HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso 2018-11 - Supporting Prop 69 and Opposing the Repeal of SB 1 - Road Repair and Accountability Act RESOLUTION NO. 2018- 11
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF UKIAH SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 69 AND OPPOSING
THE REPEAL OF SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017
WHEREAS, cities and counties own and operate more than 81 percent of streets and roads in
California, and from the moment we open our front door to drive to work, bike to school, or walk
to the bus station, people are dependent upon a safe, reliable local transportation network; and
WHEREAS, the 2016 California 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 of the local transportation network is deteriorating at
an increasing rate; and
WHEREAS, cities and counties are facing a funding shortfall of$73 billion over the next 10-years
to repair and maintain in a good condition the local streets and roads system and the State
Highway System has $57 million worth of deferred maintenance; and
WHEREAS, SB 1 — the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 — will raise approximately
$5.4 billion annually in long-term, dedicated transportation funding to rehabilitate and maintain
local streets, roads, and highways, make critical, life-saving safety improvements, repair and
replace aging bridges and culverts, reduce congestion and increase mobility options including
bicycle and pedestrian facilities with the revenues split equally between state and local projects;
and
WHEREAS, SB 1 provides critically-needed funding in City of Ukiah that will be used for:
• FY 2017-2018 project: 2-inch AC overlay on South Orchard Avenue from Gobbi Street to
Marlene Street
• FY 2018-2019 project: 2-inch AC overlay on North State Street from 240 feet north of Low
Gap Road to the northern City limits: and
WHEREAS, SB 1 contains strong accountability and transparency provisions to ensure the public
knows how their tax dollars are being invested and the corresponding benefits to their community
including annual project lists that identify planned investments and annual expenditure reports
that detail multi-year and completed projects: and
WHEREAS, SB 1 requires the State to cut bureaucratic redundancies and red tape to ensure
transportation funds are spent efficiently and effectively, and also establishes the independent
office of Transportation Inspector General to perform audits, improve efficiency and increase
transparency; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 69 on the June 2018 ballot would add additional protections for taxpayers
by preventing the State Legislature from diverting or raiding any new transportation revenues for
non-transportation improvement purposes: and
WHEREAS, there is also a proposed ballot measure aimed for the November 2018 ballot
(Attorney General #17-0033) that would repeal the new transportation revenues provided by SB
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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 $4,142,657, in total, dedicated to
City of Ukiah for fiscal year 2019-2020 through fiscal year 2026-2027, and halt critical investments
in future transportation improvement projects in our community.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Ukiah hereby supports Proposition 69, the June
2018 constitutional amendment to prevent new transportation funds from being diverted for non-
transportation purposes; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Ukiah hereby opposes the proposed November
ballot proposition (Attorney General #17-0033) that would repeal the new transportation funds
and make it more difficult to raise state and local transportation funds in the future; and
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Ukiah supports and can be listed as
a member of the Coalition to Protect Local Transportation Improvements, a diverse coalition of
local government, business, labor, transportation and other organizations throughout the state, in
support of Proposition 69 and in opposition to the repeal of SB 1.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of May, 2018, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brown, Scalmanini, Crane, Mulheren, and Doble
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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Kevin Doble, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
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