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RESOLUTION NO. 06-69
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE RENEWED
MEASURE M TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT PLAN
The Tustin City Council finds 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 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 officials 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 Renewal of Measure M will give the city the flexibility to
allocated more than an estimated $54.1 million in "fair share" funds over thirty years to
improve local street 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-eyear period from 2011 to
2041, generating an anticipated total of $11.8 billion for local transportation projects;
and
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WHEREAS, Measure M revenues raised from the continuation of Measure M
would remaining Orange County for countywide transportation improvements and could
not be diverted by the state of 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,
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 108206 (b) requires that 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; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Tustin,
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 at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Tustin held on the 5th day of June 2006.
ATTEST:
PAMELA STOKER
City Clerk
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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. 06-69 was duly
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 5th day of
June, 2006 by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: nAVl':RT. HAr.l':N AMANTl': RONl':
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: NONE
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: ]{AT.JA~HTMA
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: Nnm.
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PAMELA STOKE ,
City Clerk
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