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RESOLUTION NO. 03-C37
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
CALIFORNIA, ENDORSING THE CALIFORNIA BALANCED
COMMUNITIES ACT OF 2003 (AB 122 1)
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa supports AB 1221's goals of diversifying and
stabilizing local government revenue; and
WHEREAS, the City has undertaken a comprehensive rewriting of its General
Plan and Development Code to ensure that its land use plans and development
patterns are consistent with balanced growth, promoting a strong livable community,
sustainable over the long term; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that with upwards of one half million new
residents projected for the State of California annually, during the next twenty years,
AB 1221 will be essential in curbing urban sprawl, traffic congestion and poor air
quality; and
WHEREAS, housing and jobs for all income levels are urgently needed in our
region, yet under the current law there is very little fiscal incentive to approve new
homes and other non -sales tax generating developments; and
WHEREAS, by increasing the percentage of property tax retained by property
tax generating land uses, as provided by AB 1221, new homes and workplaces will
support the services they require; and
WHEREAS, AB 1221 would not create financial inners and losers among cities
and counties, as the proposal is entirely revenue neutral during the base year and
would not impact any current revenue generated by past development decisions; and
WHEREAS, the City would be rewarded for meeting its already stated goals of
building a community with a balance of housing, jobs, and retail services;
WHEREAS, the City supports the position of the League of California Cities that
fiscal reform should be coupled with State Constitutional protection for local revenue
sources, to preclude future raids on property or other local tax revenue;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the City of Azusa City
Council declares as follows:
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The City of Azusa supports the California Balanced Communities Act of 2003
(AB 1221) as long as the Legislature provides this and other forms of local
revenue with State Constitutional protection.
The City of Azusa shall draft a letter to the State Legislature affirming its
support for AB 1221 and State Constitutional protection for local revenue
sources.
CRISTINA CRUZ -MADRID MAYOR
the City of Council of the City of Azusa at a
ty of May 2003.
1 HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19"'
day of May 2003, by the following vote of the Council.
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Hardison, Stanford, Rocha, Chagnon, Madrid
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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CITY CLERK