Resolution 2010-40
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RESOLUTION NO. 2010-40
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GILROY SUPPORTING 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 led 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 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
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-40
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Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of2010, 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.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Gilroy formally endorses
Proposition 22, the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, a
proposed constitutional amendment, and that we hereby authorize the listing of the City of Gilroy in
support of Proposition 22, 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 this 2nd day of August, 2010, by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: ARELLANO, BRACCO, DILLON, GARTMAN,
TUCKER, WOODWARD and PINHEIRO
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
APPROVED:
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RESOLUTION NO. 2010-40
I, SHA WNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2010-40 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council
held on the 2nd day of August, 2010, 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 4th day of August, 2010.
hawna Freels, C
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
(Seal)