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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6398 RESOLUTION NO. 6398 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING A STATEWIDE BALLOT INITIATIVE TO REQUiRE VOTER APPROVAL BEFORE STATE GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE LOCAL TAX FUNDS WHEREAS, the State of California annually seizes over $800 million of 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 FY 2003-04 State budget the Governor and the Legislature 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, it is clear that State leaders will continue to use local tax funds to balance the State budget unless the voters limit the power of the Governor and the Legislature to do so; 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. 1 6398 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council expresses 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 City staff is authorized to provide impartial informational materials on the initiative as may be lawfully provided, but no public funds shall be used to campaign for or against the initiative. SECTION 3. The residents of the City of Arcadia are encouraged to become well informed on the initiative and its possible impacts on the critical local services upon which they rely. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall forward a copy of this Resolution to the Executive Director of the League of California Cities and to local legislative representatives. Passed, approved and adopted this 21 st day of October, 2003. APPROVED AS TO FORM: - ~p !d-wru City Attorney of the City of Arcadia 2 6398 STATE OF CALIF:ORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 6398 was passed and adopted by the City Council ofthe City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 21 st day of October, 2003 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Chang, Kovacic, Marshall, Segal and Wuo NOES: None ABSENT: None City Clerk of the City of Arcadia 3 6398