HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-24 - Supporting the Suspension of the State of California's Gasoline Tax for One Year or LongerRESOLUTION NO. 2022-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING
THE SUSPENSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S
GASOLINE TAX FOR ONE YEAR OR LONGER
WHEREAS, the price of gasoline in the State of California ("State") has increased
significantly;
WHEREAS, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in the State is the highest in
the nation;
WHEREAS, the State's gasoline tax is one of the highest in the nation;
WHEREAS, most people in the State and the City of Newport Beach ("City") use
gasoline powered vehicles as their primary means of transportation;
WHEREAS, inflation in February 2022 hit a 40 -year high, placing additional
burdens on residents of the City;
WHEREAS, other states have already suspended their own states' tax on
gasoline, but the State has not yet done so, and
WHEREAS, alleviating a portion of the financial burden of continuously rising gas
prices in the State is necessary for people to pay for groceries, childcare, rent, and other
expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby support the State of California
suspending its gasoline tax for a period of one year or longer.
Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
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Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 26th day of April, 2022.
ATTEST:
Leilani I. Brown u
City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Aaron C. Harp
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2022-24 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 261h day of April, 2022; and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Kevin Muldoon, Mayor Pro Tem Noah Blom, Council Member Joy Brenner,
Council Member Diane Dixon, Council Member Duffy Duffield, Council Member
Will O'Neill
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Council Member Brad Avery
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 271h day of April, 2022.
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California