HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2000-14RESOLUTION NO. 2000-14
A "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NATIONAL CITY OPPOSING SB 329 (PEACE)"
(CITY ATTORNEY)
This Resolution was not adopted at the City Council Meeting of
February 15, 2000
DATE: February 16, 2000
ichael R. IJalla, CMC
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RESOLUTION NO. 2000- 14
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
OPPOSING SB 329 (PEACE)
WHEREAS, California Senator Steve Peace has amended Senate Bill 329 to
establish the San Diego Regional Infrastructure and Transportation Agency in the San Diego
region which would carry out the responsibilities of the San Diego County Air Pollution
Control District, the San Diego Association of Governments, the San Diego Metropolitan
Transit Development Board, the North San Diego County Transit Development Board, and the
San Diego Unified Port District; and
WHEREAS, the bill would create a newly elected regional governing body from
separate "wards" throughout the region to govern the consolidated agencies that are currently
governed by local elected city and county officials or, in the case of the Port District, their
appointees; and
WHEREAS, the City of National City believes that the bill violates the principal
of local control by eliminating cities and the County from transportation and land use decisions
which are within the purview of the agencies to be consolidated; and
WHEREAS, there has been no information or justification offered providing
adequate rationale for such a radical shift in regional leadership and decision -making; and
WHEREAS, structural change in regional and subregional government which
adds a new "layer" of government should be analyzed and reviewed by the cities and county
within the San Diego region and the public, and possibly be considered by the voters, in order
to gain consensus before its enactment; and
WHEREAS, there is no urgency requiring implementation of SB 329 in the near
term, if at all; and
WHEREAS, local governments were not consulted or informed in the
preparation of the legislation and can only react to its current content; and
WHEREAS, without local government support, and full examination of the
costs and need for consolidation, there is no justification for an addition of a separate layer of
government which has no additional incentives or authority for carrying out existing
responsibilities beyond those that currently are in place; and
WHEREAS, SB 329 fails to address the relationship between regional and local
plans, and therefore does not truly affect implementation of regional plans and programs; and
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February 1, 2000
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WHEREAS, SANDAG proposes to examine the relationship between regional
and local plans to determine if there is a lack of coordination and/or if a better approach is
justified; and
WHEREAS, Senator Peace also has heard from the public in a series of forums
conducted for such purpose, and many additional significant questions and concerns have been
raised at these forums which have yet to be addressed; and
WHEREAS, the highest priority for legislative action this year should instead
focus on state -local fiscal reform and passage of a half -cent transportation sales tax extension.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
National City fords the bill premature and unacceptable in its current form and therefore must
oppose it; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Senator Peace is hereby requested to
withhold SB 329 from further legislative consideration until a consensus among city, county
and state officials, civic and community leaders and the public, on the need for modification or
consolidation of government agency authorities and responsibilities in the San Diego region is
arrived at.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of February, 2000.
George H. Waters, Mayor Fred Soto, Vice Mayor
Ron Morrison, Councilman Ralph Inzunza, Councilman
Mitch Beauchamp, Councilman
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Michael R. Dalla George H. 'ser, III
City Clerk City Attorney