HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 15245 (Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) Fee Agreement)RESOLUTION NO. 15245
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FEE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OF MARIN (TAM) AND MARIN
COUNTY, TOWNS AND CITIES
WHEREAS, the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) serves as the Congestion Management Agency
(CMA) for Marin County; and
WHEREAS, in order to support the essential functions carried out by TAM, all local jurisdictions in Marin,
including the County of Marin, have been making an annual formula-based City/County fee contribution
to TAM that is calculated based on 50% population and 50% lane miles shared; and
WHEREAS, the annual formula-based City/County fee contribution is the same formula used for TAM to
distribute local streets and road infrastructure funds under the Measure A/AA ½-Cent Transportation
Sales Tax Program; and
WHEREAS, beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2005-06 and for a period of 10 years, the City/County fee was
set at $430,000 annually to help cover the cost of additional functions TAM took on both as the CMA and
the sales tax administration agency of Marin, and to provide the matching funds needed for various grant
sources; and
WHEREAS, in 2015, all local jurisdictions agreed to a temporary 30% ($129,000 per year) increase over
a 5-year period, to support several critical county-wide transportation efforts. The temporary increase
took effect in FY 2015-16 and expired in FY2019-20 when it was then reduced and held at $500,000 for
two years; and
WHEREAS, this fee agreement establishes a long-term fee structure intended to stabilize the revenues,
make the amounts predictable for all parties, and reduce the administration of determining a level each
year, by setting a base fee to increase each year by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and establishing
each member’s share of the base fee to be calculated annually based on what is used in the most recent
TAM Measure A/AA Sales Tax Strategic Plan for local streets and road funding distribution; and
WHEREAS, the agreement commits the City and all other parties to the terms of the funding agreement
for a 5-year period, beginning retroactively to FY2022-23; and
WHEREAS, for current fiscal year FY2023-24, the total base fee is $576,950 and San Rafael’s fee
contribution to the base fee is $114,368.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Rafael does hereby
authorize the City Manager to execute the TAM Agreement A-FY23-03, City/County Fee Agreement
Between Transportation Authority of Marin and Marin County, Towns, and Cities, attached to the staff
report submitted with this Resolution.
I, Lindsay Lara, City Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly
and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 21st day of
August 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Pro Tem Llorens Gulati
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Mayor Kate
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk