HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2005-17RESOLUTION NO. 2005- 1-7
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR SUPPORTING
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 7 (HUFF): ZIP CODES WHICH URGES
THE UNITED STATES POSTMASTER TO CREATE ZIP CODES THAT DO NOT ENCOMPASS
MORE THAN ONE MUNICIPALITY.
WHEREAS, the United States Postal Service sometimes advises residents and businesses to identify
their address by post office address rather than city address to ensure proper mail delivery; and
WHEREAS, the mail delivery system should nt confuse residents about their place as citizens within
the local government structure, and
WHEREAS, the private development sector measures economic feasibility for investing in local
communities based on data collected by ZIP C des; and
WHEREAS, Sales taxes, franchise fees, fede�aI funding, and other city revenue sources are traced
through ZIP Codes; and
WHEREAS, cities such as Diamond Bar who share a ZIP Code may lose a portion of their revenue
stream to other jurisdictions which the post offce recognizes as the primary geographic area for that
particular ZIP Code; and
WHEREAS, Assemblyman Bob Huff has introduced a Joint Resolution (AJR 7) which urges the
United States Postmaster to create ZIP Codes that do not encompass more than one City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar has fough to have its own ZIP Code problem solved by
lobbying our local Congressional Representative and U.S. Postal officials.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar SUPPORTS
AJR 7 (Huff): ZIP Codes and directs the followi a:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City
Clerk shall certify to the adoption.
SECTION 2. That the City Council of the City
officials to SUPPORT AJR 7 (Huff).
SECTION 3. That certified copies of the resole
League of California Cities, L.A. I
Assemblyman Bob Huff
Senator Bob Margett
Congressman Gary Miller
Congresswoman Barbara Boxer
Congresswoman Dianne Feinstei
U.S. Postmaster
Diamond Bar shall adopt the Resolution and the City
Diamond Bar asks all elected local and State
on be circulated to the following:
Vision
2005 i7
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this
I, Linda C. Lowry, City Clerk of the City of Diar
Resolution was duly and regularly passed and
Bar, California, at its regular meeting held on t
the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
day of a:a c —2005
id Bar, California do hereby certify that the foregoing
opted by the City Council of the City of Diamond
15-th_ day of 21KZr ch , 2005, by
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Fee rnza.
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: i
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DA C. LO RY, CITY
CITY OF DIAMOND I
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