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RESOLUTION NO. 2286
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
URGINOTHE RE-APPORTIONINOOF THE STATE SENATE.
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5 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
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WHEREAS, the heavily populated urban areas. of the State of
CaliJornia are inadequately repres.ented numerically in the State Senate;
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WHEREAS" the populous sections of tlIe State contribute tlIe
Substantial portion of S.tate revenues; and
WHEREAS" the said revenues contributed by urban areas are
not re-ctistributed to the tax producing areas of the State because of the
inequality of num.erieal representation in the State Senate; and
WHEREAS, legislation vital to urban areas" and therefore vital
to the State of California as a whole" cannot be adequately represented in
the State Senate due to this numerical disproportion.
NOW ~ THEltEFORE" B,E IT RESOLVED:
SECTION 1:
That the City Council of the City of Vernon
does hereby go on record as supporting~ and urges the adoption by Con-
stitutional Amendment through initiative m.easure" a plan for re-apportioning
the State Senate as proposed by the Honorable Frank G. Bonelli" Chairman
of the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County.
SECTION 2.:
The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the passage of this Resolution and thereupon and thereafter the
same shall be in full force and effect.
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A T'I'EST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNJA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I~ F. A. ZIEMER" City Clerk a! the Cityaf Vernon" da hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution" being .Resolution No. 2286, was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon" and approved by the Mayor
of said City" at a regular meeting of the City Council held onSeptemher 1"
1959.
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THE COUNTY OF Los ANGELES
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
L. S. HOLLINGER CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
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E. .A. ZIEMER
CITY CLERK
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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
FRANK G. BONELLI
CHAIRMAN
KENNETH HAHN
ERNEST E. DEBS
BURTON W. CHACE
WARREN M. DORN
502 HALL OF RECORDS
Los ANGELES 12, CALIFORNIA
August 5, 1959
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TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council of all Southern California
Cities
SUBJECT: Senate Reapportionment
Gentlemen:
I have been requested to comment upon the stand taken by the Board of
Directors of the League of California Cities in recommending "no
action" by members cities in answer to a request from the Los Angeles
County Board of Supervisors to endorse a proposed initiative consti-
tutional amendment reapportioning the State Senate.
I think that the action of the Board of Directors of the League of
California Cities has done a grave injustice to the sixty-five cities
within our County and to the other cities in the nine other Southern
counties by injecting themselves into and taking sides in an issue such
as that of reapportioning the California State Senate.
To take the weak position that any endeavor to reapportion the State
Senate and qualifying a constitutional amendment to appear on the
ballot in November of 1960 would destroy the statewide unity necessary
to insure passage of the two billion dollar state water bond issue is
decidedly not positive thinking. Before the people of your city and.
other cities throughout the ten southern counties of California are
asked to support a two billion dollar bond issue on which each of us
in the ten southern counties will be picking up the tab to the extent
of some sixty-three per cent Justifies, in my opinion, all the more
need for reapportionment of the State Senate to insure that in further
deliberations and decisions the cards will not be stacked against us
as it is now and that under my 20-20 reapportionment program, we shall
be assured of a fighting chance of securing that which is equitable.
It would have been much better had the Board of Directors of the League
of California Cities taken a complete hands-off policy relative to
reapportionment rather than to join in opposing on the side of the
northern "cow county" senators.
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August 5, 1959
I don't mind telling you that the support is snowballing in favor of
the "Bonelli PIan" of reapportionment.
I trust your honorable board wil1 take a good, long, hard look again
at this long, overdue matter of reapportionment and that, in your
wisdom, can see fit to support such action.
With kindest personal regards.
Cordially,
~ G. Bonelli
Chairman
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FRAN K G. BON ELLI SUPERV1SOR FIRST DISTRICT
September 11, 1959
Honorable R. J. Furlong
Mayor of the City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon 58, California
Dear Mayor Furlong:
This will acknowledge your letter of September 3, and
certified copy of Resolution No. 2286, endorsing the
"Bonelli plan!' for reapportionment of the State Senate.
The action by your City Council will add considerable weight
in bringing about this much needed change in our State
Legislature, and culmination of our goal. We will keep you
apprised of progress and plans.
Please accept my thanks for your support.
With kindest personal regards.
Cordially,
Frank G. Bonelli
Chairman
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MEMBERS of the BOARD
FRANK G. BONELLI
CHAIRMAN
KENNETH HAHN
ERNEST E. DEBS
BURTON W. CHACE
WARREN M. DORN
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COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY-CIVIL
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September 8 I 1959
F. A. Ziemer I City Clerk
City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, California
Dear Mr. Ziemer:
COMMITTEES
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CITY CLERK
Thank you for your Resolution No. 2286. I am happy to
know your viewpoint on this important issue coming before
the people of the State of California.
Warmest personal regards.
Sincerely I
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George A. Willson
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THE COUNTY OF Los ANGELES
BOARD OF' SUPERVISORS
501 HALL OF RECORDS
Los ANGELES 12, CALIFORNIA
ERNEST E. DEBS SUPERVISOR THIRD DISTRICT
September 16, 1959
Hon. R. J. Furlong
Mayor of the City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon 58, California
Dear Mayor Furlong:
This will acknowledge receipt of your
resolution urging the re-apportionment of the
state Senate.
MEMBERS of the BOARD
FRANK G. BONELLI
CHAIRMAN
KENNETH HAHN
ERNEST E. DEBS
BURTON W. CHACE
WARREN M. DORN
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It is my firm belief that only through
re-apportionment can we achieve good representative
government for California.
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Supervisor
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To: Honorable Mayor and City Council of all California Cities
Subject: Los Angeles County Request Re Senate Reapportionment
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Gentlemen:
The Board of Directors of the League of California Cities recommends
that all City Councils receiving a request from the Los Angeles
County Board of Supervisors to adopt a resolution endorsing a pro-
posed initiative constitutional amendment reapportioning the State
Senate take "no action" on such request. It is the opinion of the
members of the League Board of Directors that such an initiative
measure appearing on the Nove,mber 1960 General Election Ballot would
destroy the state-wide unity necessary to insure passage of the State
Water Bond issue which will appear on the same ballot. The problems
brought about by explosive growth and development make unity essential
to the welfare of California and all and any forms of sectionalism
should be avoided.
The cities of California have a vital and continuing interest in
legislation affecting municipal powers and duties. They enjoy the
largest measure of home rule of any cities in the country and this
is true of all municipalities of CaliforniaJ whether chartered or
general law and whether north" south" metropolitan or rural. This
home rule has been fostered and protected as much by the Senate as
by the Assembly.
If the metropolitan areas of California require additional senators,
they should be provided" but not at the expense of other urban or
rural areas. Stability in government as well as complete unity of
the people is essential to the progressive development of the State.
If, however, the Senate needs additional members to give adequate
representation to densely populated metropolitan areas; a measure pro-
posing such a change in the total nu:mber of State senators first
should be proposed to the Legislature by those members of the Senate
who now represent the metropolitan areas of California.
The League Board of Directors firmly believes that the best interests
of the entire state can be served by City CouncilS taking "no action"
on the reapportionment resolution requested by the Los Angeles Board
of Supervisors.
Richard Carpenter
Executive Director
and General Counsel
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