HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2010-16 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH 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
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
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
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
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
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
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, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
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That the City of Huntington Beach 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
Huntington Beach 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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day of February , 20 10 .
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City
of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and
adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said
City Council at an regular meeting thereof held on February 16, 2010 by the
following vote:
AYES: Carchio, Coerper, Hardy, Green, Bohr, Dwyer, Hansen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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