HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - June 17, 2009 SMLODI CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CARNEGIE FORUM, 305 WEST PINE STREET
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2009
A. Roll call
The Special City Council meeting of June 17, 2009, was called to order by Mayor Hansen at
9:24 p.m.
Present: Council Member Johnson, Council Member Mounce, and Mayor Hansen
Absent: Council Member Hitchcock, and Mayor Pro Tempore Katzakian
Also Present: City Manager King, City Attorney Schwabauer, and City Clerk Johl
B. Reaular Calendar
B-1 Consider Adopting Resolution Authorizing the City Attorney to Cooperate with the League
of California Cities and Other Cities and Counties in Litigation Challenging the
Constitutionality of any Seizure by State Government of the City's Street Maintenance
Funds (CA)
City Manager King provided a brief presentation regarding the request to adopt a resolution
authorizing the City Attorney to engage in litigation to challenge the constitutionality of the State
seizing certain funds from local government as proposed by the League of California Cities.
Specific topics of discussion included the Highway Users Tax (HUTA) and otherwise known as
the Gas Tax, diversion of Proposition 42 funding, a proposal to use a portion of the Gas Tax
to pay debt service for Proposition 1 B, and the efforts by the cities and the League to strongly
oppose the same.
The City Council provided brief general comments about maintaining local government control
and opposing any efforts by the State to take away additional funding from cities.
Council Member Mounce made a motion, second by Mayor Hansen, to adopt Resolution
No. 2009-77 authorizing the City Attorney to cooperate with the League of California Cities and
other cities and counties in litigation challenging the constitutionality of any seizure by State
government of the City's Street Maintenance funds.
VOTE:
The above motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Member Johnson, Council Member Mounce, and Mayor Hansen
Noes: None
Absent: Council Member Hitchcock, and Mayor Pro Tempore Katzakian
C. Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the City Council, the meeting was adjourned at
9:31 p.m.
ATTEST:
Randi Johl
City Clerk