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From:
Mayor Evlyn Wilcox
Mayor's Offi ce
Subject: R l' f h C . t f" S B d'
eso utlon 0 tel y 0 an ernar lno
Urging Approval of State Legislation
Authorizing a Public Vote for a County
Transportation Sales Tax
Dept:
Date:
March 4, 1987
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
Recommended motion:
Adopt resolution,
(Justification: Action necessary to inform local state legislators, in a timely
manner, of City's interest in this legislation as it currently moves through the
political process in Sacramento.)
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Contlct person:
Mayor Evlyn Wilcox
Phona: 5051
SupportinG data attached:
Yes
Ward:
City-wide
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Amount:
tl/A
Source: (ACCT, NO,)
(ACCT, DESCRIPTION)
Flnlnce:
Council Notes:
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Agenda Item No.
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o The 0 Bernardino County Transportation COission
SAN BERNARDINO ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS
A PLANNING COUNCIL OF COOPERATING INTERACTIVE GOVERNMENTS
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444 North Arrowhead Avenue, Suite 101
San Bernardino, California 92401 (714) 884-8276
Feb ruary 17, 1987
To: City Clerks, Mayors, Council members
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Re: Transportation sales tax, Resolution endorsing enabling
legislation for public vote
As you all may know, through your SANBAG representative and press
coverage, we are following a trail which should lead to a
successful public vote in November 1987 for a half-cen~ sales tax
dedicated to streets and highways in our county. On February 4,
the SANBAG Board formally endorsed the ~B~Ql!Bg_l~gl~!~!!2D and
asked that individual cities and the Board of Supervisors do
likewise,
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Although the SANBAG Board, and many others, have actually gone
beyond this step and are actively supporting voter passage of the
tax measure itself, it's important to note that your city is not
asked to take that political step at this time. All we are
seeking is support for our legislative delegation to secure the
enabling legislation allowing the question to go before the
voters. We do NOT ask for outright support (but we wil1 later,
if all goes well!).
Assemblyman Jerry Eaves (D) has offered to carry the bill,
Assemblyman Bill Lancaster (R) as principal co-author, At
appropriate time, we wil1 seek co-authorship from our
legislative delegation, The attached initial letter to
legislators may shed some additional information. We pledge
you the same full involvement in developing the program as
noted in that letter,
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Individual city support for the enabling bill will help encourage
support from the legislators and put them in a posture of
responding to local desires. We ask that your Council adopt the
attached draft Resolution and send it, with an appropriate cover
letter, to each of your state legislators.
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Wesley C. McDaniel
Executive Director
cc: Legislative delegation
SANBAG Board members
CL-87-066
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o The 0 Bernardino County Trensportation CQission
SAN BERNARDINO ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS
A PLANNING COUNCIL OF COOPERATING INTERACTIVE GOVERNMENTS
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444 North Arrowhead Avenue, Suite 101
San Bernardino, California 92401 (714) 884-8276
February 17, 1987
Sent to: Senator Ruben Ayala
Assemblyman Charles W. Bader
Assemblyman Jerry Eaves
Assemblyman Bill Lancaster
Assemblyman William Leonard
Senator H. L. Richardson
Senator Don Rogers
Re: TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX BILL,
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
(EAVES AND LANCASTER)
Dear Senator Ayala:
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As you probably already know, since various people have been
contacting you and the matter has already received so.e
(positive) press coverage, we are aiming for a Nove.ber 1987
public vote for a one-half cent transportation sales tax. This
letter begins our formal communication with you, hopefully
leading to co-authorship and support for the enabling
legislation,
Three counties have successfully passed such a special tax, and
we would like to join their ranks. San Diego has already decided
to go next November, and we think our chances 100k good. We will
be conducting a detailed voter survey in March before making a
final "go/no-go" decision. The press has been exceptionally
supportive, with the Ontario Daily Report already editorializiDg
directly in favor of the tax.
Assemblyman Eaves has offered to carry the legislation, to be
principally co-authored by Assemblyman Lancaster, and we would
appreciate your serious consideration of co-authorship. We're
using the San Diego bill from last year simply changing the names
and omitting the transit portions. Assemblyman Eaves office will
be circulating the jacketed bill as'soon as it is available from
Legislative Counsel.
The game plan is to introduce it and move it rapidly through the
Legislature as we begin serious,polling to determine the ultimate
feasibility of the ballot measure. If the feasibility poll is
negative, we will reconsider the whole concept and the need for
the legislation. (Note: This is a change. We had earlier
planned not to move the bill, pending the poll results. But a
reconsideration of time elements compels the need to start it
moving.)
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The bill, and the basic approach, is simple. It designates
SANBAG (with a new name for this purpose, the San Bernardino
County Traffic Commission) to cal1 an election, either special cr
general, The revenue side and the expenditure plan must be put
before the voters for majority vote before going into effect,
We're 100king at a one-half cent, 15 year program which will
raise slightly over a billion dollars, to leverage against
expected state and federal resources, The program will be tight
and explicit, covering half a dozen state highway projects (with
Route 30 totaling half of that), pIus a 10cal street pass-through
and a modest arterial improvement program. Transit is not
expected to be directly included in our present thinking, but
will benefit from reduced pressure on TDA funds ~or 10cal street
needs,
We wil1 be working closely with you as it's all
furnishing you all of the ongoing information.
will include the critical survey results,
developed,
Initially,
and
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Our two key elements at this stage are the poll, which will
furnish the basis for an up-or-down decision on the November 1987
date and the, if the answer is affirmative, obtaining the
enabling bill, which will require an urgency clause and thus a
2/3 legtslative vote, The bill will need to move quickly, since
it must be state law prior to August, if we are to be on the
November 1987 ballot.
The Governor has endorsed a program of county-level sales taxes
and we are informed is comtortable with a majority public vote,
following last year's initiative adoption of Proposition 62,
which wrote the Los Angeles test case into law.
We'11 keep you informed of developments, and obviously we're
eager to answer all questions.
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Wesley C, McDaniel
Executive Director
CL-87-068
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RESOLUTION NO.
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO URGING APPROVAL OF
~ILLftISLM'iON AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC VOTE FOR A COUNTY
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
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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
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receive our equitable share of those funds.
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all receipts from current gasoline taxes are required for
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C. The state is encouraging counties to adopt transportation
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D. A sound transportation system which keeps pace with
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E. The counties of Santa Clara, Alameda, and Fresno have
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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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H. The initial step requires passage by the State
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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 slfid county"
and within the City of San Bernardino.
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B. The City Clerk of the City of San
directed to send certified copies of this resolution<to Governor
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Deukmej ian, Senators H. L. Richardson and Ruben Ayala, and' ':: ..~ ~
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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
meeting thereof, held on
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day of
, 1987, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES:
Council Members
NAYS:
ABSENT:
City Clerk
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The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this
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Approved as to form:
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