HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 13038 (Support Proposition 22)RESOLUTION NO. 13038
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 22, "PROHIBITS THE STATE FROM
TAKING FUNDS USED FOR TRANSPORTATION OR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES" ON NOVEMBER 2010
BALLOT
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 led
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
WHERFIAS, 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 filed a
constitutional amendment with the California Attorney General, called the Local Taxpayer,
Public Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, which will be on the November 2010
statewide ballot as Proposition 22; 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.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of San Rafael formally endorses Proposition 22,
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 San Rafael in
support of Proposition 22, the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act
of 2010.
I, Esther C. Beirne, City Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on the 7`h day of September, 2010, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Brockbank, Heller, Levine & Mayor Boro
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COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
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ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk