HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-47 - Approving the Renewed Measure M Investment Plan for Placing before Voters of OCRESOLUTION NO. 06-47
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
RENEWED MEASURE M INVESTMENT PLAN FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PLACING MEASURE M BEFORE THE
VOTERS OF ORANGE COUNTY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, 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 transportation sales tax to support a specific transportation
improvement plan, applicable in the incorporated and unincorporated territory of the
County of Orange; and
WHEREAS, 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;
and
WHEREAS, Measure M is expected to generate more than $4.2 billion in
transportation improvements for Orange County over a twenty year period; and
WHEREAS, Measure M is set to expire in 2011 unless renewed by a vote of two-
thirds of Orange County voters; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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, and
WHEREAS, the leadership of Costa Mesa's Super Committee representative
combined with the efforts of her City Council colleagues will give the City the flexibility to
allocate more than an estimated $93.6 million in Measure M "fair share' funds over thirty
years to improve local streets and roads; and
WHEREAS, if approved by two-thirds of the voters, Measure M would authorize
the collection of a one-half of one percent sales tax for a 30 -year period from 2011 to
2041, generating an anticipated total of $11.8 billion for local transportation projects;
and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, Measure M would provide a stable, long-term funding source to
alleviate traffic congestion; improve travel on local streets, major roads and highways,
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expand transit services and provide transportation -related water quality improvements;
and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa, State of California, hereby approves the Renewed Measure M Transportation
Investment Plan for purposes of placing Measure M before the voters of Orange
County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6`" day of June 2006.
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa
Mayor, City of Costa Mesa
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 06-47 and was duly passed and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the 6" day of
June, 2006, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MANSOOR, BEVER, DIXON, FOLEY, MONAHAN
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 7" day of June, 2006.
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JULIGWOLCIK, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)