CC - 1994-14 - Opposing the Inclusion of Landscaping and lighting districtRESOLUTION NO. 94-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD OPPOSING THE INCLUSION
OF ANY PART OF ROSEMEAD WITHIN THE
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT PROPOSED
BY THE ALHAMBRA SCHOOL BOARD
WHEREAS, the Alhambra School District Board of Education is in
the process of forming a Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District
which would be levied on thousands of property owners in the City of
Rosemead; and
'WHEREAS, such Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District
violates the spirit of Proposition 13 whereby the people of
California mandated the right to vote on property tax increases; and
WHEREAS, the so called public protest provisions are set so far
above the realm of practicality so as to preclude any reasonable
challenge; and
WHEREAS, the Landscaping and Lighting Act allows arbitrary and
unlimited taxing powers with virtually unlimited increases in future
years; and
WHEREAS, the children living in Rosemead do not attend any
elementary schools in the Alhambra School District, and therefore,
would not receive the benefits that would be received by elementary
children in the Alhambra City School District; and
WHEREAS, proponents of the assessment have justified its passage
with an uninformed argument that the City of Rosemead does not offer
an adequate level of activities for its youth; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead has spent $1,300,000.-
constructing the Jess Gonzales Sports Complex, $700,000 revamping
Garvey Park, in excess of $150,000 annually providing afterschool
activities, in excess of $250,000 providing year round aquatics
services, and more than $150,000 annually funding the SANE and GAPP
programs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead is currently considering additional
options providing additional facilities that would provide a variety
of youth programs and activities; and
WHEREAS, because the City Council of the City of Rosemead
considers its efforts in providing such programs to represent a
commitment of resources which exceeds the standards established
elsewhere in the San Gabriel Valley in quality and quantity, it
opposes the establishment of an additional tax burden upon its
residents to fund duplicative and potentially inferior youth
programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Rosemead opposes the inclusion of any part of Rosemead within the
Landscaping and Lighting District proposed by the Alhambra School
District.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 8 h day of M ch, 1994.
ATTEST:
I hereby c that~t e oregoing Resolution No. 94-14
was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
- the City of Rosemead at a regular meeting thereof held
~ITY CLERK on the 8th day of March, 1994, by the following vote:
Yes: Clark, Taylor, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald
No: None . Absent: None Abstain: None
Y CLERK_
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RESOLUTION NO. 94-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD OPPOSING THE INCLUSION
OF ANY PART OF ROSEMEAD WITHIN THE
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT PROPOSED
BY THE ALHAMBRA SCHOOL BOARD
WHEREAS, the Alhambra School District Board of Education is in
the process of forming a Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District
which would be levied on thousands of property owners in the City of
Rosemead; and
WHEREAS, such Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District
violates the spirit of Proposition 13 whereby the people of
California mandated the right to vote on property tax increases; and
WHEREAS, the so called public protest provisions are set so far
above the realm of practicality so as to preclude any reasonable
challenge; and
WHEREAS, the Landscaping and Lighting Act allows arbitrary and
unlimited taxing powers with virtually unlimited increases in future
years; and
WHEREAS, the children living in Rosemead do not attend any
elementary schools in the Alhambra School District, and therefore,
would not receive the benefits that would be received by elementary
children in the Alhambra City School District; and
WHEREAS, proponents of the assessment have justified its passage
with an uninformed argument that the City of Rosemead does not offer
an adequate level of activities for its youth; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead has spent $1,300,000
constructing the Jess Gonzales Sports Complex, $700,000 revamping
Garvey Park, in excess of $150,000 annually providing afterschool
activities, in excess of $250,000 providing year round aquatics
services, and more than $150,000 annually funding the SANE and GAPP
programs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead is currently considering additional
options providing additional facilities that would provide a variety
of youth programs and activities; and
WHEREAS, because the City Council of the City of Rosemead
considers its efforts in providing such programs to represent a
commitment of resources which exceeds the standards established
elsewhere in the San Gabriel Valley in quality and quantity, it
opposes the establishment of an additional tax burden upon its
residents to fund duplicative and potentially inferior youth
programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City.
of Rosemead opposes the inclusion of any part of Rosemead within the
Landscaping and Lighting District proposed by the Alhambra School
District.
/ PASSED-iAPPROVED and ADOPTED this 8th day of March, 1994.
ROBERT BRUESCH
COUNCI OMAN MARGARET C COUNCILMAN DENNIS McDONALD
'COUNCI N GARY TAY R