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City Council Meeting: February 15, 2000 Santa Monica, California
Resolution No. 9480
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ENDORSING PROPOSITION 26 (THE MAJORITY RULE ACT FOR
SMALLER CLASSES, SAFER SCHOOLS AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY)
WHEREAS, more than two million California students attend class in temporary
facilities, and the state must build seven new classrooms every day for the next five
years if it is going to accommodate the quickly growing student population; and
WHEREAS, without significant new construction and modernization, existing
schools will not be ready to handle the estimated nearly a quarter of a million additional
students over the next five years; and
WHEREAS, the Let's Fix Our Schools Initiative would amend the California
Constitution and Education Code to allow passage of critically-needed local school
bonds with a simple majority of 50 percent plus one, rather than the current two-thirds
vote required, while holding local school districts strictly accountable for prudent and
responsible spending; and
WHEREAS, at a time when California families want safer schools, more class
size reduction, and better access to 21 St century learning tools like computers and the
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Internet, we need to ensure that local school districts have the funds to create
classroom environments that help students learn; and
WHEREAS, last year voters passed Proposition 1A, a$9.2 billion statewide
bond to provide state matching funds for local school facilities construction and
improvements; and
WHEREAS, school districts can only receive Proposition 1A state bond funds if
they can generate matching funds through local bonds; and
WHEREAS, most California voters believe bonds are the best way to build and
repair classrooms and reduce overcrowding in California's schools; and
WHEREAS, local school bonds require a two-thirds vote to pass, forcing many
districts to run numerous grueling campaigns,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Santa Monica City Council supports the passage of the Let's Fix
Our Schools Initiative on the March, 2000 statewide ballot because it is a necessary
and fair initiative.
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SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
S/
MARSHA JONES MOUTRIE
City Attorney
Adopted and approved this 15th of February, 2000
S/
Pam O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tem
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution 9480 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 15th of February, 2000, by the following vote:
Ayes: Council members
Noes: Council members
Abstain: Council members
Absent: Council members
Holbrook, Rosenstein, McKeown, Feinstein,
Bloom, Mayor Pro Tem O=Connor
None
None
Mayor Genser
ATTEST:
S/
Maria M. Stewart
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