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RESOLUTION NO. 75-94
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
LOS ALTOS HILLS SUPPORTING THE PASSAGE OF
MEASURE "A" ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT
RELATING TO LIBRARY FUNDING
WHEREAS, over the past two years the State Legislature and the Governor
have taken forty percent of the local library funds to balance the State budget; and
WHEREAS, this action has required the Library District of Santa Clara County
to reduce library hours by thirty percent, its budget for new books and reference
materials by seventy-five percent, and its childrens' library program by sixty percent;
and
WHEREAS, the County of Santa Clara, in cooperation with the communities
of Alum Rock, Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Milpitas,
Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, San Martin and Saratoga have placed on the
November ballot an advisory measure (Measure A) which, if passed, will restore
and maintain library hours, book and materials budgets, and childrens' library
programs in these communities; and
WHEREAS, in order to restore and maintain our community libraries
Measure A would allow an assessment of $2.75 per month on each single family
residence in Los Altos Hills and the other communities; and
WHEREAS, Measure A includes an assessment increase cap of two percent
per year, an expiration date of ten years, a guarantee that all funds will go for library
services, a guarantee that all funds currently allocated by the County for library
services will remain, and a guarantee that through the creation of a new Board of
Directors, local communities will govern the community library system in the
future.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the Town of
Los Altos Hills wholeheartedly endorses the passage of Measure A and its many
benefits to the Los Altos Main and Woodland Branch libraries and urges all
registered voters of the Town of Los Altos Hills to become familiar with the
provisions of Measure A and its benefits to the Los Altos Hills community and to
vote on November 8, 1994 in favor of Measure A.
REGULARLY PASSED AND ADOPTED th'. rth day of G ober, 1994.
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Mayor'a auber
ATTEST:
City Clerk