HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2015-31 RESOLUTION NO 2015-31
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH REAFFIRMING SUPPORT
OF PROPOSITION 13
WHEREAS, on June 6, 1978, Proposition 13, officially titled the "People's Initiative to
Limit Property Taxation," and popularly known as the "Jaivis-Gann Initiative," was
overwhelmingly approved by California's voters, reducing property tax rates on homes,
businesses and farms, and capping the rate of increase in the future, and
Prior to the adoption of Proposition 13, inflation in California increased property tax bills
so high that many families could not afford to pay their property taxes, and
Prior to the adoption of Proposition 13, there wet wide divergences in piopeity taxes, in
part because the valuation system was somewhat subjective; and
With the approval of Proposition 13, real property values were adjusted to a base value
equal to the 1976 assessed value of that real property, thereby introducing an objective standard
upon which real property would be taxed and ending the previous subjective standard, and
With the passage of Proposition 13, taxpayers wete provided a new measure of certainty
with respect to their property taxes; and
Following the passage of Proposition 13, renters also benefitted as the reduction in taxes
reduced upward pressure on rents; and
Proposition 13 has rendered California's property taxes as a stable and ptedictable source
of public revenue, even during economic downturns, which has provided a major benefit to local
governments throughout California; and
Voteis intended Pioposition 13 to ptotect all ptoperty owners, and they had rejected
previous attempts to impose highei taxes on small businesses, knowing that these so-called "split
roll"proposals would inflect iiiepaiable haim on California's economy, and
Pioposition 13 has become a nationwide example for citizens exercising control and
power over their govei nance,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
In tecognition of the positive impact Proposition 13 has had on the State of California,
the City Council foi mal ly i eaffirms its support for Proposition 13 and the benefit that it provides
to individual homeowners, renters, local governments and to the state's overall economy
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Resolution 2015-31
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 6th day of JULY 52015
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Res. No. 2015-31
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 a Regular meeting thereof held on July 6, 2015 by the following vote
AYES: Posey, O'Connell, Katapodis, Hardy, Sullivan, Delgleize, Peterson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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City rk and ex-officio erk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California