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RESOLUTION NO. 2010-55
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO 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 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
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 BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL that the
City of San Bernardino formally endorses the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and
Transportation Protection Act of2010, a proposed constitutional amendment.
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2010-55
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO IN SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL TAXPAYER, PUBLIC
SAFETY, AND TRANSPORTATION PROTECTION ACT OF 2010
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we hereby authorize the listing of the City of San
Bernardino in support of the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation Protection Act
of2010.
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2010-55
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO IN SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL TAXPAYER, PUBLIC
SAFETY, AND TRANSPORTATION PROTECTION ACT OF 2010
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor
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and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a regular meeting thereof, held on the
6 5th day of April
, 2006, by the following vote, to wit:
Council Members:
AYES
NAYS
ABSTAIN
ABSENT
MARQUEZ
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DESJARDINS
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BRINKER
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SHORETT
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KELLEY
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JOHNSON
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MCCAMMACK
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Rac?nel Clark, City Clerk
2010.
The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this ~ m
day of April
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City of San Bernardino
Approved as to form:
JAMES F. PENMAN,
City ttorney
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