2000/01/25 City Council Resolution (7)Resolution No:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
SUPPORTING
PASSAGE OF PROPOSITION 26
The LET'S FIX OUR SCHOOLS INITIATIVE
WHEREAS, more than two million California students attend class in temporary facilities, and the
state must build six new classrooms every day if it is going to accommodate the quickly growing student
population; and
WHEREAS, without significant new construction and modernization, existing schools will not be
ready to handle the several hundred thousand additional students over the next decade; and
WHEREAS, the Let's Fix our Schools Initiative would amend the California Constitution and
Education Code to allow passage of critically- needed local school bonds with a simple majority of 50
percent plus one, rather than the current two- thirds vote required, while holding local school districts strictly
accountable for prudent and responsible spending; and.
WHEREAS, at a time when California families want safer schools, more class size reduction, and
better access to 21s' century learning tools like computers and the Internet, we need to ensure that local
school districts have the funds to create classroom environments that help students learn; and
WHEREAS last year voters passed Proposition 1A, a $9.2 billion statewide bond to provide st to
�Al matching funds for local school facilities construction and improvements and school districts can ly
A t receive Proposition 1A state bond funds if they can generate matching funds through local bonds; and
WHEREAS, local school bonds require a two- thirds vote to pass, forcing many districts
merous grueling campaigns.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park that it
supports passage of the Let's Fix Our Schools Initiative on the March, 2000 statewide ballot.