HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-84 - Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010RESOLUTION NO. 2009-84
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH IN SUPPORT OF 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach
resolves as follows:
Section 1: The City of Newport Beach formally endorses the Local Taxpayer,
Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, a proposed
constitutional amendment.
Section 2: The City Council hereby authorizes the listing of the City of Newport
Beach in support of the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation
Protection Act of 2010 and instructs staff to fax a copy of this resolution to
campaign offices at 916.442.3510.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the^ of New rt Beach at the
regular meeting held on the 24th t" day of Novembe , 2 9.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
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; that the foregoing resolution,
being Resolution No. 2009 -84 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City
Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 24th day of
November, 2009, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Henn, Rosansky, Curry, Webb, Gardner, Daigle, Mayor Selich
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 25th day of November, 2009.
Y'a� pJP
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California
(Seal)