Remove oil refining tax from ballot in exchange for $550 million from Chevron
In Plain English
The city placed a $1-per-barrel oil refining tax on November's ballot that could generate $60-90 million yearly. Chevron offered $550 million over 10 years to remove this tax from the ballot. If approved, the city avoids lengthy court battles but gives up potentially higher long-term revenue from the tax.
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Votes
Motion to rescind Resolution No. 63-24 and adopt Resolution No. 97-24
7 to 0
Public Comments
25 public comments — 25 spoken
- Mark WassbergIn person
- Andrea ZunigaIn person
- John GioiaIn person
- Brian HubingerIn person
- Rauly ButlerIn person
- Connie ChoIn person
- Sue WilsonIn personcouncilmember
- Megan ZapantaIn person
- Jose AbastidaIn person
- Josh AnijarIn person
- Jamin PursellIn person
- Sean StaulbaumIn person
- Kerry GuerinIn person
- Elsa StevensVia Zoom
- Shana LazaroVia Zoom
- Sylvia ArredondoVia Zoom
- Ben TherriaultVia Zoom
- Jane CourantVia Zoom
- LazuliVia Zoom
- Martine JohannessenVia Zoom
- Christoper LehmanVia Zoom
- Rita BarouchVia Zoom
- Anuoluwapo OlabodeVia Zoom
- Halimah HoustonVia Zoom
- Lujain Al-SlehVia Zoom
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