HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-035 - Adopt Assembly Bill 710RESOLUTION NO. 2003-035
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA URGING THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE
TO ADOPT ASSEMBLY BILL 710 TO REORGANIZE THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) was formed in 1991
through a consolidation of separate transportation agencies to develop
and implement unified transportation programs and services for Orange
County. OCTA is governed by an eleven (11) member Board of Directors
consisting of four (4) county supervisors, six (6) city council
representatives and one (1) public member selected by the other
Boardmembers. The Director of District 12 of the California Department
of Transportation also sits on the Board as a non-voting member.
Introduced by Assembly Member Lou Correa on February 19, 2003,
Assembly Bill 710 would amend section 135002 of the Public Utilities
Code to increase the total number of city representatives on the OCTA
Board of Directors from six (6) to ten (10). The selection of the ten (10)
city members would be geographically balanced with two (2)
representatives from each of the five (5) supervisorial districts. Five (5) of
the city representatives would be dedicated, one (1) from the largest city
in each supervisorial district. The other five (5) city representatives would
be selected, one (1) per district, by a vote of the cities within that
supervisorial district. No city would be allowed to have more than one (1)
representative on the OCTA Board of Directors.
The proposed changes would allow more opportunities for small and
medium cities to gain seats on the OCTA Board, as they would not
compete with the largest city in their supervisorial district for a seat. The
bill would also specifically address the needs of the dedicated five (5)
largest cities, whose residents' account for 52% of the County's
population that commutes to work by public transportation, and 51% of
the County's bus ridership.
Resolution No. 2003-035
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Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby urges the California
Legislature to adopt Assembly Bill 710 (Correa) in its current form, and urges the
Governor of the State of California to sign the bill into law.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately after its adoption by the
City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest t.o and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 7th day of April, 2003.
Miguel A. Pulido
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney
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B(~nj ,a~nin K~dfiT~an
Chief Assistant City Attorney
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
NOT PRESENT:
Councilmembers:
Alvarez, Bist, Christy, Franklin, Garcia, Pulido,
Solorio
Councilmembers: None (0)
Councilmembers: None (0)
Councilmembers: None (0)
CERTIFICATION OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2003-035 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
Date:City of Santa Ana on April 7, 2003./~/,_ ~¢~ 9' - ./~-~ ~~7~'~~Clerk of-- Council ' '/ '
City of Santa Ana
Resolution No. 2003-035
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