R-8768
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City Council Meeting: June 21, 1994 Santa I\1onica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 8768 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE EXTENSION
OF THE SCHOOL PARCEL TAX
WHEREAS good schools and a quality education are the cornerstone to preparing our
children for the challenges of the future, preventing crime and making Santa Monica a higWy
desirable place to live and do business;
WHEREAS California is currently 41 st among the fifty states in the per cent of income spent
on public schools making it necessary for the citizens of our community to provide
supplemental support in order to assure quality schools;
WHEREAS the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District Board of Education has placed
a measure on the November ballot to renew the District parcel tax at an amount limited to
$68 per year, adjusted annually for inflation for a period not to exceed six years;
WHEREAS the approximately $2.1 million to be derived annually from this measure will be
utilized for the purposes of:
improving basic instruction,
maintaining and attracting the highest quality teachers,
strengthening anti-drug and anti-crime programs,
purchasing books, science materials and computer technology for classrooms and
school libraries,
and increasing maintenance and security of school buildings and grounds to protect
the taxpayers' investment and assure a safe learning environment;
WHEREAS the voters of Santa Monica and Malibu first approved this tax in 1984 and voted
overwhelmingly to extend it in 1988.
NOW THEREFORE, The City Council of the City of Santa Monica do hereby urge the
citizens of Santa Monica to join us in supporting renewal of the Santa Monica Malibu School
District Parcel Tax measure.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter
the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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MARSHA JON~S MOUTRIE
City Attorney
Adopted and approved this 28th of June, 1994.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution 8768 (CCS) was duly adopted at a
meeting of the City Council held on the 28th of June, 1994 by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen,
Rosenstein, Vazquez
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
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