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NOTICE OF INTENT TO CIRCULATE PETITION
Notice is hereby given by the person whose name appears hereon of her intention to circulate the petition within the City of Oakland for the purpose of raising revenue solely to pay for the development, implementation and evaluation of a holistic, results-driven approach to the prevention and reduction of violent crime in Oakland; balancing investments in community violence prevention, police and fire services; creating a Citywide Community Violence Reduction Plan designed to achieve specific violence reduction targets; empowering a citizens' planning and oversight commission and an independent budget auditor to monitor and account for the proper and effective use of revenue raised from this measure; and continuing and increasing the parcel tax and parking tax imposed by the 2014 Oakland Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Act (Measure Z). The proposed initiative ordinance is titled the "Oakland Community Violence Reduction and Emergency Response Act of 2024."
A statement of the reasons of the proposed action as contemplated in the petition is as follows:
Violent crime is a very serious issue in our City, with most Oaklanders feeling less safe today than a year or two ago. Today Oakland is facing an unprecedented wave of robberies, burglaries and car jackings and break-ins. Oaklanders want city government to implement a results-driven approach to public safety that balances investments in community violence prevention and law enforcement strategies, and is publicly accountable for achieving meaningful reductions in violent crime.
Oaklanders want city government to prioritize the use of local tax dollars to reduce gun violence, improve response times to 911 emergency calls for service, and reduce human trafficking, including the sexual exploitation of minors. Oaklanders expect city government to be transparent and accountable to the general public for its strategic use of local tax dollars in achieving improvements in public safety.
The 2014 Oakland Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Act and the parcel tax it authorized will expire at the end of 2024 and the continuation of the services provided by that act and the revenues it generates to support those services are critical to maintaining public safety in Oakland. If that Act is not renewed by the voters, the City will lose over $30 million dollars that support public safety and that provides for critical violence prevention services and 58 sworn police officers.
The revenues received from the Act will be expended exclusively for the benefit of the purposes and goals stated in this Measure.
Please sign this petition so our Oakland voters can continue to provide funds to support critical violence prevention and public safety measures to protect our City.
__/s/__________________Date 2/23/24
Zack Wasserman [Robert Zachary Wasserman]
3833 Lakeshore Ave.
Oakland, CA 94610
CITY ATTORNEY'S BALLOT TITLE & SUMMARY OF MEASURE____
TITLE:
Measure to Extend and Increase Parcel Tax and Parking Tax Surcharge for a Period of Nine Years to Fund Police and Fire Services and Replace Existing Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Commission with a Smaller Oakland Public Safety Planning and Oversight Commission
SUMMARY:
This measure would extend and increase a special parcel tax and special parking tax surcharge for nine years. The City may use the special taxes solely to pay costs related to: (1) reducing homicides, robberies, car-jackings and break-ins, domestic violence, and gun-related violence; (2) improving emergency 911 response times and quality of response; and (3) reducing the incidence of human trafficking including the sexual exploitation of minors.
This measure authorizes a parcel tax on property owners for nine years beginning July 1, 2025. The amount of the parcel tax depends on the type of property: (1) single-family residential parcels, $198.00; (2) multiple residential unit parcels, $132.00 per unit; and (3) non-residential parcels, a rate based on a formula that determines the single-family residential unit equivalent, multiplied by $198.00. The Council may annually adjust the parcel tax by the increase in the consumer price index. Qualifying low income
homeowners, affordable housing projects, tenants in foreclosed single-family homes, churches and schools are eligible for exemptions, reductions, or rebates.
The measure amends the Municipal Code to authorize an increase of the parking tax surcharge to 10% until December 31, 2034.
The measure increases minimum staffing levels for sworn police. It requires the City to budget for, hire and maintain a minimum of 700 sworn police. If the City fails to budget for 700 sworn police during a fiscal year, collection of the parcel tax would be suspended during that fiscal year and the collection of the parking tax surcharge would be suspended for 12 months unless there was an exception based on (1) a reduction of grant funding or restricted funding for sworn police from the 2023-2024 budget; or (2) a severe, unanticipated event that adversely impacted the General Purpose Fund and prevented the City from maintaining 700 sworn police. If the City budgets for but fails to maintain 700 sworn police, collection of the parcel tax and the parking tax surcharge would be reduced
the following fiscal year unless there was an exception based on the unexpected failure of the City's hiring plan. The measure establishes requirements for the City to declare an exception to the minimum staffing requirements.
The measure prohibits any layoffs that would reduce police officers to a level below 800, and any layoffs that would reduce fire fighters to a level below 480.
The measure replaces the existing nine-member Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Commission with a five-member Oakland Public Safety Planning and Oversight Commission tasked with developing a Four-Year Community Violence Reduction Plan that the City Council may approve or reject.
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