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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
SUPPORTING THE JUNE 2018 CALIFORNIA STATE BALLOT PROPOSITION
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WHEREAS, California's cities, counties and transportation agencies face a statewide
backlog of over $130 billion in needed funds to make transportation infrastructure
improvements; and
WHEREAS, "The Road Repair and Accountability Act" (SB 1 Beall) passed by the
Legislature and signed by the Governor last year 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, SB 1 provides critically -needed funding in Downey that will be used for:
• FY 17-18 Annual Miscellaneous Construction & Repair of Concrete Improvements
• FY 17-18 Annual Slurry Seal Program
• Paramount Blvd. Raised Median Island Project (imperial Hwy. Firestone Blvd.)
• Paramount Blvd. Raised Median Island Project (Firestone Blvd Florence Ave.)
• Lakewood Blvd./Rosemead Blvd. Corridor Study
• Downey Safe Routes to School Project
WHEREAS, SB 1 contains strong accountability provisions to streamline projects by
cutting bureaucratic redundancies and red tape to ensure transportation funds are spent
efficiently and effectively, while also establishing the independent office of Transportation
Inspector General to perform audits, improve efficiency and increase transparency;_ and
WHEREAS, Proposition 69 on the June 2018 ballot would add additional accountability
for taxpayers by preventing the State Legislature from diverting or raiding any new
transportation revenues for non -transportation improvement purposes; and
WHEREAS, there is also a proposed ballot measure aimed for the November 2018
ballot (Attorney General #17-0033) that would repeal the new transportation revenues provided
by SB 1 and make it more difficult to increase funding for state and local transportation
improvements in the future; and
WHEREAS, this proposed November proposition would raid more than $1,000,000
annually dedicated to Downey, and halt critical investments in future transportation improvement
projects in our community;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Downey hereby supports Proposition 69, the June 2018
constitutional amendment to prevent new transportation funds from being diverted for non
transportation purposes; and.
SECTION 2. The City of Downey hereby opposes the proposed November ballot
proposition (Attorney General #17-0033) that would repeal the new transportation funds and
make it more difficult to raise state and local transportation funds in the future; and
SECTION 3. The City of Downey supports and can be listed as a member of the
Coalition to Protect Local Transportation Improvements, a diverse coalition of local government,
business, labor, transportation and other organizations throughout the state, in support of
Proposition 69 and opposing the repeal of SB 1.
SECTION 4. Staff is hereby direct to transmit a copy of this adopted resolution to the
Coalition to Protect Local Transportation Improvements campaign.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of March, 2018.
SEAN ASHTON, Mayor
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City Clerk
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of
the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the 13th day of March, 2018 by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES:
Council Members: Pacheco, Saab, Vasquez, Rodriguez, Mayor Ashton
NOES:
Council Member: None.
ABSENT:
Council Member: None.
ABSTAIN;
Council Member: None.