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1995-21 RESOLUTION NO. 95- 21 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES' RESOLUTION ON SALES TAX REDISTRIBUTION TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT RECEIVED BY CITIES TO 2% WHEREAS, the State receives five times as much sales tax revenue as cities throughout California; and WHEREAS, the sales tax revenue retained by the State from individual cities often exceeds the general fund budgets of those cities where the sales tax revenue originates; and WHEREAS, cities provide services that directly benefit the quality of life in hundreds of communities throughout California; and WHEREAS, the public benefits of cities'-services include the maintenance of property values, reduced risk to health and safety caused by crime, fires, medical emergencies, poor sanitation, and poor building and road construction; and WHEREAS, cities' services provide important cultural and economic benefits through parks and recreation programs, library and senior programs, removal of blight from inner cities and older neighborhoods, and through business attraction efforts that provide jobs; and WHEREAS, the State has acted to reduce the amount of revenue received by cities in recent years forcing many cities throughout California to augment their revenues by imposing local assessments, fees, or taxes - or to make cuts in essential services; and WHEREAS, because cities receive only a small fraction of the money collected through voter-approved Proposition 172 (Public Safety Augmentation Fund), public safety services like police and fire services face drastic financial reductions in many cities throughout California in, light of State takeaways and State-imposed mandates; and WHEREAS, many taxpayers object to paying additional taxes for what they view as diminishing local services caused by these factors, especially while the demand for police services, for example, continues to increase due to rising crime; and WHEREAS, on August 3, 1995, the Los Angeles County Division of the League of California Cities adopted a resolution which seeks legislative action that would result in a more equitable distribution of sales tax revenue by shifting 1% sales tax revenue from the State to cities; and WHEREAS, the League's resolution will help cities provide essential local services without adding more burden to taxpayers; and Resolution No. 95-21 Page 2 WHEREAS, on October 24, 1995, the General Assembly of the League of California Cities will vote on this important resolution; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE that the City of Grand Terrace does hereby support the League of California Cities' resolution to Redistribute Sales Taxes so that the total received by cities is 2% of the amount paid per dollar on taxable sales. PASSED; APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of September, 1995. ATTEST: City Clerk of the City of rand Terrace Mayo f the Cit of Grand Terrace and of the City Council thereof. and bf the City Council thereof. I, BRENDA STANFILL, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace held on the 14th day of September, 1995, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Hilkey, Singley, and Buchanan; Mayor Pro Tem Carlstrom; Mayor Matteson NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None City Clerk Approved as to form:' City Attorney