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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO SUPPORTING
PROPOSITIONS IJ c (THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION RELIEF AND SPENDING
LIMITATION ACT OF 1990) AND 108 (THE PASSENGER RAIL AND CLEAN
AIR BOND ACT OF 1990).
WHEREAS, the State of
California
faces monumental
challenges meeting dramatically increased law enforcement and
public safety needs, addressing spiraling health care costs,
coping with unprecedented population growth, managing traffic
congestion and teaching our children the skills necessary to
compete in the modern workforce; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 111 would later the government
spending limit to allow state and local governments greater
flexibility in making use of already collected tax dollars
13 generated by California's strong economy to address these needs;
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15 WHEREAS, it would allow the state to increase user fees a
16 5 cent per gallon fuel tax increase this year and an additional
17 1 cent for each of the next four years to provide increased
18 funding for maintenance and improvement of highway and transit
19 projects without reducing funds for other critical programs; and
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WHEREAS, basic funding guarantees provided to public
21 schools on the November 1988 ballot are retained; and
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WHEREAS, without a change in the government spending
23 limit, it will be impossible to maintain the generally high
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level
of education, transportation,
health services, law
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WHEREAS, Propositions 111 and 108 are supported by a
28 broad coalition including League of California cities, County
Supervisors Association of california, California Association of
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Highway Patrolmen, California Taxpayers Association, League of
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Women Voters of California, California Chamber of Commerce, AARP
(American Assc~~ation of Retired Persons), state Legislative
Committee,
California
Association,
Teachers
California
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Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, California Police
5 Chiefs Association, California State Automobile Association,
6 California Council of Police and Sheriffs, California School
7 Boards Association, California Senior Legislature, California
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For Higher
Transit
Association,
Californians
Education,
9 Californians for Better Transportation, state Building and
10 Construction Trades Council of California, and may others; and
11 WHEREAS, reduction in the state's traffic congestion will
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require substantial investments
in alternative methods of
13 transportation in the expansion and construction of transit
14 facilities. The June 1990 ballot also contains a $1 billion
15 general obligation bond for urban, commuter and intercity rail
16 projects including BART, metrorail in Los Angeles and urban
17 light rail to address this need.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Common
19 Council of the City of San Bernardino supports passage of
20 Proposition 111, the Traffic congestion Relief and Spending
21 Limitation Act of 1990 and Proposition 108, the Passenger Rail
22 and Clean Air Bond Act of 1990 on the June 5, 1990 Ballot.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
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Bernardino at a
meeting
thereof, held
on the
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, 1990, by the following vote, to
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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PROPOSITIONS 111 AND lOB
council Members:
ESTRADA
REILLY
FLORES
MAUDSLEY
MINOR
POPE-LUDLAM
MILLER
The foregoing
day of
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ABSTAIN
city Clerk
resolution is
hereby
, 1990.
Approved as to form
and legal content:
JAMES F. PENMAN
City Attorney
By:
approved this
w. R. HOLCOMB, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
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