Shall an ordinance, without increasing taxes on residents, updating/simplifying City of Monterey Park’s 35-year-old business license tax rates, ensuring fairness to all businesses and helping fund general city services, including keeping public/business areas safe/clean; preventing crime/thefts; strengthening the local economy; by revising the tax rate to 0.00075 per $1,000 of gross receipts ($75 yearly minimum tax), generating approximately $1,200,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring spending disclosure, funds locally controlled, be adopted?

Shall the ordinance providing funding for City of Monterey Park’s general services such as maintaining 911 emergency response and fire protection; increasing neighborhood police patrols; maintaining parks; supporting youth, afterschool, and senior programs; repairing streets and potholes; by increasing the City of Monterey Park’s transient occupancy tax, paid only by hotel/motel and short-term rental guests, from 12% to 13%, providing approximately $500,000 annually until ended by voters; requiring spending disclosure, funds locally controlled, be adopted?