HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-17 - Supporting of Proposition 42RESOLUTION NO. 2002- 17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 42
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will help make our roads safer and reduce
traffic without higher taxes by requiring the gasoline sales taxes we already pay be used
to improve mass transit, highways, and local roads; and
WHEREAS, traffic is paralyzing travel within the Los Angeles metropolitan
area including Orange County, now ranked the number one most congested urban area
in the country, San Francisco/Oakland second, San Diego sixth, and Sacramento, San
Jose and San Bernardino /Riverside following close behind; and
WHEREAS, with our neglected transportation system needing attention,
California has the most 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 on -going source of
transportation funding that will make it possible to plan for our future transportation needs;
and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will guarantee funds to every city and county to
help improve local transportation infrastructure; 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 project 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 by the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach that the City SUPPORTS Proposition 42.
ATTEST:
Citv Clerk
Adopted this 12th day of February 2002.
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Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) as.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LEILANI I. BROWN, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California,
do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
resolution, being Resolution No. 2002 -17 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by
the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the
12th day of February, 2002, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to
wit:
Ayes: Heffernan, O'Neil, Bromberg, Adams, Mayor Ridgeway
Noes: None
Absent: Glover, Proctor
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 13th day of February, 2002.
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Deputy City Clerk
Newport Beach, California