CCTA 2015 Report • Defend Proposition 13 Project
CCTA 2015 Report • Defend Proposition 13 Project San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors CCTA sent a letter to the Chair and members of the County Board of Supervisors on July 13 asking for a vote to protect Proposition 13 and oppose SCA-5, the split roll tax. San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to protect Proposition 13 and oppose SCA 5: Debbie Arnold – Chair Lynn Compton Adam Hill (ALERT 2014 voted against protecting Proposition 13) Frank Mecham (ALERT 2014 voted against protecting Proposition 13) Voting against protecting Proposition 13: Bruce Gibson (ALERT 2014 voted against protecting Proposition 13) Copy of BoS Letter Opposing SCA-5 City of Arroyo Grande CCTA letter to Mayor and City Council sent July 27. City Council voted 4-0 to protect Proposition 13 and oppose SCA-5: Tim Brown Jim Guthrie Barbara Harmon Jim Hill – Mayor Not in Attendance: Kristen Barneich Copy of AG Council Letter Opposing SCA-5 City of Atascadero CCTA letter to Mayor and City Council sent on July 27. City Council did not discuss request, however, several City Council members wrote individual letters to protect Proposition 13 and oppose SCA-5: Roberta Fonzi Heather Moreno Brian Sturtevant No response re protecting Proposition 13 and opposing SCA-5: Bob Kelley Tom O’Malley – Mayor Copy of AT Individual Letters Opposing SCA-5 City of Grover Beach CCTA letter to Mayor and City Council sent July 17. City Council voted 5-0 to protect Proposition 13 and oppose SCA-5: Karen Bright Jeff Lee Barbara Nicolls Mariam Shah John Shoals – Mayor (ALERT voted for ACA-4 to raise taxes at a SLOCOG meeting) Copy of GB Council Letter Opposing SCA-5 City of Morro Bay CCTA letter to Mayor and City Council sent August 11. City Council refused to take action to protect Proposition 13 and oppose SCA-5. Also no individual letters from members of the City Council to protect Proposition 13 were received: John Headding Jamie Irons – Mayor Christine Johnson Matt Makowetski Noah Smukler NO Letters Opposing SCA-5 City of San Luis Obispo CCTA letter to Mayor and City Council sent July 20. City Council refused to take action to protect Proposition 13 and oppose SCA-5. John Ashbaugh Carlyn Christianson Jan Howell Marx – Mayor Dan Rivoire An individual letter to protect Proposition 13 and oppose SCA-5: Dan Carpenter Copy of SLO Individual Letter Opposing SCA-5 City of Paso Robles CCTA letter to Mayor and City Council sent July 20. City Council voted 4-1 to protect Proposition 13 and oppose SCA-5: Steve Gregory John Hamon Steven Martin – Mayor Jim Reed Voting against protecting Proposition 13: Fred Stong Copy of PR Council and Individual Letter Opposing SCA-5 City of Pismo Beach CCTA letter to Mayor and City Council sent July 20. City Council voted 5-0 to protect Proposition 13 and oppose SCA-5: Sheila Blake Shelly Higginbotham – Mayor Erik Howell Mary Ann Reiss Ed Waage Copy of PB Council Letter Opposing SCA-5 San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) CCTA letter to President and Member of Council sent August 2. SLOCOG has 12 members, however only 3 voted to protect Proposition 13 and oppose ACA-4: Voting to protect Proposition 13 and oppose ACA-4 which lowers the vote threshold from 2/3 to 55% on transportation projects: Debbie Arnold – President Shelly Higginbotham Tom O’Malley Voting against taking a position of ACA-4 and protecting Proposition 13: Carlyn Christianson Jim Guthrie Jaime Irons John Shoals Leaving meeting just as ACA-4 was being discussed: Adam Hill Frank Mecham Fred Strong Not present due to a conflicting meeting: Lynn Compton Bruce Gibson
Andrea Seastrand Vice-President Central Coast Taxpayers Association (CCTA)