City of Avenal

Shall Ordinance 2024-01 be adopted, (1) authorizing a vacancy tax on unused or unoccupied commercial spaces and uninhabited residences in the City of Avenal, up to $1,000 per linear foot of frontage, (2) setting transient occupancy tax at 15%, and (3) creating a progressive rate structure that would set business license tax rates from .05% to .475% of gross receipts, generating undetermined revenue, potentially up to $84,000 annually, until repealed?

To preserve the safety and character of Avenal, and maintain essential general City services for Avenal residents including police, 911 emergency response, fire protection, disaster preparedness, recreational programs and facilities, park maintenance and improvements, street maintenance and repairs and other essential services, shall Ordinance No. 2022-04, imposing a 1-cent general sales and and use tax, be adopted? Estimated revenues between $400,000 and $500,000 annually, indefinitely.

Shall Ordinance 2022-05 be adopted authorizing a commercial cannabis business tax in the City of Avenal on commercial cannabis businesses up to $25 per square foot (annually adjusted by CPI) or at 15% of gross receipts, to maintain essential public safety and general City services including, but not limited to, police, drug addiction and gang prevention, park maintenance, street maintenance for Avenal residents, generating undetermined revenue, potentially up to $400,000 to $600,000 annually until repealed?