HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2010-058RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -058
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA,
IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 22 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
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WHEREAS, despite the fact that voters have repeatedly passed•measures_
to prevent the State from taking these revenues dedicated to funding - local gouernrriertt=
I services and transportation improvement projects, the State Legislature has s61zed and=:
borrowed billions of dollars in local government and transportation fund s:in the :past few
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WHEREAS, this year's borrowing and raids of local government,
redevelopment'a"hd 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
i 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 filed a constitutional amendment with the California Attorney General, called
the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, which will
be on the November 2010 statewide ballot as Proposition 22; 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.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore,
California, hereby formally endorses Proposition 22, the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety
and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, a proposed constitutional amendment.
BE IT FURTHER- RESOLVED that we hereby authorizeAhe listing of the
City of Lake Elsinore in support of Proposition 22, the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety
and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, and instruct staff to fax a copy of this
resolution to campaign offices at 916.442.3510.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular, meeting of the City
Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, this 24`" day of August, 2010.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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MELISSA A. MELENDEZ, MAYOR
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE SS
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
I, Carol Cowley, Interim City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby
certify that Resolution No. 2010 -058 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake
Elsinore, California, at a regular meeting held on the 24th day of August 2010, and that
the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
COUNCIL MEMBERS: BUCKLEY, HICKMAN, MAGEE, MAYOR
PRO TEM BHUTTA AND MAYOR MELENDEZ
NONE
NONE
NONE
CAROL COWLEY
INTERIM CITY CL