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POTENTIAL SALES TAX MEASURE
AD HOC COMMITTEE
WORKING GROUP

RECORD OF ACTION FOR
January 10, 2020

Working Group Meeting Co-Chairs:
Mariana Moore, Ensuring Opportunity Campaign
Joshua Anijar, Contra Costa Central Labor Council

Present:	Co-Chair Mariana Moore; Co-Chair Joshua Anijar
Staff Present:	Chris Wikler, BOS District IV
Attendees:	Fran Biderman, Dan Geiger, Jim Becker, Taylor Sims, Jess Jollett, Danny Espinoza, Ali Saidi, Corey Hallman, Sean Stalbaum, Lindy Lavender, Gloria Bruce, Alex Werth, Gabriel Haaland, Stephen Hoeft

Introductions

Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).

No public comment was offered.

AYE:

RECEIVE Record of Action for the December 18, 2019, Potential Sales Tax Measure Ad Hoc Committee Working Group meeting.

Accepted as presented.

AYE:

Attachments:

Record of Action December 18, 2019

Receive reports from subgroups.

The political subgroup met in advance of this meeting and shared that they had a preliminary meeting with a campaign consultant, Jim Ross. The political subgroup continues to work on a campaign timeline that will guide the process. The group also shared preliminary budget estimates for the campaign consultant as well as the first poll for this potential tax.

AYE:

Discuss campaign actions in relation to this potential measure.

Members of the political group noted that the initial poll for this potential measure would perhaps be best conducted after the primary election in March. The group also shared discussions regarding the establishment of a campaign committee—when that committee would be formed, and how said committee would exist alongside the ad hoc work group.

As campaign activities start to diverge from the scope of work that the Ad Hoc Work group has been formulated to cover, participants suggested that the full work group, with its broad coalition of interests, should re-focus on the creation of an in-depth needs assessment to help guide a potential campaign, and should the a sales tax be passed, guide funding priorities for the generated revenue. In closing, co-chairs asked participants to be prepared to share a temperature check, as well as their distinct funding priorities at the next full meeting of the Potential Sales Tax Ad Hoc Work group.

AYE:

Establish meeting schedule.

The next meeting of the Potential Sales Tax Measure Ad Hoc Committee Work Group is scheduled for January 23^rd at 2pm in room 101 of 651 Pine Street, Martinez.

AYE:

Adjourn

For Additional Information Contact:

Lisa Driscoll, County Finance Director
Phone (925) 335-1023, Fax (925) 646-1353
lisa.driscoll@cao.cccounty.us