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July 11, 2013
The Honorable Richard Roth
California State Senate
State Capitol Building, Room 4034
Sacramento, CA 95814
Via Fax: (916) 651-4031
Dear Senator Roth:
The City Council of Diamond Bar respectfully supports SB 56, legislation that
would return Vehicle License Fees (VLF) back to newly incorporated
jurisdictions and cities with annexations of inhabited unincorporated territories.
The City of Diamond Bar annexed an inhabited portion of unincorporated Los
Angeles County in 2010 that consisted of 150 homes and small commercial
Jack Tanaka parcels. Revenues that Diamond Bar had anticipated to receive to fund
Mayor essential Public Safety services in the annexed area were eliminated by a state
budget proposal in 2011. We were afforded no due process when these
Ron Everett revenues were taken, and provided no opportunity to be heard. Rather, laws
Mayor Pro Tern and policies which took years of careful legislative policy deliberations to
Ling -Ling Chang establish were swept away in a matter of hours.
Council Member SB 56 will rectify a critical problem affecting several of the state's recently
Carol Herrera incorporated cities, and cities such as Diamond Bar. The return of VLF will help
Council Member ensure that essential services such as Public Safety are fully funded.
Steve Tye For these reasons, the City of Diamond Bar supports SB 56.
Council Member
Sincerely,
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Jack Tanaka
Mayor, City of Diamond Bar
CC: Senator Bob Huff -29th District
Assemblyman Curt Hagman -55th District
City Council
League of California Cities
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