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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 City Cl