HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2010-16RESOLUTION NO. 2010 — 16
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY IN SUPPORT
OF THE LOCAL TAXPAYER, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND
TRANSPORTATION PROTECTION ACT OF 2010
WHEREAS, California voters have repeatedly and overwhelmingly passed
separate ballot measures to stop State raids of local government funds, and to dedicate the
taxes on gasoline to fund local and State transportation improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, these local government funds are critical to provide the police and
fire, emergency response, parks, libraries, and other vital local services that residents rely upon
every day, and gas tax funds are vital to maintain and improve local streets and roads, to make
road safety improvements, relieve traffic congestion, and provide mass transit; and
WHEREAS, despite the fact that voters have repeatedly passed measures to
prevent the State from taking these revenues dedicated to funding local government services
and transportation improvement projects, the State Legislature has seized and borrowed billions
of dollars in local government and transportation funds in the past few years; and
WHEREAS, this year's borrowing and raids of local government, redevelopment
and transit funds, as well as previous, ongoing raids of local government and transportation
funds have lead to severe consequences, such as layoffs of police, fire and paramedic first
responders, fire station closures, stalled economic development, healthcare cutbacks, delays in
road safety improvements, public transit fare increases, and cutbacks in public transit services;
and
WHEREAS, State politicians in Sacramento have continued to ignore the will of
the voters, and current law provides no penalties when State politicians take or borrow these
locally -dedicated funds; and
WHEREAS, a coalition of local government, transportation, and transit advocates
recently filed a constitutional amendment with the California Attorney General, called the Local
Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, for potential placement on
California's November 2010 Statewide ballot; and
WHEREAS, approval of this ballot initiative would close loopholes and change
the constitution to further prevent State politicians in Sacramento from seizing, diverting,
shifting, borrowing, transferring, suspending, or otherwise taking or interfering with tax revenues
dedicated to funding local government services, including redevelopment, or dedicated to
transportation improvement projects and mass transit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
National City hereby formally endorses the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation
Protection Act of 2010, a proposed constitutional amendment.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we hereby authorize the listing of the City of
National City in support of the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation Protection Act
of 2010, and instruct staff to transmit a copy of this resolution to campaign offices supporting the
measure.
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Resolution No. 2010 — 16
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 2nd day of Febru y 2010.
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Ron Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on February
2, 2010 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Morrison, Parra, Sotelo-Solis, Van Deventer, Zarate.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City Jerk of the ity o National City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-16 of the City of National City, California, passed and adopted
by the Council of said City on February 2, 2010.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy