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RESOLUTION for Approval of the 2014 Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan and Request for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to Place a 30-Year Extension and Augmentation Measure for the Existing Transportation Sales Tax on the November 4, 2014 General Election Ballot (approves the County's plan for transportation projects and asks the County to place a measure for a half-cent sales tax increase before voters to fund the plan)
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WHEREAS, The Alameda County Transportation Commission has unanimously approved the 2014 Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan pursuant to the authority of Public Utilities Code Section 180000 et seq., and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Expenditure Plan development was guided by a Steering Committee comprised of 13 representatives from Alameda County Cities, the Board of Supervisors, AC Transit, and BART; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Expenditure Plan was developed in conjunction with the Alameda Countywide Transportation Plan, the long-range policy document that guides transportation investments, programs, policies, and advocacy for Alameda County; a steering committee, technical working group, and community working group guided development of both plans using performance based criteria; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Expenditure Plan was unanimously approved by the governing body of the Alameda County Transportation Commission on January 23, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the detailed, 30-year Transportation Expenditure Plan will expand BART, bus, and rail services within Alameda County; keep transit fares affordable for youth, seniors, and people with disabilities; provide traffic relief on city streets and highways using new technology; improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and support an environmentally sustainable future; create good jobs within Alameda County and meet the County's growing transportation needs; and
WHEREAS, the interests of the City of San Leandro and its residents and businesses will benefit by the implementation of the 30-year Transportation Expenditure Plan through the augmentation and extension of the existing half-cent sales tax for transportation in Alameda County;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Leandro does hereby:
1. Approve the 2014 Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan; and
2. Request that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors place an Extension and Augmentation Measure of the Existing Transportation Sales Tax on the November 4, 2014 General Election Ballot