HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2010-015RESOLUTION NO. 2010-015
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA SUPPORTING THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES IN OPPOSING THE DIVERSION OF
HIGHWAY USERS TAX ACCOUNT FUNDS FROM LOCAL
AGENCIES TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, cities and counties own and operate over eighty-one percent (81%) of the
roads in California, where every trip begins and ends, and the local system is critical for safety
and mobility of the traveling public, farm to market needs, multimodal needs, and commerce;
and
WHEREAS, the local street and road system provides two-fold opportunity for economic
recovery during the worst fiscal crisis in California in decades. The maintenance and
preservation of the local transportation network provides both public and private sector jobs and
thus supports economic recovery in every corner of the state. Furthermore, well maintained
infrastructure is critical for economic development by attracting businesses and providing for the
safe and efficient movement of both people and goods; and
WHEREAS, while federal and state governments regularly assess their transportation
system needs, no such data existed for the local component of the State's transportation network;
and
WHEREAS, the California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment
provides critical analysis and information on the local transportation network's condition and
funding needs; and
WHEREAS, the study surveyed all of California's fifty-eight (58) counties and four
hundred seventy-eight (478) cities in 2007/2008, resulting in data that represents ninety-three
percent (93%) of local street and road miles in the state; and
WHEREAS, the results show that California's local streets and roads are on a path of
significant decline. On a scale of zero (failed) to one-hundred (excellent), the statewide average
Pavement Condition Index (PCI) is sixty-eight (68), placing it in the "at risk category"; and
WHEREAS, if current funding remains the same, the statewide condition is projected to
deteriorate to a PCI of fifty-eight (58) in ten (10) years, and further to forty-eight (48) ("poor"
category) by 2033; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista has a PCI of seventy-seven (77); and
WHEREAS, ongoing road maintenance is a significant public safety concern. Fatality
rates on county roads already exceed those of the State's freeway system. Maintaining the paved
road network (potholes filling, sealing, overlays, etc.), traffic signals, signs, and street lights has
a direct correlation to improving public safety thus reducing traffic accidents, injuries and deaths;
and
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WHEREAS, to spend the taxpayer's money cost-effectively, preserving and maintaining
the local system in good condition, or at a level of best management practices, is less costly in
the long term; and
WHEREAS, in order to bring the local system back into acost-effective condition,
thereby preserving the public's $271 billion pavement investment and stopping further costly
deterioration, at least $7 billion annually in new money going directly to cities and counties over
a period of ten yeazs is needed to stop the further decline and deterioration of our streets and
roads.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Chula Vista does hereby
support the League of California Cities in opposing the diversion of Highway Users Tax Account
funds from Local Agencies to the State of Califomia.
Presented by
C_ _ 1~
Richard A. cin
Director of Publ~ orks
Approved as to form by
Bart . Miesfeld
Ci Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Counci] of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 12th day of January 2010 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bensoussan, Castaneda, Ramirez, Thompson and
Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Cheryl Cox, ayor
ATTEST:
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Donna R. Norris, MC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2010-015 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 12th day of January 2010.
Executed this 12th day of January 2010.
R ~~~:
Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk