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<br />08/28/06 <br /> <br />ORIGINAL <br /> <br />RES 0 L UTI 0 N N O. 14727 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE SAN MATEO COUNTY PARKS FOR <br />THE FUTURE ORDINANCE, A 1/8 CENT SALES TAX MEASURE, ON <br />THE NOVEMBER, 2006 COUNTYWIDE BALLOT <br /> <br />WHEREAS, regional and local parks serve as recreational, social, and cultural <br />centers for Redwood City communities, providing important venues for youth <br />enrichment and safety; community identity; protection of natural, cultural and historic <br />sites; parkland and open space; and tourism, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in order to maintain a high quality of life for Redwood City's growing <br />population, a continuing investment in parks, recreation facilities, as well as natural, <br />cultural and historic regional resources is needed, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Redwood City parks and recreation programs have not been funded <br />at an optimal level for many years, and continue to be reduced due to budget difficulties, <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, these reductions have resulted in staffing cuts, a deterioration of <br />overall community aesthetics, longer intervals between litter pick-up and bathroom <br />cleaning, deferred maintenance, removal or closure of facilities that need repair or do <br />not meet safety standards, and the elimination of recreation programs, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the need to increase active community parkland available to <br />Redwood City residents was a major finding in the Strategic Plan for 2004 and Beyond <br />presented to the City Council in December 2004 by the Parks, Recreation and <br />Community Services Department, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Parks for the Future 1/8 Cent Sales Tax Measure (1/8 Cent <br />Sales Tax) was developed and agreed to by representatives of San Mateo County <br />(County) and the Cities and Special Districts within the County in order to address part <br />of the anticipated budget needs of parks and recreation programs and facilities in the <br />County, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County adopted an <br />ordinance to place the 1/8 Cent Sales Tax Measure before the County voters this <br />coming November, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the County-wide sales tax would increase from its current 8.25% to <br />8.375%, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 1/8 cent Sales Tax Measure would support parks and recreation <br />activities in the County, the Cities located within the County, the Ladera and Highlands <br />ATTY/RESO/RESO.1642 14727 <br />081706 Muff # 708 <br />