HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2018-82RESOLUTION NO. 2018 — 82
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 69 WHICH PREVENTS NEW TRANSPORTATION
FUNDS FROM BEING DIVERTED FOR NON -TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES,
OPPOSING ATTORNEY GENERAL NO. 17-0033 NOVEMBER BALLOT
PROPOSITION REPEALING SB1, WHICH RAISES FUNDS FOR TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS THROUGH THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (RMRA)
OF 2017, AND SUPPORTING THE COALITION TO PROTECT LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS, ALLOWING THE CITY OF
NATIONAL CITY TO BE LISTED AS A MEMBER AGENCY
WHEREAS, cities and counties own and operate more than 81 percent of streets
and roads in California, and from the moment we open our front door to drive to work, bike to
school, or walk to the bus station, people are dependent upon a safe, reliable local
transportation network; and
WHEREAS, the 2016 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs
Assessment, which provides critical analysis and information on the local transportation
network's condition and funding needs, indicates that the condition of the local transportation
network is deteriorating at an increasing rate; and
WHEREAS, cities and counties are facing a funding shortfall of $73 billion over
the next 10-years to repair and maintain the local streets and roads system in a good condition,
and the State Highway System has $57 million worth of deferred maintenance; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) — the Road Repair and Accountability Act of
2017 — will raise approximately $5.4 billion annually in long-term, dedicated transportation
funding to rehabilitate and maintain local streets, roads, and highways; make critical, life-saving
safety improvements; repair and replace aging bridges and culverts; reduce congestion; and
increase mobility options, including bicycle and pedestrian facilities, with the revenues split
equally between state and local projects; and
WHEREAS, SB 1 provides critically needed funding in the City of National City
that will be used for street improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, SB 1 contains strong accountability and transparency provisions to
ensure the public knows how their tax dollars are being invested and the corresponding benefits
to their community, including annual project lists that identify planned investments and annual
expenditure reports that detail multi -year and completed projects; and
WHEREAS, SB 1 requires the State to cut bureaucratic redundancies and red
tape to ensure transportation funds are spent efficiently and effectively, and also establishes the
independent office of Transportation Inspector General to perform audits, improve efficiency,
and increase transparency; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 69 on the June 2018 ballot would add additional
protections for taxpayers by preventing the State Legislature from diverting or raiding any new
transportation revenues for non -transportation improvement purposes; and
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WHEREAS, there is also a proposed ballot measure aimed for the November
2018 ballot (Attorney General No. 17-0033) that would repeal the new transportation revenues
provided by SB 1 and make it more difficult to increase funding for state and local transportation
improvements in the future; and
WHEREAS, this proposed November proposition would raid $1,016,456 for
Fiscal Year 2019 dedicated to the City of National City, and halt critical investments in future
transportation improvement projects in our community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of National City hereby
supports Proposition 69, the June 2018 constitutional amendment to prevent new transportation
funds from being diverted for non -transportation purposes.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of National City hereby opposes the
proposed November 2018 ballot proposition (Attorney General No. 17-0033) that would repeal
the new transportation funds and make it more difficult to raise state and local transportation
funds in the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of National City supports and can be
listed as a member of the Coalition to Protect Local Transportation Improvements, a diverse
coalition of local government, business, labor, transportation, and other organizations
throughout the state, in support of Proposition 69 and in opposition to the repeal of SB 1.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of May,18.
Morrison, IDrayor
ATTEST:
/J
Michael R. Dalla, Ci ' Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
May 15, 2018 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Cano, Mendivil, Morrison, Rios, Sotelo-Solis.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
li Clerk of the City
City National City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-82 of the City of National City, California, passed and adopted
by the Council of said City on May 15, 2018.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy