HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 2018 3735 2018 0815 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-3735
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING PROPOSITION 6
ON THE NOVEMBER 2018 BALLOT
WHEREAS, cities and counties own and operate more than 81 percent of streets
and roads in California, and from the moment we open our front door to drive to work,
bike to school, or walk to the bus station, people are dependent upon a safe, reliable
local transportation network; and
WHEREAS, the 2016 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs
Assessment, which provides critical analysis and information on local transportation
networks' condition and funding needs, indicates that the condition of local
transportation networks is deteriorating at an increasing rate; and
WHEREAS, Moorpark is a newer City that has been able to rely on pavement
preservation projects in the past but its aging roads will increasingly need more
expensive resurfacing or reconstruction work in the future; and
WHEREAS, California has more than 1,600 bridges and overpasses that are
structurally deficient and unsafe; and
WHEREAS, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, there
were more than 3,600 fatalities on California roads in 2016, with poor road conditions as
a major factor in vehicle collisions and accidents; and
WHEREAS, there is a statewide backlog of over $130 billion in needed road
repairs, including $73 billion needed for local streets and roads; and
WHEREAS, the "Road Repair and Accountability Act" of 2017 (SB 1) will raise $5
billion annually in long-term, dedicated transportation funding to make road safety
improvements, fill potholes, and repair local streets, highways, bridges, and overpasses,
with the revenues split equally between state and local government projects; and
WHEREAS, the City supported the approval of SB 1; and
WHEREAS, California voters passed Proposition 69 on the June 2018 ballot, by
an 81%-19% margin, to add Constitutional protections ensuring SB 1 transportation
funds can only be used for transportation purposes and making state and local
governments accountable to taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 6 would eliminate an estimated $52 billion in existing
transportation funding over the next ten years; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 6 would stop funding for more than 6,500 transportation
improvement projects currently underway or planned in every California community; and
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WHEREAS, Proposition 6 would jeopardize public safety by eliminating
thousands of projects to fix unsafe bridges and overpasses, repair crumbling and
unsafe roads, and enhance pedestrian safety; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 6 would raid approximately $1,020,000 annually
dedicated to the City of Moorpark and halt critical investments in future transportation
improvement and maintenance projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Moorpark hereby opposes
Proposition 6 on the November 2018 ballot to repeal SB 1 transportation funding; and
SECTION 2. The City of Moorpark can be listed as a member of the No on
Prop 6 coalition, a diverse coalition of local governments, public safety organizations,
business leaders, labor leaders, environmental leaders, transportation advocates, and
other organizations throughout the state; and
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and
shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of August, 2018.
rJa ce S. Parvin, Mayor
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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. 2018-3735 was
adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the
15th day of August, 2018, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mikos, Pollock, Simons, Van Dam, and Mayor Parvin
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 17th day of August,
2018.
Maureen Benson, City Clerk
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