HomeMy WebLinkAbout4229_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 4229
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
URGING APPROVAL OF STATE LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC VOTE
FOR A COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX
WHEREAS, 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, and
WHEREAS, our local city streets are in great need of additional
revenue for rehabilitation and new construction, since current gasoline
taxes are consumed by maintenance costs, and
WHEREAS, the state is encouraging counties to adopt
transportation revenues of their own, and is increasingly rewarding
those counties who have done so, and
WHEREAS, a sound transportation system which keeps pace with
growth is vital to securing new jobs for our residents, thereby
reducing long commutes, and
WHEREAS, three counties (Santa Clara, Alameda, and Fresno) have
adopted such measures, and others are planning to do so, and
WHEREAS, 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 nd productive method of local funding, and
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) has
initiated a program leading to a public vote for such a tax, and
WHEREAS, the initial step requires passage by the state
legislature and signature by the Governor of an enabling bill
authorizing the public vote,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Redlands does
hereby resolve that those representatives in the state legislature
representing the City of Redlands, and the Governor of the State of
California, be 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 Redlands.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 17th day of March, 1987 .
Attest: Mayor of the City of Redlands
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