CC Resolution No. 10-022 Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010RESOLUTION NO 10-022
A RESOLUTION OF THE CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTING THE LOCAL
TAXPAYER, PUBLIC SAFETY AND TRANSPQE2TATION PROTECTION ACT OF 2010
WHEREAS, California voters have repeatedly and overwhelmingly passed separate ballot measures to
stop State raids of local goverrunent 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 ~~assed 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 t>orrow these locally-dedicated funds; and
WHEREAS, a coalition of local government, transportation and transit advocates recently filed a
constitutional amendment with the California Attorney ~ieneral, called the Local Taxpayer, Public
Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of 201 O, for potential placement on California's November
201 O 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 Cupertino 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 the City of Cupertino in support
of the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation. Protection Act of 201 O and instruct staff to fax
a copy of this resolution to campaign offices at 916.442.351 O.
Resolution No. 10-022
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cupertino this 2nd
day of February, 201 O, by the following vote:
Vote Members of the City Council
AYES: Wang, Wong, Chang, Mahoney, Santoro
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Clerk
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