HomeMy WebLinkAbout13 FED'L TRANS REAUTH 04-05-04
AGENDA REPORT
Agenda Item
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MEETING DATE: APRil 5, 2004
TO:
FROM:
WilLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
MARIA R. HUIZAR, CHIEF DEPUTY CITY CLERK
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT
TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION
FEDERAL
SUMMARY:
This item has been placed on the agenda at the request of Mayor Pro Tem Lou Bone to
discuss Federal Transportation funds and obtain support for adequately funded six-year
reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act.
RECOMMENDATION:
Pleasure of the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
BACKGROUND:
Mayor Pro Tem Bone seeks support and approval of the attached Resolution No. 04-35
that advocates for increased funding in state and federal legislation to support federal
transportation programs. Support for said programs will be critical as Congress debates
the reauthorization of TEA-21
Transportation is a critical issue for the people in the state of California, and especially
in Orange County. A convenient, safe, affordable, and accessible public transportation
system moves people to work, health care, school, shopping destinations, and cultural
and recreational attractions.
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By relieving traffic congestion in America's urban areas and linking communities
throughout the country, public transportation encourages economic development,
moves workers to higher-wage employment, and provides people with viable
transportation alternatives.
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Maria. Huizar
Chief Deputy City Clerk
Attachment: Resolution No. 04-35
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RESOLUTION NO. 04-35
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN IN SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION
REAUTHORIZATION
WHEREAS, the U.S. Congress has not completed its work to reauthorize federal
transportation programs and policies necessary to improve our nation's mobility.
WHEREAS, reauthorizing federal transportation programs is essential to improve
our nation's economic health because transportation infrastructure constitutes the
circulatory system through which consumers and commerce flow in and through our
nation's cities and regions.
WHEREAS, reauthorizing federal transportation programs are a jobs-saving as
well as a jobs-creating bill. The City of Tustin cannot afford to lose another construction
season while Congress debates reauthorization. The longer Congress delays the
greater the risk transportation projects and programs currently underway will either slow
down or stop, jeopardizing existing jobs and the creation of new ones.
WHEREAS, reauthorizing federal transportation programs pays for itself because
federal gas tax revenues collected at the pump help pay the bill.
WHEREAS, reauthorizing federal transportation programs will help reduce the
stranglehold of roadway congestion that pollutes our shared environment and steals
peoples' time from more productive activities at home, work, and play.
\WHEREAS, reauthorizing federal transportation programs is an investment in
homeland security because our nation's transportation systems help move people out of
harms way and transport emergency personnel where needed.
WHEREAS, the City of Tustin, and cities and towns across our nation desire a
six-year rather than a two-year bill because transportation projects require long-term
planning and funding stability that, in turn, helps ensure cost effective projects.
WHEREAS, Congress must build on the legacy of the Transporlation Equity Act
for the 21st Century (UTEA-21U), and improve the long-term funding and program
flexibility of federal transportation programs and policies at the state and local levels.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Tustin urges the
Congress to pass and the President to sign a six-year surface transportation
reauthorization bill that is no less than $318 billion.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Tustin held on the 5th day of April 2004.
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TONY KAWASHIMA,
Mayor
ATTEST:
PAMELA STOKER,
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Pamela Stoker, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of
the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 04-35 was duly
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 5th day of
April, 2004 by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES:
COUNCILMEMBER NOES:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT:
PAMELA STOKER,
City Clerk