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1N THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2010-104 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ESTABLISHING <br />NOVEMBER 2, 2010, AS THE DATE FOR AN ELECTION ON A <br />PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURE SEEKING VOTER APPROVAL <br />RELATING TO THE ENACTMENT OF AONE-QUARTER OF ONE <br />PERCENT (0.25%) TRANSACTIONS AND USE (SALES) TAX FOR <br />SEVEN YEARS, ESTABLISHING THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES <br />FOR SUCH AN ELECTION AND REQUESTING THAT THE COUNTY <br />OF ALAMEDA CONDUCT SUCH AN ELECTION <br />Recitals <br />WHEREAS, the State has already taken $7 million from San Leandro to solve their own <br />budget crisis, and with a $17 billion deficit, are threatening to take more; and <br />WHEREAS, with local revenues down $11.6 million over the last four years due to State <br />raids and the recession, the City has had to cut critical services the community needs and relies <br />on, including public safety, streets, libraries, and parks which keep our community strong; and <br />WHEREAS, the City has drastically reduced spending, including reducing staff by <br />almost 20% over the last two years (95 full time positions) freezing most employee salaries, <br />implementing atwo-tier retirement system, furloughing most employees, closing City offices <br />once a month, and using a significant percentage of the City's emergency reserves; and <br />WHEREAS, without additional revenue the City must make additional cuts to address <br />the remaining $3 million budget shortfall, including: eliminating seven more police officers, a <br />code enforcement officer and an animal control officer; removing a fire ladder truck and nine <br />firefighters from service in July 2011; and dramatically reducing street repairs, libraries, senior <br />programs, and youth recreation services; and <br />WHEREAS, with police and fire protection comprising over 60% of the City's general <br />fund budget, the City cannot avoid more cuts to public safety, resulting in longer 9-1-1 <br />emergency response times; and <br />WHEREAS, without additional revenue, the City cannot provide the level of services <br />that over 1000 residents have identified as priorities; and <br />WHEREAS, alocally-enacted revenue measure would protect and maintain San Leandro <br />services because the money is legally required to stay in our community and cannot be taken by <br />the State, providing locally controlled funds for local services; and <br />