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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 I&NW Kathy Bennett, City Clerk L i 1 N95N1FE"F- ✓allace W.Edgerton Mayor Fred Twyman Mayor Pro Tem STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) John v Denver COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )ss 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: 11���vJ Kathy Bennett, City Clerk 29714 Haun Road Menifee,CA 92586 Phone 951.672.6777 Fax 951.679.3843 ww.cityofinenifee.us