Reso 2010-776CMSD RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -776
IN SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL TAXPAYER, PUBLIC
SAFETY, AND TRANSPORTATION PROTECTION ACT
OF 2010
WHEREAS, California voters have repeatedly and overwhelmingly passed
separate ballot measures to stop State raids of local government funds, and to
dedicate the taxes on gasoline to fund transportation improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, these local government funds are critical to provide the police and
fire, emergency response, parks, libraries, and other vital local services that residents
rely upon every day, and gas tax funds are vital to maintain and improve local streets
and roads, to make road safety improvements, relieve traffic congestion, and provide
mass transit; and
WHEREAS, despite the fact that voters have repeatedly passed measures to
prevent the State from taking these revenues dedicated to funding local government
services and transportation improvement projects, the State Legislature has seized
and borrowed billions of dollars in local government and transportation funds in the
past few years; and
WHEREAS, this year's borrowing and raids of local government, redevelopment
and transit funds, as well as previous, ongoing raids of local government and
transportation funds, have lead to severe consequences, such as layoffs of police, fire
and paramedic first responders, fire station closures, stalled economic development,
healthcare cutbacks, delays in road safety improvements, public transit fare increases
and cutbacks in public transit services; and
WHEREAS, State politicians in Sacramento have continued to ignore the will of
the voters, and current law provides no penalties when state politicians take or borrow
these dedicated funds; and
WHEREAS, a coalition of local government, transportation and transit
advocates recently filed a constitutional amendment with the California Attorney
General, called the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of
2010, for potential placement on California's November 2010 statewide ballot; and
WHEREAS, approval of this ballot initiative would close loopholes and change
the Constitution to further prevent State politicians in Sacramento from seizing,
diverting, shifting, borrowing, transferring, suspending or otherwise taking or interfering
with tax revenues dedicated to funding local government services, including
redevelopment, or dedicated to transportation improvement projects and mass transit.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Costa Mesa Sanitary District formally
endorses the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of
2010, a proposed constitutional amendment.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we hereby authorize the listing of the Costa
Mesa Sanitary District in support of the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and
Transportation Protection Act of 2010 and instruct staff to fax a copy of this resolution
to campaign offices at 916.442.3510.
PASSED AND ADOPTED thisay of 2010 by the following vote:
AYES: Arlene Schafer, Robert Ooten, Gary Monahan, Jim Ferryman,
Art Perry
NOES:
ABSENT:
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"'STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, Joan Revak, Clerk of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District, hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Resolution No. 2010 -776 duly and regularly passed and adopted by said Board
of Directors at a regular meeting thereof held on the 25th day of March 2010.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
Costa Mesa Sanitary District, this it day of 7- Y Md, 2010.
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Clerk of e Cosh, Mesa Sanitary District