HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 9-2002 RESOLUTION NO. 9-200'2
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 42
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will help make our roads safer and reduce traffic without higher
taxes by requiring that the gasoline sales taxes we already pay will 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 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
third worst deteriorated roads in the nation and more than 6000 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 it 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 by the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco that the City Council hereby supports Proposition 42.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the
City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 13th day of February
2002 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Joseph A. Femekes, Raymond L. Green and Karyl
Matsumoto,
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
Mayor Pro Tem Pedro Gonzalez and Mayor Eugene R. Mullin
ATTEST:
ty Clerk