HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-003 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 02-003
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF
PROPOSITION 42 TRAFFIC CONGESTION IMPROVEMENT
ACT
WHEREAS, Prop. 42 will provide traffic congestion relief with no new taxes by
allocating existing gasoline sales tax revenues estimated at approximately $1 billion annually for
public transit, local road repair and improvements to local and state roads and highways; and
WHEREAS, Prop. 42 is based on the principle that taxes paid at the gas pump
should be used for transportation purposes and would dedicate those funds for transportation
purposes, and
WHEREAS, all projects will be subject to standard accounting practices to
ensure they are delivered on time and on budget, and
WHEREAS, traffic congestion is bad now and will get worse unless Prop. 42 is
passed, jeopardizing California's economic recovery and costing Californians billions of dollars
every year in wasted time, excess fuel and shipping delays; and
WHEREAS, six thousand of our bridges and overpasses are structurally deficient
or don't meet highway design standards, and planned improvements to our bus and rail
commuter systems lay behind schedule; and
WHEREAS, cities and counties lack funds to fix potholes and properly maintain
local streets; and
WHEREAS, traffic is paralyzing travel with Los Angeles now ranked the number
one most congested urban area in the country, San Francisco/Oakland second, San Diego sixth
and Sacramento, San Jose and, San Bernardino/Riverside following close behind; and
WHEREAS, the state's legislative analyst's office recommended legislators come
up with an additional, reliable and ongoing funding source to tackle California's ailing
transportation system
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga SUPPORTS Proposition 42, the Traffic Congestion Improvement Act.
Please see the following page
for formal adoption,certification and signatures
Resolution No. 02-003
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of January 2002.
AYES: Alexander, Biane, Curatalo, Dutton, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
r.CR—
William J. exander, Mayor
ATTEST:
ebra J. Adan MC, City Clerk
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, at a Regular Meeting
of said City Council held on the 2nd day of January 2002.
Executed this 3`d day of January 2002, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Debra J. Ada CMC, City Clerk