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McCALL CITY COUNCIL 216 East Park Street
AGENDA BILL McCall, Idaho 83638
Number AB 14-138
Meeting Date July 10, 2014
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
A One Percent (1%) Local Option Sales Tax Proposal
Department Approvals
Initials
Originator
or
Supporter
Mayor / Council
City Manager
Originator
Clerk
Treasurer
Community Development
Police Department
Public Works
Golf Course
COST IMPACT:
n/a
Parks and Recreation
FUNDING SOURCE:
n/a
Airport
Library
TIMELINE:
n/a
Information Systems
Grant Coordinator
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Community Capital Improvement Plan Group (Community CIP Group,) comprised of both community and business leaders, was established in October of 2013. The group was formed in order
to engage and inform the community about the City’s capital improvement needs and funding shortfalls for those projects. Additionally, the group’s role is to advise the City Manager
on the capital improvement priorities from the community’s perspective. Initially, the group met weekly to hear presentations, made by each City department, on their top ten capital
improvement needs. After each presentation, the projects were scored by the community group using a matrix developed by City staff. Consideration was given for health and safety, available
outside funding (grants), project and life cycle costs, operating budget impact, quality of life, implication of project deferral, and economic and environmental impact.
The goal was to prioritize each department’s capital improvement needs and then develop a top ten capital improvement project list across all departments. Once the top ten projects were
identified and with the help of Cameron Arial, the group began to determine possible funding sources. After much deliberation, the group agreed on a 1% local option sales tax. On Friday,
June 27, the Community CIP Group attended a City Council Work Session where the City Manager introduced the group and gave a brief description of their process to Council. The Community
CIP Group proposed their recommendation of a 1% sales tax to the City Council. A memo from the City Manager is attached which outlines the main points of a 1% Local Option Sales Tax
Ordinance.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Give direction to staff and the City Attorney to develop an Ordinance for a 1% Local Option Sales Tax.
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