HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 18-2002RESOLUTION NO. 18-2002
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO DECLARING THE CITY COUNCIL'S
OPPOSITION TO ASSEMBLY BILL 680 - REALLOCATING SALES
TAX REVENUES
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 680 (AB 680), a bill intended to affect the allocation of sales
tax and property tax revenue in the greater Sacramento region, is currently under consideration in
the State Assembly; and
WHEREAS, the 1% City share of Sales Tax revenues is the largest and most important
source of General Fund revenues to the City of South San Francisco; and
WHEREAS, AB 680 represents an unprecedented reallocation of the City share of Sales
Tax funds by the State of California; and
WHEREAS, we have often seen State laws such as AB 680 rapidly expanded to cover the
cities in the balance of the State; and
WHEREAS, we are troubled about the provisions of AB 680 that would grant "bonuses
and priorities" for several State sources of transportation, infrastructure and library funding to
cities and counties in the Sacramento Region at the expense of cities and counties in all other
parts of the state - including the City of South San Francisco; and
WHEREAS, the population portion of the formula in AB 680 punishes smaller
communities that have a mixed land use of both business and housing by reducing their share of
future growth in Sales Tax revenue of existing business development in their community; and
WHEREAS, we feel that there are better approaches to achieve the stated goals of this
legislation, such as the capping and return of the ERAF portion of City property tax revenues.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco opposes AB 680 in its present form.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by
the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 27th day of
March 2002 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Joseph A. Femekes, Raymond L. Green and Karyl Matsumoto,
Mayor Pro Tern Pedro Gonzalez and Mayor Eugene R. Mullin
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
ATTEST:
(,/ City Clerk