HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003 070 CC RESO2003 070 CC RESO (Ìì ° £ÖRESOLUTION NO. 2003-070
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BALDWIN PARK SUPPORTING A STATEWIDE BALLOT
INITIATIVE TO REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL BEFORE
STATE GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE LOCAL TAX FUNDS
WHEREAS, state government annually seizes over $800 million in city property tax
funds ERAF) statewide, costing cities over $6.9 billion in lost revenues over the past 12
years and seriously reducing resources available for local public safety and other services;
and
WHEREAS, in adopting the state budget this year the Legislature and Governor
appropriated local vehicle license fee backfill and redevelopment property tax funds that
are needed to finance critical city services such as public safety, parks, street
maintenance, housing and economic development; and
WHEREAS, the deficit financing plan in the state budget depends on a local
property and sales tax swap that leaves city services vulnerable if the state's economic
condition fails to improve; and
WHEREAS, the adopted state budget assumes an ongoing structural budget deficit
of at least $8 billion, putting city resources and services at risk in future years to additional
state revenue raids; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly clear that state leaders will continue to use local tax
funds to balance the state budget unless the voters limit the power of the Legislature and
Governor to do so; and
WHEREAS, the voters of California are the best judges of whether local tax funds
should be diverted, confiscated, shifted or otherwise taken to finance an ever-expanding
state government; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly of Voting Delegates of the League of California
Cities at its September 10 2003 meeting voted to sponsor a statewide ballot initiative to
empower the voters to limit the ability of state government to confiscate local tax funds to
fund state government; and
WHEREAS, the League has requested that cities offer support for a November 2004
ballot initiative that will allow voters to decide whether state government may appropriate
local tax funds to fund state government operations and responsibilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, CALIFORNIA, that the City hereby expresses its strong
support for a statewide ballot initiative to allow voters to decide whether local tax funds may
be taken, confiscated, shifted, diverted or otherwise used to fund state government
operations and responsibilities; and
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RESOLVED FURTHER, that the City Council and staff are authorized to provide
impartial informational materials on the initiative as may be lawfully provided by the city's
representatives. No public funds shall be used to campaign for or against the initiative; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the residents of the City are encouraged to become
well informed on the initiative and its possible impacts on the critical local services on which
they rely; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Chief Executive Officer or clerk) is hereby directed
to send a copy to the Executive Director of the League of California Cities.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 15th day of
MANUEL LOZANO
MAYOR
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss:
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
I, Rosemary M. Ramirez, Chief Deputy 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
October 15, 2003, by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Marlen Garcia, David Olivas, Ricardo Pacheco,
Mayor Pro Tern Bill Van Cleave and Mayor
ManuelLozano
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ROSEMARY R^ERREZ, CMC
CHIEF DEPUTY CITY CLERK
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