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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 112-1999RESOLUTION NO. 112-1999 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME URGING SUPPORT OF MEASURE A AUTHORIZING THE SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT TO ISSUE $148 MILLION IN BONDS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DISTRICT'S FACILITIES WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Community College District first opened its doors to 35 students of the first class of 1922 at the Downtown San Mateo Baldwin Campus; then to San Mateo Central Park; then to North Delaware and Peninsula Avenue, San Mateo; and after World War II, to Coyote Point where it conducted a Merchant Marine Cadet School; and WHEREAS, post -World War H growth hastened the development of the current three - campus system with the opening of the College Heights campus of the College of San Mateo in 1963, Canada College in Redwood City in 1968, and Skyline College in San Bruno in 1969; and WHEREAS, seventy-seven years after the founding of the District, these three campuses serve approximately 26,000 students; and WHEREAS, Burlingame citizens have been well -served by the District, with approximately 1,084 Burlingame residents currently attending District campuses, with 124 at Canada College, 808 at College of San Mateo, and 152 at Skyline College; and WHEREAS, restoration and repair of the well-worn facilities is the District's critical need to ensure student safety and the quality of the learning environment; and WHEREAS, the District has submitted a bond measure to the voters at the November 1999 election to approve funding for capital improvements from seismic safety to roof, plumbing, electrical, heating, cooling, and lighting improvements; and WHEREAS, this bond measure will restore these valuable assets and strengthen the participation and education of students facing an increasingly competitive working world, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 1. The City Council urges citizens to vote in favor of Measure A, the Bond Measure for the San Mateo County Community College District, and support the renovations and repairs that will be funded by that measure. Mayor COLLEGE BOND MEASURE I, Judith A. Malfatti, 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 18th day of October , 1999, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CAWP51\F1LES\RES0\disthond3.s 1.wpd COLLEGE BOND MEASURE GALLIGAN, JANNEY, KNIGHT, O'MAHONY, SPINELLI NONE NONE