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RESOLUTION NO. 5905
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING
PROPOSITION 203, THE STATE SCHOOL BOND
WHEREAS, the needs of the State's K-12 schools, colleges and universities are
enormous with more than half of the State-s K-12 school buildings being more than
thirty years old and over 140,000 new K-12 students entering the State's schools each
year; and
WHEREAS, the State School Bond will provide money for K-12, as well as
college and university construction needs, which can only be used to build new schools,
earthquake retrofit, repair and upgrade older classrooms, and construct laboratories and
libraries and other needed facilities; and
WHEREAS, an investment in the educational infrastructure of the State is an
investment in the fulure economic and business prosperity within the State; and
WHEREAS, these bonds have received broad support from groups such as the
California Business Roundtable, California Chamber of Commerce, California Business
Alliance, California Building Industry Association, California Taxpayers Association,
Congress of California Seniors, California State PTA, California School Boards
Association, Association of California School Administrators, and the California
Teachers Association; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Arcadia will benefit from a State School Bond; and
WHEREAS, because of passing its own local bond measure, Arcadia's schools
qualify for priority funding from the next State school bond issue to meet the
commitment of $13.5 million from State matching funds; and
WHEREAS, with the passage of the State bond issue, Arcadia Unified School,
Dislrict will not need to issue the last $5 million of its local bond, thus saving local
property owners from additional property taxes.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOllOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Arcadia, California supports
Proposition 203, the State School Bond measure on the March 26, 1996 ballot.
SECTION 2. That Ihe City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
Passed, approved and adopted this 20th day of Februarv 1996.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ). SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, June D. Alford, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 5905 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Arcadia, signed by the Mayor/and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of
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said Council on the 20th day of February 1996 and that said Resolution was
adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilrnember Chang, Kuhn, Ulrich and Young
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Lojeski
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