the new rate would place the City of Redondo Beach in the same range as surrounding cities.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 8-2.03 of Chapter 2, Title 8 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“8-2.03 Tax Imposed.
For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient shall be subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of up to 12% 15% of the rent charged by the operator. Such tax shall constitute a debt owed by the transient to the City which debt shall be extinguished only by payment to the operator or to the City. The transient shall pay the tax to the operator of the hotel at the time the rent is paid. If the rent is paid in installments, a proportionate share of the tax shall be paid with each installment. The unpaid tax shall be due upon the transient's ceasing to occupy space in the hotel. If for any reason the tax due is not paid to the operator of the hotel, the Tax Collector may require that such tax shall be paid directly to the Tax Collector.” SECTION 2. INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS. Any provisions of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code, or appendices thereto, or any other ordinances of the City inconsistent herewith, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. SEVERANCE. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and ORDINANCE NO. ****
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each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be published by one insertion in the official newspaper of said city, or published in conformance with the alternative publication requirements pursuant to Redondo Beach City Charter §9.15 and same shall go into effect and be in full force and operation from and after thirty (30) days after its final passage and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ______ day of ______, 20_. ________________________
James A. Light, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
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Joy A. Ford, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk ORDINANCE NO. ****
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ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH)
I, Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk of the City of Redondo Beach, California, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. _____ was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach, California, held on the _________the day of ______________, 20_, and approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the ___________ day of _____________, 20_, and thereafter signed and approved by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk and that said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk