HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 103-2000RESOLUTION NO. 103-2000
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 35
WHEREAS, California's population growth has resulted in the demand for more than
$90 billion worth of highway, school, prison, flood control and other infrastructure improvement
projects; and
WHEREAS, the need for state and local governments to contract with the private sector
for architectural and engineering services has never been greater; and
WHEREAS, a series of successful lawsuits by a group of employees at CalTrans has
resulted in effectively banning the state from contracting with private engineers and architects;
and
WHEREAS, in order to stop the continuing effort to prevent the state and local
governments from utilizing private engineers and architects, Proposition 35 will appear on the
November ballot; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 35 changes California's laws and allows the state and local
governments to contract with private companies for architectural and engineering services; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 35 requires architectural and engineering contracts to be subject
to standard accounting practices and requires financial and performance audits as necessary to
ensure contract services are delivered within the agreed schedule and budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco that the City Council hereby supports Proposition 35, which will simply give
California's state and local government the choice to hire qualified private sector engineers and
architects where it makes sense to do so-something 49 other states can already do.
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 23rd day of
August , 2000 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Pedro Gonzalez, Eugene R. Mullin and John R. Penna, Mayor
Pro Tern Joseph A. Fernekes and Mayor Kar¥1 Matsumoto
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
ATTEST:
City