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San Rafael City Council meeting
February 16, 2016
SAN RAFAEL PUBLIC LIBRARY PARCEL TAX INCREASE AND RENEWAL
•On June 8, 2010, San Rafael voters passed Measure C, a Rafael Public aside funds for necessary facility improvements to the San programs, and to help with the City’s longhours of operation,
services, equipment, facilities, materials, and Special Library Services Parcel LibraryTax-term goal of setting
VOTERS SUPPORT LIBRARY IN 2010•••This tax provides about ¼ of the Library’s overall budgetThis The tax funds Downtown tax is set to expire in and Pickleweed Libraries’ staffing, 2017
•Expanded Pickleweed Library by 5 hours per weekhours at the Downtown Library by 7 hours per week and at the
••••••Added Saved Performed Licensed Purchased Increased $541,195 for the purpose of building a new library for San Rafaelhundreds of new classes, $152,000 in additional eBooks and other
digital outreach, programs, and coordination with San Rafael $74,000 in additional facility maintenance and improvements$390,000 in additional books, magazines, and storytimes, workshops,
and other resourcesnewspapersschoolsevents
WHAT HAS THE LIBRARY TAX GOTTEN US?
•Check-outs of physical materials: + 20%
WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE 2010?••••CheckUse of online research Visitors to the digital branch: Visitors to the libraries: -outs of digital materials: materials: +7%+24%+ 325%+19,477%
In order to continue the services that the community is demanding, a special library parcel tax for the June 2016 ballot.the Library staff recommends an increase and renewal measure
for
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
To committee and exemptions for senior citizensannual CPI adjustment, oversight by an independent citizens multiplebe authorized to levy an annual $59 parcel tax (slightly higher for
services for children, teens, and adults, shall the City of San Rafael Public Library to maintain library hours, equipment, materials, and augmenting current general fund allocations
for the San Rafael provide a critical, consistent, locally-residential unit parcels) for a period of nine (9) years with -controlled funding source, ?
PROPOSED LANGUAGE OF THE MEASURE
•The amended ordinance would:percentage increase to the San Francisco$1,000 per more residences, exceed 3% parcelannually (no CPI with current tax)the tax adds $10 per living unit up
to a maximum tax of -Oakland-San Jose CPI, not to
••••••impose The Senior exemptions would continue to be availableOn the last for a parcels with multiple tax rate would increase annually commensurate with the annual tax would commence
to be levied in FY a $59 per parcel tax (increased from the current $49period of 9 years (current tax period is 7 years)residences or a commercial parcel with one or 2017-2018)
THE BASICS OF THE MEASURE
•The the Assessor’s use categories.were erroneously omitted from taxation because of conflicts with properties, such as mixedcategory called “other residential”, intended to apply to
certain “multifamily residential” and “nonresidential” is added a fourth by the County Assessor’s Office. property so as to better match the property use categories used measure revises
the definitions of the categories of taxable -use properties with living units, that
REVISIONS TO HOW PARCELS ARE ASSESSED•To the existing land use categories, “single family residential”,
•Close at least homework 8 to 15\] and change Tuesdays from 10-8 and change Fridays and Saturdays from 11help 7 hours at the Downtown Library (close Sundays \[currently 1resources-8
to 1-8)-5 to 1-5)-
••••••Close at least 6 Eliminate Eliminate Eliminate Eliminate Reduce storytime40% ($46,050) of funding for books52% ($12,740) of funding for building maintenance and repair92% ($36,580)
of funding for eBooks and electronic research and 47% ($hours at the Pickleweed Library (change Thursdays from 116,250, class, and other event offerings by ) of funding for magazines
and newspapersat least 50%-
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE TAX DOESN’T RENEW?
•Eliminate the following positions:
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE TAX DOESN’T RENEW? PT. 2•••••1 full1 .53 FTE Library Aide (Downtown)1 full1 full1 .75 FTE Librarian (Downtown)---time Librarian (Downtown)time Library Assistant (Downtown)time
Library Assistant (Pickleweed)
•Reduce the hours of the following staff:and substitute staff(Downtown)(Downtown)
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE TAX DOESN’T RENEW? •PT. 3 Eliminate 55% ($120,980) of funding for temporary••Lose 32 Librarian hours/week, between two positions Lose 24 Library Assistant hours/week,
between two positions -seasonal
Approve the Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Rafael:andmeasuredate, andMunicipal Election to be held on June 7, 2016, andParcel Tax to the qualified voters of the City
of San Rafael at the Special
1.5.4.3.2.Calling Requesting Requesting Requesting Ordering a the submission of a proposition Special Municipal Election consolidation with any other election conducted on the same the
City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the election services by the County Clerk, andto be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, levying a Special Library Services
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