CC Resolution No. 04-248RESOLUTION NO. 04-248
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CUPERTINO ON MEASURE B - A BALLOT MEASURE TO
CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY LIBRARIES
WHEREAS, lifelong leaming and literacy are an important component of a
healthy community, and libraries play an important ~'ole in their delivery;
WHEREAS, voters overwhelmingly approved the 1994 ballot measure to restore
hours, books and services at local libraries;
WHEREAS, this measure put in place a 10-year funding mechanism that has
provided approximately 21% of the overall library budget, or $5.3 million annually, to
libraries in Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Milpitas, Morgan
Hill, Monte Sereno, Saratoga, and the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County;
WHEREAS, Santa Clara County libraries face an uncertain future, with demand
for service increasing, at a time when cities and counties are facing past and future budget
cuts, and the funding provided for libraries by Measure B expires in June, 2005;
WHEREAS, the expiration of funding through Measure B will mean a loss of
$5.3 million annually to local libraries, necessitating cuts to library services of 21%;
WHEREAS, reducing library funding by 21% will mean closing libraries an
additional 1 or 2 days a week, including Sundays; reducing books and materials budgets
by nearly $700,000; and reducing or eliminating story hours for children, research
services for students and businesses, and adult literacy efforts;
WHEREAS, Measure B will appear on the March 2, 2004 ballot in Santa Clara
County that will ask voters to continue funding our community library system by
continuing the current assessment benefiting libraries with a slight increase;
WHEREAS, these funds can only be used for library services, all money raised
within a city will be returned to that city to fund its community library, and the funding
automatically expires after 7 years;
WHEREAS, this measure will appear on the March 2, 2004 ballot as Measure B,
and, if approved by Santa Clara County voters, will provide funding to prevent serious
reductions in hours, books and services at our local libraries.
ResolutlonNo. 04-248 2
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE City of Cupertino that the
City of Cupertino endorses Measure B on the March 2, 2004 ballot, encourages voters in
the (city) to vote in favor of this measure and directs the City Clerk to forward a copy of
this Resolution at the earliest possible date after its adoption to the (campaign
headquarters).
PASSED AND ADOPTED at regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 20th day of January 2004, by the following Vote:
Vote
Members of the City Council.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
James, Kwok, Lowenthal, Sandoval, Wang
None
None
None
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
Mayor, Ci[y of ~/rtino