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THE LUDI CI'T'Y COURUIL'S 6Ui1FOAT FUri d ONE
CENT IIJUxEA3E IN THE STATE MOTOR V EdlULE FUEL TAX
WaZitEAS, the Uity of Lodi had $2,364,000. of street
d9fioiencies to 1580 as reported in the Stitt 62 study prepared
by the State Department of Public Works, and
WHEREAS, the Cities and Counties of California had
62.732,945,000• in deficiencies for primary and secondary
streets and roma Lo 1965 with only $1,835,462,UOU. of esti-
mated revenue with which to finance the correction of these
deficieneia8, and
WHPtt4kS z ia,Ch do,ssrus•e t4"n 12uu v etiicle* acre addwd Lu
-Lilts 9,3UU,464 regi,sta:L•ad vehicles in the State of Ualifornia,
and
afliEit AS, the cities 01' California received a►pproxiwatoly
$36 million fxom gasoline tax revenue in 1961-62 which accounts
for only about 25s4, of the money expended on street improveiuexits
anl-,ually, and
W1IE1ti:A•S, L}ry �,Ly Uf L.,di. had $315,uoo of da2'ioieraci iii
its Lajor ArtLri al 5 unci 0�,11 a,c Lor• :;treetaa a:a of July 11 1960
and further deficiencies in the same class of streets of
$689,000 ars expoctoa to develop during the 1960-65 period, and
WilEttEAS, the City of Lodi re3ceives approximately $'TO,ODU
its State Gasoline `1`ax vevenue annually and Its Major Arterial
and Collector Streaat deficiaencieg, both existing aria through
1965 total $l,OU4,UOU, and
WHEREAS, becaizoo of these ttre City of Lodi
put a $537,00U bond issue before its voters on June 5, 1962,
to supplement its gaa.s tax financing of street improvements
but said bond issue failed to gain the support of the required
66 2/3% of the voters voting --only 53.1 voted for it; now
therefore be i L
aESO VSI) that ti,e City CouknCil of th Uity of Ludi finds
that the most critical transportation ik:Oae fa.aiUg 'the
i,egislature of the State of Uslitornia. in 1963 1 s the need
for aU itkOre&se in taxes to provide additional aa:istroxice to
Cities wid counties for otvaet and road improvements; and be
it further
ttk,SGLV i) that ttke City Uuunuil of the Uity of Lodi does
uix rt�curd ao uuppovtine, a o .e taut increa,ae ilL Lhe St"te
iriotoi• vehielC fuel tax for allueatiotx to the ultiea and
c:uuntiar3 far of st t• tet and i•oud defic:ienQies.
Dated: August 1., 1962
Thi3 is to certify ti,ut the f"rz!eoing itesulutiot
No. 2555 was duly and regularly adopted by the
City Uounci7 of the City of Lodi at the regular
meeting of said City Council on August 1, 1962
by the Xollowint vote;
AY16: t;ounaiit uen - L iULBL4.LTooh3 11Uw,
KATLAKILA (Mayor) and
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Deputy Uity Clerk