R-034-16 Adopting the Measure I 2010-2040 Maintenance of Effort Base Year Level

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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 RESOLUTION NO. R-34-16 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING THE MEASURE I 2010-2040 MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT BASE YEAR LEVEL WHEREAS, the City of Colton is a municipal corporation duly organized and existing pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of California ("City"); and WHEREAS, San Bernardino County voters approved passage of Measure I in November 2004, authorizing the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (Authority) to impose a one-half of one percent retail transactions and use tax applicable in the incorporated and unincorporated territory of the County of San Bernardino; and WHEREAS, revenue from the tax can only be used for transportation improvement and traffic management programs authorized in the Expenditure Plans set forth in Ordinance No. 04- 01 of the Authority; and WHEREAS, the Local Streets Program is a Measure I program that provides funds through a pass-through mechanism directly to local jurisdictions for expenditure on street and road construction, repair, maintenance and other eligible local transportation priorities; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Ordinance No. 04-01 of the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority and Authority Measure I 2010-2040 Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan) Policy VLS-22, Local Street Program funds shall not be used to supplant existing local discretionary funds being used for street and highway purposes; and WHEREAS, the Strategic Plan requires each local jurisdiction adopt a Maintenance of Effort base year level that is equivalent to the discretionary General Fund expenditures for transportation -related construction and maintenance activities in Fiscal Year 2008/2009, with some allowances for exceptions, to be approved by the Authority; and -1-