HomeMy WebLinkAbout00-078 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 00-078
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA,CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT
THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AND THE CALIFORNIA
STATE LEGISLATURE ADOPT CERTAIN GUIDING PRINCIPLES
WHEN SUPPORTING AND ENACTING STATE/LOCAL FISCAL
REFORM MEASURES
WHEREAS, recent declines in federal and state aid to cities and major reductions in
property tax revenues have substantially undermined the stability of local revenues; and
WHEREAS, such declines have led to service and program reductions in cities
across the State of California; and
WHEREAS, in light of uncertain funding from intergovernmental sources, as well as
uncertain property tax revenues, cities have become increasingly reliant on local sales tax revenues,
fees and charges to fund essential services; and
WHEREAS,the League of California Cities has appointed a special task force and
charged it with formulating recommendations for addressing the major problems in the state/local
fiscal relationship in California, and the means to achieve greater balance and predictability in local
revenue systems and land use decision-making; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga recognizes and supports state/local
fiscal reform efforts that are necessary to provide stable and reliable sources of revenue to fund
essential local government services; and
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, California, as follows:
1. The City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby recommends that the following
state/local fiscal reform guiding principles be adopted by the League of California
Cities and the California State Legislature:
A. Any proposed state/local fiscal reform efforts shall be undertaken
gradually so as not to upset the delicate balance of current fiscal
realities.
B. Any proposed state/local fiscal reform efforts shall recognize that
differences between and among cities necessarily require distinct
solution and varying degrees of fiscal reform.
C. Any proposed state/local fiscal reform efforts shall retain existing
Constitutional protections for traditional local revenue sources
including, but not limited to,the propertytax,the Bradley-Burns sales
tax, the vehicle license fee (VLF) and the VLF backfill, the existing
additional .5%(point five percentlone-half percent)county-wide sales
tax authority and all other locally levied taxes.
Resolution No. 00-078
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 17th day of May 2000.
AYES: Alexander, Biane, Curatalo, Dutton, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
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Mayor
ATTEST:
ebra J. AdaW, CMC, City Clerk
I, DEBRA J.ADAMS,CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,California,do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California,at a regular meeting of said City Council held
on the 17th day of May 2000.
Executed this 18th day of May 2000, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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Debra J. Adam MC, City Clerk