10-146 RESOLUTION NO. 10-146
A RESOLUTION 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 City of Menifee 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 City of Menifee 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 this 1 sc day of June, 2010.
Attest: Wallace W. Edgerton, Mayor
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Kathy Bennett, City Clerk
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✓allace W.Edgerton
Mayor
Fred Twyman
Mayor Pro Tem
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Councilmember CITY OF MENIFEE )
Darcy Kuenzi
Councilmember
Scott A.Mann I, Kathy Bennett, City Clerk of the City of Menifee, do hereby certify that the
Councilmember foregoing Resolution No. 10-146 was duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of Menifee at a-meeting thereof held on the 1 st day of June, 2010 by the
following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
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Kathy Bennett, City Clerk
29714 Haun Road
Menifee,CA 92586
Phone 951.672.6777
Fax 951.679.3843
ww.cityofinenifee.us