HomeMy WebLinkAbout18- City Administrator CITY OF SAN BERNAR"INO REQUEST FOP COUNCIL ACTION
From: Shauna Clark Subject: Resolution endorsing a County-wide
Dept: City Administrator State legislative program.
Date: March 3 , 1993
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
Recommended motion:
Adopt resolution.
Signature
Shauna Clark 5122
Contact person: Phone:
Supporting data attached: yes Ward:
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75-0262 Agenda Item No.
CITY OF SAN BERNAR- 1NO - REQUEST FOR :OUNCIL ACTION
STAFF REPORT
At the City-County Conference at Lake Arrowhead last fall, a
committee of County mayors and city managers was formed for the
purpose of developing a State legislative program to address the
adverse impact of the Governor's proposed budget on city revenues
which includes the transfer of 22% of city property taxes to the
State.
The cities participating included Rialto, Apple Valley, Highland,
Montclair, Yucaipa and Barstow. The draft legislative program
which was developed incorporates short term and long term
legislative objectives and strategy including:
1. Meeting with legislators regularly through the
year to address city needs.
2 . Participating with other San Bernardino County
cities in a "Legislative Day" in Sacramento
during the spring of 1993.
3. Meeting with editorial boards of local
newspapers to discuss the financial
implications of the State budget on our
cities.
4. Consider joint funding with other city and
employee unions for commercial and print media
ads designed to educate the public on the
risks of reduced funding for police and fire
services.
5. Consider joint funding of a legislative
advocate for the cities of San Bernardino
County.
6. Meeting regularly with County supervisors to
encourage reduced County litigation with
cities, seek ways to reduce costs through
jointly provided services and increase County
revenue sources.
The attached resolution supports these legislative objectives and
is recommended for adoption.
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COUNTY-WIDE LEGISLATIVE
TASK FORCE
A. SHORT TERM LEGISLATIVE OBJECTIVES
1. Continue 1/2 cent emergency sales tax due to expire on
June 30, 1993 . New three year sunset provision.
Distribute to local governments.
2 . Discontinue/delay state mandated programs until revenues
are available to support those programs.
3 . Support and encourage Board of Supervisors to adopt
business license fees and abandoned vehicle abatement
program (Calif. Vehicle Code section 9250.7) .
4 . Support reform of welfare and workers ' compensation
systems.
B. SHORT TERM LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY
1. Jointly adopt resolutions supporting our legislative
program.
2 . City delegations meet with their State legislators h =ore
the 1993 legislative sessions begins.
a. City managers coordinate.
b. Describe City services and financial condition.
C. Describe redevelopment, how it works, and why it' s
important.
d. Discuss our legislative objectives.
3 . Mayors and managers meet with editorial boards.
a. Describe the financial condition of City, cuts made
in the past, likely consequences of additional
State revenue usurpations.
b. Discuss legislative objectives.
4 . Hold a "Legislative Day" in Sacramento at which
representatives from all 24 cities will visit their
legislators and have dinner with the representatives.
a. Hold early in legislative session and treat as a
learning experience for City officials unfamiliar
with lobbying.
b. Ask legislative advocates to set up and coordinate.
5. Schedule regular meetings with legislators in Sacramento.
Coordinate and rotate meetings with all cities.
a. Socialize.
b. Discuss State budget, implications for individual
city, and status of legislative program.
6. Create a city-county coalition focused on increasing the
size of the revenue "pie. "
a. Hold meetings with all cities by district,
coordinated by city managers.
b. Commit to supporting welfare reform, imposition of
county business licenses in unincorporated areas,
and an abandoned vehicle surcharge on vehicle
license registrations.
C. Encourage the settlement of outstanding litigation
on court fines and booking fees.
7 . Develop coalitions with local school boards.
a. Ask school boards to support a constitutional
amendment protecting local agency revenue sources
and welfare and workers ' compensation reform.
S . Consider jointly funding and hiring a legislative
advocate.
9 . Jointly fund the production of commercials for television
and the print media.
a. Ask public employee unions to help fund air time.
b. Focus on police, fire, and paramedic services.
C. LONG TERM LEGISLATIVE OBJECTIVES
1. Pass a constitutional amendment(s) protecting all local
agency revenues, including motor vehicle in-lieu, sales
tax, property tax, and redevelopment tax increment
financing.
2 . Restructure local/regional government to more efficiently
and effectively address local concerns and regional
problems.
D. LONG TERM LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY
1. Interest at least one mass-based organization of
California taxpayers and school and county organizations
to support a state-wide initiative campaign to protect
all local agency revenues through a constitutional
amendment.
2 . Contract with a consultant or research university to
study governmental restructuring.
a. Who should provide what services and how should
they be funded?
b. Should special districts (and their tax levies) be
assumed by cities or counties?
