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RESOLUTION NO. 2010 - 04
A RESOLUTION 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 oflocal 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 oflocal 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 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 ofthis 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, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the City of Redding formally endorses the
Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, a proposed constitutional
amendment.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we hereby authorize the listing of the City of Redding in support
of the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of2010 and instruct staff to fax
a copy of this resolution to campaign offices at 916.442.3510.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced, read, and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 5th day of January, 20 I 0, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Bosetti, Dickers ,
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None
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FORM APPROVED:
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RICHARD A. DUVERNAY, City Attofney
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