HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council resolution 02-002 -Supporting Proposition 42 RESOLUTION NO. 02-002
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 42
WHEREAS,Proposition 42 will help make our roads safer and reduce traffic without
higher taxes be requiring the gasoline sales taxes we already pay be used to improve mass transit,
highways and local roads, and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 is based on the principle that taxes paid at the gas pump
should be used for transportation purposes; and
WHEREAS, traffic is paralyzing travel with Los Angeles now ranked the number one
most congested urban area in the county, San Francisco/Oakland second, San Diego sixth and
Sacramento, San Jose and San Bemardino/Riverside following close behind; and
WHEREAS,with our neglected transportation system needing attention, California has
the third worst deteriorated roads in the nation and more than 6,000 of our bridges and
overpasses are structurally deficient or no longer meet highway safety or design standards; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will provide a stable and ongoing source of transportation
funding that will make is possible to plan for our future transportation needs; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will guarantee funds to every city and county to help fix
potholes, repair dangerous road conditions and improve the safety of children walking or biking
to school; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will help speed up highway safety and traffic relief projects,
and expand and improve mass transit systems; and
WHEREAS, all Proposition 42 projects will be subject to an annual audit and standard
accounting practices to ensure they are delivered on time and on budget; and
WHEREAS,by speeding up transportation projects thousands of new construction and
other jobs will be created, our economy will be stimulated and every dollar invested in our
highways will result in almost six times that in economic benefits.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Saratoga does
hereby support Proposition 42.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the Saratoga City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 16th day of January,2002 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Stan Bogosian, John Mehaffey, Ann Waltonsmith,Vice Mayor
Evan Baker,Mayor John Mehaffey
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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Nick Streit, Mayor
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Cathleen o e , City Clerk
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