Determined to get her parcel tax proposal in front of voters, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said Thursday she will re-introduce the $80-per-parcel tax measure to the City Council in the hopes of raising needed revenue for the city.

Unlike the first introduction, Quan said this time she will submit the tax proposal for a regular Council meeting and it will be a mail-in ballot measure.

Quan will once again propose a temporary, five-year, $80-per-parcel tax measure, which will bring in an estimated $11 million to the Oakland's general fund.

“I want to give the community a chance,” Quan said about her efforts to put the parcel tax up for a vote. “The community may turn this down. They may say, ‘No, don’t just slash $20-$26 million, slash $36-$37 million out of services in the city.’ But, I think not, I think people will look at it and look at the policing levels, look at service levels that people will give us this five year, temporary amount.”

Earlier this week, City Council said Quan did not place the tax parcel on their agenda in time to allow a standard 10-day public notice. Consequently, the mayor needed six of the eight Council members to make an “urgency” finding if it was going to be on a special ballot. That did not happen and thus the special ballot in July that Quan wanted for the tax measure failed.

Quan said the delay in getting the proposal in front of voters means deeper cuts.

“Even if we win the parcel tax, I’ll probably have to lay off people during the month of July and maybe in August because of this delay and that’s what I was hoping to avoid,” she said.

It's no secret that the city needs every dollar it can get. Oakland is facing a series of financial challenges on many fronts.

On the federal level, under the budget proposals offered by both the White House and the U.S. Congress, the city stands to lose millions for some of its bread-and-butter social programs, including Head Start and services for seniors.

The city also is fighting against proposed state cuts, namely the elimination of its redevelopment funds. If redevelopment dollars are cut, Oakland will lose $40 million in the first year and about $24 million per year thereafter.

On top of all of that, the city also is grappling with a $46 million deficit, additional debt, like the old police and fire pension system and declining revenue streams.

According to the mayor's office, once police, fire, debt and restricted funds are taken out of the budget pie, Oakland only has $26 million available to cover $72 million in programs.

Last November, Oakland voters rejected a $360-per-parcel tax, which was designed to help fund the police department.

The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is May 3, according to the City Clerk’s office. If approved, the parcel tax ballot will go out to voters 88 days after the Council vote, Quan said.