E. WHAT NEEDS To BE DONE NEXT - RIGHT AWAY
1. Pass resolutions supporting legislative objectives.
2 . Encourage cities- to meet with their State legislators,
County supervisors, and school board members.
3 . Plan Legislative Day in Sacramento.
4 . Schedule regular meetings of city delegates with
legislative representatives.
5. Ask cities to jointly fund commercials and legislative
advocate.
6. Research proposals for welfare and workers' compensation
reform and prepare resolutions of support.
7 . Keep League of California Cities informed of our plans
and progress.
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ENDORSING COUNTY-WIDE
STATE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, Governor Pete Wilson has proposed a State budget for
fiscal year 1993-94 that would transfer 22 percent of city property
taxes to the State, and
WHEREAS, such a reduction in 'local property tax revenue would
force cities to cut back essential police and fire services, and
WHEREAS, such a reduction in local property tax revenue would
kill the incentive local governments have to attract job creating
industry at a time when the State economy desperately needs new
industry, and
WHEREAS, the Governor has also proposed to transfer an
additional 27 percent of local redevelopment revenues to the State,
this at a time when every redevelopment dollar is desperately
needed to attract new industry to the State, and
WHEREAS, the cities of San Bernardino County desire to join in
common cause to oppose this attack on city revenues.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
joins the other cities of San Bernardino County
in approving the following legislative priorities for 1993-94 :
1. Oppose the State's usurpation of local property taxes and
redevelopment revenues.
2 . Continue the one half cent emergency sales tax, which is
due to expire on June 30, 1993 , for an additional three
years, and provide for its distribution to local
governments.
3 . Cease or delay State mandated programs until the State
can fund these programs.
4 . Encourage the Board of Supervisors to adopt business
license fees and an abandoned vehicle abatement program
based on a vehicle registration surcharge of $1 per
registered vehicle.
5. Support welfare and workers' compensation reform.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this _ day of , 1993 .
MINUTE MOTION
The City Council agrees to participate in the
following actions to accomplish the Legislative Program approved by
Resolution
1. We will meet with our legislators regularly throughout the
year to explain this legislative program, our city needs, and
the adverse impact the Governor's proposed budget would have
on our city.
2 . We will participate with other San Bernardino County cities in
a "Legislative Day" in Sacramento during the spring of 1993 .
3 . We will meet with the editorial boards of our local newspapers
to discuss the financial condition of our city, budget cuts we
have already made, and the likely consequences of additional
State revenue usurpations.
4 . We will consider jointly funding (with other cities and with
employee unions) commercials and print media ads designed to
educate the public on the risks associated with reduced
funding for police and fire services.
5. We will consider jointly funding a legislative advocate for
the cities of San Bernardino County.
6. We will meet regularly with our County Supervisor(s) to
encourage the County to reduce litigation with cities, to seek
ways to reduce costs through jointly provided services, and to
increase County revenue sources.
1 RESOLUTION NO.
2 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO ENDORSING A COUNTY WIDE POSITION ON STATE
3 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES RELATING TO STATE AND LOCAL REVENUE AND
EXPENDITURES
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
5 OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
6 WHEREAS, Governor Pete Wilson has proposed a State Budget
7 for fiscal year 1993-94 that would transfer 22 percent of City
8 property taxes to the State; and
9 WHEREAS, such a reduction in local property tax revenue
10 would force cities to cut back essential police and fire services;
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12 WHEREAS, such a reduction in local property tax revenue
13 would kill the incentive local governments have to attract job
14 creating industry at a time when the State economy desperately
15 needs new industry; and
16 WHEREAS, the cities of San Bernardino County desire to join
17 in common cause to oppose this attack on city revenues;
18 NOW THEREFORE, the Mayor and Common Council of the City of
19 San Bernardino join other cities of San Bernardino County in
20 approving the following legislative priorities for 1993-94:
21 1 . Oppose the State' s usurpation of local
22 property taxes and redevelopment revenues.
23 2. Continue the one-half cent emergency sales
24 tax, which is due to expire on June 30,
25 1993, for an additional three years and
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2 4. Encourage the Board of Supervisors to adopt
3 business license fees and an abandoned
4 vehicle abatement program based on a
5 vehicle registration surcharge of $1 per
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7 5. Support welfare and workers ' compensation reform.
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1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO ENDORSING A COUNTY WIDE POSITION ON STATE LEGISLATIVE
2 PRIORITIES RELATING TO STATE AND LOCAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES
3 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
4 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
5 Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the
6 day of 1993, by the following vote, to wit:
7 Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
8 ESTRADA
9 REILLY
10 HERNANDEZ
11 MAUDSLEY
12 MINOR
13 POPE-LUDLAM
14 MILLER
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16 City Clerk
17 The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this day
18 of 1993.
19 W. R. Holcomb, Mayor
20 City of San Bernardino
21 Approved as to
form and legal content:
22 JAMES F. PENMAN,
23 City Attorney
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