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Measure Y oversight committee says revenue helped avoid cuts, supports ongoing projects
Summary
Marisol Gomez and oversight committee member Marge Davis presented the Measure Y annual report, noting roughly $7.27 million in transactions and use tax revenues to date, estimated to account for about 8% of the general fund and used to cover deficits and enable road and public‑safety projects.
The Measure Y Citizens’ Oversight Committee reported to the council that the half‑cent transactions and use tax approved by voters in November 2022 has generated funds that helped avoid potential budget cuts and funded a set of ongoing projects.
Marisol Gomez, the city’s administrative services and finance director, said the city had collected and projected about $7.27 million in Measure Y revenue to date and that those receipts accounted for roughly 8% of the general fund. Committee member Marjorie (Marge) Davis reviewed historical and recent uses of the funds, including maintenance and infrastructure projects (road and storm‑drain work), firefighter safety equipment, a community safe space, and staff positions initiated in prior years.
Davis emphasized the committee’s role: it reviews audits and reports to the public, but does not have authorization to allocate Measure Y revenue. “We are an oversight committee, so we don't have any input or authority in that regard,” she said, according to the presentation.
The committee’s presentation included a slide noting Measure Y supported avoidance of about $2.1 million in potential budget cuts and helped maintain critical services that otherwise could have been reduced. The presenters also described Measure Y’s role in funding preparations that supported the city’s local coastal land use plan and storm‑drain review efforts.
Council members acknowledged the oversight role and thanked the committee for public reporting. The council accepted the report for filing; no appropriations decisions were made at the meeting.
What happens next: The oversight committee will continue its monitoring and public reporting until Measure Y’s expiration in 2031, and the committee encouraged residents to review the materials posted by the city.
