HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 123-2018RESOLUTTON NO. 123 - 2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNC]L OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME OPPOSING
PROPOSITION 6, THE NOVEi'BER 2O18 STATEWDE BALLOT MEASURE TO REPEAL
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS
WHEREAS, cities and counties own and operate more than 81% of streets and roads in
California and people are dependent upon a safe, reliable, local transportation network; and
WHEREAS, California has more than 1,600 bridges and overpasses that are structurally
deficient and unsafe and 89% of counties have roads that are in 'poor' or 'at-risk' condition; and
WHEREAS, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, there were
more than 3,600 fatalities on Califomia roads in 2016, with poor road conditions as a major factor
in vehicle collisions and accidents; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 6 would eliminate more than $52 billion over the next 10 years in
existing transportation funding, including the $15 billion in direct apportionments, and $11 billion
in available competitive grant funding, to cities and counties statewide; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 6 would stop funding for more than 6,500 transportation
improvement projects currently undenaray or planned in every California community; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 6 would eliminate approximately $500,000 annually dedicated to
the City of Burlingame and halt critical investments in future transportation improvement pro.iects
in our community, such as our annual street resurfacing efforts; and
WHEREAS, voters ovenrvhelmingly passed Proposition 69 in June, thereby ensuring the
transportation funds can only be used for transportation purposes, holding state and local
govemments accountable to taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 6 would eliminate transportation revenues that are accountable
to taxpayers, cannot be diverted or borrowed, and that voters ovenvhelmingly dedicated to fixing
our roads.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1 The City of Burlingame hereby opposes Proposition 6 on the November 2018 ballot; and
WHEREAS, the 2016 Califomia 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 ofthe local transportation network is deteriorating
at an increasing rate; and
2. The City of Burlingame can be listed as a member of the No on Prop. 6 Coalition, a diverse
coalition of local governments, public safety organizations, business, labor, environmental
leaders, transportation advocates and other organizations throughout the state.
Mayor
l, MEAGHAN HASSEL-SHEARER, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council
held on the 17h day of September, 2018, and was adopted thereafter by the followingvote:
AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ
NOES:COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:NONE
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