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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1985/09/10 Item 5 COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Item 5 Meeting Date 9/10/85 ITEM TITLE: ResolutionA/d-,Supporting State Funding for Schools SUBMITTED BY: City Attorney ` (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X ) This resolution expresses the Council's support for new state funding for school construction. RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the resolution. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: N/A DISCUSSION: At our joint meeting with the local school boards, it became obvious that the only solution to new school construction must come from the state. Presently, state law permits fees for interim facilities. There is a legal controversy as to whether alternative methods of raising fees for school construction are legal and the question is presently before the California Supreme Court. Regardless of how the Court decides, there is still the question of who should pay for the schools. Presently, a disproportionate amount of the funding for schools comes from developers and new home buyers. In order to provide for a more equitable system of funding schools, the legislature must come up with new legislation which would spread the burden more equitably. This resolution expresses our support for such legislation to our local representatives. FISCAL IMPACT: N/A 0 76 5a 6<eff- by the /CRy Could, ')f Chula Vista , Vi.; kwil{a Dated