Resolution No. 6181 RESOLUTION NO. 6181 181
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cypress does
hereby formally endorse the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of
2010, a proposed constitutional amendment, and hereby authorize the listing of the City of Cypress 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 by the City Council of the City of ress at a regular meeting held
on the 8th day of February, 2010.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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I, DENISE BASHAM, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council held on the 8th
day of February, 2010, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Luebben, Mills, Seymore, Bailey, and Narain
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS