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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 1888 1970-09-08 I I I AGENDA ITEr~ ~2-C .' RESOLUTION NUMBER ~~~ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH OPPOSING ANY LEGISLATIVE MANDATE CREATING NEW REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND URGING THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES TO SUPPORT THIS POSITION. WHEREAS, several legislative matters are presently being considered by the State Legislature which would have the effect of creating new regional governmental agencies; and WHEREAS, the creation of regional organizations with regulatory and taxing powers could override and usurp many well established and vital functions now exercised by cities and counties; and WHEREAS, a joint committee of the County Supervisors Association of California and the League of California Cities has agreed upon and issued a policy state- ment dealing with regional approaches to governmental problem solving; and WHEREAS, the joint policy statement on regionalism does not express the views of the Orange County CHapter of the League of California Cities; and WHEREAS, voluntary cooperative efforts by cities and counties in the different regions of the State can provide the solutions to existing and prospective regional problems. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach: 1. That it opposes any legislative action which mandates the creation of new regional governmental agencies possessing regulatory and/or taxing powers; 2. That it encourages a voluntary statewide cooperative effort between the cities and counties to accomplish the solutions to problems of regional significance; 3. That it urges the League of California Cities to adopt a Resolution opposing the creation of new regional regulatory and taxing agencies, at the 1970 Annual Conference of the League of California Cities. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council~the City of Seal Beach, California, at the meeting thereof held on the ~ay of September, 1970, by the following vote: 11 .i?,.. / AYES: Councilmen'&'..J",_", ~t ~'''__' ~ ~~~p" -/ NOES: Councilmen~ ABSENT: Councilmen , ATTEST: Qr(;rfLzZt~~ ayor _ --- ., " . .' ~