HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1970-5623RESOLUTION N0. 5623
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA OPPOSING AB 1320
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the Legislature is presently considering the
adoption of AB 1320, authored by Assemblyman Bagley, which would
impose a State local utility users tax pre-empting said field
of revenue production preventing the cities from levying such
a tax should they desire to do so, and
WHEREAS, said bill would also approve as replacement
revenue monies from a loo State tax on telephone service which
would, however, only be levied at such time as the Federal excise
tax on telephone service is repealed, and
WHEREAS, such so-called replacement revenue is but a
meager compensation for those 25 charter cities in the State of
California presently levying a utility users tax and is a flagrant
attempt to cheaply buy off those cities, and
WHEREAS, the utility users tax is a widely accepted revenue
producing device used by municipalities throughout the country and
is often essential to the financial survival of many communities,
and
WHEREAS, the terms proposed in accordance with AB 1320
would be totally detrimental to the best interests of all of the
cities of the State of California, and.
WHEREAS, a far better approach would be State authorization
to general law cities to impose such a tax.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Chula Vista does hereby strongly urge the defeat of
AB 1320.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Chula Vista in the best interests of the municipalities of
the State of California does hereby support any measures to pre-
serve for the municipalities the utility users tax revenue
source.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of
Chula Vista be, and he is hereby directed to forward a certified
copy of this resolution to Senator Mills, Assemblyman Deddeh,
Assembly Bagley as well as the other members of the San Diego
County Legislative Delegation.
Presented by
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~j6rdon E. Thorn, Admini-
r--strative Officer
Approved as to form by
George D. indberg, City Attor
ADOPTED AP'D APPROVED by the CITY COiJD?CIL of the CITv OF CEULA VITA
CALIFORNIA, this 28th day of April , 1970 by the follo~,~inQ vote,
to-wit:
AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl
T;AYES: Councilmen
AESFNT: Councilmen
None
None
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Mayor of the Citv of Chula Vista
-City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COU~~TY OF SAP; DIEGO ) ss .
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, KENNETH P. CAr1PBELL, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, Ca1Lro;nia,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct. c:~n•;~ ~~i
and that the same has not been amended
or revealed.
DATED :
City Clerk