HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9104Resolution No. 9104
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Supporting
Proposition 21 Establishing $18 Annual Vehicle License
Surcharge to Fund State Parks and Wildlife Programs
WHEREAS, Proposition 21 has qualified for the November 2, 2010 Statewide
General Election; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 21 would establish an $18 annual vehicle license surcharge
to help fund state parks and wildlife programs, generating approximately $500 million annually
to be deposited annually into a new State Parks and Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund; and
WHEREAS, a portion of the revenues generated from the annual surcharge would
take the place of state General Fund monies now being spent on parks, potentially saving the
State up to $200 million annually while also increasing funding for parks and wildlife programs
by at least $250 million each year; and
WHEREAS, vehicles subject to the surcharge would have free admission, parking
and day use at all state parks and all funds generated by the surcharge would be used solely to
operate, maintain and repair state parks and for wildlife protection programs; and
WHEREAS, California's parks, once considered the best in the nation, are facing a
backlog of more than $1 billion in maintenance and repairs due to chronic underfunding and
thousands of scenic acres are closed to the public because of reductions in park rangers; and
WHEREAS, recent studies have found that State parks strengthen the economy by
attracting millions of tourists, who spend $4.32 billion annually in park-related expenditures in
Ca1ifornia, and who spend an average of $57.63 in surrounding communities per each visit.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as
follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council by the adoption of this resolution hereby supports
Proposition 21 on the November 2,2010 ballot.
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SECTION 2. The Council finds that this is not a project under the California
Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental impact assessment is necessary.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: OCTOBER 4, 2010
AYES: BURT, ESPINOSA, HOLMAN, KLEIN, PRICE, SCHARFF, SCHMID,
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