HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-10942 OPPOSING PROPOSITION 6 – SB 1 REPEALRESOLUTION NO. 10942 (2018 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING PROPOSITION 6 — SB 1 REPEAL
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 the City of San Luis Obispo that
will be used for:
• Traffic Safety Projects Paving projects in neighborhood streets;
• Projects to enhance bicycle and pedestrian safety in City's transportation network; and
• Bridge Repair projects.
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
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WHEREAS, there is a proposed ballot measure aimed for the November 2018 ballot
(Attorney General #17-0033) 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 eliminate $1.055 million
annually dedicated to the City of San Luis Obispo, reduce funding for local transit operations,
reduce the pool of state funding for competitive regional and Active Transportation projects, and
halt critical investments in future transportation improvement projects in our community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo
that the City of San Luis Obispo hereby opposes the Proposition 6 (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; that the City of San Luis Obispo 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
opposition to the repeal of SB 1.
Upon motion of Council Member Rivoire, seconded by Council Member Gomez, and on the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Members Gomez, Pease and Rivoire,
Vice Mayor Christianson and Mayor Harmon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 18th day c
ATTEST:
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, this day of Z(jl
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
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