MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE UPLAND CITY COUNCIL August 9, 2024
12:30 p.m.
SPECIAL MEETING
Council Chamber and remote location
City Hall, 460 N. Euclid Avenue and Kaiser Permanente Regional Laboratory Lobby, 13000 Peyton Drive, Chino Hills CA
Members Present: Mayor Bill Velto, Councilmember James Breitling, Councilmember Carlos A. Garcia, Councilmember Shannan Maust, Councilmember Rudy Zuniga
Staff Present: Assistant City Manager Stephen Parker, City Attorney Stephen P.
Deitsch, City Clerk Keri Johnson
The special meeting of the Upland City Council was called to order by Mayor Bill Velto at 12:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber of the Upland City Hall.
Gabe Garcia, Upland Police Officer's Association, spoke in support of the proposed sales tax measure and provided Upland crime statistics and police department staffing statistics.
Brian Taylor, Upland, stated that the cost of everything is going up and the passage of a sales tax measure will help the city with increasing costs.
Mark Walters, Upland, spoke in opposition of the proposed sales tax measure and stated that the 24-hour posting of the meeting was not transparent and questioned why the sales tax measure was not considered earlier.
Mike Nunez, Upland, stated that the proposed sales tax measure is unnecessary and detrimental to the economic wellbeing of Upland citizens and implementing a sales tax will be a financial burden for residents. He further suggested that the Council consider alternative revenue options.
Amy Valdivia, Chair of the Board of the Upland Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support of the proposed sales tax measure and stated the importance of ensuring roads, public safety services, and essential city operations are well funded.
3. AGENDA ITEMS
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTIONS PLACING A SALES TAX MEASURE
ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT
Assistant City Manager Parker presented the staff report.
City Clerk Johnson announced that the proposed ballot language had changed after the posting of the agenda; and the change was posted to the website and distributed to the Council and the public.
There was discussion regarding appropriate timing for placing the sales tax measure on the ballot and infrastructure needs in the City.
Assistant City Manager answered questions from the Council regarding revenue options for the City.
Moved by: Councilmember Breitling
Seconded by: Councilmember Zuniga
Adopt Resolution No. 6788 calling for the placement of a General Tax Measure - known as the City of Upland Infrastructure, Public Safety and City Services Measure - on the ballot for November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election for the submission to the qualified voters of an ordinance to enact a general transactions and use tax (sales tax) at the rate of one cent (10).
Motion: Carried with Councilmember Garcia opposed
Moved by: Councilmember Breitling
Seconded by: Councilmember Maust
Adopt Resolution No 6789 requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino to consolidate a General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024 with the Statewide General Election to be held on that date pursuant to §10403 of the Elections Code.
Motion: Carried Unanimously
Moved by: Councilmember Breitling
Seconded by: Councilmember Zuniga
Adopt a Resolution No. 6790 providing for the filing of primary and rebuttal arguments and setting rules for the filing of written arguments regarding a city measure to be submitted at the November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election.
Motion: Carried Unanimously
b. CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION WITHDRAWING A GENERAL TAX MEASURE FROM THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 BALLOT RELATING TO
BUSINESS LICENSE TAXES
Moved by: Councilmember Breitling
Seconded by: Councilmember Zuniga
Consider adopting Resolution No. 6791 withdrawing a General Tax Measure from the November 5, 2024, General Municipal Election Ballot relating to amending various sections of Chapter 5.04 of the City's Municipal Code as it relates to business license taxes.
2 Motion: Carried with Councilmember Garcia opposed
4. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Velto adjourned the workshop at 1:18 p.m. The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is Monday, August 12, 2024.
Keri Jo so , City Clerk
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