HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-026 CC ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 08-26
' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA SUPPORTING GOVERNOR
SCHWARZENEGGER'S CONTINUED FUNDING OF
PROPOSITION NO. 98 AT CURRENT LEVELS TO
BENEFIT CALIFORNIA'S STUDENTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, California's more than 6 million students deserve high-quality
schools with well-trained educators, small class sizes, quality instructional materials, up-
to-date textbooks and dynamic parental support; and
WHEREAS, Governor Schwarzenegger's 2008-09 budget proposal calls for
massive and devastating cuts to K-12 students and schools by reducing Proposition 98
funding by $400 million in the current year and $4.4 billion for 2008-09; and
WHEREAS, A $4.4 billion cut to Proposition 98 funding would mean laying off
tens of thousands of teachers statewide and would also result in increases in class size,
not to mention a further erosion of the support system for students provided by
classified and paraprofessional staff; and
WHEREAS, Under the governor's proposed budget, Temecula Valley Unified
School District would lose at least $819, 000, in the current fiscal year due to mid-year
cuts and at least $10 million in 2008-09 due to the suspension of Proposition 98; and
WHEREAS, Temecula Valley Unified School District has suffered more than $6
million in cuts in the last several years, damaging local efforts to ensure up-to-date
textbooks and ongoing teacher training, and guarantee small class sizes; and
WHEREAS, According to recently released reports and studies, California
spends $1,900 less per student than the national average -seriously under funding its
public schools; and
WHEREAS, The governor's proposed budget reductions are fundamentally
inconsistent with the state's goal of improving student achievement, at a time when our
students are making progress toward meeting rigorous state and federal education
standards; and
WHEREAS, The "Getting Down to Facts' studies show that billions more need
to be invested in education in California to ensure the opportunity for all students to
' succeed now and in the future; and ,
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WHEREAS, The $14 billion budget problem was not created by our students and
' fixing the problem should not come at the expense of their educational progress and
success; and
WHEREAS, California voters approved- and continued to strongly support -
Proposition 98 to protect schools and students from harmful budget cuts and to
establish a minimum level of education funding; and
WHEREAS, The governor's budget proposal goes against the will of California
voters, now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED THAT that the City of Temecula strongly supports Governor
Schwarzenegger's Continued Funding of Proposition No. 98 at current levels to benefit
California's Students.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Temecula this 26th day of February, 2008.
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Michael . Naggar, Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Susan W. Jones, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 08-26 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 26th day of February, 2008, by the
following vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Comerchero, Edwards, Washington,
Naggar
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Roberts
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
' ~ Susan .Jones, MMC
City Clerk
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