CC - 2004-09 - Resolution supporting the local taxpayers and Public Safeety Protection Act.RESOLUTION NO. 2004 -09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
SUPPORTING THE LOCAL TAXPAYERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROTECTION
ACT
WHEREAS, the State of California 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.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD:
SECTION 1: 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.
SECTION 2: The Rosemead 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.
SECTION 3: 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.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, State Senator Gloria Romero,
Assemblymember Judy Chu, the Executive Director of the League of California
Cities, California Contract Cities Association, and Joe A. Gonsalves & Son.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD THIS 24'" DAY OF FEBRUARY 2004.
Attest:
CITV CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF ROSEMEAD )
I, Nancy Valderrama, City Clerk of the City of Rosemead, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 2004 -09 being:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,
SUPPORTING THE LOCAL TAXPAYERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROTECTION
ACT
was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rosemead
at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 24h day of February, 2004, by the following vote
to wit:
YES: ALARCON, CLARK, VASQUEZ, IMPERIAL, TAYLOR
NO: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Nancy Valderrama, CMC
City Clerk