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RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE DESIGNATING THE PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSION AS THE LOCAL SALES TAX
INDEPENDENT CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AS
OUTLINED IN THE MEASURE B SALES TAX BALLOT
MEASURE APPROVED BY SAN JOSE VOTERS ON JUNE
7, 2016, AND SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION NO. 78016
WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED THE
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMISSION AS THE CITIZENS
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2016, San José voters approved Measure B, a one-quarter percent (0.25%) local sales tax to fund City of San José ("City") services; and
WHEREAS, Measure B requires an Independent Citizens Oversight Committee ("Oversight Committee") to review the expenditures of revenues generated by the sales tax; and
WHEREAS, on August 10, 2016, the City's Rules and Open Government Committee directed the City Manager to: 1) create a process for appointing citizens to the Oversight Committee, with explicit consideration that the City's Neighborhoods Commission serve as the Committee by absorbing Measure B's mandated functions within the existing purpose of the Neighborhoods Commission; 2) establish a schedule for periodic meetings of the Oversight Committee, at least annually; and 3) determine a scope of duties consistent with voter authorization; and
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 78016, designating the Neighborhoods Commission as the Oversight Committee, absorbing the oversight function required by Measure B within the existing scope of the Neighborhoods Commission, and requiring that the Neighborhoods Commission, in its NVF:KMM:KMF
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role as the Oversight Committee, review local sales tax revenues annually and report to the City Council on the local sales tax measure during the annual budget process; and
WHEREAS, on April 30, 2024, the City Council directed the City Manager to sunset the Neighborhoods Commission, as the City was transitioning to a new Neighborhood Association Engagement Model; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to designate the Parks and Recreation Commission as the Oversight Committee, given its diverse representation, focus on community services, and regular meeting cadence;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
A. The Parks and Recreation Commission of the City of San José is hereby designated as the local Sales Tax Independent Citizens Oversight Committee, as outlined in the Measure B Sales Tax ballot measure approved by San José voters on June 7, 2016.
B. This Resolution shall supersede Resolution No. 78016.
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ADOPTED this _____ day of ___________, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
MATT MAHAN
Mayor
ATTEST:
TONI J. TABER, MMC
City Clerk