HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.064-05RESOLUTION NO. (Otb
(Series of 2005)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ASPEN, COLORADO, ENDORSING THE
BALLOT QUESTIONS REGARDING REFERENDA C AND D: THE COLORADO
ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN
WHEREAS, state voters will have the opportunity November 1 to advance the quality of
life and economic health of Coloradans by supporting Referenda C and D, known together as the
Colorado Economic Recovery Plan; and
WHEREAS, during and since the recent recession the state has cut spending severely,
and state spending cannot be restored to pre-recession levels without voter approval even though
state revenues have recovered from the recession; and
WHEREAS, municipal revenues and programs are adversely affected whenever state
finances are in crisis, and municipal revenues and programs, as well as those of other local
governments, will be severely affected if statewide voters do not approve Referendum C; and
WHEREAS, revenues generated from successful passage of Referenda C and D would
provide $800,000 in matching funds to assist the Roaring Fork Transit Authority with it bus
maintenance facility reconstruction and would reimburse the state transportation contingency
fund for a portion of the Maroon Creek Bridge replacement project; and
WHEREAS, the following specific programs in our municipality or region have suffered
or are expected to suffer as a result of state budget cuts and the inability of the state to resume
pre-recession levels of spending: 1-70 safety improvements, bridge enhancement on State
Highway 82 at Basalt, and K-12 school district facilities; and
WHEREAS, Referendum C would provide funding for transportation, education, health
care, and police and fire retirement plans; and
WHEREAS, Referendum C permits the state to retain excess revenues for five years and
eliminates the "ratchet" effect of TABOR following economic downmrns, without revising
TABOR or raising taxes; and
WHEREAS, Referendum D would accelerate construction and other expenditures for
highways and bridges, K-12 and higher education facilities, and police and fire retirement plans
through the issuance of voter approved bonds; and
WHEREAS, Referenda C and D utilize the opportunity afforded voters by TABOR for
the state to retain excess revenue in order to provide services in the same manner as local voters
in our community and throughout Colorado have done;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT the City Council hereby supports and endorses state Referenda C
and D and urges its citizens to vote for both measures on Tuesday, November 1, 2005.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Aspen on this 22nd
Day of August, 2005.
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is a tree
and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado,
at a meeting held on the day hereinabove stated.
Kathryn S. ~)~ch,'/~ity~C'lerk