2021 Oct 19 - CC MIN SPCSPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF THE EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2021
CLOSED SESSION — Mayor Boyles called to order at 3:41 PM
ROLL CALL
Mayor Boyles -
Present
Mayor Pro Tern Pimentel -
Present
Council Member Pirsztuk -
Present
Council Member Nicol -
Present
Council Member Giroux -
Present
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION — (Related to City Business Only — 5-minute limit per
person, 30-minute limit total)
Steve Wood, resident and DEI Committee member spoke regarding #2 Guideline of the
DEI Committee.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS:
1, Review Potential Revenue (taxes and fees) Enhancement Options and Receive
Direction from City Council on whether to Pursue any of the Potential Revenue
Measure Options.
Scott Mitnick, City Manager and Joe Lillio, Chief Financial Officer gave a presentation
and answered Council questions.
Council Discussion
MOTION by Council Member Nicol, SECONDED by Council Member Giroux directing
staff to research assessing Utility User Tax (UUT) for non-residential/commercial and
residential utility services. MOTION PASSED BY A VOICE VOTE. 3/2 Yes: Pirsztuk
Nicol Giroux NO: Boyles Pimentel
MOTION by Mayor Boyles, SECONDED by Council Member Nicol directing staff to
research a parking tax and parking revenue system. MOTION PASSED BY A VOICE
VOTE. 4/1 YES: Boyles Pirsztuk Nicol Giroux NO: Pimentel
MOTION by Mayor Pro Tern Pimentel, SECONDED by Council Member Pirsztuk
directing staff to research eliminating current sales tax credit of 40% from the Business
License Tax (BLT) code. MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. 5/0
MOTION by Council Member Pirsztuk, SECONDED by Mayor Pro Tern Pimentel
directing staff to research eliminating the late penalty credit of the Business License Tax
(BLT) code. MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. 5/0
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MOTION Council Member Pirsztuk, SECONDED by Mayor Pro Tern Pimentel directing
staff to research restructuring the Business License Tax (BLT) Code (redefine business
types and categories, methodology, current trends, equality, and efficiency). MOTION
PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. 5/0
MOTION by Mayor Boyles, SECONDED by Council Member Pirsztuk directing staff to
research the borrowing capacity of the City to fund various projects. MOTION PASSED
BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. 5/0
MOTION by Council Member Giroux, SECONDED by Mayor Boyles to re -vote yes or no
to move forward with the UUT options previously voted on regarding researching the
UUT for non-residential/commercial and residential utility services. MOTION PASSED
BY A VOICE VOTE. 3/2 NO: Boyles, Pimentel Giroux. YES: Pirsztuk Nicol. Therefore,
the previous motion of staff researching the UUT options will not move forward.
Council gave direction at a previous City Council meeting regarding the possibility of a
Cannabis initiative and the possibility of assessing a tax. Therefore, no action was taken
on this item at this meeting.
Adjournment at 5:25 PM
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