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Resolution 2006-12RESOLUTION NO. 2006-12 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY IN SUPPORT OF MEASURE TO SECURE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy engages in periodic capital improvement assessments and planning relating to the condition of its transportation infrastructure; and WHEREAS, the City is concerned that it is not able to maintain its transportation infrastructure consistent with public works best practices because of limited funding availability; and WHEREAS, constraints on the City's ability to fully fund local transportation infrastructure projects adversely affect residents, visitors, and businesses within the City; and WHEREAS, the City had anticipated receiving monies for this purpose as the result of Proposition 42, approved by the state's voters in March 2002, which dedicated the state sales tax paid on gasoline to state and local transportation infrastructure projects and programs; and WHEREAS, Proposition 42 contains a provision that allows the state to transfer the sales tax on gasoline to non - transportation state purposes during times of fiscal need; and WHEREAS, as a result, some $2.5 billion in Proposition 42 monies has been spent over the past three years for non - transportation purposes; and WHEREAS, a measure is being circulated to qualify a constitutional amendment for the November 2006 ballot that would ensure that future revenues raised by Proposition 42 are dedicated to state and local transportation projects only; and WHEREAS, the measure also requires the state to reimburse the $2.5 billion in funds previously spent on non - transportation expenses to be repaid in 10 years; and WHEREAS, ensuring that Proposition 42 revenues are used solely for transportation projects, along with the reimbursement of prior revenues, will greatly assist the City of Gilroy in meeting its street maintenance obligations to the benefits of its residents, visitors, and businesses. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Gilroy supports a constitutional amendment to ensure that Proposition 42 revenues are used exclusively for state and local transportation projects, and that revenues previously used to offset non - transportation purposes be reimbursed. RESOLUTION NO. 2006 -12 -1- PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of February, 2006 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ARELLANO, BRACCO, CORREA, GARTMAN, VALIQUETTE, VELASCO, and PINHEIRO NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE APPROVED: ert Pinheiro, Mayor ATTEST: Rhonda Pellin, City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. 2006 -12 -2- I, RHONDA PELLIN, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 2006 -12 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 27th day of February, 2006, 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 7th day of February, 2006. City Clerk of the City of Gilroy (Seal)