HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1973-6836RESOLUTION NO. 6836
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA OPPOSING AB 14 WHICH WOULD PROHIBIT THE USE
OF JOINT POWERS AGREEMENTS FOR FINANCING CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS UNLESS FIRST APPROVED BY TWO-THIRDS OF
THE VOTERS OF THE LOCAL AGENCY
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, AB 14 would provide as follows:
Prohibits a local agency from entering into certain
lease or rental contracts or agreements with, or in-
curring any other debt or obligation to, a joint
exercise of powers entity unless such contract,
agreement, debt, or obligation is entered into pur-
suant to an ordinance of the local agency which has
been approved by two-thirds of the voters of the
local agency and according to specified procedure
and
WHEREAS, such an amendment to the joint powers provisions
of the Government Code of the State of California would effectively
eliminate the utilization of joint powers agreements as a means for
financing necessary capital improvements and leave only general ob-
ligation or revenue bond procedures as the least expensive avenue
for the acquisition of such improvements, and
WHEREAS, it has not been shown that the existing ability
of local agencies to finance projects through joint powers agree-
ments has been abused, and
WHEREAS, if such abuse is shown, legislation should be
framed in such a way so as to prevent specific abuses and not simply
abolish the entire provision for financing in such a way, and
WHEREAS, said bill could give rise to serious legal problems
relative to many aspects of regional governmental organizations which
virtually everyone conceives of as vitally necessary, and
WHEREAS, AB 14 seriously hampers the effectiveness and di-
minishes the powers of elected representatives of the people.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Chula Vista does hereby oppose AB 14 and urges its defeat in
the State Legislature.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of
Chula Vista be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward
a certified copy of this resolution to the State Assembly Committee
on Local Government, Senator James Mills, Assemblyman Wadie P. Deddeh,
and to all members of the San Diego County Legislative Delegation.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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ohn R. Thomson, City Manager eorge ~. Lindberg, City Att ey
ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 24th day of April
1973, by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES : Cauv~c~..2men Egdahl, Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde
NAYES: CGUVI~.ti~.meV~ None
ABSENT: CUUVtc~.2men None
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