Resolution 11181CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 11181
URGING THE LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB300 RELATING TO
ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS TO CITIES AND COUNTIES FOR
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION
WHEREAS, SB300, FORAN, approved by the Governor on October
2, 1985, provided for additional allocations to Cities and.
Counties for streets and highways maintenance and reconstruction;
and
WHEREAS, SB300 further provides that in order to receive
an allocation, an agency must spend not less than its 1984-85 (base
year) expenditures for maintenance and reconstruction not includ-
ing the allocation; and
WHEREAS, if the State Controller determines that a City or
County expended less than its 1984-85 base year amount, its
allocation pursuant to Section 2104 or 2107 gas taxes shall be
reduced during the next fiscal year by the amount that its
expenditures are less than the base year amount; and
WHEREAS, there are 112 Cities, and 8 Counties that did not
meet their base year 1984-85 expenditure requirements, and there-
fore, are in jeopardy of losing 2104 or 2107 gas tax allocations
for the 1986-87 fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the designation of the 1984-85 fiscal year as the
base years is unfair, due to the year-to-year fluctuations of
monies spent for street purposes by local agencies; and in any
case, 2104 and 2107 gas taxes which local agencies have received
and depended on for 25 years should not be curtailed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
of Alameda that said Council hereby urges the legislature to
amend SB300 (or Sec. 2127 of the Streets and Highways Code) to
accomplish the following:
(1) Allow the local agency to use an average of years
for the base year instead of the 1984-85 fiscal year.
(2) Delete the provision for the reduction of 2104 or
2107 gas tax funds as a penalty for not meeting the
expenditure requirements.
(3) Since some Cities have not spent their allocations
because it may become a liability - allow more time
for expenditure of the allocations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that because of budgetary constraints,
time is of the essence.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by
the Council of the City of Alameda in adjourned regular
meeting assembled on the 28th of April, 1987,
by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Corica, Hanna, Lucas, Monsef
and President Diament - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the official seal of said City this 29th day of
April, 1987.
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City Cle'rk of the City of Alameda-