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Ensuring Fiscal Transparency <br />• Oversight Board <br />• Annual Independent Audit <br />• Disclosure of expenditures <br />Councilmember Villegas expressed his support on item to maintain a level of <br />service. <br />The following spoke on the matter: <br />• Alexis Teodoro, opined need to have conversation on how to use proposed <br />tax revenue, need to use tax in a manner that will benefit the residents in an <br />efficient way, and proposed a co -sharing leadership in the decision making <br />process over tax measure revenue. <br />• Carolyn Cavecche, CEO and President of Orange County Tax Payer's <br />Association, opined raising taxes to meet financial obligations is hard, tax <br />increase will hurt businesses and residents, and sales tax increases is a <br />regressive tax. Requested City Council to agendize a charter amendment <br />that would bring City of Santa Ana into compliance with proposition 62. <br />• Peter Whittingham, on behalf of Orange County Auto Dealers Association, <br />expressed concern over sales tax increase. Opined auto dealers have <br />experience a decrease in sales after a sales tax increase is imposed, sales <br />tax increase would place Santa Ana dealerships at a competitive <br />disadvantage, and offered shop local rebate program idea to help offset <br />regressive nature of a tax increase. <br />• Ivan Enriquez, addressed City Council to request consideration of working <br />class residents when discussing tax revenue and to provide oversight. <br />Council discussion ensued. <br />Councilmember Villegas, noted there are over 189 vacancies in the city, 61 <br />funded police vacancies, and reduced services as a result of vacancies. Opined <br />insufficient amount of tax revenue to maintain the same level of services, <br />consequences of not passing tax increase, and responsibility of council to keep <br />city safe. <br />Councilmember Tinajero, need to address structural deficit, to promote <br />businesses, promote revenue, and opportunity to have residents to vote on tax <br />measure. Noted City of Santa Ana is one of the few cities with a large population <br />and a small police force. Asked council to consider an eight-year limit on tax <br />measure and to City Attorney Carvalho if council can support placing a tax <br />measure on the ballot without choosing available options. <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 17 JULY 3, 2018 <br />10A-17 <br />