Resolution for Special Tax Measure (Real Estate Transfer Tax)
| a. Receive and accept the updated analysis responding to questions and comments raised during the Board’s first discussion of Board Referral No. 2026.01 (Daniels) regarding a potential special real estate transfer tax in unincorporated Monterey County; b. Direct staff to move forward with development of a Property Transfer Tax ballot initiative for placement on a future countywide ballot; c. Direct staff to move forward with analysis and ballot measure preparation for a potential increase to the Transient Occupancy Tax in unincorporated Monterey County; d. Direct staff to return with a feasibility analysis, implementation timelines for both revenue measures following completion of polling and strategic analysis; e. Consider approving the attached Resolution to amend the County of Monterey Administrative Office Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Adopted Budget 001-1050-8039-CAO014 (Other General Expenditures) to increase appropriations by $83,500, financed by a reduction in the appropriation of… |
| Attachments: | 1. Board Report, 2. CliffordMoss Proposal, 3. EMC Research Proposal, 4. Resolution, 5. Item No. 11 Presentation |
Renters – Get Out The Vote
Many homeowners vote. Few renters vote. This campaign is to encourage renters to vote. Expand democracy. Expand participation.
This pilot project will contact infrequent renter voters and encourage them to use mail-in ballots to vote in the June 2 Primary Election. Easy, simple, free. LWVMC supports this effort. The pilot project is to contact a sampling of renters in three cities — Salinas, Marina and Monterey.
The project intends to track responses after the election, and compare it to a control group of registered infrequent voters from the same apartment complexes. If we learn much, there might be another campaign for infrequent renter voters for the November General Election.
It is a postcard campaign. Volunteers are needed to send them.
To Do: Come to the at Peoples Center for Progressive Change (formerly C4C) starting Tuesday April 7, from 1 to 4pm, for nine straight Tuesdays, April 7 through May 19. I’ll provide postcards, message labels, voters and stamps. Including a short Spanish language label for Salinas. $20 for 25 card packs. $5 w/o stamps.
