2007-099 - Opposing Sb 375 And Authorizing The Listing Of The Town On "No On Sb 375" Coalition MaterialsRESOLUTION 2007 -099
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
OPPOSING SB 375 AND AUTHORIZING THE LISTING OF THE TOWN ON "NO
ON SB 375" COALITION MATERIALS
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos, along with many other cities, counties and councils
of government throughout the state, is concerned with greenhouse gas emissions and already
makes it a practice to develop responsible planning and transportation guidelines that take into
account and mitigate environmental impacts of new growth to reduce emissions; and
WHEREAS, SB 375 seeks to implement drastic new land -use changes well in advance
of the implementation guidelines being developed as a result of California's landmark
Greenhouse Gas Emissions bill, Assembly Bill 32; and
WHEREAS, sufficient time needs to be taken to develop and understand AB 32
implementation guidelines before significant new land -use changes like those proposed in SB
375 are considered that could conflict with or negatively impact AB 32 implementation; and
WHEREAS, while SB 375 indicates that transportation funding will be used as an
"incentive" for complying with the new land -use laws and the state's definition of a "preferred
growth scenario it would withhold transportation funding as a means of enforcing the new state
imposed grow requirements, halting needed transportation improvement projects throughout
California; and
WHEREAS, SB 375 essentially puts the state, not localities, in charge of all new growth
and development in California by establishing complex changes to local land -use decision
making, impacting established local regulations that guide where and how communities grow;
and
WHEREAS, SB 375 would impose complicated new requirements on not only local
governments but also regional councils of government, the California Transportation
Commission, and the California Air Resources Board, to name a few; and
WHEREAS, despite these massive changes and potential impacts on every community,
there has not been a coordinated or thoroughly vetted debate on SB 375.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos, County of Santa Clara, State of California, that the Town of Los Gatos does hereby oppose
SB 375 in its current form and urges the Honorable Senator Darrell Steinberg to declare SB 375 a
two year bill.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Los Gatos Town Council hereby authorizes the
listing of the Town on "No on SB 375" coalition materials.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos, California, held on the 20 day of August, 2007 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Steve Glickman, Barbara Spector, Mike Wasserman, and Mayor Joe Pirzynski
NAYS: Diane McNutt
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN: n
SIGNED:
MA R OF THE T N OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLQK�DMINISTRATOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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