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City Council Meeting Minutes June 16, 2020 Page 8 of 13 Councilmember Leh was curious about the low numbers for street maintenance when we are spending so much money on that right now. Mayor Stolzmann stated she feels people just expect the streets to be better in general. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — POTENTIAL BALLOT ISSUES FOR 2020 ELECTION Mayor Stolzmann stated there are a number of topics to address so the Council will take them individually. Deputy City Manager Davis stated that in May the City Council discussed six policy issues that would require voter consideration or further City Council action to happen. Council requested staff bring forward options for potential ballot measures for three of these issues: Single use bag ban/tax/fee, tobacco/vaping tax, and community renewable energy. If Council would like to move forward with any ballot measures for voter consideration in 2020, staff will work with the City Attorney to draft ballot language for first reading on July 14 and for second reading on July 28. The measure(s) would then be placed on the ballot for Louisville voter consideration in the November 2020 election. Single Use Bag Tax Emily Hogan, Assistant City Manager, stated staff has brought some options for Council to consider suggesting the following questions for discussion tonight: Which retailers should the tax apply to? Options include: • All retailers in Louisville • Only food stores/other retail • Other combination What should be the amount charged for the tax? Options include: • $0.10 per bag with $0.04 retained by retailer for cost of compliance and $0.06 remitted to the City (similar to Boulder's fee) • $0.20 per bag with $0.10 retained by retailer for cost of compliance and $0.10 remitted to the City • Other amount Staff recommends retailers retain their portion of the tax for compliance as a vendor fee rather than remitting the entire tax to the City and receive a refund. Should revenue from the tax be used for program administration and other sustainability-related initiatives or be left as unrestricted? Options include: • Tax revenue should only be used for program administration and other sustainability-related initiatives • Tax revenue should remain unrestricted When should the City start collecting the tax? Options include: • January 1, 2021 • January 1, 2022