HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3089 RESOLUTION NO. 3089
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
PROTESTING SCAG USURPATION
WHEREAS, Southern California cities agreed to the formation of the
Southern California Association of Governments as a voluntary cooperative
alternative to the mandatory membership in Urban Federation as proposed in
the State Legislature at that time; and
WHEREAS, the League of California Cities has repeatedly, constantly,
and emphatically gone on record in support of the principle that regional
agencies of government should only be governed by boards composed of
locally elected city officials; and
WHEREAS, this position has found great public support because of
the universal recognition that only locally elected city officials are
fully cognizant of the unique social geographic exigencies relating to each
individual city with which regional government must deal; and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors has adopted the
following four points concerning SCAG policies:
1. The Southern California Association of Governments is, and
should remain, a voluntary association of local governments.
2. The Southern California Association of Governments should
act primarily as a planning and reviewing agency, with only
such regulatory power as necessary to carry out these
functions.
3. Land use and other home rule authorities shall continue to
be the responsibilities of cities and counties.
4. The control of funds subvented by State and Federal govern-
,,., ments, and the decisions upon how and what projects are
appropriate for funding, shall continue to rest with the
cities and counties currently exercising such authority; and
WHEREAS, the SCAG General Assembly has again served notice that it
will debate the subject of transforming SCAG into a statutory agency with
membership mandatory for all cities.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That this City Council does hereby express its
unalterable opposition to statutory status for SCAG and mandatory member-
ship for city agencies.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution and shall provide for appropriate distribution thereof.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of February, 1975.
ATTEST: Jos h E. DiLoreto, Mayor 6, /A )77 City Clerk''
I.HEREBY certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting thereof held
on the 25th day of February, 1975, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: 4 Council Members: Winton, Temple, Jennings, DiLoreto
NOES: 1 Council Member: Scotto
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None
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