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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-10-04 City Council (7)City of Palo Alt[ City Manager’s Report TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT:CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE DATE: SUBJECT: OCTOBER 4, 1999 CMR:372:99 YEAR 2000 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES RESOLUTIONS RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends tha~ the Council approve the recommendations contained in this report regarding the City of Palo Alto’s position on the League of California Cities’ 2000 resolutions. BACKGROUND Each year, at its annual conference, the League of California Cities (League) considers a range of resolutions that it will support in the coming year. These resolutions are proposed by League members and then considered by League policy committees. Resolutions approved by the policy committees are put to a vote of the League’s general assembly. Traditionally, the Mayor attends the annual League conference and acts as the City’s voting delegate. When each resolution is considered, the voting delegate can vote to approve, vote to disapprove or take no action. These votes are based on recommendations from staff as approved by the City Council. DISCUSSION The League of California Cities annual conference will take place on October 1-12, 1999. Sixteen resolutions will be considered on a variety of topics, including library funding, emergency medical services, and state and local government fiscal reform, to name a few. (See attachment A) The resolutions were reviewed by staff members whose programmatic areas most closely relate to the topic of the resolutions. For each resolution, staff members recommended that tile City either approve, disapprove or take no action. In making their recommendations, staff members first considered whether the issue addressed in the resolution was a relevant one for the City of Palo Alto. If the issue was not particularly relevant to the City, staff recommended "no action." In addition, in some cases, staff members recommended "no action" when they did not feel the implications of CMR:372:99 Page 1 of 3 the resolution for the City could be completely understood at this time. If the issue was relevant and its implications were clear, staff than considered whether the position in the resolution was one that supported the City’s interests. If the City’s interests were supported, staff recommended to approve. If not, the recommendation was to disapprove. The resolutions are listed below along with the department that reviewed the resolution, the staff recommendation and the preliminary recommendation of the League policy committee to which the resolution was assigned. Resolution (Described in Attachment A) 1. Amending Political Reform Act to Increase Fees for Copies 2. Distribution of Proceeds from Tobacco Settlement Memorandum of Understanding 3. Supporting Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act Federal Legislation 4. Stable Funding for Libraries 5. CalPERS Board of Administration Membership 6. Forest Products Labeling 7. Public Hearings of CEQA Reports 8. Use of Fluoride in Public Water Supplies 9. Use of Fluoride in Public Water Supplies 10. Local Control Over Homes with Six or Fewer Clients 11. State and Local Government Fiscal Reform Efforts 12. Emergency Medical Services 13. Implementing the "Tag You Lose" Campaign 14. Opposition to BF Goodrich "Scorcher T/A" Brand of Color- Tread Tires 15. Pro-Active Ordnance Procedures 16. Support for Police, Fire and Local Government Fiscal Reform Efforts Reviewing City Department Administrative Services/Clerk’s Office Administrative Services Community Services Community Services Human Resources Administrative Services/Public Works Planning Utilities Utilities Planning Administrative Services Fire Police/Public Works Police/Public Works Planning/Police Administrative Services/Police Staff Recom- mendation Approve Approve Approve Approve Approve Approve No Action No Action Approve Disapprove Approve Approve Approve Approve No Action No Action Prelim. League Policy Committee Recommendation Approve Approved by one policy committee, and referred to a second ¯ No Action No Action Approve Approve Approve No Action Approve Approve Approved by one policy committee No action by a second committee Approve Approve Approve Refer for study Approve CMR:372:99 Page 2 of 3 RESOURCE IMPACT There is no resource impact associated with the recommendations in this staff report. POLICY IMPLICATIONS Taking a position on League resolutions is consistent with previous Council practice. The positions recommended herein are not inconsistent with City policy or with the City’s adopted legislative objectives. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This staff report does not represent a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). ATTACHMENTS Attachment A - Year 2000 League of California Cities Resolutions PREPARED BY: Audrey Seymour, Senior Executive Assistant CITYMANAGERAPPROVAL: @~.,,,.~-3_~_,__x~). EMIL~r HARRI S ON Assistant City Manager CM_R:372:99 Page 3 of 3 September 8, 1999 Attachment A TO:MAYORS AND CITY MANAGERS MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS OF LEAGUE POLICY COMMITTEES In I.eague for the Nllennium MEMBERS OF GENERAL RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE Note to City Managers and City Clerks: Please make immediate distribution to the mayor and to other city officials planning to attend the 1999 Annual Conference. If additional copies are required, we urge you to reproduce them in your city or print a copy from the League’s CITYLINK Web site 0attp://www.cacities.org), click on "What’s New". Additional copies are not available from the League, but a limited number will be available at the Conference. TRANSMITTAL OF LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS This packet contains: I.Information and Procedure II.Guidelines for Annual Conference Resolutions III.Location of Meetings Membership of General Resolutions Committee Preliminary Hist6ry of Resolutions VI.Annual Conference Resolutions PLEASE BRING THIS PACKET WITH YOU TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE - - - October 10-12, 1999 -- San Jose - - - I.INFORMATION AND PROCEDURE Resolutions Contained in this Packet. The League Bylaws provide that resolutions shall be referred by the President to an appropriate policy committee for review and recommendation. Resolutions with committee recommendations shall then be referred to the General Resolutions Colnmittee at the Annual Conference. This year 16 resolutions have been presented for consideration by the Annual Conference and referred to the League policy committees. Each of the policy committees met August 26 or 27 to review proposed resolutions and to formulate prelimina~~ recommendations prior to the Annual Conference. The sponsors of the resolutions were notified of the time and place of those meetings. This packet contains a copy of all resolutions that have been received and assigned to policy committees. The source of the resolutions, the policy committees to which they were assigned, and the preliminary, recommendations of the policy committees to the General Resolutions Committee are indicated. The recommended actions reported in this packet are preliminary. Consideration of Resolutions at Conference. Another meeting of policy committees will be held at the Annual Conference on Saturday, October 9. The location for each of these meetings is shown on page iv. During these hearings, any city official wishing to discuss any resolution will have an opportunity, to address