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. RESOLUTION. NO. 507
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS, REQUESTING
LEGISLATION OF. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO PROVIDE FOR El0FECTIVE RiTIEF AND
TAX REFORM FOR 'THE PROPERTY OWNERS -OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA '
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council 'of the Town of Los Altos Hills
as follows': '
1) That passage of Proposition 1-A' and Assembly Bill ,80 has
resulted in additional piecemeal attempts to solve the problem of tax
inequities, particularly in connection with real property, without a
. meaningful re-analysis and examination of the entire tax structure within
the State of -California.
2) That the present tax structure, particularly in the field '
of real property taxes, has become confiscatory and has, in effect, been
punitive and harsh in nature and effect upon those least able to bear
the burden, to wit: retired persons, senior citizens, low income groups,
and those who have-been disabled.
3) . That there has been no significant tax reform in- the State
of California for the past 35 years.
' 4) That the State of California, through its legislature', has`'
sought to abrogate its obligation in connection with payment -for the
education of children of this State by forcing local school districts to
resort to the property tax, which inequitably forces one group •f citizens
to bear a larger burden of the cost of educating our children than any
other group and which, in and of itself, has created greater inequities
between local school districts.
5) That it is the duty of the State Legislature to see that
meaningful tax'proposals are adopted whereby those citizens who own their
homes in the State of California are not discriminated against in the
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
Town of Los Altos Hills requests that the legislature of the State of
California immediately initiate new legislation to provide for a compre-
hensive tax program that will not result in perpetuation of the inequities now
existing concerning real property owners in the State of California.
BE IT FURTHE?. RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded
to State Senator Alfred E. Alquist and State Senator Clark L. Bradley,
Assemblymen George W. N lias and :John Vasconcellos, and to the Board
of Supervisors of Santa Clara County.
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' I HEREBY CERTIFY the foregoing to be a true copy of a Resolution
adopted by the City Council of the Town of. Los Altos Hills, California,
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17th of February, 1969, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES:. Councilmen Benson, Davey, Fowle, Helgesson, Mayor Aiken
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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City Clerk .of the Town. of Los Altos Hills
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Maybr of the Town of. Lose Altos Hills