CC RES 2016-045 RESOLUTION NO. 2016-45
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES IN OPPOSITION TO PROPOSITION 53,
THE "CALIFORNIA VOTER APPROVAL REQUIREMENT
FOR REVENUE BONDS ABOVE $2 BILLION INITIATIVE"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, California and its local communities have a backlog of essential
infrastructure, needs, including crumbling local streets and roads, unsafe bridges and
overpasses, aging water supply infrastructure, inadequate public transportation_systems,
and overcrowded hospitals and universities; and,
WHEREAS, Proposition 53 on the November 2016 ballot would erode local control
and undermine the ability of cities, counties and other local agencies and the state to form
partnerships to finance the construction of some critical public infrastructure projects; and,
WHEREAS, this initiative would require a statewide vote on certain local
infrastructure projects financed through revenue bonds, where local governments have
joined in a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) in partnership with the state or where the state
was involved in the creation of the JPA; and,
WHEREAS, by requiring a statewide vote on some local or regional projects, this
initiative would erode local control by empowering voters in distant communities to reject
projects which they do not use and do not fund; and,
WHEREAS, this measure could derail and delay Rancho Palos Verdes' ability to
make improvements to critical infrastructure, including after emergencies and natural
disasters; and,
WHEREAS, "NO on 53" is a growing coalition of organizations representing local
governments, water agencies, public safety leaders, businesses, labor unions, hospitals,
family farmers, environmentalists and educators that have come together to officially
oppose this initiative.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes does
hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1: The City of Rancho Palos Verdes opposes Proposition 53.
Section 2: The City of Rancho Palos Verdes will join the "NO on 53" coalition.
Section 3: Staff is directed to email a copy of this adopted resolution to Kyle
Griffith of the "NO on 53" campaign at kgriffithCcbcfpublicaffairs.com.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 4th day of October 2016.
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ATTEST:
Cb9-City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Teresa Takaoka, Acting City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes,
hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 2016-45, was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on October 4, 2016.
City Clerk
Resolution No. 2016-45
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