Resolution 15369CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 15369
SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 69 AND OPPOSING SENATE BILL 1
(SB 1) REPEAL, TO PROTECT LOCAL TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENTS IN SB 1
WHEREAS, California's cities, counties and transportation agencies face a
statewide backlog of over $130 billion in needed funds to make transportation
infrastructure improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Road Repair and Accountability Act (SB 1 — Beall) passed by the
Legislature and signed by the Governor last year will raise $5 billion annually in long-term,
dedicated transportation funding to make road safety improvements, fill potholes and
repair local streets, highways, bridges and overpasses, with the revenues split equally
between state and local government projects; and
WHEREAS, SB 1 provides critically -needed funding in Alameda that will be used
for:
• Local street and road maintenance
• Goods movement system
• Public transit infrastructure, including capital and operating funds
• Funding for the Solutions for Congested Corridors Program
• Investments in the State Transportation Improvement Program
• Investments in bicycle and pedestrian projects; and
WHEREAS, SB 1 contains strong accountability provisions to streamline projects
by cutting bureaucratic redundancies and red tape to ensure transportation funds are
spent efficiently and effectively, while also establishing the independent office of
Transportation Inspector General to perform audits, improve efficiency and increase
transparency; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 69 on the June 2018 ballot would add additional
accountability for taxpayers by preventing the State Legislature from diverting or raiding
any new transportation revenues for non -transportation improvement purposes; and
WHEREAS, there is also 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Alameda that
the City of Alameda hereby supports Proposition 69, the June 2018 constitutional
amendment to prevent new transportation funds from being diverted for non -
transportation purposes; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Alameda
hereby opposes the proposed November ballot proposition (Attorney General #17-0033)
that would repeal the new transportation funds provided by SB1 and make it more difficult
to raise state and local transportation funds in the future; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Alameda
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 support of Proposition 69 and opposing
the repeal of SB 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the City Clerk is directed to
email a copy of this adopted resolution to Kyle Griffith of the Coalition to Protect Local
Transportation Improvements campaign at kqriffithCa)bcfpublicaffairs.com.
1, 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 17th day of April, 2018, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS
Councilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie, Vella and
Mayor Spencer – 5.
None.
None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
said City this 18th day of April, 2018.
Lara Weisiger, CWClerki—
City of Alameda
Janet CIdmeda
ern, City Attorney
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