HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 2010 2953 2010 0901RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -2953
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING PROPOSITION
22: THE LOCAL TAXPAYER, PUBLIC SAFETY AND
TRANSPORTATION PROTECTION ACT OF 2010 ON THE
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 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.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City hereby formally endorses Proposition 22: The Local
Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, a proposed
constitutional amendment which will be presented for voter approval on the November
2010 statewide ballot.
SECTION 2. The City Council authorizes the listing of the city of Moorpark in
support of the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of
2010.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk is directed to forward a copy of this resolution to
the Executive Director of the League of California Cities.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of the resolution and
shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1stday of September, 2010.
ATTEST:
Maureen Benson, Assistant City Clerk
Ja ce S. Parvin, Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss.
CITY OF MOORPARK )
I, Maureen Benson, Assistant City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do
hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 2010 -2953
was adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on
the 1 st day of September, 2010, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mikos, Millhouse, Pollock, Van Dam, and Mayor
Parvin
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 9th day of September, 2010.
Maureen Benson, Assistant City Clerk
(seal)