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Rebecca Elliott, Representative of the Peninsula League of California Cities, explained the "Act' as being needed in order to not allow the State to randomly take local funds without a fight. Since 1991, the State has taken close to $42 billion dollars and the unfunded mandates are close to $2 billion dollars in unpaid mandate funds for local government. She detailed the examples of shifts that continue to impact local government stating that this initiative will cease the shifting of those funds but does not raise taxes, create a new bureaucracy or impact any current State program. The initiative gives back to the voters the right to determine where their property tax dollars, sales tax dollars or Vehicle License Fee money is spent. In addition, this initiative tells the State that if services are mandated to the local level there must be a funding mechanism in place to cover those services. The initiative requires approximately 590,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot, necessitating the gathering of 900,000 to one million signatures, and the goal is almost met with the petitions to be filed on Friday, April 16. Recommendation M/S Howard /Pierce to adopt a resolution supporting the "Local Taxpayers and Public Safety Protection Act," for placement on the November 2, 2004 statewide ballot RESOLUTION 14578 SUPPORTING THE "LOCAL TAXPAYERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROTECTION ACT' INITIATIVE FOR THE NOVEMBER 2, 2004 STATEWIDE BALLOT, REQUIRING VOTER APPROVAL BEFORE STATE GOVERNMENT MAY CONFISCATE LOCAL TAX FUNDS The motion passed by a unanimous roll call vote. C. Fiscal Year 2003/2004 Appropriation Revisions (501) Financial Services Director Ponty stated that the funds are either items that have been approved by policy or are grants or revenues received to be used for a dedicated purpose. Recommendation M/S Foust/Hartnett to introduce an ordinance by the affirmative vote of five - sevenths (5 /7ths) of all Council Members appropriating and transferring certain funds for specified purposes in order to conform the budgeted amounts to actual expenditures approved for transactions, which have occurred during fiscal year 2003/2004. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 12, 2004 MINUTES PAGE 7 MINUTES Book No. 60 Page No. 182