HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05141985 - X.1 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on May 14, 1985
P by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers , McPeak, Schroder, Torlakson, McPeak.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 85/248
In the Matter of: )
Opposition to )
SB 1091 (Campbell) )
WHEREAS Senator William Campbell has introduced SB 1091 ; and
WHEREAS SB 1091, as amended in the Senate Appropriations
Committee on May 6, would provide property tax revenue to two "no
property tax" cities in this County at a rate of 10 cents per
$100 of assessed value and, further, would increase the property
tax revenue of six other cities to a level of 10 cents per $100
of assessed value; and
WHEREAS this property tax revenue would be transferred to
these cities at the expense of: the County General Fund and
numerous special districts, including fire, library, and
recreation services; and
WHEREAS SB 1091 would divert some $3 . 9 million in property
tax revenue from Contra Costa County and special districts in
this County to these cities, thereby undermining and diluting the
single most stable source of revenue available to counties ; and
WHEREAS Senator Campbell has proposed in SB 1415 to replace
this loss of property tax revenue with an increase in motor
vehicle in-lieu revenue which is totally under the control of the
Legislature, and which can be removed from the counties by the
Legislature at any time; and
WHEREAS by double-joining SB 1091 to SB 1415 Senator
Campbell has risked a veto by the Governor thereby placing in
jeopardy the increased motor vehicle in-lieu revenue contained in
SB 1415 which would benefit all counties and cities in the State;
and
WHEREAS Contra Costa County recognizes that a persuasive
argument can be made by the no-property tax cities that they do
not currently benefit from new developments within their cities
unless they utilize the device of a redevelopment agency;
NOW, THEREFORE, BY IT BY THE BOARD .OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA RESOLVED THAT:
The Board of Supervisors respectfully petitions the members
of the California State Senate to vote "no" on SB 1091 when the
bill comes to a vote on .the floor of the Senate, and to vote to
unjoin SB 1415 from SB 1091 and then to vote "aye" ,on SB 1415;
and
RESOLUTION NO. 85/248
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that as an alternative to voting "no"
on SB 1091, the Board of Supervisors respectfully petitions the
members of the California State Senate to vote "aye" on
amendments to SB 1091 offered by Senator Robert Presley which
will exclude from the property tax transfer provisions of SB 1091
any city which currently has a redevelopment agency, and which
will limit the property tax transfer to a negotiated portion of
future increments in the property tax, leaving intact the
property tax'.base for use by local agencies which currently
receive and depend on that property tax revenue.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on
this 14th day of May, 1985.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution entered on the minutes of said Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed
this 14th day of May, 1985
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board
and County Administrator
Deputy Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 85/248