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I RESOLUTION NO. 22069 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING, CALLING, PROVIDING 3 FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 2nd DAY OF NOVEMBER, 4 2010 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, AN AMENDMENT TO 5 CHAPTER 5.32 OF THE RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE THE CITY'S TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX FROM 6 ELEVEN PERCENT (11 %) TO TWELVE PERCENT (12 %, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012, AND TO THIRTEEN PERCENT (13 %) 7 EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014, AND GIVING NOTICE AND ORDERING THAT SAID SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BE CONSOLIDATED 8 WITH ALL OTHER ELECTIONS BEING HELD IN THE SAME TERRITORY ON THE SAME DATE. 9 10 11 WHEREAS, the City of Riverside has an existing transient occupancy tax ordinance 12 which is set forth in Chapter 5.32 of the Riverside Municipal Code and which was initially 13 adopted by the City in 1966, and which provides for a tax to be imposed on the privilege of 14 occupying rooms within hotels, motels, inns and other dwelling units within the City for periods 15 of less than thirty days; and 16 WHEREAS, the City's transient occupancy tax is considered a general tax under Article 17 XHIC of the California Constitution; and 18 WHEREAS, the existing transient occupancy tax rate set forth in Chapter 5.32 has not 19 been increased since 1993; and 20 WHEREAS, the City's existing transient occupancy rate of eleven percent (11 %) is less 21 than certain other similarly situated cities with convention centers such as Ontario and Palm 22 Springs; and 23 WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to provide for an increase of the transient 24 occupancy tax rate, by increasing the tax rate from eleven percent (11 %) to twelve percent 25 (12 %), effective July 1, 2012, and from twelve percent (12 %) to thirteen percent (13 %), effective 26 July 1, 2014; and 27 WHEREAS, Article XIIIC of the California Constitution requires that any proposed 28 increase in a general tax must be submitted to, and approved by, a majority of those qualified 1-