2004-045 Oppose Prop 68
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RESOLUTION 2004-45
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENCINITAS
OPPOSING PROPOSITION 68;
THE GAMING REVENUE ACT OF 2004
Whereas, the Gambling Revenue Act of 2004 is a statewide proposition that would
allow eleven privately owned card clubs and five privately owned horseracing tracks to
convert their existing facilities into large Las Vegas-style casinos with a total of 30,000 slot
machines and other gambling devices at those facilities; and
Whereas, the measure exempts these facilities from complying with local zoning laws
and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) thereby undermining local control;
and
Whereas, the measure exempts these card clubs and racetracks from future state and
local tax increase; and
Whereas, funds generated by this measure cannot be used to reduce existing budget
deficits of the State of California or of individual cities and counties, and the measure denies
cities and counties the right to use funds where local governments determine they are most
needed; and
Whereas, according to the former California State Auditor General, the funding this
measure provides for local police, sheriff and fire departments is exclusively for additional
personnel and cannot be used for any other purposes such as equipment, support, training,
supervision, and other necessary expenditures required to support new personnel; and
Whereas, according to the former California State Auditor General, cities and
counties must use existing budget dollars to establish a baseline or maintenance of effort
expenditure for child protective services, sheriffs, police officers and firefighters to be eligible
for any new funds generated by the measure which could end up worsening local budget
problems, and
Whereas, the California Police Chiefs Association and other law enforcement
organizations strongly oppose the proposition because they are alarmed by the public safety
threats this would create including increased crime such as prostitution, loan-sharking and
burglary.
Now therefore, be it resolved that the City Council of the City of Encinitas opposes the
Gambling Revenue act of 2004.
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Passed and adopted, this day, August 18,2004, by the following vote to wit:
Ayes:
Bond, Guerin, Houlihan, Stocks
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Abstain:
Dalager
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M e Houlihan, Mayor
Attest:
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I Deborah Cervone, City Clerk