R-9742
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City Council Meeting 1-22-02
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9742 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DECLARING
ITS SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 42, THE TRANSPORTATION
CONGESTION IMPROVEMENT ACT
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will help make our roads safer and reduce traffic without
higher taxes by requiring the gasoline sales taxes we already pay to be used to improve
mass transit, highways and local roads; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 is based on the principlethattaxes paid atthe 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;
and
WHEREAS, with out neglected transportation system needing attention, California
has the third worst deteriorated roads in the nation and more than 6,000 of our bridges and
overpasses are structurally deficient or no longer meet highway safety ordesign standards;
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WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will provide a stable and ongoing source of
transportation funding that will make it possible to plan for 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, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby declares its support of Proposition 42, the
Transportation Congestion Improvement Act.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect
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AdOpted and approved this 22nd of January, 2002.
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 9742 (CCS) was duly adopted at a
meeting of the Santa Monica City Council held on the 22nd of January, 2002 by
the following vote:
Ayes: Council members:
O'Connor, Bloom, Mayor Pro Tem
McKeown, Mayor Feinstein
Noes: Council members:
None
Abstain: Council members:
None
Absent: Council members:
Holbrook, Genser, Katz
ATTEST:
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Maria Stewart, City Clerk