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KtSULUTlUN OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ClTY UF PALO ALTO
KEGAMOlN~ MtASURE "A": A MEASURE FOR THE PRESERVATION ANO MAINTENANCE
UF UE ANZA AND FOOTHILL COLLEGES
WHEREAS, maintaining the quality of educational resources like Foothill and De
Anza t:ol leyes is important to the welfare of the citizens of the City of Palo Alto;
and
WHEREAS, years of deteriorating fi nancia 1 resources have prompted the
Foothil 1-0e Anza Corm1unity College Di strict to seek. special funding to preserve the
standards of excellence of Foothill and Oe Anza Colleges; and
WHtREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Foothill-De Anza Corrmunity College
Oistr1ct has called an election for April 10, 1984, to submit to the electors Measure
A, entitled "A Measure for the Preservation and Maintenance of De Anza and Foothill
Colleges" which proposes that a special tax be levied in the District; and
WHEktAS, the proceeds from the proposed special tax will be used exclusively for
the limited purposes of buying necessary laboratory, technical, sci~ntiftc and other
equipment for better transfer and job training programs, purchasing library books and
repairing, maintaining, and improving college buildings; and ·
WHEKEAS, the Board of Trustees of the District can reduce or repeal thP tax if
additional funds are found but may not under any circumstances increase the tax; and
WH£KEAS, the tax must be returned to the voters at least e'iery four years and
may be repealed by a simple majorit.Y vote; and
WHEKEAS, State funding proposa\s for COllS'llunity co1 l~ges and the imposition of
tuition on co111nunity college students will not meet the accumulated maintenance,
repair, library acquisition and equipment needs of Foothill and De Anza Colleges.
NOW, THEl<t.FOHE~ BE IT i<ESOLVEU, thct the City Council of the City of Palo Alto
endorses Measure A on the April 10, 1984 ballot and encourages voters to vote yes on
Measure A.
INTKOOUCEl.l ANO PASSEO: March i2, 1984
AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Renzel, Sutorius, Woolley
NOES: None
A~SENT: Witherspoon
APPRO 1 AS TU FORM:
~ 1 4d--1..! db ttYAttorney
City