HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2023-039RESOLUTION NO. 2023-039
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA OPPOSING BALLOT INITIATIVE NO. 21-
0042A1, “LIMITS ABILITY OF VOTERS AND STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO RAISE REVENUES FOR
GOVERNMENT SERVICES. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.”
WHEREAS, an association representing California’s wealthiest corporations and
developers is spending millions to push a deceptive proposition aimed for the November 2024
statewide ballot; and
WHEREAS, the measure puts billions of dollars currently dedicated to local services at
risk and could force cuts to fire and emergency response, law enforcement, public health, parks,
libraries, affordable housing, services to support homeless residents, mental health services, and
more; and
WHEREAS, the measure includes provisions that would make it more difficult for local
voters to pass measures needed to fund local services and infrastructure, and would limit voter
input by prohibiting local advisory measures where voters provide direction on how they want
their local tax dollars spent; and
WHEREAS, the measure may make it much more difficult for state and local regulators to
issue fines and levies on corporations that violate laws intended to protect our environment, public
health and safety, and our neighborhoods.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it opposes Initiative 21-0042A1, “Limits Ability of Voters and State and Local Governments
to Raise Revenues for Government Services. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.”
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it will
join the No on Initiative 21-0042A1 coalition, a growing coalition of public safety, education,
labor, local government, and infrastructure groups throughout the state.
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Resolution No. 2023-039
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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, and Preciado
NAYS: Councilmembers: McCann
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. 2023-039 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
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