Laserfiche WebLink
2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />RESOLUTION NO. R-35-90 <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF COLTON, STATE OF CALIFORNIA <br />IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITIONS 111 AND 108 <br />WHEREAS, the State of California faces monumental challenges --meeting <br />dramatically increased law enforcement and public safety needs, addressing <br />spiraling health care costs, coping with unprecedented population growth, <br />managing traffic congestion and teaching our children the skills necessary to <br />compete in the modern workforce; and, <br />WHEREAS, Proposition 111 would alter the government spending limit to <br />allow state and local governments greater flexibility in making use of already <br />collected tax dollars generated by California's strong economy to address <br />these needs; and, <br />WHEREAS, it would allow the state to increase user fees --a 5 -cent per - <br />gallon fuel tax increase this year and an additional 1 cent for each of the <br />next four years to provide increased funding for maintenance and improvement <br />of highway and transit projects without reducing funds for other critical <br />programs; and, <br />WHEREAS, basic funding guarantees provided to public schools on the <br />November 1988 ballot are retained; and, <br />WHEREAS, without a change in the government spending limit, it will be <br />impossible to maintain the generally high level of education, transportation, <br />health services, law enforcement, senior programs and other vital services tc <br />the residents of California; and, <br />WHEREAS, Propositions 111 and 108 are supported by a broad coalition in- <br />cluding League of California Cities, County Supervisors Association of <br />California, California Association of Highway Patrolmen, California Taxpayers <br />Association, League of Women Voters of California, California Chamber of <br />Commerce, AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) State Legislative <br />Committe, California Teachers Association, California Association of Hospitals <br />and Health Systems, California Police Chiefs Association, California State <br />Automobile Association, California Council of Police and Sheriffs, California <br />School Boards Association, California Senior Legislature, California Transit <br />Association, Californians for Higher Education, Californians for Better Trans- <br />portation, State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, and <br />many others; and, <br />WHEREAS, reduction in the state's traffic congestion will require <br />substantial investments in alternative methods of transportation in the ex- <br />pansion and construction of transit facilities. The June 1990 ballot also <br />contains a $1 billion general obligation bond for urban, commuter and <br />intercity rail projects --including BART, MetroRail in Los Angeles and urban <br />light rail to address this need. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Council of the <br />City of Colton do hereby support passage of Proposition 111, The Traffic <br />Limitation Act of 1990 and Proposition 108, the Passenger Rail & Clean Air <br />