HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 12-18 Prop 69RESOLUTION NO. 12=18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA,
SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 69 ON THE JUNE 2018 BALLOT AND JOINING THE
COALITION TO PROTECT LOCAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS' EFFORTS
TO PREVENT TRANSPORTATION FUNDS FROM BEING DIVERTED FOR
NON=TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, California's cities, counties and transportation agencies need dedicated
funding to support transportation infrastructure road safety improvements, fill potholes, and
repair local streets, highways, freeways, bridges and overpasses; and
WHEREAS, there is a statewide backlog of over $130 Billion in needed road repairs,
including $73 billion needed for local streets and roads; and
WHEREAS, last year's "Road Repair and Accountability Act" (SB 1 —Beall) 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, these transportation revenues should have additional Constitutional
protections to ensure funds are used only for transportation purposes; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 69 on the June 2018 ballot would add another layer of
accountability by preventing the State Legislature from diverting or raiding any new
transportation revenues for non -transportation improvement purposes.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay,
California, as follows:
Section 1. The City Council hereby supports Proposition 69 on the June 2018 ballot
to prevent new transportation funds from being diverted for non -transportation purposes.
Section 2. The City Council supports and can be listed as a member of the Coalition
to Protect Local Transportation Improvements, a diverse coaon of local government,
business, labor, transportation and other organizations throughout the state, in support of
Proposition 69, and directs staff to email a copy of this adopted resolution to Kyle Griffith of the
Coalition to Protect Local Transportation Improvements campaign at
kriffith@bcfpublicaffairs.com.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at a regular
meeting thereof held on this 27th day of March 2018 on the following vote:
AYES: Irons, Davis, Headding, Makowetski,
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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