Res 09-066
RESOLUTION NO. 09-066
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA,
SUPPORTING THE LOCAL TAXPAYER, PUBLIC SAFETY
AND TRANSPORTATION PROTECTION ACT OF 2010
WHEREAS, California voters have repeatedly and overwhelmingly passed separate
ballot measures to stop State raids of local government funds, and to dedicate the taxes on
gasoline to fund local and State transportation improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, these local government funds are critical to provide the police and fire,
emergency response, parks, libraries, and other vital local services that residents rely upon
every day, and gas tax funds are vital to maintain and improve local streets and roads, to
make road safety improvements, relieve traffic congestion, and provide mass transit; and
WHEREAS, despite the fact that voters have repeatedly passed measures to
prevent the State from taking these revenues dedicated to funding local government
services and transportation improvement projects, the State Legislature has seized and
borrowed billions of dollars in local government and transportation funds in the past few
years; and
WHEREAS, this year's borrowing and raids of local government, redevelopment and
transit funds, as well as previous, ongoing raids of local government and transportation
funds have lead to severe consequences, such as layoffs of police, fire and paramedic first
responders, fire station closures, stalled economic development, healthcare cutbacks,
delays in road safety improvements, public transit fare increases and cutbacks in public
transit services; and
WHEREAS, State politicians in Sacramento have continued to ignore the will of the
voters, and current law provides no penalties when State politicians take or borrow these
locally-dedicated funds; and
WHEREAS, a coalition of local government, transportation and transit advocates
recently filed a constitutional amendment with the California Attorney General, called the
Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, for potential
placement on California's November 2010 statewide ballot; and
WHEREAS, approval of this ballot initiative would close loopholes and change the
Constitution to further prevent State politicians in Sacramento from seizing, diverting,
shifting, borrowing, transferring, suspending or otherwise taking or interfering with tax
revenues dedicated to funding local government services, including redevelopment, or
dedicated to transportation improvement projects and mass transit.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Poway
formally endorses the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of
2010, a proposed constitutional amendment
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway
at a regular meeting this 1st day of December 2009.
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,. Don Higginson, Mayor
A nEST:
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. Troyan, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Linda A. Troyan, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify under
penalty of perjury thatthe foregoing Resolution No. 09-066 was duly adopted by the
City Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 1st day of December
2009, and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: BOYACK, CUNNINGHAM, REXFORD, KRUSE, HIGGINSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
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