Resolution 14950CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 14950
APPROVING THE 2014 ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANPORTATION
EXPENDITURE PLAN AND RECOMMENDATION TO THE ALAMEDA
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO PLACE A 30-YEAR
EXTENSION AND AUGMENTATION OF THE EXISTING
TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX ON THE NOVEMBER 4, 2014
GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Transportation Commission has unanimously
approved the 2014 Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan pursuant to the
authority of Public Utilities Code Section 180000 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Expenditure Plan review and update was
guided by a Transportation Expenditure Plan Steering Committee comprised of 13
representatives from Alameda County Cities, the Board of Supervisors, AC Transit,
and BART; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Expenditure Plan was developed in conjunction
with the Alameda Countywide Transportation Plan, the long-range policy document
that guides transportation investments, programs, policies, and advocacy for Alameda
County; a steering committee, technical working group, and, community working
group guided development of both plans using performance based criteria; and
WHEREAS, the 2014 Transportation Expenditure Plan was unanimously
approved by the governing body of the Alameda County Transportation Commission
on January 23, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the detailed, 30-year Transportation Expenditure Plan will expand
BART, bus, and rail services within Alameda County; keep transit fares affordable for
youth, seniors, and people with disabilities; provide traffic relief on city streets and
highways using new technology; improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, and support an environmentally sustainable future; create good jobs within
Alameda County and meet the County's growing transportation needs; and
WHEREAS, the interests of Alameda County and its residents and businesses
will benefit by the implementation of the 30-year Transportation Expenditure Plan
through the augmentation and extension of the existing half-cent sales tax for
transportation in Alameda County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Alameda hereby approves the 2014 Alameda County Transportation Expenditure
Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Alameda
requests that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors place the Alameda Country
Transportation Expenditure Plan on the November 4, 2014 ballot together with a
transportation sales tax measure.
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 a regular
meeting assembled on the 1st day of July, 2014, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Chen, Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft, Tam and
Mayor Gilmore — 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of said City this 2nd day of July, 2014.
Lara Weisiger, City e
City of Alameda