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WHEREAS, Governor Davis' proposal to divert $4 billion in local VLF backfill <br />payments over the next 17 months fails to honor the 1998 commitment and is a direct <br />assault on local services that will be felt by every California resident; and <br />WHEREAS, shifting $4.2 billion in locally controlled revenues for local services is <br />neither equitable nor fair. No state program or department has been asked to shoulder <br />such a disproportionate share of the budget pain. These cuts come on top of the nearly <br />$5 billion each year that is transferred from local services to fund state obligations. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: <br />1. If the state General Fund can no longer afford the expense of part or all of <br />the VLF "backfill" that the Legislature and Governor of California are hereby respectfully <br />urged to implement the provisions of current law providing for the reduction of the VLF <br />offset in bad economic times and to restore the VLF in an amount necessary to reduce <br />the VLF backfill; and <br />2. The Council of the City of Redwood City hereby expresses its profound <br />appreciation to the legislators who support such VLF restoration legislation. <br />F:Atty /Reso /Reso.1363 <br />012303 <br />14496 <br />