HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 2010-60RESOLUTION NO. 2010-60
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS SUPPORT FOR THE LOCAL TAXPAYER,
PUBLIC SAFETY, AND TRANSPORTATION PROTECTION ACT OF 2010
(PROPOSITION NO. 22)
THE CITY OF PALM DESERT HEREBY FINDS, DETERMINES, RESOLVES,
AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
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 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 statewide, 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, a coalition of local government, transportation and transit advocates
filed a constitutional amendment with the California Attorney General, called the Local
Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, for placement on
California's November 2010 statewide ballot; and
WHEREAS, approval of this ballot initiative, now known as Proposition 22, 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.
RESOLUTION NO. 2010- 60
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the City of Palm Desert formally endorses the Local Taxpayer, Public
Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, a proposed constitutional
amendment, known as Proposition No. 22.
2. That the Palm Desert City Council authorizes the listing of the City of Palm
Desert in support of the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation
Protection Act of 2010 (Proposition No. 22) and instruct staff to forward a copy of
this resolution to the City's State Legislative Representatives amd the League of
Califomia Cities.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 8th day of July 2010, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
BENSON, FERGUSON, SPIEGEL, and FINERTY
NONE
BELLY
NONE
CINDY FINTY, MAYOR)
ATTEST:
RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA