2002-011- Supporting Proposition 42RESOLUTION 2002 - 11
RESOLUTION BY THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 42
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will help make our roads safer and reduce traffic without higher taxes
by requiring the gasoline sales taxes we already pay to 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 within Los Angeles, now ranked the number one most
congested urban area in the country,. with San. Francisco/Oakland .ranking 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 6,000 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 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 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 that the Town Council of Los Gatos hereby supports
Proposition 42.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos, California, held on the 4~' day of February, 2002 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: .Steven Blanton, Sandy Decker, Steve Glickman, Joe Pirzynski,
Mayor Randy Attaway
NAYS.: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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SIGNED.: G~~4~:
MAYOR OFT TOWN O OS GATOS
LOS GATOS, ALIFORNI
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN O OS GATOS
LOS GATOS, 'CALIFORNIA