HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-07-08 - AGENDA REPORTS - RESO IN SUPPORT-PROP 13 (3)CONSENT CALENDAR
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SUBJECT:
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Agenda Item: 5
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by:
July 8, 2014
Michael P. Murphy
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING SUPPORT
FOR PROPOSITION 13 AS IT RELATES TO RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES
City Manager's Office
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council adopt a resolution in support of Proposition 13 as it relates to residential properties.
BACKGROUND
At the May 13, 2014, City Council meeting, the City Council expressed interest in considering
the adoption of a resolution in support of Proposition 13 as it relates to residential properties. The
City Council requested that an item be agendized for a future City Council meeting for a
resolution to be considered in anticipation of legislative attempts at the State level to modify the
way Proposition 13 applies to homeowners.
At the request of the City Council, staff has drafted a resolution that is consistent with the
preferences outlined during the May 13, 2014, City Council meeting. The City Council
Legislative Subcommittee met on June 16, 2014, and recommends that the City Council adopt a
resolution to affirm support for Proposition 13, as it relates to residential properties.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
1. Not adopt a resolution related to Proposition 13 as it relates to residential properties
2. Refer the resolution back to the Legislative Subcommittee
3. Other action as determined by the City Council
Adopted: o3;n .Iy-S(�)
FISCAL IMPACT
No additional resources, beyond those contained within the adopted FY 14/15 City budget, are
required for implementation of the recommended action.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution
RESOLUTION 14-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING
SUPPORT FOR PROPOSITION 13
AS IT RELATES TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
WHEREAS, on June 6, 1978, Proposition 13, officially titled the "People's Initiative to
Limit Property Taxation," and popularly known as the "Jarvis -Gann Initiative," was approved by
California voters, reducing property tax rates on homes, businesses and farms, and capping the
rate of increase in the future; and
WHEREAS, prior to the adoption of Proposition 13, California's inflation had sent
property tax bills in California increasing to a rate that many families were forced to sell their
homes due to an inability to pay their property taxes; and
WHEREAS, with the passage of Proposition 13, taxpayers, for the first time, were
provided a measure of certainty with respect to their property taxes; and
WHEREAS, following the passage of Proposition 13, the average homeowner has saved
tens of thousands of dollars in property tax payments; and
WHEREAS, following the passage of Proposition 13, renters also benefitted as the
reduction in taxes reduced upward pressure on rents; and
WHEREAS, since the passage of Proposition 13, proposed alternatives to Proposition 13
would have had a variety of unwelcome impacts, including significant tax increases for
low-income and elderly homeowners.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve as
follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, in recognition of the
positive impact Proposition 13 has had on the State of California, affirms our support for the
configuration of Proposition 13 as it relates to residential properties and the benefit that it
provides to individual homeowners, renters, local governments and to the state's overall
economy.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 8th day of July, 2014.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
INTERIM CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA)
I, Armind Chaparyan, Interim City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at
a regular meeting thereof, held on the 8th day of July, 2014, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
INTERIM CITY CLERK