CC RES 2010-097 RESOLUTION NO. 2010- 97
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 22 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
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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho
Palos Verdes 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 this 19th day of October 2010.
41MIL,
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2010-97 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City
Council at a regular meeting held on October 19, 2010. Cfra er&
t.,
City Clerk
Resolution No. 2010-97
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