HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3316 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3316
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO,
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL TAXPAYER, PUBLIC SAFETY
AND TRANSPORTATION PROTECTION ACT OF 2010
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
WHEREAS, a coalition of local government, transportation and transit advocates recently filed
a constitutional amendment with the California Attorney General, called the Local Taxpayer,
Public Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, for potential placement on
California's November 2010 statewide ballot; 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, determined and ordered by the City Council of the
City of San Jacinto:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
1. The City Council formally endorses the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and
Transportation Protection Act of 2010, a proposed constitutional amendment.
2. The City Council hereby authorizes the listing of the City of San Jacinto in support of 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.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage and adoption of this Resolution;
enter same in the book of original Resolutions; and make a Minute of its adoption in the City's
records and in the Minutes of the meeting when it was adopted.
SECTION 3. This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption and will remain
effective unless repealed or superseded.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED, this 15t day of April 2010 by the following vote:
Ayes: Ayres, Di Memmo, Mansperger, Potts, Stubblefield
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
C'ty of San Jacinto
bee Stubblefield, a
ATTEST:
Richard Miller, Acting City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Jeffrey S. Balling1r, City Attorney