Resolution 12658CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION No. 12658
OPPOSING ASSEMBLY BILL 318
PROHIBITING TRANSFERS FROM THE
ALAMEDA'S BUREAU OF ELECTRICITY TO THE
CITY'S GENERAL FUND
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 318, introduced by Senator Richard
Katz, restricts rate setting authority of municipal water and power
agencies; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 318 is an intrusion into the rate
setting authority of local utilities; and .
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 318 would have a devastating
impact on local budgets; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 318 infringes on the
constitutionally guaranteed home rule of charter cities; and
WHEREAS, City Charter Section 12-6 approved by City
voters in 1937 (58 years ago) authorized the tranfer of funds from T
the Bureau of Electricity to the City's General fund; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 318 prohibits transfers from
Alameda's Bureau of Electricity to the City's General Fund unless
this has been approved by the voters within the last 50 years; and
WHEREAS, residents of Alameda would lose approximately
10% of the City's budget which would force tax increases or cuts in
City of Alameda programs; and
WHEREAS, AB 318 was passed by the State Assembly and is
currently before the State Senate Committees on Local Government
and Agriculture and Water Resources.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Alameda that the Council's opposition to AB 318 be made
known to all members of the State Assembly and State Senate who
have influence over these bills.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
transmitted to the State Senator Nicholas Petris, Assemblywoman
Barbara Lee and Assemblyman Richard Katz and the League of
California Cities.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the
City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 20th day of
June. , 1995, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers DeWitt, Lucas, Mannix and
President Appezzato - 4.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Councilman Arnerich - 1.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 21st day of June , 1995.
Dia B. Felsch, City Clerk
City of Alameda