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• RESOLUTION NO. 670 •
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS
ALTOS HILLS PETITIONING THE .STATE LEGISLATURE TO DISTRIBUTE •
THE SERVICE COSTS OF .SUPPORTING A COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
• .WHEREAS, the City of the Town •of.Los Altos Hills, a purely residential
community of 7000 persons, has within its .corporate bounds, and .occupying
122 .acres. of 10 percent of its area, a .school of higher learning known and
designated as Foothill College, a part of the Foothill Community College Dis-
trict, and
' WHEREAS, persons engaged in .academic and other pursuits on Foothill
College campus number.over 10,000 persons, and
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WHEREAS, citizens of the District in the cities of Palo Alto, .Mountain
View, Los Altos, Cupertino, Sunnyvale and'parts of Santa Clara and San.Jose
are permitted by law to attend.Foothill College, and
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WHEREAS, the Town of,Los Altos Hills is legally bound to provide, without
recompense, external circulation facilities and police' protection and internal
• police 'and fire protection services to' Foothill College, and
WHEREAS, such physical support and service requires a current expendi-
annually
ture of approximately $35,000/for police, fire, road maintenance and other
environmental costs to be borne solely by the taxpayers of the Town of Los Altos
Hills, and
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WHEREAS, the establishment of a large college within .the boundaries of
a very small community without compensatory subventions from• all that share
college facilities works an undue hardship upon that.community, and
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WHEREAS, there is no provision' in law to ameliorate the .budgeted cash
demands required of the service supporting community, without resorting to an
increase in property tax as. thecost of service support continues to increase,
and
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WHEREAS, there is no statutory authorization for an incorporated city •
to require a community. college district.to provide its own police and fire •
protection, or.to pay to the hostcity any of the costs in providing such pro-
tection, and '
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WHEREAS, a community. college district-may not contract with, a: county
to provide police'protection 'on a regular and continuing 'basis., and
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills has not, .nor will it .ever have, the
means, .the ability, or the will to expand its 'tax 'base in order to-satisfy the
superimposedburden of .additi.onal expenditures required by'the presence of a
community.college, and •
_WHEREAS, it is only just and proper..that those-who benefit, enjoy, use
or otherwise participate should share proportionately:the total accrued and
. continuing costs in the establishment and operation of any assessment district
facilities,particularly those devoted to education.
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'BE IT RESOLVED THEREFORE:
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'THAT THE CITY -OF THE .TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS. DOES HEREBY PETITION and
pray its .representatives and the State.Legislature to enact into 'law.permissive
legislationto enable any community.college district.to levy a special tax, at
a rate .not.to exceed one cent.per $100 'of assessed valuation, for the purpose
of 'paying the 'physical .service.support.cos.ts of such district to the .hos.t city,
or cities, on a.reasonable cost -basis; and that.all .such procedures as 'are •
necessary be established.to insure that .the.physical and_environmental service;.
support.costs of each community college.be equitably and 'f airly distributed
among all that are entitled.to enjoy and share in its -facilities.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the.foregoing is a .full, true and correct copy
of a resolution dul ssed
y pa and adopted by the City Council of .the.Town of Los
Altos Hills, California, at a regular adjourned meeting .held on the 10th'day
• of July, 1972, by the following roll call .vote: •
. AYES: Councilmen Grabowski, Miller and Mayor Helgesson.
NOES: Councilmen Davey and Kubby.
ABSENT: None.
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. ATTEST:
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APPROVED: City.Cler
Mayor