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Home My WebLink About2023-01-24; City Council; ; Update to Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 1.15.040 – Campaign Contribution LimitsCA Review CKM Meeting Date: Jan. 24, 2023 To: Mayor and City Council From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager Staff Contact: Faviola Medina, City Clerk Services Manager faviola.medina@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-5989 Subject: Update to Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 1.15.040 – Campaign Contribution Limits Districts: All Recommended Action Introduce an ordinance amending Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 1.15.040 – Campaign contribution limits to reflect adjustments calculated on the total change in the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the San Diego region since the last adjustments were made. Executive Summary The City Clerk is required to adjust the city’s limit on campaign contributions every odd- numbered year in January to reflect any increase or decrease in the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the San Diego region, in accordance with Subsection (C) of Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 1.15.040 – Campaign contribution limits. Explanation & Analysis Under Section 1.15.040(C), adjustments to the contribution limitations provisions are to be calculated based on the total change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the San Diego region since the last adjustment was made and rounded to the nearest $100.00. On April 13, 2021, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. CS-396 setting the current campaign contribution limits as follows: CMC 1.15.040(A) A person shall not make to a candidate for City Council, and a candidate for City Council shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $900.00 per election CMC 1.15.040(B) A person shall not make to a candidate for Mayor, City Treasurer or City Clerk, and a candidate for Mayor, City Treasurer or City Clerk shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $3,100.00 per election Jan. 24, 2023 Item #10 Page 1 of 8 The change in the November 2022 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the San Diego region was 6.7%. The November 2022 figure is used because it is the most recent statistic available to effectuate changes for the following year. Due to this change, the new campaign contribution limits will be as follows: CMC 1.15.040(A) A person shall not make to a candidate for City Council, and a candidate for City Council shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $1,000 per election CMC 1.15.040(B) A person shall not make to a candidate for Mayor, City Treasurer or City Clerk, and a candidate for Mayor, City Treasurer or City Clerk shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $3,300 per election Fiscal Analysis The existing fiscal year 2022-23 budget for the City Clerk’s Office includes sufficient funding for the cost of amending and adding these code provisions. Next Steps The City Clerk will prepare the introduced ordinance for adoption at the next regular City Council meeting. Once adopted, the City Clerk will publish the ordinance or summary of the ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation within 15 days. The ordinance will be effective 30 days following its adoption. Environmental Evaluation This action does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under California Public Resources Code Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Exhibits 1.City Council ordinance 2.Staff Report dated April 6, 2021 (on file in the Office of the City Clerk) 3.November 2022 California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (San Diego region) Jan. 24, 2023 Item #10 Page 2 of 8 ORDINANCE NO. CS-443 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 1.15.040- CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS, TO ADJUST CONTRIBUTION LIMITS TO REFLECT AN INCREASE IN THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS FOR THE SAN DIEGO REGION WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 85702.5, subdivision (a), authorizes the City Council to adopt campaign contribution limits applicable to elective city offices; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to maintain local control over local elections; and WHEREAS, on April 13, 2021, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. CS-396 setting the current campaign contribution limits as follows: CMC 1.15.040(A) CMC 1.15.040(B) A person shall not make to a candidate for City Council, and a candidate for City Council shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $900.00 per election A person shall not make to a candidate for Mayor, City Treasurer or City Clerk, and a candidate for Mayor, City Treasurer or City Clerk shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $3,100.00 per election WHEREAS, Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 1.15.040(() requires the City Clerk to adjust the contribution limitations provisions in January of every odd-numbered year to reflect any increase or decrease in the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the San Diego region. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains that: 1.The above recitations are true and correct. 2.Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 1.15.040 is amended to read as follows: 1.15.040 Campaign contribution limits. A.A person shall not make to a candidate for city council, and a candidate for city council shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $1,000 per election. B.A person shall not make to a candidate for mayor, city treasurer or city clerk and a candidate for mayor, city treasurer or city clerk shall not accept from a person, a contribution totaling more than $3,300 per election. C.The city clerk shall adjust the contribution limitations provisions in subsections (A) and (B) in January of every odd-numbered year to reflect any increase or decrease in the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the San Diego region. Those adjustments shall be calculated based on the total change in the CPI-U, San Diego region, since the last adjustment was made and shall be rounded to the nearest $100. The city clerk shall post the adjusted contribution limit to the city's website. Exhibit 1 Jan. 24, 2023 Item #10 Page 3 of 8 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 24th day of January, 2023, and thereafter PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the_ day of ___ � 2023, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: CINDIE K. McMAHON, City Attorney KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk (SEAL) Jan. 24, 2023 Item #10 Page 4 of 8 Exhibit 2 Staff Report dated April 6, 2021 (on file in the Office of the City Clerk) Jan. 24, 2023 Item #10 Page 5 of 8 12/27/22, 12:10 PM Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area — November 2022 : Western Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-release/consumerpriceindex_sandiego.htm 1/3 Western Information Office News Release Information 22-2320-SAN Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Contacts Technical information: (415) 625-2270 BLSinfoSF@bls.gov www.bls.gov/regions/west Media contact: (415) 625-2270 Bureau of Labor Statistics Geographic Information Western News Release Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area — November 2022 Area prices were down 0.7 percent over the past two months, up 6.7 percent from a year ago Prices in the San Diego area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.7 percent for the two months ending in November 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the November decrease was influenced by lower prices for new and used motor vehicles and recreation. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.) Over the last 12 months, the CPI-U advanced 6.7 percent. (See chart 1 and table A.) Food prices increased 4.1 percent. Energy prices increased 13.7 percent, largely the result of an increase in the price of gasoline. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 6.5 percent over the year. (See table 1.) View Chart Data Food Food prices decreased 0.5 percent for the two months ending in November. (See table 1.) Prices for food at home declined 1.8 percent, led by lower prices for fruits and vegetables (-7.1 percent). Prices for food away from home advanced 1.3 percent for the same period. Over the year, food prices increased 4.1 percent. Prices for food at home increased 10.0 percent since a year ago, led by higher prices for dairy and related products (30.1 percent) and other food at home (15.7 percent). Prices for food away from home fell 2.7 percent. Energy The energy index decreased 3.2 percent for the two months ending in November. The decrease was mainly due to lower prices for natural gas service (-19.5 percent). Prices for gasoline declined 2.5 percent, but prices for electricity advanced 0.3 percent for the same period. Energy prices increased 13.7 percent over the year, largely due to higher prices for gasoline (15.7 percent). Prices paid for electricity increased 12.5 percent, and prices for natural gas service advanced 0.1 percent during the past year. All items less food and energy The index for all items less food and energy decreased 0.6 percent in the latest two-month period. Lower prices for household furnishings and operations (-3.1 percent), new and used motor vehicles (-2.8 percent), and recreation (-2.3 percent) were partially offset by higher prices for other goods and services (2.1 percent), shelter (1.1 percent), and education and communication (0.6 percent). Over the year, the index for all items less food and energy advanced 6.5 percent. Components contributing to the increase included recreation (8.7 percent) and shelter (7.8 percent). Partly offsetting the increases was a price decrease in used cars and trucks (-2.1 percent). Table A. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, CPI-U 2-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted Month 2019 2020 2021 2022 2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month January 0.6 2.6 0.3 2.3 0.4 1.7 2.0 8.2 March 0.5 2.2 0.0 1.8 2.4 4.1 2.1 7.9 May 1.0 3.8 -0.4 0.3 0.7 5.3 1.1 8.3 July -0.3 1.4 1.4 2.1 2.1 6.0 1.2 7.3 September 0.6 1.7 -0.4 1.1 0.1 6.5 0.9 8.2 November 0.2 2.6 0.6 1.6 0.7 6.6 -0.7 6.7 U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Search Western Region Go Western Home Western Geography Western Subjects Western Archives Contact Western Exhibit 3 Jan. 24, 2023 Item #10 Page 6 of 8 > > > Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, November 2.019-November 2022 Percent change 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 ---All ite ms ----All rte ms less food and energy _________ , , ........ ______ _ I Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov 2019 2020 2021 2022 Source: U.S. Bureau of Lahar Statistics. 