PREPARED BY: MATT RODRIGUEZ DATE OF MEETING: 03/05/18
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO SUPPORTING THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES' REQUEST TO SUPPORT PROPOSITION 69 SAFEGUARDING TRANSPORTATION FUNDING AND OPPOSING A POTENTIAL BALLOT MEASURE TO REPEAL SB 1 LEGISLATION
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Infrastructure is a major strategic policy initiative, and Street Maintenance a policy category contained in the adopted FY 2018-21 Council Priority Workplan, effective November 1, 2017.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This is not a project under CEQA.
BACKGROUND
California transportation and other infrastructure funding has been declining over the last decade. To address this issue, last year the California State Legislature passed both ACA 5 (Frazier) and SB 1 (Beall), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, which is the State's overall transportation infrastructure investment bill.
ACA 5 seeks to constitutionally protect the new transportation funding created by SB 1 so that it can be protected from future raids, and will solely be used for its intended purpose - transportation funding. ACA 5 will appear on the June 2018 ballot as Proposition 69. The full text of ACA 5/Proposition 69 is attached for review (See Attachment).
California cities and counties are seeing a significant influx of new revenue to invest in the local street and road system from the SB 1 legislation which was signed by Governor Brown on April 28, 2017. This measure was in response to California's significant funding shortfall to maintain the state's multimodal transportation network, which is the backbone of the economy and critical to the quality of life in the Golden State.
SB 1 increased several taxes and fees to raise over $5 billion annually in new transportation revenues. Moreover, SB 1 provides for inflationary adjustments so that the purchasing power of the revenues do...
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