HomeMy WebLinkAbout39-Council OfficeCITY OF SAN BERNARDINO -REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
From: Councilman Chas A. Kelley
Fifth Ward
Dept. Council Office
Date: August 8, 2008
MCC Date: August 18, 2008
subject: Resolution of the Mayor and Common
Council Opposing Fiscally Irresponsible State
Budget Decisions that would "Borrow" Local
Government Transportation Funds
synopsis of Previous Counal Action:
8/5/2008 -Legislative Review Committee recommended for approval, and
sent to Council
Recommended Motion:
To adopt resolution
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Contact Person: Councilman Chas Kellev
supporting Data Attad~ed:
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Counal Notes:
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RESOLUTION NO.
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO OPPOSING FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE STATE BUDGET
DECISIONS THAT WOULD "BORROW" LOCAL GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2008 the State Legislature missed its Constitutional budget
deadline; and
WHEREAS, both the Govemor and the Legislative Budget Conference Committee
have recommended balanced budgets without resorting to "loans" of local government property
tax and transportation sales tax funds; and
WHEREAS, in 2004 by an 84% mazgin of approval the voters of California approved
Proposition lA and sent a loud and unambiguous message to state leaders that they should stop
the destructive and irresponsible practice of taking local government funds to finance the state
budget and paper over the state deficit; and
WHEREAS, in 2006 by a 77% margin of approval the voters of California also
approved Proposition 1 A, providing similaz protections to transportation funding for state and
local transportation projects, including important street maintenance and public transit
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WHEREAS, both ballot measures allow the Governor to declaze a "severe state of
fiscal hazdship" and "borrow" these funds if they aze repaid in three yeazs with interest, but the
Govemor believes it would be irresponsible to "borrow" such funds because it would deepen
the state's structural deficit and cripple local government and transportation services; and
WHEREAS, refusal by the Legislature to carryout its constitutional obligation to
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compromise on a balanced budget is not a "severe state of fiscal hazdship" and would not
justify reductions in critical local services and infrastructure at a time when cities aze struggling
to balance their own budgets during this economic down turn; and
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RESOLUTION N0.
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO OPPOSING FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE STATE BUDGET
DECISIONS THAT WOULD "BORROW" LOCAL GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS
WHEREAS, the Legislature should balance the state budget with state revenues and
respect the overwhelming support of voters for not using local property taxes and transportation
sales tax funds to fund the day-to-day operating cost of state programs; and
WHEREAS, it would be the height of fiscal irresponsibility to paper over the state
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structural deficit with more borrowing, and Californians deserve state leaders who will tell
them honestly what needs to be done to produce a balanced budget; and
WHEREAS, it is time for the State of California to cut up its local government credit
cazds and deal with the budget deficit in a straightforwazd way. Balance the state budget with
state funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of San Bernazdino hereby
opposes any and all efforts by state government to "borrow" local tax funds and transportation I~
sales tax funds to finance state operations. Such a move would be fiscally irresponsible for the I
state and hamper effective local services and infrastructure investments.
BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Mayor is hereby directed to send this
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resolution and communicate this Council's strong and unswerving opposition on this matter to
our Legislators and the Governor along with an expression of our continued appreciation for
the Governor's steadfast opposition to further legislative borrowing and raids on local
government and transportation funding.
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO OPPOSING FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE STATE BUDGET
DECISIONS THAT WOULD "BORROW" LOCAL GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor
and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the
day of , 2008, by the following vote, to wit:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
ESTRADA
BAXTER
BRINKER
DERRY
KELLEY
JOHNSON
MCCAMMACK
Rachel G. Clazk, City Clerk
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The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this day of , 2008
Patrick J. Moms, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Approved as to form
and legal content:
JAMES F. PENMAN
City ttorney
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