HomeMy WebLinkAbout97-095 - ResolutionsRESOLUTION NO. 97-095
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA,
CALIFORNIA, IN OPPOSITION TO THE "STACKED DECK"
I N ITIATIVE
WHEREAS, Every day billions of dollars of critical building, engineering and design
projects are underway from seismic retrofitting to flood control, to schools and hospitals; and
WHEREAS, State, regional and local governments are currently allowed the
flexibility to contract with private firms, on a competitive basis, to design these projects; and
WHEREAS; This process allows government the essential flexibility to use private
firms to deliver a project on time and cost effectively; and
WHEREAS, The so-called "Stacked Deck" Initiative completely changes the process
by giving the state bureaucracy a virtual monopoly on designing every project; and
WHEREAS, This will thereby force cities, counties, schools, special districts, regional
governments and even many private business to sue the state bureaucracy to design roads, parks,
hospitals, health clinics, schools, water treatment facilities, flood control walls and other critical
structures -- including all engineering, design, geological and environmental work; and
WHEREAS, Virtually every school and hospital has been designed by private firms,
not state government; and
WHEREAS, The proposed initiative eliminates local control and forces communities
to rely on the out-of-town state bureaucracy for their design work; and
WHEREAS, Local governments would not be able to hold the state bureaucracy
accountable; and
WHEREAS, The state controller would have to analyze tens of thousands of
proposed contracts per year costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, in
additional expenses; and
WHEREAS, To meet potential workload demands, hundreds, if not thousands, of
state employees would need to be employed and paid, even if projects were not underway; and
WHEREAS, Taxpayers would pick up the tab for billions in extra costs for projects,
lost jobs and most state employees to evaluate projects; and
WHEREAS, This could mean more delays on important projects such as the Bay
Bridge retrofit and the Alameda Rail Corridor.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Rancho Cucamonga opposes the
so-called "Stacked Deck" Initiative that will cost our cities, counties, special districts, and economy
millions of dollars.
Resolution No. 97-095
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 16th day of July, 1997.
AYES: Alexander, Biane, Curatalo, Gutierrez, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
ATTEST:
William J.
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 16th
day of July, 1997.
Executed this 17th day of July, 1997, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.