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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 EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 19, 2021 PAGE 1 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 �Nu � � A Wljud 11. -Clerk EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 19, 2021 PAGE 2