HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-280 - ResolutionsRESOLUTION NO. 04-280
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING
PROPOSITION 68, THE "GAMING REVENUE ACT OF 2004"
WHEREAS, Proposition 68, the "Gaming Revenue Act of 2004," is a Statewide
proposition that would allow eleven privately -owned card clubs and five privately -owned
racetracks to expand their existing facilities to include 30,000 slot machines; and
WHEREAS, this measure exempts these card clubs and racetracks from future
State and local tax increases; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 68 would effectively undermine local control and
regulation of the operation of gaming devices authorized in the measure; and
WHEREAS, funds generated by this measure cannot be used to reduce existing
budget deficits of the State of California or of individual cities and counties, and the measure
denies cities and counties the right to use funds where local governments determine they are
most needed; and
WHEREAS, according to the former California State Auditor General, the funding
this measure provides for local police and fire services is exclusively for additional personnel
and cannot be used for any other purposes such as equipment, support, training, supervision
and other necessary expenditures required to support new personnel; and
WHEREAS, proponents of Proposition 68 claim it will benefit local public safety
programs, yet the measure is opposed by nearly all public safety organizations, including the
California Police Chiefs Association, the California State Firefighters Association, and the
California District Attorneys Association; and
WHEREAS, numerous cities and counties, and the League of California Cities,
are opposed to Proposition 68 because any additional benefit to local government under this
measure would not outweigh the additional costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga that the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby expresses its opposition to
Proposition 68, the Gaming Revenue Act of 2004.
Please see the following page
for formal adoption, certification and signatures
Resolution No. 04-280
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 15th day of September 2004.
AYES: Alexander, Gutierrez, Howdyshell, Kurth, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ATTEST:
DeOra J. Ada s, MC, 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 Adjourned
Meeting of said City Council held on the 15th day of September 2004.
Executed this 16th day of September 2004, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
ra J. Adarr}9, CPIC, City Clerk