HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 11619 (TAM Traffic Relief & Better Transportation Act)RESOLUTION NO. 11619
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL SUPPORTING
MEASURE A — TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OF MARIN TRAFFIC RELIEF AND BETTER
TRANSPORTATION ACT
WHEREAS, over the last several months, the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM)
presented to and received approvals from, the Board of Supervisors and all City and Town Councils
of Marin for the Final Transportation Sales Tax Expenditure Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors has called for a special election to be held on
November 2, 2004 and placed Measure A on the ballot. If approved by voters of Marin, Measure A
would authorize TAM to impose the one-half of one percent transactions and use tax for a period of
twenty years, issue limited tax bonds to finance the transportation programs set forth in the
Expenditure Plan, and set an annual appropriations limit of $50 million. Being a special tax, the
ballot measure would require 2/3rds-voter approval in order to pass; and
WHEREAS, if approved by the voters, approximately $331 million would fund transportation
improvements over the course of 20 years as follows: Local bus transit - $182.4 million, or 55
percent; Fixing local roads, bikeways and sidewalks - $87.8 million, or 26.5 percent; Traffic
improvements to ease congestion and provide safe routes to schools - $36.5 million, or 11 percent;
Closing the car-pool gap on Highway 101 through San Rafael and Central Marin - $24.9 million, or
7.5 percent; and
WHEREAS, a transportation sales tax is one of the few tools available to Marin for
generating local funds for transportation projects. Becoming a "self-help" county is a critical step
towards increasing our share of regional, state, and federal funding, as well as helping the County to
achieve its "transportation independence." Voter approval of a transportation sales tax ballot
measure would ensure stability and improvement to the future of transportation in Marin, providing
funds to maintain and enhance current transportation programs that will be reduced, eliminated, or
delayed without a new source of funding;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Rafael
supports Measure A, Transportation Authority Of Marin Traffic Relief And Better Transportation Act
on the November 2, 2004 Ballot.
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, 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 Council of said
City on the 7`h day of September, 2004, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Cohen, Heller, Phillips & Mayor Boro
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Miller
JEANNE M. LEONCINI, City Clerk
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