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R 4310 RESOLUTION NO. 4310 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 22 - 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 local and state 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 throughout the State, 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 locally- dedicated funds; and WHEREAS, a coalition of local government, transportation and transit advocates filed a constitutional amendment with the California Attorney General, called the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, which will be on the November 2010 statewide ballot as Proposition 22; 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. RESOLUTION NO. 4310 PAGE 2 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande formally endorses Proposition 22, the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, a proposed constitutional amendment. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby authorizes the listing of the City of Arroyo Grande in support of Proposition 22, the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, and instructs staff to fax a copy of this Resolution to campaign offices at 916.442.3510. On a motion by Council Member Costello, seconded by Council Member Ray, and by the following roll call vote to wit: AYES: Council Members Costello, Ray, Fellows, Guthrie, and Mayor Ferrara NOES: None ABSENT: None the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted this 28 day of September 2010. RESOLUTION NO. 1/3/0 PAGE 3 A fl , A2--- TONY FERR 1AYOR ATTEST: L lic4ilf iidttaA KELLY VET RE, CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: TEGEN ADAMS, CITY MANAGER APPROVED AS TO FORM: TII'I OTHY J. ARMEL, CITY ATTORNEY OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION I, KELLY WETMORE, City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury, that the attached Resolution No. 4310 is a true, full, and correct copy of said Resolution passed and adopted at a Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande on the 28 day of September 2010. WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 30 day of September 2010. •• I 1, L ■ KELLY E T a RE, CITY CLERK