HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2004-20RESOLUTION NO. 2004-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
SUPPORTING THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES' AND LOCAL COALITION'S FY05-FY06
BUDGET COMPROMISE WITH GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the League of California Cities - in concert with its partners in
the LOCAL Coalition — authorized the formation of a campaign committee and filed a proposed
initiative for the November 2004 ballot entitled the "Local Taxpayers and Public Safety Protection
Act'; and
WHEREAS, the State Attorney General approved the title and summary the "Local Taxpayers and
Public Safety Protection Act"; and
WHEREAS, over 1.1 million signatures were filed with the respective county elections officials, an
amount likely to be sufficient to qualify the "Local Taxpayers and Public Safety Protection Act" for the
November 2004 ballot; and
WHEREAS, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has offered to work with the League of California
Cities and its LOCAL Coalition partners to secure approval from both the voters and the State
legislature for a proposed alternative Constitutional Amendment with equivalent or better revenue and
a mandate for protection of local agency funding; and
WHEREAS, the executive Committee of the League of California cities took the following action on
behalf of the League Board of Directors:
(1) Reaffirmed the League Board's strong support for the passage of the "Local Taxpayers and
Public Safety Protection Act" on the November 2004 ballot and continue with fundraising
and other activities to support its success;
(2) Accepted the and support the Governor's proposal to advocate the passage of an
alternative constitutional amendment by the Legislature which provides equivalent or better
revenue and mandates protection in conjunction with a two year budget package, provide
for a $1.3 billion contribution by local governments to the State budget deficit for no more
than two years, after which all contributions of general revenues and tax increments by the
local governments to the state budget would cease and the 2003-04 VLF Backfill Loan
would be constitutionally guaranteed to be repaid;
(3) In the event the alternative constitutional amendment and two-year budget package
secures legislative support, the League agreed to work with Governor Schwarzenegger and
the LOCAL Coalition to secure the passage of the alternative;
(4) If the alternative constitutional amendment and the two-year budget package fails to
receive legislative suppori , the League agreed to devote its exclusive efforts and energies
to the passage of the "Local Ta payers and Public Safety Protection Act"; and
WHEREAS, the above action was submitted to and passed by the League General Assembly in a
special meeting on in a special meating on May 13th, 2004; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar is a member of the League of California Cities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar SUPPORTS
the League of California Cities' and LOCAL Coalition's FY05 and FY06 budget compromise with
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as addressed in the above-mentioned action and directs the
following:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar shall adopt the Resolution and the City
Clerk shall certify to the adoption.
SECTION 2. That the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar asks all elected local and State
officials to SUPPORT the League of California Cities' and LOCAL Coalition's FY05 and FY06 budget
compromise with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
SECTION 3. That certified copies of the resolution be circulated to the following:
League of California Cities, L.A. Division
San Gabriel Valley COG
Assemblyman Bob Pacheco
Senator Bob Margett
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar, on this
i s tip day of May 2004.
Mayor
I, LINDA C. LOWRY, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution, was passed, approved and adopted at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Diamond Bar held on the 18th day of May 2004, by the following Roll Call
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Huff, O'Connor, MPT/Herrera, M/Zirbes
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS Chang
Linda 0. Lowry, City Clerk
City of Diamond Bar
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