HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 2016 3503 2016 0518 RESOLUTION NO. 2016-3503
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE VENTURA
COUNTY TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT/EXPENDITURE
PLAN AND DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION FROM THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
WHEREAS, the City of Moorpark is in receipt of the Ventura County
Investment/Expenditure Plan approved for distribution to cities and the County of Ventura
by the Ventura County Transportation Commission acting as the Ventura County Local
Transportation Authority on April 22, 2016, by a 14-0 vote. The Ventura County
Investment/Expenditure Plan was prepared pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section
180206 and is required as part of consideration of the potential placement of a retail
transactions and use tax (1/2 cent sales tax) revenue measure on the ballot for the
November 8, 2016 general election. The revenue measure, if placed on the ballot and
approved by the voters, is estimated to generate $70,000,000.00 annually to repair,
preserve, and improve the transportation system of Ventura County; and
WHEREAS, the lack of a "self-help" transportation revenue measure has placed
Ventura County at a competitive disadvantage when competing for federal and state
transportation funds with other California counties; and
WHEREAS, 50% of the revenue received from a voter-approved revenue measure
and allocated pursuant to the proposed Ventura County Transportation
Investment/Expenditure Plan will go back to each of the ten cities and the County of
Ventura for local transportation needs. This represents an estimated $1,650,000,000 of
funding over thirty years; and
WHEREAS, the City of Moorpark has significant transportation needs, including
local street and road repair, pedestrian improvements, and active transportation needs.
Moreover, the cost in recent years of deferred street maintenance needs has grown, while
traditional sources of funding for street repairs have diminished; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Director has determined that the Ventura
County Investment/Expenditure Plan is exempt from the California Environmental Quality
Act(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) in that the CEQA definition
of a "Project" does not include the creation of government funding mechanisms or other
government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any other specific
project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Resolution 2016-3503
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SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The City Council concurs with
the determination of the Community Development Director that the Ventura County
Investment/Expenditure Plan is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4), in
that the CEQA definition of a "Project"does not include the creation of government funding
mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to
any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the
environment.
SECTION 2. The City of Moorpark approves the County Investment/Expenditure
Plan dated April 22, 2016.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to the
Ventura County Transportation Commission, acting as the Ventura County Local
Transportation Authority.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of the resolution and shall
cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of May, 2016.
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Resolution 2016-3503
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss.
CITY OF MOORPARK
I, Maureen Benson, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby certify
under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 2016-3503 was adopted by the
City Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of May,
2016, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mikos, Millhouse, Pollock, Van Dam, and Mayor Parvin
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 1st day of June, 2016.
Maureen Benson, City Clerk
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