the policy committee concerned. The General Resolutions Committee will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, October 11, in the San Jose Convention Center, to consider the reports of the policy committees. The Committee includes one representative from each of the League’s regional divisions, functional departments, and standing policy committees, as well as additional city officials appointed by the League president. The General Assembly will convene at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, October 12, during the Annual Business Meeting in the San Jose Convention Center to consider the report of the General Resolutions Committee. Resolutions considered by the General Assembly will retain the numbers assigned to them in this document. Initiative Resolutions. For those issues that develop after the normal 60-day deadline, a resolution may be introduced with a petition signed by designated voting delegates of 10 percent of all member cities (47 valid signatures required) and presented to the President of the League no later than 24 hours prior to the time set for convening the Annual Business Session of the General Assembly. This year, the deadline is Monday, October 11, 1999, 9:15 a.m. If the Parliamentarian finds that a petitioned resolution is substantially similar in substance to a resolution already under consideration, the petitioned resolution will be disqualified. Any questions concerning the resolutions procedure should be directed to Marian Avila in the Sacramento office of the League, 916-658-8224. Carolyn Ratto, President League of California Cities Mayor Pro Tem, Turlock ii H. GUIDELINES FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS Policy development is a vital and ongoing process within the League. The principal means for deciding policy on the important issues facing cities and the League is through the standing policy committees and the Board of Directors. The process allows for timely consideration of issues in a changing environment and assures broad city officials the opportunity to both initiate and influence policy decisions. This influence may be exercised directly through participation as a policy committee member or as a city official visiting a committee meeting to advance a position on an issue under the committee’s purview. If committee membership or personal attendance is not feasible, city officials may affect policy decisions indirectly through department or division representatives on the policy committees or the Board of Directors. Annual Conference resolutions constitute an additional process for developing League policies. It is recommended that resolutions adhere to the following criteria. Guidelines for Annual Conference Resolutions 1.The issue addressed in the resolution has a direct relation to municipal affairs. 2.The issue is not of a purely local or regional concern. 3.Generally, the recommended policy should not restate existing League policy. 4.The resolution should be directed at achieving one of the following objectives: (a)Focus public or media attention on an issue of major importance to cities. (b)Establish a general direction for the League by setting forth general principles around which more detailed policies may be developed by the policy committees and Board of Directors. (c)Consider important issues not adequately addressed by the policy committees and Board of Directors. (d)Amend the League Bylaws. Resolutions to amend the League bylaws will require a two-thirds vote by the General Assembly for approval. iii HI. LOCATION OF MEETINGS Policy Committee meetings will be as follows: Saturday. October 9, 1999 - 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Fairmont Hotel 170 So. Market Street San Jose Policy Committee Time Employee Relations Housing, Comm. & Econ. Development Public Safety Revenue and Taxation 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. Administrative Services Community Services Environmental Quality (TCPW will not meet) 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. General Resolutions Committee (Monday, October 11, 1999 at 1:30 p.m.) Ballroom A1 - San Jose Convention Center 333 West San Carlos Street San Jose General Assembly at the Annual Business Meeting (Tuesday, October 12, 1999, at 9:15 a.m.) Ballroom A1 - San Jose Convention Center 333 West San Carlos Street San Jose IV. GENERAL RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE League of Califomia Cities 101 Annual Conference - San Jose, October 10-12, 1999 Chair: Vice Chair: Parliamentarian: Dave Fleming, Mayor, Vacaville Rosario Marin, Mayor, Huntington Park Arlen Gregorio, Attorney at Law, San Francisco Stephany Aguilar, Council Member, Scotts Valley Maria Alegria, Mayor, Pinole Bob Allen, Council Member, Selma Ben Anderson, Mayor, American Canyon Leonard Augustine, Council Member, Vacaville Ralph Bailey, Personnel. & Employee Relations Dir., Monterey Don Bankhead, Council Member, Fullerton Jane Bartke, Council Member, E1 Cerrito Nathaniel Bates, Council Member, Richmond Alicia Becerril, Supervisor, San Francisco Ariel Calonne, City Attorney, Palo Alto Margaret Clark, Mayor Pro Tem, Rosemead John Chlebnik, Council Member, Calimesa Betty Cook, Council Member, Colton Richard Cullinen, Council Member, Cotati Dennis Downs, Fire Chief, Ventura Mac DuM, Council Member, Twentynine Palms Nadirie Felix, Gen. Mgr, Convention & Cultural Facilities, San Jose Tony Ferrara, Vice Mayor, Arroyo Grande Fran Florez, Council Member, Shafter Gil Garcia, Council Member, Santa Barbara Nancy Goodrich, Asst. Police Chief, San Diego Joe Hilson, Council Member, Hayward Lori Howard,. Council Member, Santee Debra Jackson, City Clerk, Imperial Rodney Jones, Mayor, Anderson Helen Kawagoe, City Clerk, Carson Craig Lake, Council Member, Lemon Grove Robin Lowe, Mayor, Hemet Roberta MacGlashan, Mayor, Citrus Heights Carol McCauley, Council Member, Oceanside Kathryn McCullough, Council Member, Lake Forest Jere Melo, Mayor Pro Tem, Fort Bragg Mark Montemayor, Mayor Pro Tem, West Sacramento Kevin O’Rourke, City Manager, Fairfield Jess Ortiz, Mayor, Arvin Alex Padilla, Council Member, Los Angeles Bey Perrry, Mayor Pro Tern, Brea Bob Pinzler, Council Member, Redondo Beach Miguel Pulido, Mayor, Santa Ana Oscar Rios, Mayor, Watsonville Frank Roberts, Mayor, Lancaster Mike Serpa, Council Member, Modesto Armour Smith, Vice Mayor, Modesto Manny Soliz, Council Member, Antioch Thomas Sullivan, Comm. Dev. Dir., Grover Beach Steve Temple, Dir. of Finance, Hemet James Yhalman, Council Member, Chino Hills Marland Townsend, Council Member, Foster City Larry Todd, Police Chief, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno Dennis Wilberg, Dir. of Public Works, Mission Viejo Alice Woody, Council Member, San Jose V V.HISTORY OF RESOLUTIONS Resolutions have been grouped by policy committees to which they have been assigned. Please note some resolutions may have been assigned to more than one committee. These resolutions are noted by this sign (*). KEY TO REVIEWING BODIES KEY TO ACTIONS TAKEN 1. Policy Committee - Preliminary 2. Policy Committee - Final 3. General Resolutions Committee A -Approve D -Disapprove N -No Action 4. General Assembly R - Action Footnotes a - * Subject matter covered in another resolutionAa - ** Policy Committee will make final Aaa - recommendation at October 9 meeting *** Existing League policy Ra - **** Local authority presently exists Refer to appropriate policy committee for study Amend Approve as amended Approve with additional amendment(s) Amend and refer as amended to appropriate policy committee for study Additional amendments and refer Oa-Amend (for clarity or brevity) and