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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEREAS, the City of Colton has reported to the League of California Cities that we will be forced to eliminate part or all of our street maintenance operations, and possibly will be forced to cut back in others areas (including public safety staffing levels) and use city general funds for basic street repair and maintenance. Furthermore, Colton expects that liability damage awards will mount as basic maintenance service is ignored and traffic accidents, injuries and deaths shall increase to alarming levels; WHEREAS, in both Proposition 5 in 1974 and Proposition 2 in 1998, the voters of our state overwhelmingly imposed restriction on the state's ability to do what the Governor has proposed, and any effort to permanently divert the local share of the gas tax would violate the state constitution and the will of the voters; WHEREAS, cities and counties maintain 81% of the state road network while the state directly maintains 8%; WHEREAS, ongoing street maintenance is a significant public safety concern and a city's failure to maintain its street pavement (potholes filling, sealing, overlays, etc), traffic signals, signs, and street lights has a direct correlation to traffic accidents, injuries and deaths; WHEREAS, according to a recent statewide needs assessment) --on a scale of zero (failed) to 100 (excellent)—the statewide average pavement condition index (PCI) is 68, or "at risk'. Furthermore, based on existing funding levels available to cities and counties, by the year 2033, local streets and roadways will plunge down to a PCI score of 48 ("poor" conditions); 1 California Statewide Local Streets and Road Needs Assessment, Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd. (2008), sponsored by the League of California Cities, California State Association of Counties and County Engineers Association of California. Resolution No. R-41-09 - 2 - Council Special Meeting, June 23, 2009