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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 86-30 RESOLUTION REQUESTING ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO MEET WITH MAYORS TO DISCUSS 8ALES TAX WHEREAS, over a year ago the Alameda County MayorsT Conference requested the County Board of Supervisors to return to cities 5% of each cityis sales tax which automatically goes to the County, and WHEREAS, to date the MayorsT Conference has not received a satisfactory response from the Board of Supervisors, and WHEREAS, the current system of giving a portion of the sales tax to the County is unfair, and WHEREAS, the Alameda County MayorsT Conference is requesting a meeting of all County Mayors and all members of the Board of Supervisors to discuss this matter and bring it to a satisfactory solution. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Pleasanton strongly supports the position taken by the MayorsT Conference for the following reasons: 1. Already the people living in the cities of Alameda County subsidize municipal services rendered by Alameda County to unincorporated areas. 2. Three cities in the County do not share any sales tax with the County, thus creating an unfair situation where 11 cities (who do share) are further subsidizing County government for services not received. 3. The agreement by the cities to share 5% of its sales tax with the County was the result of an understanding with the Board of Supervisors that cities would receive a portion of County Gas Tax known as the "Mayors~ Formula". Several years ago the County stopped sharing this money thus violating an agreement reached in good faith 30 years ago. 4. Most urban counties in the State do not take sales tax from their cities.