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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10', 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. R-41-09 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO COOPERATE WITH THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, OTHER CITIES AND COUNTIES IN LITIGATIONS CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF ANY SEIZURE BY STATE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY'S STREET MAINTENANCE FUNDS WHEREAS, the current economic crisis has placed cities under incredible financial pressure and caused them to make painful budget cuts, including layoffs and furloughs of city workers, decreasing maintenance and operations of public facilities, and reductions in direct services to keep spending in line with declining revenues; WHEREAS, since the early 1990s the state government of California has seized over $10 billion of city property tax revenues statewide, now amounting to over $900 million each year, to fund the state budget even after deducting public safety program payments to cities by the state; WHEREAS, in his proposed fiscal year 2009-2010 budget, the Governor proposed transferring $1 billion of local gas taxes and weight fees to the state general fund to balance the state budget, and over $700 million in local gas taxes permanently in future years, immediately jeopardizing cities' abilities to maintain City streets, bridges, traffic signals, streetlights, sidewalks and related traffic safety facilities for the use of the motoring public; WHEREAS, the loss of local gas tax funds will seriously compromise the City of Colton's ability to perform critical traffic safety related street maintenance, including, but not limited to, drastically curtailing patching, resurfacing, street lighting and traffic signal maintenance, payment of electricity costs for street lights and signals, bridge maintenance and repair, sidewalk and curb ramp maintenance and repair and more; Resolution No. R-41-09 - 1 - Council Special Meeting, June 23, 2009