HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2006-67A RE SOLUT[ON OF THE I, ODI CITY COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF A
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ENSURE THAT PROPOSITION 42
REVENUES ARE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR STATE AND LOCAL.
TRANSPORTATION TA`T'ION PROJECTS AND THAT REVENUES PREVIOUSLY
USED TO OFFSET NON -TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES ARE REIMBURSED
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi engages in periodic capital improvement assessments and planning
relating to the condition of its transportation infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the City is concerned that it is not able to maintain its transportation infrastructure
consistent with public works best practices because of limited funding availability; and
WHEREAS, constraints on the City's ability to fully frond local transportation infrastructure projects
adversely affect residents, visitors, and businesses within the City, and
WHEREAS, the City had anticipated receiving monies for this purpose as the result of Proposition
42, approved by the state's voters in March 2002, which dedicated the state sales tax paid on gasoline to
state and local transportation infrastructure projects and programs; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 contains a provision that allows the state to transfer the sales tax on
gasoline to non -transportation state purposes during times sof fiscal need; and
WHEREAS, as a result, some $2.5 billion in Proposition 42 monies has been spent over the past
three years for non -transportation purposes; and
WHEREAS, a measure is being circulated to qualify a constitutional amendment for the
November 2006 ballot that would ensure that future revenues raised by Preposition 42 are dedicated to
state and local transportation projects only; and
WHEREAS, the measure also requires the state to reimburse the $2.5 billion in Bands previously
.spent on non -transportation expenses to be repaid in ten years; and
WHEREAS, ensuring that Proposition 42 revenues are used solely for transportation projects,
along with the reimbursement of prior revenues, will greatly assist the City of Lodi in meeting its street
maintenance obligations to the benefits of its residents, visitors, and businesses..
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lodi hereby supports
a constitutional amendment to ensure that Proposition 42 revenues are used exclusively for state and
local transportation projects and that revenues previously used to offset non -transportation purposes be
reimbursed.
Dated: April 19, 2006
I hereby certify that Resolution foto. 2006-67 was passed and adulated by the City Council of the
City of Lodi in a regular meeting held April 19, 2006, by the following vote:
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