16.B.
City Council Meeting - FINAL
- Meeting Date:
- 04/03/2018
- From:
- Stacy Saltzburg, Deputy City Clerk
Information
TITLE
Future Agenda Item Request (F.A.I.R.): A Citizens' Petition Requesting the City Council levy a capital projects tax of one-eighth of one cent per dollar over an estimated term of fifteen years or until the amount of $45,879,876 plus an estimated projects maintenance of $6,395,000 for a total of $52,274,876 is collected on all sales or uses within the City of Flagstaff that are subject to the Arizona State Transaction Privilege Tax and use the proceeds for acquisition and development of one or more of the recommended FOSPR projects.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Council direction.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
In accordance with Art. II, Sect. 17 of the Flagstaff City Charter, any citizen may present a written petition to the City Manager, signed by a minimum of 25 citizens from the City...who shall present it to the Council at its next regular meeting. The attached petition was filed with the City Manager's Office on March 20, 2018, requesting that the Council consider action to levy a capital projects tax of one-eighth of one cent per dollar.
INFORMATION:
Chapter 1-12 of the Flagstaff City Code formalizes the information to be required, and the attached petition conforms to those requirements. As outlined in this chapter, the petition is to be submitted to the Council under Future Agenda Item Request (F.A.I.R.) to determine if there is Council interest in placing the item on a future agenda for consideration. Failure to give such direction shall constitute "action" for the purposes of this section.