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RESOLUTION NO.
U7-73
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO URGING APPROVAL OF
STATE LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC VOTE FOR A COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A. State and federal gasoline taxes and other transportation
revenues are, and will continue to be, inadequate to meet our
state highway construction needs, even though we continue to
receive our equitable share of those funds.
B. Our local city streets are in great need of additional
revenue for rehabilitation and new construction, since virtually
all receipts from current gasoline taxes are required for
maintenance costs alone.
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C. The state is encouraging counties to adopt transportation
revenues of their own, and is increasingly rewarding the counties
which have done so.
D. A sound transportation system which keeps pace with
growth is vital to securing new jobs for our residents, thereby
reducing long commutes.
E. The counties of Santa Clara, Alameda, and Fresno have
adopted such measures, and others are planning to do so.
F. A one-half cent sales tax for a specified period of
years, to be spent on a voter-approved program of projects,
appears to be the most fair and productive method of local
funding.
G. The San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) has
initiated a program seeking a public vote on approval of such a
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tax.
H. The initial step requires passage by the state
Legislature and signature by the Governor of an enabling bill
authorizing the public vote.
SECTION 2. Implementation.
A. Those representatives in the State Legislature
representing the City of San Bernardino, and the Governor of
the State of California, are hereby urged to approve
legislation allowing the voters of San Bernardino County to
vote upon a special sales tax for transportation projects
within said county and within the City of San Bernardino; and
further, that said proposed legislation include a requirement
that State funding for local City streets and freeways shall
be maintained at its current or higher level as that funding
is fixed in all future State budgets.
B. The City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino is
hereby directed to send certified copies of this resolution to
Governor Deukmejian, Senators H. L. Richardson and Ruben
Ayala, and Assemblymen William Leonard and Jerry Eaves.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
Bernardino at a n FlO j nllrned regular meeting thereof, held on
qth day of March, 1987, by the following vote to wit:
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AYES:
Council Members Estrada, Reilly, ~'lore~"
Maudsley, Qlliel
NAYS:
Council Member Strickler
ABSENT:
Council Member Frazier
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The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this ///'-J-- day
March
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Approved as to form:
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