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RESOLUTION NO. 2000-051.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT
THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AND THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE CONSIDER AND ADOPT
CERTAIN FISCAL REFORM MEASURES
WHEREAS, recent declines in federal, state and county aid to cities and major
reductions in property tax revenues have substantially undermined the stability of local
revenues; and
WHEREAS, such declines have led to service and program reductions in cities
across the State of.California; and
WHEREAS, in light of uncertain funding from intergovernmental sources, as well
as uncertain property tax revenues, cities have become increasingly reliant on local sales
tax revenues, fees, and charges to fund essential services; and
WHEREAS, reliance on sales tax revenues by cities and counties may place an
undue emphasis on the sales tax potential of retail land development proposals in
comparison with other competing and desirable uses such as industrial and residential
development; and
WHEREAS, the League of California Cities has appointed a special task force and
charged it with formulating recommendations for addressing the major problems in the
state/local fiscal relationship in California, and the means to achieve greater balance and
predictability in local revenue systems and land use decision-making; and
WHEREAS, the City of Grand_Terrace recognizes and supports state/local fiscal
reform efforts that are necessary to provide a stable and reliable source revenue to fund
essential services;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace, does hereby
resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The City of Grand Terrace hereby recommends the following
state/local fiscal reform principles be adopted by the League of California Cities and the
California State Legislature:
1. Any proposed state/local fiscal reform efforts shall be undertaken gradually
so as not to upset the delicate balance of current fiscal realities.
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2. Any proposed state/local fiscal reform efforts shall recognize that differences
between and among cities necessarily require distinct solutions and varying
degrees of fiscal reform.
3. Any proposed state/local fiscal reform efforts shall retain existing
Constitutional protections for traditional local revenue sources including, but
not limited to, the property tax, the Bradley-Burns sales tax, the vehicle
license fee (VLF) and the VLF backfill, the existing additional .5% county-
wide sales tax authority and all other locally levied taxes.
4. Any proposed state/local fiscal reform efforts shall be prospective in nature
and only affect subsequent land use approvals. To protect cities and
projects currently being negotiated under current rules, projects receiving
building permits in the next 4 years should be counted as existing uses.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of April, 2000.
M or of the City of Grand Terrace
ATTEST:
-.pity Clerk of the City of Grand
Terrace:
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I, BRENDA STANFILL, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, do hereby certify
that Resolution No. 2000- 05 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Grand Terrace held on the 131h day of April, 2000, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hilkey, Garcia and Larkin; Mayor Pro Tem Buchanan
and Mayor Matteson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Brenda Stanfill, City Cler
Approved as to form:
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