HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998 009 CC RESO1998 009 CC RESO¹òw @˜ ’ RESO 98-9 FEB 4 1998›[H'8 RESOLUTION NO 98-9
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN
PARK IN OPPOSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT COST SAVINGS AND
TAXPAYERS PROTECTION AMENDMENT
WHEREAS, Every day billions of dollars of critical building, engineering and design projects are
underway from seismic retrofitting to flood control to schools and hospitals; and
WHEREAS, State, regional and local governments are currently allowed the flexibility to contract with
private firms, on a competitive basis, to design these projects; and
WHEREAS, This process allows government the essential flexibility to use private firms to deliver a
project on time and cost effectively; and
WHEREAS, The so called Government Cost Savings and Taxpayers Protection Amendment"
completely changes the process by giving the state bureaucracy a virtual monopoly on designing every
project; and
WHEREAS, This will thereby force cities, counties, schools, special districts, regional governments
and even many private business to use the state bureaucracy to design roads, parks, hospitals, health clinics,
schools, water treatment facilities, flood control walls and other critical structures including all engineering,
design, geological and environmental work; and;
WHEREAS, Virtually every school and hospital has been designed by private firms, not state
government; and
WHEREAS, The proposed initiative eliminates local control and fbnces communities to rely on the out-
of-town state bureaucracy for their design work; and
WHEREAS, Local governments would not be able to hold the state bureaucracy accountable; and
WHEREAS, The initiative gives one state politician enonnous power to decide who gets tens of
thousands of design and building projects worth billions of dollars; and
WHEREAS, The state controller would have to analyze tens of thousands of proposed contracts per
year costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, in additional expenses; and
WHEREAS, To meet potential workload demands, hundreds, if not thousands, of state employees
would need to be employed and paid, even if no projects were underway; and
WHEREAS, Taxpayers would pick up the tab for billions in extra costs for projects, lost jobs and more
state employees to evaluate projects; and
WHEREAS, This could mean more delays on important projects such as the Bay Bridge retrofit and
the Alameda Rail Corridor in Los Angeles County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park opposes
the so-called government Cost Savings and Taxpayers Protection Amendment that will cost our cities,
counties, special districts and economy millions and we support the efforts of the growing coalition of
Taxpayers Fed Up With More State Bureaucracy Fed Up).
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1998 009 CC RESO¹òw @˜ ’ RESO 98-9 FEB 4 1998›[H'8 RESOLUTION NO.98-9
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of February 1998
ATTEST
LINDA L. GAIR, CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
I, LINDA L GAIR. City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution
was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park at its regular
meeting of the City Council on February 4th, 1998, by the following vote:
AYES: LOZANO. VAN CCLEAVE, MUSE, PACHECO, AND MAYOR LOWES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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