Resolution 1998-10
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RESOLUTION NO. 98-10
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY
OPPOSING THE PECG (PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA
GOVERNMENT) INITIATIVE ON THE JUNE, 1998 BALLOT.
WHEREAS, every day billions of dollars of critical building, engineering and design
projects are underway from seismic retrofitting to flood control to schools, and hospitals; and
WHEREAS, State, regional and local governments are currently allowed the flexibility to
contract with private firms, on a competitive basis, to design these projects, and this process
allows government the flexibility to use private firms to deliver a project on time and cost
effectively; and
WHEREAS, the so-called "Government Cost Savings and Taxpayers Protection
Amendment" completely changes the process by giving the state bureaucracy a virtual monopoly
on designing every project, which will force cities, counties, schools, special districts, regional
governments and even many private businesses to use the state bureaucracy to design roads,
parks, hospitals, health clinics, schools, water treatment facilities, flood control walls and other
critical structures, including all engineering, design, geological and environmental work; and
WHEREAS, the proposed initiative eliminates local control and forces communities to
rely on the out-of-town state bureaucracy for their design work, and local governments would not
be able to hold the state bureaucracy accountable;
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WHEREAS, to meet potential workload demands, hundreds, if not thousands, of state
employees would need to be employed and paid, even if no projects were underway and taxpayers
would pick up the tab for billions in extra costs for projects, lost jobs and more state employees to
evaluate projects,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council of the City of Gilroy
opposes the so-called "Government Cost Savings and Taxpayers Protection Amendment" that will
cost our cities, counties, special districts and economy millions of dollars,
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of February, 1998 by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: ARELLANO, GIFFORD, MORALES,
ROWLISON, SPRINGER, SUDOL, GILROY
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ATTEST:
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Rhonda Pellin, City Clerk
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I, RHONDA PELLIN, City Clerk ofthe City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached
Resolution No, 98-10 is an original resolution, duly adopted by the Council ofthe City of Gilroy
at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 23rd day of February, 1998, at which meeting a
quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this 24th day of February, 1998.
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City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
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