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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />RESOLUTION NO. R-24-87 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF COLTON URGING APPROVAL OF STATE <br />LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC VOTE <br />FOR A COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX <br />WHEREAS, state and federal gasoline taxes and other <br />transportation revenues are, and will continue to be, inade- <br />quate to meet our state highway construction needs, even though <br />we continue to receive our equitable share of those funds; and <br />WHEREAS, our local city streets are in great need of <br />additional revenue for rehabilitation and new construction, <br />since current gasoline taxes are consumed by maintenance costs; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the state is encouraging counties to adopt <br />transportation revenues of their own, and is increasingly re- <br />warding those counties who have done so; and <br />WHEREAS, a sound transportation system which keeps <br />pace with growth is vital to securing new jobs for our resi- <br />dents, thereby reducing long commutes; and <br />WHEREAS, three counties (Santa Clara, Alameda, and <br />Fresno)have adopted such measures, and others are planning to <br />do so; and <br />WHEREAS, a one-half cent sales tax for a specified period <br />of years, to be spent on a voter -approved program of projects, <br />appears to be the most fair and productive method of local fund- <br />ing; and <br />WHEREAS, the San Bernardino Associated Governments <br />(SANBAG) has initiated a program leading to a public vote for <br />such a tax; and <br />