HomeMy WebLinkAbout00-013 CC ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2000-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA SUPPORTING THE PASSAGE OF PROPOSITION 26-
THE LET'S FIX OUR SCHOOLS INITIATIVE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, more than two million California students attend class in temporary facilities,
and the state must build six new classrooms every day if it is going to accommodate the quickly
growing student population; and
WHEREAS, without significant new construction and modernization, existing schools will
not be ready to handle the several hundred thousand additional students over the next decade; and
WHEREAS, the Let's Fix Our Schools Initiative would amend the Califomia Constitution and
Education Code to allow passage of critically-needed local school bonds with a simple majority of
50 percent plus one, rather than the current two-thirds vote required, while holding local school
districts strictly accountable for prudent and responsible spending; and
WHEREAS, at a time when California families want safer schools, more class size
reduction, and better access to 21 ,t century learning tools like computers and the Intemet, we need
to ensure that local school districts have the funds to create classroom environments that help
students learn; and
WHEREAS, last year voters passed Proposition IA, a $9.2 billion statewide bond to provide
state matching funds for local facilities construction and improvements; and
WHEREAS, school districts can only receive Proposition 1A state bond funds if they can
generate matching funds through local bonds; and
WHEREAS, most California voters believe bonds are the best way to build and repair
classrooms and reduce overcrowding in Califomia's schools; and
WHEREAS, local school bonds require two-thirds vote to pass, forcing many districts to run
numerous grueling campaigns; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Temecula supports the passage
of the Lers Fix Our Schools Initiative on the March, 2000 statewide ballot because it is a necessary
and fair initiative.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Temecula at a
regular meeting held on the 8th day of February, 2000.
ATTEST:
Deputy City Clerk
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'~'E")Je~ffre~Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Michaela A. Ballreich, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Temecula, California, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 2000-13 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City
of Temecula at a regular meeting thereof held on the 8t" day of February, 2000, by the following
vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCILMEMBERS: Comerchero, Pratt, Roberts, Stone
NOES: 1 COUNCILMEMBERS: Naggar
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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Michaela A. Ballreich
Deputy City Clerk
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