HomeMy WebLinkAbout2231_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 2231
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS, CALIFOrTIA ,
CONCERNING STATE GASOLINE TAX REVENUES Ft;i THE
IMPROVEMENT OF LOCAL STREETS .
WHEREAS, City street and county road deficiencies , as
impartially reviewed by the Senate Interim Committee on High-
ways, Streets , and Bridges in 1954 and 1956, and as reported
in the Federal 210 Study, and as more recently reported by
cities and counties in California in compliance with Senate
Concurrent Resolution No. 62, overwhelmingly exceed the defi-
ciencies of the State Highway System; and
WHEREAS, City streets and county roads are essential
elements of our total highway transportation system; and
WHEREAS, Future growth will place heavy demands upon an
already inadequate system of local roads and streets ; and
WHEREAS, City street and county road deficiencies cannot
be corrected with existing sources of revenue ; and
WHEREAS, The State will require all of its existing
State and Federal revenue to correct deficiencies in the
State Highway and Freeway System; and
WHEREAS, Consideration should be given to city streets
and county roads along with State highways and freeways , and
deficiencies on all three systems corrected at a comparable
rate in order to have a complete roadway network; and
WHEREAS, Cities throughout California are currently
demonstratin their concern for traffic needs by financing
more than 75� of City street improvements from local property
takes and other non-highway user revenues, and despite this
effort they are falling farther behind; and
WHEREAS, The needs of the City of Redlands to eliminate
such deficiencies to the year 19$0 are $9,101,000.00 (as re-
ported in SCR 62 , County Road and City Street Deficiencies
3tudy) ; and the City of Redlands is assuming its fu1I share
of responsibility for correcting its city street deficiencies
within its financial ability; and
ti:: ,R�:A:= , a disproportionate spar€-of city street costs are
borne y the local property owner; and there is a great demon-
strable need for additional revenue to meet city street and
county road deficiencies ;
T#C1'�', "H ; F,i GR F-1 T'r -E� GLVEB by the City Council of the
City of fedlands , California , that it does hereby most strongly
urge the .'tate Legislature to increase the :)'tate Motor Vehicle
Fuel Tax by an amount of one cent per gallon for direct allocation
to cities and counties for correction of city street and county
road deficiencies at a rate comparable to the correction of
deficiencies on the :Mate Highway System; and
BE iT FURTHEH RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be instructed
to transmit a copy of this resolution to the City's legislative
representatives , the cities and Board of Supervisors of San Ber-
nardino County, and the League of California Cities.
1 hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly
and regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Redlands at an adjourned regular meeting thereof held
on the Li, day off ^n��_� � _, 1962•
City Uerk of th City of Redlands