City of Indian Wells

Shall an ordinance be adopted amending Section 2.08.045 of the Indian Wells Municipal Code to establish a two-term lifetime limit on City Council service?

(INITIATIVE) Shall an ordinance be adopted amending Section 2.08.045 of the Indian Wells Municipal Code to establish a two-term lifetime limit on City Council service?

To maintain general City services such as police and fire protection, street operations and maintenance, and community activities including Indian Wells Golf Resort, shall the Indian Wells Municipal Code be amended to increase the Transient Occupancy (Hotel) Tax rate from 11.25% to 12.25% of rent charged for transient occupancy of any hotel room or similar lodging, generating approximately $700,000 annually for unrestricted general revenue purposes, until ended by voters?

To maintain Indian Wells Golf Resort long-term financial stability, shall the Indian Wells Municipal Code be amended to increase the Transient Occupancy (Hotel) Tax rate from 11.25% to 12.25% of rent charged for transient occupancy of any hotel room or similar lodging, with the 1% rate increase generating an estimated $630,000 annually that will specifically fund the operations, maintenance, and improvement of the Golf Resort, until ended by voters?[

Shall Section 2.08.180 be added to the Indian Wells Municipal Code to prohibit the City Council from taking any action to approve the establishment, development or installation of all or any part of the Coachella Valley Association of Governments' "CV Link" Project within the City, unless approved by a majority of City voters?

Shall Section 2.08.170 be added to the Indian Wells Municipal Code to prohibit the City Council from taking any action which has the effect of allowing more than two through lanes in each direction on State Highway 111, unless approved by majority of City voters, except for lanes for bicycles, left and right turns, publicly owned and operated transit vehicles, and certain short acceleration or deceleration lanes from private property and residential complexes?

Shall the ordinance of the City of Indian Wells pertaining to the appointment of the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore, to provide for an automatic annual rotation of Council Members who occupy the positions of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore, be adopted to permit as many Council Members as possible to have an opportunity during their membership on the City Council to occupy the position of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore?

Shall the ordinance of the City of Indian Wells authorizing the City to impose, levy, and collect a Special Parcel Tax of $171 on all taxable property within the City, commencing July 1, 2013, providing for annual adjustments for inflation, and suspending the existing assessments levied on property within Landscape and Lighting District No. 91-1, be adopted to provide sufficient revenues for the maintenance and servicing of citywide public landscape improvements?

Shall the Charter of the City of Indian Wells be amended to limit, except as may be required by Federal or State law, the amount of compensation to 1) City Council Members to $1,000, 2) the Mayor to $1,500 and 3) the Mayor Pro Tempore to $1,250 per month, subject to an annual CPI adjustment, plus reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of their duties and approved in advance by the City Council?