HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 071-2006RESOLUTION NO. 71-2006
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME URGING
SUPPORT FOR THE ADOPTION OF
THE PARKS FOR THE FUTURE (MEASURE A)
AT THE NOVEMBER 7, 2006, ELECTION
RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Burlingame, California:
WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Park System is an invaluable asset of recreation,
open space, and historical resources; and
WHEREAS, the Park System serves all of the residents of San Mateo County; and
WHEREAS, the mandates of State government and the demands to provide social and
medical services have prevented the County from properly funding the Park System, creating a
backlog of some $100 million in deferred maintenance and staff shortages throughout the parks;
and
WHEREAS, city parks and recreation programs have also suffered cutbacks during the
past five years of tough economic rimes, and only through individual bond issues have some
cities been able to continue to provide the capital improvements needed for a growing population
that is growing younger; and
WHEREAS, groups of citizens and government officials have met over a period of
months to develop a comprehensive approach to the basic parks and recreational needs of the
community; and
WHEREAS, these groups have sought and gained support from the State Legislature in
authorizing the placement of a small sales tax increase on the ballot to provide this basic support;
and
WHEREAS, these groups have worked together to create a ballot measure that would
provide basic support to the San Mateo County Park System and provide needed revenue to local
agencies in the County to support park and recreation facilities and programs; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County has unanimously placed this
measure on the ballot for the November 2006 election; and
WHEREAS, the proposed measure would provide the City of Burlingame with an
assured source of revenue that could be used to help fund needed improvements and programs, in
particular an improved community center, and
WHEREAS, the revenues that would be available from this tax would be a significant
part of keeping the County and Burlingame an attractive place to live,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. The City Council of the City of Burlingame urges support of the adoption of Measure
A, Parks for the Future, at the November 7, 2006 election.
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MAYOR
I, DORIS MORTENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the _51j,___day
Of September , 2006, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAyLOCK, COHEN, KEIGHRAN, 0,MAHONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NAGEL
CITY CLERK