RESOLUTION NO. 11525
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING
PROPOSITION 1 , BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES PROGRAM AND BOND MEASURE ,
WHICH HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE MARCH 5,
2024, STATEWIDE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
ELECTION BALLOT
WHEREAS, Governor Gavin Newsom and a majority of the California State Legislature has placed Proposition 1 – Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure (“Proposition 1”) on the March 2024 ballot, which will completely rewrite the intent and flexibility of the Mental Health Services Act (“MHSA”); and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1 seeks to divert funding away from programs typically serviced through the MHSA while also issuing $6.38 billion in bonds, causing the State to incur significant debt which the Legislative Analyst Office (“LAO”) estimates will cost $310 million in annual payments over the next 30 years; and
WHEREAS, while also incurring $6.38 billion in debt, plus interest, the proposed ballot measure also specifies that permanent supportive housing funded through Proposition 1 bond proceeds may be developed on a “by right” basi s undermining local zoning restrictions where multifamily residential, office, retail, or parking are principally permitted uses; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1 will divert an estimated $140 million annually away from counties to the State while also dictating how remaining funds can be used locally, removing local control, and removing discretion away from local e lected officials most familiar with the issues facing their communities; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1 is a detrimental proposal that beyond limiting local zoning authority or diverting funding back to the State, also incurs $6.38 billion in debt while the State of California faces what the LAO estimates to be a $68 billion deficit; and
WHEREAS, in making these significant sacrifices, the LAO estimates Proposition 1 would “reduce statewide homelessness by only a small amount.”
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Orange resolves as follows:
Section 1: The Orange City Council does hereby oppose Proposition 1, Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure.
Section 2: The City of Orange supports local control and fiscal responsibility and believes that decisions regarding zoning are best reserved for local elected officials.
2 Section 3: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this_______ day of _____________________, 2024
Daniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney
I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of , 2024 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange