HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2000-15RESOLUTION NO. 2000- 15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, IN
SUPPORT OF "THE FAIR COMPETITION
AND TAXPAYER SAVINGS ACT" INITIATIVE.
WHEREAS, California's population growth has resulted in the demand for
more than $90 billion worth of highway, school, prison, flood control and other
infrastructure improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, the need for state and local governments to contract with the
private sector for architectural and engineering services has never been greater; and
WHEREAS, a series of successful lawsuits by a group of employees at
Caltrans has resulted in effectively banning the state from contracting with private
engineers and architects; and
WHEREAS, a recent, unanimous, appeals court decision has extended the
ban on contracting out specifically to school districts threatening severe delays in
building badly needed schools; and
WHEREAS, in order to stop the Caltrans bureaucrats' continuing effort to
prevent the state and local government form utilizing private engineers and
architects, an initiative known as "The Fair Competition and Taxpayer Sa~ings
Act" has been prepared; and
WHEREAS, the Fair Competition and Taxpayer Savings Act changes
California's laws and allows the state and local govemments to contract with
private companies far architectural and engineering services; and
WHEREAS, the Fair Competition and TaYpayer Savings Act will sa~e
California's taxpayers money by encouraging competition between state employees
and the private sector; and
WHEREAS, the Fair Competition and TaYpayer Savings Act requires
architecture and engineering contracts to be subject to standard accounting
practices and requires financial and performance audits as necessary to ensure
contract services are delivered within the agreed schedule and performance audits
as necessary to ensure contract services are delivered within the agreed schedule
and budget;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Lake Elsinore, supports "The Fair Competition and TaYpayer Savings Act" far
architectural and engineering services as an initiative.
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED this 13`" day of June, 2000, upon the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: KELLEY, METZE, PAPE, SCHIFFNER,
BRINLEY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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AB5ENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
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VTCK1~ KASAD, C C, CITY CLERK
e~'~TY C~F LAKE ELSINORE
APPROVED AS TO
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NONE
NONE
BARBAR~I,EIBOLD, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS:
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, VICHI KASAD, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore at a Regular Meeting of said Council on the
13T" day of June, 2000, and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: KELLEY, METZE,PAPE, SCffiFFNER,
BRINLEY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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V~iCHI I~ASAL~, ~ITY CLERK
.C~TY L?F' LAKE Ei,5INORE
(~l~',.AL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS:
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE)
I, VICKI KASAD, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
Resolution No. 2000-15 of said Council, and that the same has not been amended or
repealed.
DATE: June 16, 2000
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V~CHI JI~ASAD, CITY CLERK
LI'~'Y OF J~AKE ELSINORE
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