CC Resolution 11125
RESOLUTION NO.
11125
BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CAMPBELL SUPPORTING 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 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, due to State takeaways, Campbell has lost a cumulative total of $16
million in property taxes since FY 1992/93 and a cumulative loss of $4.4 million in
Redevelopment Agency funds this year and in prior years going back to FY
1995/96; 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, that the City of Campbell formally
endorses the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of
2010, a proposed constitutional amendment;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby authorizes the listing
of the City of Campbell in support of the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and
Transportation Protection Act of 2010 and instructs staff to fax a copy of this
resolution to campaign offices.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd
following roll call vote:
day of February, 2010 by the
AYES:
Councilmembers:
Kotowski, Kennedy, Furtado, Baker, Low
NOES:
Councilmembers:
Low
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
Low
APPROV~: /
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Evan D. Low, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Anne Bybee, City Clerk