Disapprove Amend (for clarity or brevity) and take No Action Withdrawn by Sponsor [Procedural Note: Resolutions that are approved by the General Resolutions Committee, as well as all qualified petitioned resolutions, are reported to the floor of the General Assembly. At the 1998 Annual Conference, the League General Assembly approved Resolution #2, which established a procedure to give the General Assembly the additional opportunity to consider any resolutions approved by League policy committees but not approved by the General Resolutions Committee. Following the adoption of Resolution #2-1998, League policy now provides that: Every resolution initially recommended for approval and adoption by the League policy committee(s) but subsequently recommended for disapproval, referral or no action by the General Resolutions Committee, shall then be placed on a consent agenda for consideration by the General Assembly. The consent agenda shall include a brief description of the bases for the recommendations by both the policy committee(s) and General Resolutions Committee, as well as the recommended action by each. Any voting delegate may make a motion to pull a resolution from the consent agenda in order to request the opportunity to fully debate the resolution. If, upon a majority vote of the General Assembly, the request for debate is approved, the General Assembly shaft have the opportunity to debate and subsequently vote on the resolution.] vi Resolutions have been grouped by policy committees to which they have been assigned. Please note some resolutions may have been assigned to more than one committee. These resolutions are notedby this sign (*). Number Key Word Index Reviewin~ Body Action ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES POLICY COMMITTEE 1 2 3 4 Amending Political Reform Act to Increase Fees for Aa Copies Distribution of Proceeds from Tobacco Settlement ** Memorandum of Understanding COMMUNITY SERVICES POLICY COMMITTEE 3 Supporting Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act Na Federal Legislation 4 Stable Funding for Libraries Na EMPLOYEE RELATIONS POLICY COMMITTEE 5 California Public Employees’ Retirement System A (CalPERS) Board of Administration Membership ! ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY POLICY COMMITTEE 6 7 8 9 Forest Products Labeling Public Hearings of California Environmental Quality Act Reports Use of Fluoride in Public Water Supplies Use of Fluoride in Public Water Supplies A Aa N¯ HOUSING, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY COMMITTEE 10 Local Control Over Group Homes with Six or Fewer Aa Clients ¯11 State and Local Government Fiscal Reform Efforts A PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY COMMITTEE 12 Emergency Medical Services A 13 Implementing the "Tag You Lose" Campaign A 14 Opposing Color-Tread Tires (*Revised language)A (origmaO 15 Pro-Active Ordnance Procedures R ¯ 16 Support for Police, Fire and Local Government Service A Funding Initiative vii Number Key Word Index Reviewing Body Action REVENUE AND TAXATION POLICY COMMITTEE 11 16 Distributio’~ of Proceeds from Tobacco Settlement Memorandum of Understanding State and Local Government Fiscal Reform Efforts Support for Police, Fire and Local Government Service Funding Initiative 1 Aa N A 4 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS POLICY COMMITTEE i’"~"Note [ No resolutions were assigned to this policy committeei I RESOLUTIONS INITIATED BY PETITION Resolution Committee Recommendation General Assembly Action Policy\acres\table99.doc viii VI. ANNUAL CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS Resolutions Referred to Administrative Services Policy Committee RESOLUTION RELATING TO AMENDING POLITICAL REFORM ACT TO INCREASE FEES FOR COPIES Source: Administrative Services Policy Committee Referred to: Administrative Services Policy Committee Preliminal~_ Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: Approve as amended. Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, Proposition 9, the Political Reform Act, was approved by the voters in 1974; and WHEREAS, Proposition 9 was chaptered in the Government Code as Title 9. Political Reform, Chapters 1 through 11, Sections 81000 through 91015; and WHEREAS, Section 81008. Inspection of Reports; Fee for Copies, subsection (a) provides in part "Copies shall be provided at a charge not to exceed ten cents ($0.10) per page. In addition, the filing officer may charge a retrieval fee not to exceed five dollars ($5) per request for copies of reports and statements which are five or more years old."; and WHEREAS, twenty-five years have passed since the passage of Proposition 9 in 1974 and the fee for reproduction of such records was then ten cents ($0.10) per page and remains the same in 1999; and WHEREAS, in 1974, the cost of a first class postage stamp was eight cents ($0.08) and has increased to thirty-three cents ($0.33) in 1999; and WHEREAS, in 1974, a hand-canceled letter by the postal clerk was free but in 1999 a consumer is charged sixty cents ($0.60) for this service; and WHEREAS, in 1974, the cost of a certified birth certificate was two dollars ($2) per copy but in 1999 the cost has increased to fifteen dollars ($15) per copy; and WHEREAS, in 1974, there was no charge for telephone information but in 1999, there is a twenty-five cent ($0.25) charge for local information and ninety-five cents ($0.95) charge for out of the area information; and WHEREAS, the requests and demands for copies of campaign statements has increased by 300 percent and impacts the normal daily workload necessitating overtime pay to complete the routine daily business; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League support legislation to amend Government Code Section 81008, subsection (a), to increase the fee for the reproduction of statements required under the Political Reform Act from ten cents ($0.10) per page to twenty-five cents ($0.25) per page. ¯2.RESOLUTION RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS FROM TOBACCO SETTLEMENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Source: Cities of Coalinga, Arvin, California City, Delano, Lemon Grove, Maricopa, McFarland, Ridgecrest, Shafter, Susanville, Taft, Tehachapi, and Wasco. Referred to: Administrative Services and Revenue and Taxation Policy Committees Preliminary Recommendations to General Resolutions Committee: ¯ Administrative Services Policy Committee - Policy Committee will make final recommendation at the October 9 meeting. ¯Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee - Approve as anaended. Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, the governing bodies of the State of California, its 58 counties, and its four largest cities, through a Tobacco Settlement Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") developed by their attorneys in 1998, have agreed to divide among themselves by a specified formula some $25 billion in anticipated revenues in the form of payments from the tobacco companies over the next 25 years under the MOU; and WHEREAS, it is perceived that such anticipated revenues may be considered, by at least some state officials, to be an offset or reimbursement for the $4 billion plus of tax receipts that have been redirected by the state, in the 1990s to date, to the State Treasury from the previous distribution to counties, cities and other local agencies; and WHEREAS, the MOU provides for four large cities and 58 counties to receive some $12.5 billion in anticipated revenues over the next 25 years, but does not provide by formula or otherwise for any of the other 469 of California’s 473 cities--from whom the bulk of the "redirected" $4 billion to date has been taken--to receive even a penny for their communities and programs, v~hich include, among others, significant health-related services such as DARE and Emergency Medical Services; and WHEREAS, it would seem most appropriate that all 473 California cities be equitably included as recipients (or "payees") of revenues received under the Tobacco Settlement MOU, and that any reimbursements to those local governments and agencies that lost revenues to the state in the 1990s be made on an equitable basis proportionate to the revenues so lost; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities, assembled in Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League assist its interested member cities to achieve guaranteed appropriate, fair and equitable shares of Tobacco Settlement revenues currently anticipated to be received by the state and counties, and due under the Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the State of California’s Attorney General and four cities and 58 counties in the state; said assistance could be in the form of League sponsored legislation, support in negotiations between cities and their respective counties, or by other means; and be it further RESOLVED, that a mechanism be set up such that all proceeds and revenues received from the tobacco companies be placed in trust funds, or other appropriate instruments, immediately upon receipt from the tobacco companies, for payment only to the appropriate payee(s) (i.e., state, counties and cities), so that no agency in the future can divert any such proceeds from the appropriate payees, without the payee’s prior agreement in writing. Resolutions Referred to Community Services Policy Committee RESOLUTION RELATING TO SUPPORTING REAUTHORIZATION OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT FEDERAL LEGISLATION Source: City of San Jose Referred to: Community Services Policy Committee Preliminary_ Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: Amend and take no action. Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, the Older Americans Act respects the unique needs of local communities by encouraging planning that responds to local priorities through flexibility in grant allocations and input from local governments; and WHEREAS, the Older Americans Act acknowledges the dignity of older persons by supporting their desire to remain self-sufficient in their own homes through an array of home and community-based services; and WHEREAS, the proposed reauthorization of the Older Americans Act includes a new provision knov,~a as the Family Caregiver Support Program with a new and separate appropriation to enable families to secure a tax credit for care-giving and implement new care-giving services; and WHEREAS, the federal Older Americans Act has provided the infrastructure for aging services for cities throughout the nation for over twenty years, and has provided hundreds of millions of dollars in basic funding for the key senior services delivered through city senior centers on which seniors and city senior services staff rely, which are often matched by city general funds and CDBG grants; and WHEREAS, the funding allocations for the Older Americans Act have not kept pace with the increases in the older population; and WHEREAS, one of the greatest strengths of the legislation is that it has steadfastly opposed means testing for its services, ensuring access to all older Americans; and WHEREAS, two of the most important services that are now required by the Older Americans Act to be provided by every community receiving Older Americans Act funds are legal services and ombudsman services; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League support reauthorization of the Older Americans Act legislation that continues to require and fund legal and ombudsman services as provided in the current version of the bill, and continues to offer services without means testing and without taking away from other programs; and be it further RESOLVED, that the League of California Cities support state activities to request the National League of Cities to encourage the federal government to support reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. 4.RESOLUTION RELATING TO STABLE FUNDING FOR LIBRARIES Source: City of Agoura Hills Referred to: Community Services Policy Committee Preliminary_ Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: Amend and take no action. Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, restored revenue funding is needed to back-fill empty bookshelves after years of lost revenue have left public libraries unable to provide sufficient current materials to meet the ever- growing demands of school children in grades K through 12; and WHEREAS, restored revenue funding would also be used to extend library hours of operation to make public libraries more accessible to children after school, evenings, and on weekends when student use of libraries is at its highest; and WHEREAS, computers and technology are critically needed at the public libraries to meet the new challenges on school children as they are about to enter the new millennium of learning; and WHEREAS, the Public Library Fund (PLF) provides state revenue to individual public libraries but has not recently been fully funded by the state; and WHEREAS, for example, in Los Angeles County the cumulative shortfall in books and materials since the property tax shift, when adjusted for inflation, has been a loss of $35.1 million, and to restore the level of Los Angeles County library services just to what it was prior to the tax shift six years ago, when adjusted for inflation, would require $11.2 million; and WHEREAS, books and materials purchased with state funds would be consistent with state and local curriculum guidelines to ensure that such materials adequately serve the education needs of our children, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League reaffirm its support for the full funding of the Public Library Fund; and be it further 4 RESOLVED, that the League support legislative efforts to secure a stable funding source for city and county libraries to begin to satisfy long, unmet needs at public libraries, while the gtate must provide full reimbursement to local agencies for state-mandated programs and!or costs. Resolutions Referred to Employee Relations Policy Committee o RESOLUTION RELATING TO CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (CalPERS) BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION MEMBERSHIP Source: Employee Relations Policy Committee Referred to: Employee Relations Policy Committee Preliminary Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: Approve. Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, over 430 Califomia cities participate in the CalPERS retirement system; and WHEREAS, funding of retirement costs and benefits are a significant portion of the annual budgets of these cities, and the 200,000 employees in these cities represent approximately 20 percent of the CalPERS active and retired membership; and WHEREAS, the policies of CalPERS are established by the Board of Administration, including but not limited to investment of employer and employee contributions to CalPERS, adoption of administrative policies, interpretation of retirement law, disability retirement decisions and other decisions significantly impacting the finances of member cities; and WHEREAS, the Board of Administration is currently composed of 13 members, including four appointed by the Governor, six elected by employees, retirees and organized labor, one appointed by the Legislature, and two ex-officio members holding designated state offices; and WHEREAS, only one member among the four appointed by the Govemor represents cities; and WHEREAS, in order to ensure the integrity of investments and financial returns, CalPERS has adopted a corporate governance philosophy regarding those companies in which it invests; and WHEREAS, cities represent major investors in CalPERS and share similar concerns about corporate governance within CalPERS; and WHEREAS, currently there is no proportionate representation for cities on the Board of Administration, and, therefore, less opportunity for direct involvement in the activities and decisions of the Board of Administration by cities; and WHEREAS, a Board of Administration member, selected by and representing cities, would enhance the cities’ confidence in CalPERS and the decisions of the Board of Administration; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League petition the Governor and the Legislature to expand the membership ofth.~ 3alPERS Board of Administration to include one new member appointed by the League of California C~ies. Resolutions Referred to Environmental Quali _ty Policy Committee 6.RESOLUTION RELATING TO FOREST PRODUCTS LABELING Source: Environmental Quality Policy Committee Referred to: Environmental Quality Policy Committee Preliminary Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: Approve. Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, at the 1998 League of California Cities Annual Conference held in Long Beach, Annual Conference Resolution Number 12, related to forest products labeling, was referred to the Environmental Quality Policy Committee for further study; and WHEREAS, cities regularly purchase forest products in the forms of lumber, plywood, constructive and decorative timbers, laminated beams, wood trusses, millwork, paper products and other consumer goods that have wood as a basic raw material; and WHEREAS, California is a leading state in the production of wood products, but the needs are so great that less than half of the consumer demand can be met from commercial timberlands of the State; and WHEREAS, a number of different private certification and forest product labeling programs exist to assist consumers; and WHEREAS, cities are interested in information about the harvest and manufacturing methods of forest products available on the market, along with the advertising of the products with respect to timber harvest and manufacture; and WHEREAS, the following information about timber harvesting and forest products is important in gaining an understanding of the complexity of the issue: 1. The U.S. Department of Commerce sets grade quality standards and labeling practices for solid wood products such as lumber, plywood, timbers and beams. 2. In California, the Z’Berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 sets standards for commercial harvest and restoration of timberland. Many other states, Canadian Provinces and some other countries use regulatory or voluntary programs for timber harvest and reforestation. 6 3. There are a number of programs outside of government control that use various certification schemes to encourage timber harvest and reforestation, manufacture and utilization at levels that minimize environmental impacts. 4. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) permits forest products labeling that reflects process and production methods, but GATT prohibits governments from requiring labels as the rules under GATT are designed to ensure that market access is available to producers and that labels cannot be used as a protectionist measure; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League encourage cities to purchase forest products that come from sustainable timberlands and that are manufactured by sustainable processes; and be it further; RESOLVED that the League support voluntary labeling of forest products to assist consumers, such as cities, to identify sustainably produced forest products; and be it further, RESOLVED that the League prepare and distribute to cities, for their use in the purchase of forest products, a resource book that provides information on: (1) U.S. Department of Commerce grade quality standards of forest products; (2) a list and description of nations, states and Canadian Provinces that have programs for sustaining the production of timber and forest values; and (3) a summary and explanation of the major private certification and forest product labeling programs. RESOLUTION RELATING TO PUBLIC NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT REPORTS Source: City of Diamond Bar Referred to: Environmental Quality Policy Committee Preliminary Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: Approve as amended. Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, current state statutes and administrative regulations do not require a lead agency, such as the State of California, to conduct public hearings for projects that the lead agency has determined to require only a negative declaration or a mitigated negative declaration, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, current state statutes and administrative regulations only require one method of giving public notice (i.e., publication, posting or mailing), related to the circulation of CEQA documents making declarations and/or determinations to property owners or occupants of property impacted by the proposed project; and WHEREAS, when a lead agency determines a project only requires a negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration and because there is no requirement to conduct a public hearing or give extensive actual notice, persons who object to the selected environmental process are left with litigation as the only reasonable way to express objections to the environmental process or the project’s impacts; and WHEREAS, in order to assure complete disclosure and analysis of the environmental impacts of projects promulgated by extraterritorial public agencies (state, university, community college, school, county, special district or city), that impact the residents of areas both inside and outside of the jurisdictional boundaries of the lead agency of the proposed project; and WHEREAS, requiring comprehensive public notice (i.e., publishing, posting and mailing) for all projects proposed by public agencies (state, university, community college, school, county, special district or city), that impact the residents of areas both inside and outside of the .jurisdictional boundaries of the lead agency of the project will assure the full and complete participation of those persons impacted by such projects; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League support legislation to require all projects proposed by state or local public agencies--including universities, community colleges, schools, counties, cities, and special districts--to comply with the identical local public notice requirementg which would be applicable to projects sponsored by private developers in the jurisdiction where the project is located. 8.RESOLUTION RELATING TO USE OF FLUORIDE IN PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES Source: Marie Waldron, Council Member, Escondido Referred to: Environmental Quality Policy Committee Preliminary Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: No Action, subject matter covered in another resolution. Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, each citizen possesses the inalienable right to choose what foods they shall eat and drink, and the health care and the medications they will accept; and WHEREAS, even with clearly defined non-emergency public health measures, each citizen is afforded the right to informed consent; and WHEREAS, the public water supply is entrusted to the management of our local elected officials in order to assure that access to, and safety of, our most precious and essential community resource is protected for the good of each and every citizen consuming the water, not the benefit of a selected few; and WHEREAS, the universal essential nature of water requires that nothing, short of the same level of human necessity and the need to provide safe drinkable water, warrants our representatives adding anything to the water supply for any other purpose without due diligence; and 8 WHEREAS, populations and individuals vary in their susceptibility to, and need for, any specific medication; and WHEREAS, recent literature indicates that total exposure to fluoride from sources other than the water supply has risen, as has the incidence of the visible display of fluoride overdose in the form of dental fluorosis; and WHEREAS, the state legislative scheme, taken as a whole, recognizes that a city may adopt more stringent measures to protect water quality, just as states may adopt more protective measures than federal requirements; and WHEREAS, local government may desire to employ more effective, more economical, or more narrowly tailored methods of achieving the stated health goals that do not infringe upon citizens’ right to choose, or that do not force the cost and hardship of abandoning the public water supply on those subsets of the population that are identified as unusually susceptible to the adverse effects of fluoride; and WHEREAS, the decision to fluoridate or not fluoridate has been historically a municipal concern; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League support legislation to rescind all laws that would deny local decision-making bodies from making their own independent determination regarding the use of their public water supplies as a delivery system for medication, or other substances intended to treat humans rather than the water, including fluoride; and to support legislation and regulations that confirm the right for local governments to pursue more stringent protection and safety of their water supplies in accordance with the tenets and objectives of the California Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996. 9.RESOLUTION RELATING TO USE OF FLUORIDE IN PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES Source: Lori Van Arsdale, Council Member, Hemet Referred to: Environmental Quality Policy Committee Preliminary_ Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: Approve as amended. Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, the League of California Cities generally opposes legislation that imposes the burden of unfunded mandates on local government; and WHEREAS, the potential liability generated from the effects of adding any substance to the public water supply, other than those necessary to assure consistent safe delivery of the purest potable water possible, would fall upon the shoulders of local government; and WHEREAS, legislation that requires the addition of any substance to the public water supply that is not necessary to improve water quality, purification and safety of delivery, as in the case of fluoridation, denies each and every citizen the right of informed consent; now, therefore, be it 9 RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League oppose all laws that would deny local government the right to make an independent determination and support legislation that would rescind all laws that deny the fight to make an independent determination regarding the addition of any substance, other than those necessary for the safety and for consistent delivery of potable water, to their public water; and support legislation that confirms the right of local governments to pursue the protection and safety of their water supplies in accordance with the tenets and objectives of the California Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996. Resolutions Referred to Housing, Community_ and Economic Development Policy Committee 10.RESOLUTION RELATING TO LOCAL CONTROL OVER GROUP HOMES WITH SIX OR FEWER CLIENTS Source: City of Corona Referred to: Housing, Community and Economic Development Policy Committee preliminary Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: Approve as amended. Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, state law, Health and Safety Code 1267.8 allows group homes with six or fewer beds in any residential district; and WHEREAS, several types of homes for six or fewer clients are exempt from state licensing requirements, including locational criteria; and WHEREAS, jurisdictions have no control over where group homes with six or fewer beds are located; and ~EREAS, these facilities can have potential health, safety and environmental impacts that can create problems for neighbors who turn to local leaders for assistance; and WHEREAS, the League of California Cities as part of its existing adopted policy and guiding principles supports permitting cities to exercise review and land use regulation of group home and residential care facilities in residential neighborhoods including the application of local zoning, building and safety standards, and has sponsored and supported legislation, participated in task forces, and lobbied in support of these policies in both the California Legislature and the United States Congress; and WHEREAS, this is an issue that affects all California jurisdictions; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League’s primary objective of this policy is to allow local control regarding the siting of these facilities by amending state statute; and be it further 10 RESOLVED, that in order to affect the necessary changes, the League will continue its efforts to lobby the State Legislature to allow that jurisdictions: a) Have land use control over all group homes of six or fewer, including those exempted from state licenses pursuant t.o Health and Welfare 1505; and b) Establish business licensing requirements so the facilities can be mapped and monitored. , 11.RESOLUTION RELATING TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL REFORM EFFORTS Source: League Board of Directors Referred to: Housing, Community and Economic Development and Revenue and Taxation Policy Committees Preliminary Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: Housing, Community and Economic Development Policy Committee - Approve. ¯Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee - No Action. Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, the fiscal relationship between the state and city government has been substantially altered over the last 20 years through statewide ballot initiatives, state legislative and gubernatorial actions and the courts; and WHEREAS, the resulting revenue and taxation structure destabilizes city government finances and local services; and WHEREAS, the current revenue and taxation- structure allows the state to continue to shift local government revenues to support state services during economic downturns; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League adopt this resolution in support of a state and local government partnership to explore and recommend changes in the state and local finance structure to achieve an improved, more accountable and stable state and fiscal relationship for the new millennium. 11 Resolutions Referred to Public Safety Policy Committee 12.RESOLUTION RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Source: Public Safety Policy Committee Referred to: Public Safety Policy .Committee Preliminary Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: Approve. Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act ("the EMS Act") was enacted by the California State Legislature in 1980; and WHEREAS, the EMS Act has been recently interpreted by the California Supreme Court in the San Bernardino case precluding cities and fire districts from expanding the level and scope of their prehospital medical care beyond that which was provided in 1980 without the approval of county governing bodies; and WHEREAS, the EMS Act has reduced cities’ and fire districts’ ability to determine the type and level ofprehospital emergency medical care provided within their boundaries; and WHEREAS, according to the EMS Act, the emergency medical service providers operating within city and fire district boundaries are responsible to county goveming bodies and not city councils or fire district boards; and WHEREAS, cities and fire districts are precluded from holding those emergency medical transport providers (ambulance companies) operating under county authority accountable for the type and level of service delivered to their residents and visitors; and WHEREAS, cities and fire districts have a public-safety-driven motivation to ensure that their citizens and visitors receive prompt and high-quality emergency medical services; and WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the League of California Cities, assembled in annual conference in San Francisco, October 14, 1997, and again in Long Beach, October 3, 1998, did adopt a resolution and introduced legislation in 1998, AB 2586 authored by Assembly Member Deborah Ortiz, and cosponsored with the California Fire Chiefs Associations, the Fire District Association of California, California Professional Firefighters Association, and California State Firefighters Association, which sought to amend the EMS Act to assure a more inclusive role by local government related to EMS delivery; and WHEREAS, the League of California Cities, by policy, supports and strives to ensure local control of those matters that directly influence the residents and visitors of their communities; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League work with other interested parties to restore balance to the local control of EMS, and if and when necessary, the League cosponsor with the California Fire Chiefs Associations, the Fire District Association of California, California Professional 12 Firefighters Association, and Califomia State Firefighters Association, legislation to authorize cities and fire districts to prescribe and monitor the manner and scope of prehospital emergency medical services provided within their boundaries for the purpose of increasing the level of prehospital emergency medical service; to authorize cities and fire districts at their discretion to increase the level of emergency medical services provided within their boundaries, to and including the provision ofprehospital emergency medical transport through ambulance services; to coordinate the provision of prehospital emergency medical services with the local emergency medical service agencies; and to authorize cities and fire districts to strategize in the cost recovery associated with the provision of prehospital emergency medical services to medically indigent individuals within their communities. 13.RESOLUTION RELATING TO IMPLEMENTING THE "TAG YOU LOSE" CAMPAIGN Source: Pat Dando, Council Member, San Jose and Suzanne Jackson, Vice Mayor, Monte Sereno Referred to: Public Safety Policy Committee Preliminary Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: Approve. Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, graffiti is a blight on our society that remains a persistent problem despite the years of hard work throughout the State of California to eradicate graffiti; and WHEREAS, government agencies in California spend millions of dollars annually cleaning up graffiti vandalism, not including the money spent on law enforcement or by individual homeowners and businesses to keep their properties free of graffiti; and WHEREAS, there are a wide range of measures available to those convicted of graffiti vandalism, including suspension of driving privileges that are of the utmost importance to teenagers, as well as assigning responsibility to the graffiti offender to maintain and clean certain area; and WHEREAS, the Santa Clara County Cities Association, in conjunction with the Santa Clara County District Attomey’s Office, the Juvenile Courts and the Juvenile Probation Department of Santa Clara County initiated a strategy to increase awareness of the "Do Graffiti, Lose Your License" and "Adopt-A-Block" laws through a campaign titled "Tag You Lose," with the goal of deterring young people from committing graffiti; and WHEREAS, this collaboration constitutes a pledge by all parties to promote a broader awareness, vigilant enforcement, aggressive prosecution, and consistent application of the "Do Graffiti, Lose Your License," "Tag You Lose," and "Adopt-A-Block" laws; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in the Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League endorse the"’Tag You Lose" anti- graffiti campaign and encourage other cities to implement this program into their existing anti-graffiti programs and authorize the display of campaign posters and bumper stickers in appropriate prominent locations throughout cities within the state; and be it further 13 RESOLVED, that the implementation of the "Tag You Lose" campaign be coordinated with law enforcement and other public safety agencies, as well as schools, youth service organizations, neighborhood associations, and neighborhood watch groups within California cities. 14. * (Proposed Revised ) Resolution Opposing ~FCeedr~ch "Scerchcr T/A" ~rand ef Color- Tread Tires Source: League Board of Directors and the City of Gilroy Referred to: Public Safety Policy Committee Preliminar7 Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: Approve (original language). Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, BFGoodrich Tires, a unit of Michelin, has announced plans to market the "Scorcher T/A" line of tires having colored tread bands, and these colored tread bands are capable of leaving colored markings on street and roadway surfaces in the same manner as black tread marks are left on these surfaces; and WHEREAS, the BFGoodrich promotional material aL°e m~l~ez clear that shows these tires will leave these colors in the tread (skid) marks left on street surfaces during rapid accelerltion and hard braking stops; and WHEREAS, the promotional materials suggest that the appeal of the "Scorcher T/A" line of tires is to leave skid marks on street surfaces, which city officials believe will encourage unsafe driving; and WHEREAS, city officials believe that BFGoodrich should promote safety in conjunction with the sale of its products and BFGoodrich should beaware *~’~* ...................... ;* ;~ ;1~gm ÷ ........... ~,~ of the legal ramifications of encouraging anyone directly or indirectly to willfully leave tread marks on streets; and WHEREAS, the residue associated with such markings adds to the en;,ircrxr.e:Ua! haz~dz of contaminants left on street surfaces, where rain water runoffs into storm drains can carry these ~ materials into rivers, creeks, bays, deltas, and other waterways, potentially adding to ~ environmental and water quality problems; and WHEREAS, BFGoodrich Tires has chosen the colors Red, Blue and Yellow for these tire tread colors, and the colors Red and Blue are the two primary colors chosen by gangs, regardless of the nature, background or ethnic makeup of the gangs, and gang members are ’loyal’ to their color choice and are prone to violent behavior against anyone displaying a color of an opposing gang; and The proposed revisions are based on legal counsel’s suggestions in light of subsequent correspondence from Michelin. These suggestions have not yet been considered by the League’s policy committees, but.wil be when they meet at the annual conference. Italics indicate proposed additions of language; s~!ke.’