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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-371 1- 1 2 II I i ~ I: Ii Ir RESOLUTION NO. 81-371 3 , , II RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ENDORSING SENATE BILL 215 , (FORAN), IN PRINCIPLE, AND URGING ITS ENACTMENT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FINANCING II FOR STREET MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS. II II !I I 4 WHEREAS, inflation and declining consumption of motor vehicle fuels 5 have drastically reduced the purchasing power of the revenues generated by 6 the seven cents per gallon gasoline and diesel fuel tax that was last increased 7 in 1963; and 8 WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino, like other cities in California, has had to supplement every dollar allocated to them from these taxes with City funds or reduce the maintenance and construction of city streets significantly; 9 10 11 ii and II 'II I State of California, have too great an investment in streets to allow them to I get in a severe state of disrepair; and 'j II I where we are heading if additional revenues are not made available to maintain II our streets, roads and highways in a safe, fuel and cost efficient condition; i I and 12 WHEREAS, the citizens of our City, as well as others throughout the 13 14 15 WHEREAS, accelerated deterioration of our streets appears to be 16 17 18 19 WHEREAS, Senators Foran, Sperow, Mills, Johnson and Alquist, in conjunction with Assemblymen Young and Ingalls, have introduced Senate Bill 25 which, if adopted as introduced, would increase the State Motor Vehicle fuel tax revenues allocated to cities by approximately 35% in the 1982-83 fiscal 20 2] 22 23 year and over 50% in the 1983-84 and subsequent years; 24 NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN 25 BERNARDINO EARNESTLY ENDORSE Senate Bill 215, in principle, as introduced 26 and urge enactment into law by the State Legislature and Governor during the current legislative session. 27 28 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by 1 the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at an Adjourned 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 Regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day of August 3 1981, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Castaneda, Reilly. Hernandez. Botts, Hobbs, Strickler 4 5 6 NA YS: None 7 ABSENT: Council Member Hudson 8 9 10 ~adh 11 The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this J~ day of 12 Auqust , 1981. 13 14 15 ~d~ Clty ttorney 16 17 19 - 2 -