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Resolution 2003-76 RESOLUTION NO. 2003-76 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED RESTRUCTURING OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY V ALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEREAS, the Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Authority (VT A) was created in 1995 by the California State legislature by adoption of the Santa Clara County Transit District Act; and WHEREAS, the VT A is authorized to develop, operate and maintain the County's bus and light rail system and to reduce congestion and improve air quality through a combination of highway and transit capital improvements, lessened demand on the transportation system and improved land use planning; WHEREAS, Article 1 of Chapter 4 of the Santa Clara County Transit District Act; created the VTA Board of Directors as a 12 member body representing Santa Clara County, the City of Gilroy and the remaining cities located in Santa Clara County; and WHEREAS, for purposes of Board representation, the non-San Jose cities are organized into the following groupings and Board membership: 3 members Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale 1 member Campbell, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and Saratoga 1 member Milpitas, Gilroy, and Morgan Hill; and WHEREAS, at anyone time more than half ofthe non-San Jose cities have a representative from another jurisdiction representing their concerns on the VT A Board; and WHEREAS, the VTA is responding to critical financial issues and major transportation construction projects that affect the services, costs, and traffic congestion experienced by residents from all local jurisdictions throughout Santa Clara County; and WHEREAS, VT A Board actions affecting service levels, revenue sources, legislative initiatives, and transportation construction projects will have broader and deeper county support and ownership by the direct participation of all local jurisdictions in the decision-making processes; and WHEREAS, since its inception, the VT A organization has matured and developed a reputation for high quality transportation planning, services and project construction and direct VT A Board representation will allow all jurisdictions to participate in VT A's many successes; and RESOLUTION NO, 2003-76 -1- WHEREAS, direct VT A Board representation for all Santa Clara County jurisdictions will allow individual cities to more actively participate in VT A actions and pro actively respond to the changes within that city; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY, CALIFORNIA to submit a proposal that the VTA Board have 21 voting members with five seats for the City of San Jose and two seats for Santa Clara County and the remaining seats distributed equally to the non-San Jose cities to provide direct VT A Board representation for all jurisdictions, Additionally, the proposal would maintain the existing proportional vote representation for the City of San Jose and Santa Clara County by according their individual votes a weight of "three"; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to encourage our fellow Santa Clara County jurisdictions to begin a public discussion on restructuring the VT A Board for the purpose of providing direct representation on the Board for all Santa Clara County jurisdictions, PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of November, 2003, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ARELLANO, DILLON, GARTMAN, MORALES, PINHEIRO, VELASCO, SPRINGER NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE APPROVED: ~H ATI~r ; ~~, Rhonda Pellip., City Clerk Thomas W, Springer, RESOLUTION NO, 2003-76 -2- I, RHONDA PELLIN, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certifY that the attached Resolution No, 2003-76 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 17th day of November, 2003, at which meeting a quorum was present. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this 19th day of November, 2003. (Seal)