HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-026 - Approving Renewed Measure M Transporation Investment Plan
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RESOLUTION NO. 2006-026
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA APPROVING THE RENEWED MEASURE M
TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT PLAN
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:
A. The citizens of Orange County approved passage of Measure M in
November 1990 authorizing the Orange County Transportation Authority
to administer a one-half of one percent (Y> %) transportation sales tax to
support a speCific transportation improvement plan, applicable in the
incorporated and unincorporated territory of the County of Orange.
B. Measure M has provided funding for numerous transportation projects,
including freeways, local roads, major streets, interchanges, the Metrolink
commuter train system, senior bus fare stabilization, signal
synchronization, and more.
C. Measure M is expected to generate more than $4.2 billion in transportation
improvements for Orange County over a twenty year period.
D. Measure M is set to expire in 2011 unless renewed by a vote of two-thirds
(%) of Orange County voters.
E. The league of California Cities, Orange County Division, created a Super
Committee of elected official and staff representatives from each city that
worked to develop a transportation Investment Plan detailing how every
dollar of a renewed Measure M plan would be spent and unanimously
recommended that the Investment Plan be placed before the voters of
Orange County.
F. The resulting transportation Investment Plan will relieve traffic congestion,
improve safety and the quality of life by improving traffic flow on the Santa
Ana (1-5), San Diego (1-405), Garden Grove (SR-22), Costa Mesa (SR-55),
Orange (SR-57), and the Riverside (SR-91) freeways; maintaining and
improving streets; expanding Metrolink rail with connections to local
communities; providing transit for seniors and disabled persons;
synchronizing traffic signals countywide; and, cleaning up road runoff to
protect beaches.
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G. The efforts of Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Bist, who represented the City of Santa
Ana on the Super Committee and as chair of the Investment Plan
Subcommittee, provided input into the plan to assure the City's
transportation needs were reflected.
H. The leadership of Santa Ana's Super Committee representative combined
with the efforts of her council colleagues will give the city the flexibility to
allocate more than and estimated $193.6 million in Measure M "fair share"
funds over the next thirty years to improve city streets and roads.
I. If approved by two-thirds (%) of the voters, Measure M would authorize
the collection of a one-half of one percent (Y:. %) sales tax for a 30-year
period from 2011 to 2041, generating an anticipated total of $11.8 billion
for local transportation projects.
J. Measure M revenues raised from the continuation of Measure M would
remain in Orange County for countywide transportation improvements and
could not be diverted by the state or federal government.
K. Measure M would provide a stable, long-term funding source to alleviate
traffic congestion; improve travel on local streets, major roads and
highways, expand transit services and provide transportation-related water
quality improvements.
L. The Transportation Investment Plan contains strong taxpayer safeguards
such as annual independent audits, public review of Plan every 10 years,
annual report to taxpayers and penalties for misspending funds.
M. California Public Utilities Code section 180206(b) requires that the
Measure M Investment Plan be approved by the County Board of
Supervisors and by the city councils representing both a majority of the
cities in the county and a majority of the population residing in the
incorporated areas of the County.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby approves the
Renewed Measure M Transportation Investment Plan for purposes of placing
Measure M before the voters of Orange County.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
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ADOPTED this 15th day of Mav, 2006.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney
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By:l;
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AYES Councilmembers Alvarez. Bist. Bustamante, Garcia. Pulido.
Solorio (6 )
NOES: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers Christy (1)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2006-026 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on Mav 15. 2006.
Date: 5)1-2/ fJ /p
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Patricia E. Healy
Clerk of the Councii
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