HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 1981-17RESOLUTION N0. 81-17
RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
URGING CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE
TO INCREASE ASSOCTATED TRANSPORTATION REVENUES
WHEREAS, there is a recognized transportation funding crisis
in the State of California and potential legislative action to meet this
problem; and
WHEREAS, road maintenance costs have accelerated dispropor-
tionately to the growth in revenue because of inflation thereby reducing
maintenance levels resulting in the further deterioration of the City and
County road system; and
WHEREAS, the League of California Cities and the County
Supervisors Association of California (CSAC) has for several years articu-
lated the maintenance, rehabilitation and improvement problems associated
with City and county transportation facilities; and
WHEREAS, the State. Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax has been fixed at 7
cents per gallon of fuel sold since 1963; and
WHEREAS, truck weight fees have not been adjusted to corres-
pondingly meet the increased maintenance caused by heavier vehicles upon
streets and highways; and
WHEREAS, the state vehicle license and drivers' license fees
are not adequately funding the regulatory agencies of the Department of
Motor Vehicles and the California Highway Patrol; and
WHEREAS, the California Transportation Commission, policy
committees of the Legislature, and other interest groups are reviewing
components of a transportation funding package; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore,
State of California, in regular session assembled on April 14, 1981, that
this Council supports a reasonable increase of varied revenues, such as gas
tax and associated fee increases, to be allocated not only to City govern-
ment for their transportation programs, but also to the County and state
transportation programs; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this action is taken in recogni-
tion that transportation is a vital component of the social and economic
growth for the State of California and should no longer be ignored; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this City Council urges the
California State Legislature to adopt legislation which insures the public's
investments in these systems be protected and improved where necessary; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Council endorses the concept
of a motor vehicle fuel tax based upon a percentage of the retail base price
of such fuel; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council is instructed to
forward copies of this resolution to our State Legislators, League of
California Cities and other interested parties.
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