HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-074 CC Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 10-74
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA TO SUPPORT PROPOSITION 22, THE
LOCAL TAXPAYER, PUBLIC SAFETY AND
TRANSPORTATION PROTECTION ACT OF 2010, WHICH
WOULD PREVENT THE STATE FROM TAKING
REVENUES CRITICAL TO PROVIDING POLICE, FIRE,
EMERGENCY RESPONSE, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND
OTHER VITAL LOCAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS,
PROTECTING REDEVELOPMENT REVENUE FROM
STATE BORROWING OR TAKES WHICH INHIBIT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
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
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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.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Temecula 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 authorize the listing of the City of
Temecula 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 by the City Council of the City of
Temecula this 26th day of October, 2010.
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,.' ;�' Jeff Comerchero, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Susan . Jo es, MMC
City C rk
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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. 10-74 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 26th day of October, 2010, by the
following vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Edwards, Naggar, Roberts, Washington,
. Comerchero
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Susan W. ones, MMC
City Clerk
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