HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 015-98 1/2Cent SaleTaxRESOLUTION NO. 15 - 98
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
APPROVING THE ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
EXPENDITURE PLAN AND RECOMMENDING THAT THE EXTENSION
OF THE HALF-CENT SALES TAX BE PLACED ON THE JUNE 1998 BALLOT
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Transportation Authority has approved a new Alameda County
Transportation Expenditure Plan (Plan) pursuant to the authority of the State Public Utilities Code; and
WHEREAS, the Plan was developed by an Expenditure Plan Development Committee composed of
40 Alameda County residents and representatives and approved by a Steering Committee composed of 11
elected official~ from Alameda County Cities, the Board of Supervisors, the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit
District (AC Transit) and the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART); and
WHEREAS, the new Plan, totaling $1.14 billion, consists of programs and projects essential to the
movement of people and goods throughout Alameda County, will maintain local streets and roads, restore
and enhance transit and paratransit services, and provide critical assistance in solving significant
transportation and congestion problems of Alameda County; and
WHEREAS, the interests of the City of Dublin and its citizens will be benefited by implementation
of the new Plan and the extension of the one-half of one percent retail sales/use tax to support the new
Transportation Expenditure Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Dublin does hereby approve the
new Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of Dublin recommends that the Alameda
County Board of Supervisors place a proposition on the June 1998 ballot to authorize the extension of the
one-half of one percent retail sales/use tax to fund the programs and projects described in the new Alameda
County Transportation Expenditure Plato
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of February, 1998.
AYES:
Councilmembers Barnes, Burton, Howard, Lockhart and Mayor Houston
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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