HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 96-25RESOLUTION NO. 96-25
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR OPPOSING ASSEMBLY BILL 2995.
A. RECITALS
(i) Under existing law, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(MTA) is comprised of 13 voting members and one nonvoting member; and
(ii) Assembly Bill 2995 (AB 2995) has been introduced by Assembly Member
Kuykendall for consideration by the California State Legislature; and
(iii) AB 2995 would revise the composition of the MTA Board of Directors by decreasing
the number of prescribed voting members from thirteen to ten and by changing it to
an appointed board instead of an elected board; and
(iv) This bill would also reduce the number of elected officials representing cities from
four to three; and
(v) Passage of AB 2995 would seriously limit city representation on the MTA Board of
Directors which would result in a loss of local control over transportation issues.
B. RESOLUTION
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the above recitations are true.
2. That the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar hereby opposes passage
of AB 2995 and encourages our legislative representatives to do the same.
3. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16±,day of &pri , 11996.
MAYOR
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I, LYNDA BURGESS, 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 may of
1996, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Harmony, Herrera, Werner
MPT/Huff, M/Ansari
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS None
ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEMBERS None
ATTESt:S _
Ly da Burgess, City berk
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