HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2009-164RESOLUTION NO. 2009-164
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
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, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Lodi formally endorses
the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, a
proposed constitutional amendment; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby authorizes the listing
of the City of Lodi 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.
Date: November 18, 2009
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2009-164 was passed and adopted by the
Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held November 18, 2009, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Johnson, Katzakian, Mounce,
and Mayor Hansen
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
NNIFE'7M. ROBISON
Assistant City Clerk
2009-164