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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2023-036RESOLUTION NO. 2023-036 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY BILL 91 (ALVAREZ) “COMMUNITY COLLEGES: EXEMPTION FROM NONRESIDENT TUITION FEE: SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COMMUNITY COLLEGES ASSOCIATION” WHEREAS, Assemblymember David Alvarez introduced Assembly Bill 91 (AB 91) titled Community Colleges: Exemption from Nonresident Tuition Fee: San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association; and WHEREAS, AB 91 would exempt from the nonresident tuition fee a nonresident, low- income student who resides within 45 miles from the California-Mexico border, and registers for lower division courses at a San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association (SDICCCA) college; and WHEREAS, AB 91 is supported by SDICCCA, which includes Southwestern Community College located in Chula Vista; and WHEREAS, according to the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, San Diego County must double the amount of people with post-secondary education by 2030 to meet the demands of the local economy; and WHEREAS, in conformance with the approved 2023-2024 Legislative Platform, AB 91 reinforces and supports the City’s vision of developing a four-year multi-institutional and binational university to the South Bay by reducing barriers to education. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it supports Assembly Bill 91 (Alvarez) “Community Colleges: Exemption from Nonresident Tuition Fee: San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association” [SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE] DocuSign Envelope ID: 0FC72784-4323-4DCE-8CFF-4D0DAA0529F3 Resolution No. 2023-036 Page No. 2 Presented by Approved as to form By: Maria V. Kachadoorian Jill D.S. Maland City Manager Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak Acting City Attorney PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 28th day of March 2023 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, Chavez, Gonzalez, Preciado, and McCann NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None John McCann, Mayor ATTEST: Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2023-036 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 28th day of March 2023. Executed this 28th day of March 2023. Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: 0FC72784-4323-4DCE-8CFF-4D0DAA0529F3 For For