12/27/22, 12:10 PM Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area — November 2022 : Western Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-release/consumerpriceindex_sandiego.htm 2/3 The January 2023 Consumer Price Index for the San Diego area is scheduled to be released on February 14, 2023. Technical Note The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measures of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 93 percent of the total U.S. population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers approximately 29 percent of the total U.S. population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Each month, prices are collected in 75 urban areas across the country from about 6,000 housing units and approximately 22,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. The index measures price changes from a designated reference date; for most of the CPI-U the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. An increase of 7 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 107.000. Alternatively, that relationship can also be expressed as the price of a base period market basket of goods and services rising from $100 to $107. For further details see the CPI home page on the Internet at www.bls.gov/cpi and the CPI section of the BLS Handbook of Methods available on the internet at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi/. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Because the sample size of a local area is smaller, the local area index is subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error than the national index. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are quite similar. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. The San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan area includes San Diego County in California. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected periods San Diego-Carlsbad (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Indexes Percent change from- Historical data Sep. 2022 Oct. 2022 Nov. 2022 Nov. 2021 Sep. 2022 Oct. 2022 Expenditure category All items 350.721 -348.145 6.7 -0.7 - All items (1967=100)1,185.894 -1,177.186 --- Food and beverages 307.658 -305.094 4.0 -0.8 - Food 305.597 -304.034 4.1 -0.5 - Food at home 283.513 277.244 278.354 10.0 -1.8 0.4 Cereals and bakery products 344.435 -341.585 12.7 -0.8 - Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 290.088 -280.913 1.9 -3.2 - Dairy and related products 227.113 -228.207 30.1 0.5 - Fruits and vegetables 304.510 -283.022 1.9 -7.1 - Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)310.694 -308.513 7.1 -0.7 - Other food at home 269.226 -271.671 15.7 0.9 - Food away from home 330.916 -335.072 -2.7 1.3 - Alcoholic beverages 318.143 -304.874 3.0 -4.2 - Housing 409.420 -410.969 7.5 0.4 - Shelter 461.623 462.607 466.663 7.8 1.1 0.9 Rent of primary residence(2)456.896 458.076 462.692 8.4 1.3 1.0 Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)489.308 490.951 496.347 8.2 1.4 1.1 Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)489.308 490.951 496.347 8.2 1.4 1.1 Fuels and utilities 456.434 -442.664 9.5 -3.0 - Household energy 453.310 440.094 432.944 9.9 -4.5 -1.6 Energy services 447.341 433.301 426.176 9.6 -4.7 -1.6 Electricity 424.048 424.048 425.144 12.5 0.3 0.3 Utility (piped) gas service 372.762 326.351 299.945 0.1 -19.5 -8.1 Household furnishings and operations 210.593 -204.113 3.3 -3.1 - Apparel 180.510 -173.946 1.7 -3.6 - Footnotes (1) Indexes on a November 1977=100 base. (2) Indexes on a November 1982=100 base. (3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Jan. 24, 2023 Item #10 Page 7 of 8 IE IE IE IE IE IE IE IE IE -IE IE IE IE IE IE -IE -IE -IE IE IE IE IE IE IE IE 12/27/22, 12:10 PM Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area — November 2022 : Western Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-release/consumerpriceindex_sandiego.htm 3/3 Item and Group Indexes Percent change from- Historical data Sep. 2022 Oct. 2022 Nov. 2022 Nov. 2021 Sep. 2022 Oct. 2022 Transportation 299.113 -289.404 8.9 -3.2 - Private transportation 293.863 -289.134 8.3 -1.6 - New and used motor vehicles(3)139.023 -135.144 4.8 -2.8 - New vehicles(1)256.806 -256.262 3.8 -0.2 - Used cars and trucks(1)336.499 -320.262 -2.1 -4.8 - Motor fuel 435.369 479.143 424.637 16.0 -2.5 -11.4 Gasoline (all types)434.251 477.980 423.218 15.7 -2.5 -11.5 Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)450.115 495.481 438.571 15.7 -2.6 -11.5 Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)378.053 416.284 368.268 15.6 -2.6 -11.5 Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)442.084 486.423 431.330 15.9 -2.4 -11.3 Medical care 555.979 -548.175 4.3 -1.4 - Recreation(3)183.332 -179.078 8.7 -2.3 - Education and communication(3)141.927 -142.782 2.5 0.6 - Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)--1,665.355 3.7 -- Other goods and services 471.786 -481.837 9.2 2.1 - Commodity and service group All items 350.721 -348.145 6.7 -0.7 - Commodities 244.776 -239.221 4.6 -2.3 - Commodities less food & beverages 211.114 -204.440 5.0 -3.2 - Nondurables less food & beverages 255.666 -249.158 8.1 -2.5 - Durables 165.889 -159.423 1.6 -3.9 - Services 442.918 -443.374 7.8 0.1 - Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 340.981 -338.621 6.8 -0.7 - All items less shelter 306.569 -300.863 5.9 -1.9 - Commodities less food 215.932 -208.993 4.9 -3.2 - Nondurables 283.368 -278.740 5.9 -1.6 - Nondurables less food 261.963 -254.906 7.6 -2.7 - Services less rent of shelter(2)443.822 -438.044 7.7 -1.3 - Services less medical care services 428.978 -429.842 8.0 0.2 - Energy 436.233 459.057 422.190 13.7 -3.2 -8.0 All items less energy 348.989 -347.034 6.2 -0.6 - All items less food and energy 357.941 -355.909 6.5 -0.6 - Footnotes (1) Indexes on a November 1977=100 base. (2) Indexes on a November 1982=100 base. (3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Last Modified Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2022 U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Western Information Office Attn: EA & I, 90 Seventh Street Suite 14-100 San Francisco, CA 94103-6715 Telephone:1-415-625-2270 www.bls.gov/regions/west Contact Western Region Jan. 24, 2023 Item #10 Page 8 of 8 IE IE -IE -IE -IE IE IE -IE - - IE -IE IE -IE -IE -IE IE IE IE IE IE IE IE 1B IE 1B IE 1B -IE 1B IE 1B IE