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RESOLUTION NO. 15-6990
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED
ORDINANCE, SUBMITTED BY INITIATIVE PETITION, TO INCREASE
THE CITY'S TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX (HOTEL BED TAX)
FROM 10% TO 12% OF ROOM REVENUE, WHICH HAS QUALIFIED
AND WILL APPEAR AS A BALLOT MEASURE AT THE HERMOSA
BEACH GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 3, 2015,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Recitals.
1. A proposed ordinance to increase the City's Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT), also
known as hotel bed tax, was submitted by initiative petition and certified by the City Clerk
sufficient valid signatures to qualify for the ballot of the City's next general municipal election.
2. The City Clerk's certification was presented to the City Council at its meeting
July 14, 2015, at which time the City Council adopted the resolutions necessary to place the
measure on the ballot of the General Municipal Election of November 3, 2015.
3. By separate action, the City Council directed the preparation (for consideration at
its July 28, 2015 meeting) of a resolution of Council support for the measure that proposes to
increase the City's TOT rate from 10% (established in 1991) to 12% (consistent with the average
rate of neighboring cities) to ensure that visitors pay their fair share of costs for infrastructure
maintenance/upgrades, fire/police/civil services, and beautification projects that benefit residents,
businesses and visitors alike.
SECTION 2. The City Council does hereby support the measure to increase the City's
Transient Occupancy Tax (hotel bed tax), which will be submitted to the voters at the
Beach General Municipal Election of November 3, 2015.
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SECTION 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately. The City Clerk shall certify
to the passage and adoption of this Resolution; shall enter the same in the book of original
Resolutions; and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the
proceedings of the City Council meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of July, 2015.
PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the City f Hermosa Beach, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk _ ty torney v
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH )
I, Elaine Doerfling, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 15-6990 was duly and regularly passed,
approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular
Meeting of said Council at the regular place thereof on July 28, 2015.
The vote was as follows:
AYES:
Fangary, Tucker, Mayor Barragan
NOES:
DiVirgilio, Petty
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
Dated: July 29, 2015
Elaine Doerfling, City C