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City Council Meeting Minutes June 11 2019 Page 13 of 15 Councilmember Stolzmann stated the policy document is used for lobbying throughout the legislative session The group looks to have 100% agreement on this from its members so she needs to know what is nonnegotiable in the document. Mayor Muckle stated he agrees with the broad topics and can be flexible with the other members Councilmember Maloney stated he is cautious about supporting statewide issues that might affect poorer counties #16, he is worried it disenfranchises those with older cars who can't afford to replace them and only drive them very little #17, he would rather see that help people who can't afford cars than those who can #21 makes sense in high density areas but not in rural areas #27 disinvestment in fossil fuels is a hard rule to live by and may not be fiscally prudent to do at all times Mayor Muckle agreed we don't want to disproportionally affect poorer parts of the state Councilmember Stolzmann stated she has some proposed language that might help address equity without being rigid She is hopeful some of those can be adopted by the full group and some of the language can be strengthened She will try to use this as a framework to reduce carbon emissions in a way that is equitable and achievable Mayor Pro Tem Lipton left the meeting at 10 30 pm DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — PROPOSED EXCESS TAX REVENUE TABOR BALLOT ISSUE LANGUAGE City Attorney Kelly stated that in 2016 the voters approved a sales and use tax for the recreation of 0 15 percent. The City exceeded those 2018 sales and use tax revenue estimates for Ballot Issue 2B and the total fiscal year spending estimate for 2018 In connection with new taxes, TABOR requires the distribution of a ballot issue notice which requires the City disclose "For the first full year of each proposed district (City) tax increase, district estimates for the dollar amount of each increase and of district fiscal year spending without the increase " For 2018, the first year of collection of the recreation tax, the notice estimated the dollar amount of the increase to be $575,000 and the estimated 2018 fiscal year spending without the increase to be $33,470,000 Absent later voter approval, TABOR requires a refund if either the revenue generated by the new tax exceeded the estimate or the City's total 2018 fiscal year spending without the tax increase exceeded the amount in the TABOR notice, and requires the tax rate be reduced up to 100 % in future years in proportion to the combined dollar excess The City's revenues exceeded both estimates and thus, absent later voter approval to retain this excess, refunds will be due for both in addition to requiring a rate reduction