1996-082 Proposition A RESOLUTION NO. 96-82
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENCINITAS,
CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING TIlE COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD
LIBRARY IMPROVEMENT MEASURE. PROPOSITION A
The City Council of the City of Encinitas does hereby resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, citizens throughout the San Diego County region rely on
commumty and neighborhood libraries to obtain a variety of services and to access
information; and
WItEREAS, libraries serve all segments of our community including youths,
adults, seniors, and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the City Council supports quality library programs, operations and
facilities for utilization by the public; and
VOtEREAS, Encinitas receives public library services from the San Diego
County Library System which operates two branch libraries in the City; and
WIIEREAS, current funding levels for library services are insufficient to provide
for sufficient library programs, services, operations and facilities needed by the
community and the region; and
WHEREAS, the San Diego County Regional Library Authority has placed on the
November 5, 1996 General Election ballot for voter consideration, The Community and
Neighborhood Library Improvement Measure - Proposition A, imposing a one-quarter
cent special transaction and use tax (sales tax) for a five year period for public library
purposes, and
WHEREAS, Proposition A requires a two-thirds affirmative vote of the
electorate for passage, consistent with state law requiring a special tax to be subject to
voter approval; and
WHEREAS, the revenues raised by the one-quarter cent sales tax shall be used
solely and exclusively to supplement and enhance community and neighborhood library
programs, operations, facilities and service improvements with the proceeds of the sales
tax distributed to each of the eighteen cities in the County and to the County of San Diego
in proportion to the additional sales tax revenues generated within each city or the
unincorporated area of the County; and
c:libra~\reso9682.res BOOk# /O _Pa~ I~,.
WHEREAS, through discussions, public meetings and input from interested
parties, Encinitas and Cardiff Branch libraries service enhancements have been identified
and included in Proposition A's expenditure plan;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Encinitas:
1. Supports The Community and Neighborhood Library Improvement
Measure - Proposition A, allowing voter consideration of approving a one-quarter cent
sales tax rate increase for a five year period to be used exclusively for library purposes
and service improvements;
2. Urges Encinitas voters and the San Diego County region voters to support
the measure.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 9th day of October
1996, by the following vote to wit: '
AYES: Aspell, Bond, Davis, DuVivier, Hano
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
- Car/; Mfiyor-
'/City of Encinitas, California
ATTEST:
Deborah Cervone, City Clerk
City of Encinitas, California
c:library\reso9682.res I~k# /~J) .~# ~/0~