HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 045-2018RESOLUTTON NO. 045-2018
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAI'E SUPPORTING
PROPOSITION 69 AND OPPOSING REPEAL OF SB 1
WHEREAS, in April 2017, Califomia passed 'The Road Repair and Accountability Act"
(SB 1) to raise $5 billion annually in long-term, dedicated transportation funding to make road
safety improvements, fix potholes, and repair local streets, highways, bridges, and overpasses,
with the revenues split equally between state and local government projects; and
WHEREAS, SB 1 will allocate over $365 million in critically-needed funding throughout
San Mateo County over ten years, including $8.49 million in Burlingame, for such projects as
the City's annual street repairs and resurfacing program; and
WHEREAS, SB 1 contains strong accountability provisions to streamline projects by
cutting red tape to ensure transportation funds are spent efficiently and effectively, while also
establishing the independent office of Transportation lnspector General to perform audits,
improve efficiency, and increase transparency; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 69 on the June 20'18 ballot would add additional accountability
for taxpayers by preventing the State Legislature from diverting or raiding any new
transportation revenues for nontransportation improvement purposes; and
WHEREAS, there is also a proposed November 2018 ballot measure (Attorney General
#17-0033) cunently being circulated for signatures 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 funds annually dedicated to
the City of Burlingame and halt future transportation improvement projects in the community;
and
WHEREAS, the League of California Cities has asked all member cities to formally
support Proposition 69 on the June 2018 statewide general election ballot and oppose repeal of
SB 1 slated for the November 2018 ballot.
WHEREAS, California's cities, counties, and transportation agencies face a statewide
backlog of over $130 billion in needed funds to make transportation infrastructure
improvements; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
RESOLVES THAT:
The City supports Proposition 69, the June 2018 constitutional amendment to prevent new
transportation funds from being diverted for non-transportation purposes;
The City opposes the proposed November ballot proposition (Attorney General #17-0033)
that would repeal the new transportation funds and make it more dfficult to raise state and
location transportation funds in the future; and
The City supports and can be listed as a member of the Coalition to Protect Local
Transportation lmprovements, a diverse coalition of local govemment, business, labor,
transportation and other organization throughout the state, in support of Proposition 69 and
opposing the repeal of SB 1.
Micha B g, Ma
l, Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlinga e, certify that the
foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City
day of April, 2018 and was adopted by the following vote:
ncil held on the 2nd
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT
Councilmembers: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON IGHRAN, ORTIZ
Councilmembers: NONE
Councilmembers: NONE
Meghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk
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