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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. R:Resos~000-13 1 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 [SEAL] '~'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 ~,~, ~,. Michaela A. Ballreich Deputy City Clerk R:Resos~000-13 2