HomeMy WebLinkAbout68-045RESOLUTION 68-45 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANk EXPRESSING ITS OPPOSITION
TO ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 449
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana has become
aware of the nature and effect of proposed Assembly Bill 449; and
WHEREAS, it appears to this body that said bill contains
features which would, if placed into effect, operate to the detriment
of the City of Santa Ana and of other cities similarly situated;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City of Santa Ana
is opposed to Assembly Bill 449 for the following reasons:
1. It would encroach upon the "home rule" doctrine and
reduce the ability of charter cities to provide for needed
revenue.
2. It is discriminatory in that it is designed to apply
only to those carriers which are subject to the jurisdiction
of the Public Utilities Commission. Left to cities is the
ability to tax only those carriers based within it; while
others might be based peripherally, serve within the city,
and yet pay no tax.
3. The city would lose not an inconsiderable amount
of revenue.
4. Such a bill as Assembly Bill 449 could act as an
erosion of municipal business license tax provisions, again
to the detriment of the City of Santa Ana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That copies of this resolution be
directed to our legislators with requests that our views be made
known to the Assembly and Senate.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana ~t its regular meeting held on the let day of April, 1968.
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
"- M~YOR
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
SS
I, DORIS M. BROWN, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the
Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolution was
introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on the let day
of April, 1968, and was at said meeting passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES,
COUNCILMEN: Herrin, Brooks~ Carlson~ Oriset~ Markel, Thurman~
McMichael
NOES,
ABSENT,
COUNCILMEN: None
COUNCILMEN: None
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL