HomeMy WebLinkAbout22630 - RESOLUTIONS - 12/2/2009 RESOLUTION NO. 22630
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, 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.
Resolution No. 22630
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palm
Springs formally endorses 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
Palm Springs 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.
ADOPTED THIS 2No DAY OF DECEMBER, 2009.
David H. Read anager
ATTEST:
J mes Thompson, City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 22630 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 2"d day of December,
2009, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Hutcheson, Councilmember
Weigel, Mayor Pro Tern Mills, and Mayor Pougnet.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
?eshompson, City Clerkalm Springs, California /Z/