HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso 2018-07 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL
CITY, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING THE REPEAL OF SB 1 AND
SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 69
WHEREAS, California's cities, counties and transportation agencies face a
statewide backlog of over $130 billion in needed funds to make transportation
infrastructure improvements; and
WHEREAS, "The Road Repair and Accountability Act" (SB 1 — Beall) passed by
the Legislature and signed by the Governor last year 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, SB 1 provides critically-needed funding in Cathedral City that will be
used for:
• Date Palm Drive and Dinah Shore Drive Intersection Reconstruction: Estimated
cost $800,000.
• Avenida Ximino Neighborhood Street Reconstruction: Estimated cost $650,000.
• Landau Boulevard and McCallum Way Intersection Traffic Signal Construction:
Estimated cost $400,000.
• Whispering Palms Neighborhood Street Pavement Rehabilitation: Estimated cost
$1,400,000.
• Century Park Neighborhood Street Pavement Rehabilitation: Estimated cost
$1,400,000.
• La Pasada Neighborhood Street Pavement Rehabilitation: Estimated cost
$650,000.
• Landau Public Alleyway Reconstruction: Estimated cost $400,000.
WHEREAS, SB 1 contains strong accountability provisions to streamline projects
by cutting bureaucratic redundancies and red tape to ensure transportation funds are
spent efficiently and effectively, while also establishing the independent office of
Transportation Inspector General to perform audits, improve efficiency and increase
transparency; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 69 on the June 2018 ballot would add additional
accountability for taxpayers by preventing the State Legislature from diverting or raiding
any new transportation revenues for non-transportation improvement purposes; and
WHEREAS,there is also a proposed ballot measure aimed for the November 2018
ballot (Attorney General #17-0033) that would repeal the new transportation revenues
provided by SB 1 and make it more difficult to increase funding for state and local
transportation improvements in the future; and
WHEREAS, this proposed November proposition would eliminate more than $1
million annually dedicated to Cathedral City, and halt critical investments in future
transportation improvement projects in our community;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City of Cathedral City hereby supports Proposition 69, the June 2018
constitutional amendment to prevent new transportation funds from being
diverted for non-transportation purposes; and
2. The City of Cathedral City hereby opposes the proposed November ballot
proposition (Attorney. General #17-0033) that would repeal the new
transportation funds and make it more difficult to raise state and local
transportation funds in the future; and
3. The City of Cathedral City supports and can be listed as a member of the
Coalition to Protect Local Transportation Improvements, a diverse coalition of
local government, business, labor, transportation and other organizations
throughout the state, in support of Proposition 69 and opposing the repeal of
SB 1.
4. Staff is directed to email a copy of this adopted resolution to Kyle Griffith of the
Coalition to Protect Local Transportation Improvements campaign at
kgriffith(a-)bcfpublicaffairs.com.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Cathedral city held on this 14th day of March, 2018, by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members Aguilar, Carnevale and Kaplan;
Mayor Pro Tem Pettis and Mayor Henry
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Stanley E. Henry, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Gary F. Howell, City Clerk Eric S. Vail, City Attorney