HomeMy WebLinkAbout72-061RESOLUTION 72-61
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA RECOMMENDING SUPPORT
AND ENDORSEMENT OF PROPOSITION 92, PRI-
MARY ELECTION BALLOT
WHEREAS, The Legislature enacted and the Governor signed
into law Chapter 105, Statutes of 1971, by Assemblyman James
Dent, providing for the submission of Proposition ~2 on the
primary election ballot, June 6, 1972, to authorize the sale
of $350,000,000 of State School bonds, and
WHEREAS, The Legislature enacted and the Governor signed
into law Chapter 118, Statutes of 1971 by Assemblyman Leroy
Greene authorizing the State Allocation Board to apportion the
proceeds of $250,000,000 of such State bonds to help 271 school
districts in 54 counties build earthquake safe schools for one
million children (20 percent of Statewide ADA) now housed in
structurally inadequate facilities built prior to 1933, and
WHEREAS, Proposition 92 would authorize the sale of such
$100,000,000 of State bonds for the continuation of the State
bonds for the continuation of the State School Building Aid
Program in rapid growth, impoverished districts which have ex-
hausted their bond debt capacity, and
WHEREAS, California law mandates by July, 1975 the aban-
donment, replacement or rehabilitation to Field Act standards
of all schools built prior to 1933, and
WHEREAS, Members of school district boards of trustees may
be held personally liable for deaths or injuries to pupils and
school personnel caused by earthquake damage to pre-Field Act
buildings occupied for school purposes subsequent to July, 1975,
and
WHEREAS, The February, 1971 earthquake in Los Angeles County,
which occurred during the early morning hours when school was not
in session, caused the permanent closure of 96 damaged school
buildings housing 70,000 pupils,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana hereby recommends the support and endorsement
of Proposition #2.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Clerk of the Council of
the City of Santa Aha is hereby directed to forward a copy of
this Resolution to the State Allocation Board, Room 235, 915
Capitol Mall, Sacramento, California 95814.
PASSED AND ADOPTED By the City Council of the
Santa Aha at its regular meeting held on the
May , 1972.
City of
day of
ATTEST:
MAYOR
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
ss
I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the
Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the
foregoing Resolution was introduced to said Council at its
regular meeting held on the l~%h day of May , 1972,
and was at said meeting passed and adopted by the following
vote, to wit;
AYES,
COUNCILMEN: Evans, Patterson, Villa, Yamamoto, Griset
NOES,
COUNCILMEN: Herrin~ Markel
ABSENT,
COUNCILMEN: None
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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