HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2010-60 - Support for Prop. No. 22 CITY OF PALM DESERT
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS SUPPORT FOR THE
LOCAL TAXPAYER, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND TRANSPORTATION
PROTECTION ACT (PROPOSITION NO. 22)
SUBMITTED BY: Gary Rosenblum, Risk Manager
DATE: July 8, 2010
CONTENTS: Resolution No. 2010- 60
Recommendation
By Minute Motion, waive further reading and adopt.
Committee Recommendation
The Legislative Review Committee typically does not provide a recommendation on any
voter decided measure. However, given the current economic climate and intent of
Proposition 22 to prevent any loss of future city/redevelopment agency revenues, staff
respectFully recommends the City Council adopt this resolution supporting the Local
Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation Protection Act.
Back4round
On December 23, 2009, a coalition, which includes the League of California Cities and
local government transportation and public safety leaders, began collecting the 694,354
signatures required to place a measure, the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and
Transportation Protection Act, on the November 2010 statewide ballot, Enough
signatures were obtained to have this initiative placed on the November 2010 ballot as
Proposition 22.
Proposition 22 is titled, "Prohibits the State from Taking Funds Used for Transportation
or Local Government Projects and Services: Initiative Constitutional Amendment." The
purpose of the proposition is to close loopholes and change the California State
Constitution to prevent the State government from seizing, diverting, shifting, borrowing,
transferring, suspending or otherwise taking or interFering with tax revenues dedicated
to funding local government services. These revenues include those funds associated
with redevelopment agencies, or dedicated to transportation improvement projects and
mass transit.
Staff Report
Resolution No. 2010- 60 , Support of Proposition 22
July 8, 2010
Page 2 of 2
This fiscal year, the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency was required to remit $25.5
million to the State for the purpose of reducing the State's budget shortfall. If this
proposition is passed by state voters in November, the State will not be able to require
the Redevelopment Agency or any other municipal entity to remit funds that have been
acquired for valid municipal purposes such as transportation projects, public safety and
redevelopment.
Fiscal Analvsis
There is no direct fiscal impact to the City associated with approval of this resolution.
However, if Proposition 22 is passed by the voters, it would close loopholes and
changes the State Constitution to further prevent the California Legislature from seizing,
diverting, shifting, borrowing, transferring, suspending, or otherwise taking or interfering
with tax revenues dedicated to funding local government services, including those
associated with redevelopment, or dedicated to transportation improvement projects,
and mass transit.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2010-�
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 governmenf 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
California Cities.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 8th day of July 2010, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CINDY FINERTY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA