Issue 2A - Tax Increase for Parks and Recreation, Air Pollution Reduction, and City Transit

Shall City of Fort Collins Taxes Be Increased by $23,800,000 in the First Full Fiscal Year (2024), and by Such Amounts Collected Annually Thereafter, from a .50% Sales and Use Tax Beginning January 1, 2024, and Ending at Midnight on December 31, 2050, with the Tax Revenues Spent Only for the Following: · 50% for the Replacement, Upgrade, Maintenance, and Accessibility of Parks Facilities and for the Replacement and Construction of Indoor and Outdoor Recreation and Pool Facilities, · 25% for Programs and Projects Advancing Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Reduction, the City's 2030 Goal of 100% Renewable Electricity, and the City's 2050 Goal of Community-Wide Carbon Neutrality, and · 25% for the City's Transit System, Including, Without Limitation, Infrastructure Improvements, Purchase of Equipment, and Upgraded and Expanded Services; and While City Council May Exercise Its Discretion in Deciding the Timing of Spending for Each Category, That Spending Shall Supplement and Not Replace the Current City Funding for the Specified Purposes and Shall Be Reconciled to the Stated Percentages by the End of 2030, 2040, and When the Last Revenues Collected from the Tax Are Spent, but This Tax Shall Not Apply To: · Items Exempt Under the City Code from City Sales and Use Tax; · Food for Home Consumption; and · Manufacturing Equipment, but for the Use Tax Only; and with All the Tax Revenues, and Investment Earnings Thereon, to Be Collected, Retained, and Spent as a Voter-Approved Revenue Change Notwithstanding the Spending and Revenue Limitations of Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution?