R-074-16 Calling for the placement of a Special Tax Measure to be held at the November 8, 2016 General Municipal Election

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. R-74-16 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA CALLING FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A SPECIAL TAX MEASURE TO BE HELD AT THE NOVEMBER 8, 2016 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF 'A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY'S TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY (HOTEL) TAX BY INCREASING THE RATE FROM 10% TO 12.5%, DEDICATING THE ADDITIONAL 2.5% OF THE TAX RATE ABOVE 10% FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, AND ADDRESSING ONLINE TRAVEL COMPANY AND OTHER THIRD PARTY BOOKINGS, AND MAKING VARIOUS CONFORMING CHANGES. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9222 of the California Elections Code, the City Council has authority to place propositions on the ballot to be considered at a Municipal Election; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 3.24 of Title 3 of the Colton Municipal Code (C.M.C. §§3.24.010 through 3.24.180), the City currently imposes a Transient Occupancy Tax (Hotel) Tax ("TOT") at the rate of ten percent (10%) upon guests of hotels and other transient accommodations within the City; and WHEREAS, the current 10% rate of the TOT is a general tax the proceeds of which are deposited into the City's general fund. The general fund pays for important City services such as police protection, fire and paramedic services, street operations and maintenance, library services, parks and recreation services and general municipal services to the public; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the Colton Municipal Code to increase the rate of the TOT from ten percent (10%) to twelve and one-half percent (12.5%); and WHEREAS, the City Council desires that the rate increase in the TOT above the current 10% rate (the additional 2.5% of the rate) be proposed to the voters as a special tax, the proceeds of which will be deposited into a special fund dedicated for paying the costs of construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of athletic/recreational fields and related facilities within the City of Colton; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the Colton Municipal Code to allow for the imposition and collection of the TOT on the full rent charged to a guest for hotel occupancy, or occupancy in any short term rental, whether the occupancy is booked directly by the guest, through the guest's employer or agent, through online travel companies which enable guests to purchase occupancy via the Internet, or through online short term rental companies operating to facilitate connections in the rental market or otherwise broker short term rentals between a host and a guest, or by similar electronic means; and 1