~reug~s indicate proposed deletions. 14 WHEREAS, gang members are known to leave graffiti written in their gang color in opposing gang territory to insult and intimidate rival gangs, thereby provoking violent actions in response from the rival gangs; and WHEREAS, city officials believe ~ ........... colored-tread tires will provide a new means for gangs to leave their color marking in rival gangs territory, and such markings will be very difficult and expensive to remove, increasing the level of insult and intimidation imposed on the rival gangs; and WHEREAS, the behavior of one gang leaving colored graffiti markings in a rival gangs territory has been well-documented to provoke violent responses, including physical assaults, including shootings, stabbings, and other violent actions, sometimes resulting in death, and often involving innocent bystanders who become victims; and WHEREAS, traffic safety, gang activity and water quality issues are serious public concerns in California and local agencies incur sign~cant expen.se in addressing each of these areas of citizen concern," and WHEREAS, the League board of directors has already adopted a policy of opposing the use of these tires and communicated its concerns to the manufacturer, which has refused to discontinue selling the tire; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League and the cities of California jointly ask BFGoodrich Tires and the Michelin ~Company and any other company planning to market colored- lifo "arilytread tires in Ca rnia to recogn:ze ÷~’~; ....;.1 ~,~ ....; ......÷~1 .......a,;1;~;,~ rand volunt abandon thi~ cc!ere~ trez~ tire such a product line ~d thereby prevent the public safe~, enviro~ental ~d social problems these tires c~ potentially cause; ~d be it ~her RESOLVED, that the depth of city official concern about the potential consequences of having these tires in California "s communities is sufficiently great that city officials are pursuing the following: 1. State and/or federal legislation to prohibit the use of colored tread tires on local streets and roadways," 2. Legal remedies to redress the anticipated consequences and problems of colored tread tires on local streets and roadways. 15 Seek legal ....a;eo * ......;~ *~ manufacturer ¯ ..............÷o ~ !aw enforcement 15.RESOLUTION RELATING TO PRO-ACTIVE ORDNANCE PROCEDURES Source: City of Marina Referred to: Public Safety Policy Committee Preliminary_ Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: Refer to appropriate policy committee for study. Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, California cities have become important participants in addressing issues relating to unexploded ordnance through the military base closure process; and WHEREAS, claims have been made by interested persons and agencies that ordnance may be located on many parcels of land located within cities; and WHEREAS, cities are charged with the protection of the public’s health and safety; and WHEREAS, cities have found that pro-active procedures may" most effectively address health and safety issues regarding property upon which ordnance may be located; and WHEREAS, pro-active procedures include education, the provision of annual notice and the specific screening of excavation on properties that ordnance may be located; and WHEREAS, the California Department of Toxic Substance Control is charged on behalf of the State with regulating ordnance issues for the base closure process; and WHEREAS, the California Department of Toxic Substance Control requires the recording of restrictive covenants in the chain of title in addition to or instead of pro-active procedures; and WHEREAS, restrictive cov.enants make financing difficult for ordnance properties, which discourages economic reuse of such properties and adjacent lands; and WHEREAS, ordnance properties that have not achieved economic reuse are subject to unauthorized public access and use, thereby endangering the public; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League sponsor legislation that would permit the use of pro-active ordnance procedures in lieu of restrictive covenants. 16 ¯ 16.RESOLUTION RELATING TO SUPPORT FOR POLICE, FIRE AND LOCA-L GOVERNMENT SERVICE FUNDING INITIATIVE Source: Cities of Taft and Tehachapi Referred to: Public Safety and Revenue and Taxation Policy Committees Preliminary Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: ¯Public Safety Policy Committee - Approve. ¯Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee - Approve. Final Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: WHEREAS, the California Legislature has, for the past two decades, deprived California cities of various revenue sources including, but not limited to Business Inventory Exemption Reimbursement; Liquor License Fees; Highway Carriers Uniform Business License Tax; Bank In-Lieu Tax; Cigarette Tax; and a portion of local property tax; and WHEREAS, the loss of such revenues has limited the ability of California cities to provide local government services to municipal residents and placed a substantial number of California cities in financial distress; and WHEREAS, the California Legislature has refused to restore municipal revenue sources, notwithstanding an extended period of economic prosperity with a record surplus in the California state budget; and WHEREAS, the California Legislature has been unable to provide a reasonable, reliable and consistent method for funding local governments in California; and WHEREAS, failure to resolve these issues leaves California cities to the caprice of the California Legislature on an ongoing basis; and WHEREAS, the membership of the Kern County Association of Cities, which includes the eleven incorporated cities of Kern County, has voted unanimously to support the Police, Fire and Local Government Service Funding Initiative and to recommend that the League of California Cities do likewise; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in the Annual Conference in San Jose, October 12, 1999, that the League support the Police, Fire and Local Government Funding Initiative and encourage the voters of California to Bring Our Tax Dollars Home by supporting and voting for this initiative constitutional amendment. 17 Resolutions Referred to Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee ,2.RESOLUTION RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS FROM TOBACCO SETTLEMENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Resolution #2 referred also to Administrative Services Policy Committee. For recommendaiton, see Administrative Services section. #11.RESOLUTION RELATING TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL REFORM EFFORTS Resolution #11 referred also to Housing, Community and Economic Development Policy Committee. For recommendation, see HCED section. *16.RESOLUTION RELATING TO SUPPORT FOR POLICE, FIRE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE FUNDING INITIATIVE Resolution #16 referred also to Public Safety Policy Committee. For recommendation, see Public Safety section. [Note:No resolutions were assigned to the Transportation, Communications and Public Works Policy Committee.] 000000000000000 Policy\99res\pkt2x.doc 18