HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-009 CC ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 02-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 42-
"TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION IMPROVEMENT ACT"
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will help make our roads safer and reduce traffic without
higher taxes by requiring the gasoline taxes we already pay be used to improve mass transit,
highways, and local roads; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 is based on the principle that taxes paid at the gas pump
should be used for transportation purposes; 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;
WHEREAS, with our neglected transportation system needing attention, California has
the third worst deteriorated roads in the nation and more than 6000 of our bridges and
overpasses are structurally deficient or no longer meet highway safety or design standards; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will provide a stable and ongoing source of transportation
funding that will make it possible to plan our future transportation needs; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will guarantee funds to every city and county to help fix
potholes, repair dangerous road conditions and improve the safety of children walking or biking
to school; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will help speed up highway safety and traffic relief projects,
and expand and improve mass transit systems; and
WHEREAS, all Proposition 42 projects will be subject to an annual audit and standard
accounting practices to ensure they are delivered on time and on budget; and
WHEREAS, by speeding up transportation projects thousands of new construction and
other jobs will be created, our economy will be stimulated and every dollar invested in our
highways will result in almost six times that in economic benefits.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED, that the City of Temecula supports Proposition 42-
"Transportation Congestion Improvement Act" in the interest of:
1. Allocating a portion of the existing state sales tax on gasoline to cities and counties to be
used for transportation improvements.
2. Creating jobs to stimulate the economy through transportation projects, which create
thousands of new jobs in construction, engineering and related services.
3. Joining in a coordinated effort to improve highway, bridge and street safety by fixing
potholes, repairing dangerous roads, highways, bridges, intersections and school routes.
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4. Supporting traffic relief projects on highways and local roads, and expand local bus and
commuter services.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, this Resolution has been executed by the City Council of the
City of Temecula, at a meeting held on the 22nd day of January, 2002.
Ron Roberts, Mayor
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
CiTY OF TEMECULA
SS
I, Susan Jones, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, HEREBY DO CERTIFY that the
foregoing Resolution No. 02-09 was duly adopted at a special meeting of the City Council of the
City of Temecula on the 29th day of January, 2002, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
4 COUNCILMEMBERS: Comerchero, Naggar, Pratt, Stone
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: I COUNCILMEMBERS: Roberts
ABSTAIN: 0
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ity Clerk
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