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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3.2 Measure B Reauthoriz CITY CLERK File # 1060-90 AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: April 18, 2000 SUBJECT: Reauthorization of Measure B (Half-Cent Sales Tax Program) Report prepared by: Lee S. Thompson, Public Works Director ATTACHMENTS: 1) 2) 3) Resolution approving the Alameda County 20-Year Expenditure Plan and Recommending that the Extension of the Half-Cent Sales Tax be Placed on the November 2000 Ballot Draft letter to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors requesting that the Extension of the Sales Tax be placed on the November 2000 ballot Tables showing 1998 Measure B Election Results and Alameda County 20-Year Expenditure Plan-Capital Projects Detailed breakdown of expected distributions of programs A representative of the Alameda County Transportation Authority (ACTA) will be at the meeting to present this item RECOMMENDATION: 1) 2) Adopt Resolution Approving the Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan and Recommending that the Extension of the Half-Cent Sales Tax be placed on the November 2000 Ballot Authorize Mayor to sign the attached letter to be sent to the Board of Supervisors requesting that the Extension of the Half-Cent Sales Tax be placed on the November 2000 ballot FINANCIAL STATEMENT: If the extension of the Half-Cent Sales Tax is approved, the City of Dublin will continue to receive funding for road maintenance projects. The Tri-Valley area will also receive funding for needed regional transportation projects. The City currently receives an average of $140,500 per year from the existing Measure B sales tax program. In the new 20-year Expenditure Plan, the City would receive approximately $184,300 per year as shown in Attachment 4. If the sales tax extension is not approved, the City would stop receiving these funds in early 2002. g:agenmisc\salestax COPIES TO: Christine Monsen, ACTA ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION: '~ In 1986, voters approved Measure B,a 1/2¢ sales tax, to fund transportation improvements and programs throughout Alameda County. To date, 85% of the projects have been delivered. On March 31, 2002, Measure B will sunset. To address the continued need for local transportation funding, the Alameda County Transportation Authority developed an Expenditure Plan in 1998 that would guide the spending of an extension of the existing 1/2¢ sales tax in Alameda County to 2022. The Plan was developed with oversight of a Steering Committee consisting of elected officials from the ACTA and Alameda County Congestion Management Agency (CMA) Boards. A forty-member Expenditure Development Committee (EPDC) held 14 public meetings as well as a number of workshops and outreach meetings to solicit input on the 1998 Plan. Every City in Alameda County and numerous special interest groups endorsed the Plan. In June 1998, voters in Alameda County voiced nearly 60% support for an extension of the existing 1/2¢ sales tax originally enacted in Alameda County in 1986. However, that vote fell short of the two-thirds support now necessary to continue the tax. The election results are shown in Table 1 (see Attachment 3). After the June 1998 election, the Steering Committee directed ACTA staff to investigate changes necessary to increase support for the plan, while maintaining the original 58.6% support, and using the information gathered through the extensive public input process for the 1998 Plan. In 1998 and 1999, ACTA Staff again solicited additional public input from each of the cities in the County, special interests and community groups, as well as business, labor, and environmental groups. In addition, the Steering Committee considered hours of testimony gathered over an 18-month period. During the fact-finding visits and public input, staff confirmed that deleting projects or reducing funds for programs would likely generate increased opposition to the plan. At the Steering Committee's direction, Staff developed a 20-Year Plan to generate additional funds for key programs identified through the public process, and to conform to legislation that could assist passage of the Expenditure Plan, State Constitutional Amendment 3 (SCA 3). The additional revenues from increasing the number of years for the tax was used to continue funding for the programs - local transportation, transit, and paratransit - for an additional five years, and to increase funds for paratransit and transit, as well as funding additional programs and projects. The new programs and projects include: · Express bus services · Funds to address gaps between non-mandated/city paratransit programs · Transit oriented development · Improvements to the Dumbarton and 1-580 (East) corridors, and · Funds to address future congestion that develops over the life of the plan. In summary, the plan allocates approximately 60% of the revenues to programs as shown on the following page. Page 2 Alameda County 20-Year Expenditure Plan Category 20-Year Plan* Local Transportation $317,852,426 22.3% Transit $311,920,760 21.9% Paratransit $148,643,224 10.5% Non Motorized $71,148,506 5.0% Growth Management $2,765,207 0.20% Capital $568,540,000 40.0% Total $1,420,870,122 100% * Estimated in 1998 dollars A detailed breakdown of the expected distributions of these programs is included in Attachment 4. Each of the programs is described briefly below. Local Transportation (22.34% overall) Local Transportation funds are provided to local cities and Alameda County. The funds may be used for any local transportation need based on local priorities, including streets and roads projects, local transit projects, bicYcle and pedestrian projects and other transportation uses. The allocations may change in the future based on changes in population and road mile figures. Transit Operations (21.92% overall) Transit operating funds are provided to AC Transit, LAVTA, ACE, Alameda Ferries, and Union City Transit for maintenance of transit services, restoration of service cuts, expansion of transit services, and passenger safety and security. The transit operators will determine the priorities for these funds through public processes and will submit an annual audit to the Agency. Paratransit Operations (10.45% overall) Paratransit funding is provided for services mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act to AC Transit and BART. Funds are also provided for non-mandated paratransit services, aimed at improving mobility for seniors and persons with disabilities. These funds are provided to the cities in the County and to Alameda County based on a formula developed by the Alameda County Paratransit Coordinating Council (PAPCO). Funds for South County will be allocated between mandated and non-mandated programs on an annual basis by the cities in that part of the County. Non-Motorized Transportation (5.00 % overall) These funds are distributed to cities in the County and to Alameda County to be spent to expand and enhance bicycle and pedestrian facilities in Alameda County, focusing on high priority projects like gap closures and intermodal connections. A total of 25% of the funding will be reserved for regional planning and regional projects, including the preparation of local master plans, design support services to local agencies, funding for a Countywide Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator position, and funding for high priority regional capital projects identified in the Countywide Bicycle Plan. The remaining 75% of the funds will be designated as local funds for bicycle and pedestrian facilities and ADA accessibility that have been prioritized through local or regional planning processes. Page 3 Transit Oriented Development (0.19% overall) These funds are available to encourage development near transit centers. for allocating these funds. The Agency will be responsible Capital projects included in the plan are shown in Table 2 of Attachment 3. This draft plan was approved by the Steering Committee in January 2000 and was approved by the ACTA Board in February 2000. To place this plan on the November 2000 ballot, a majority of the cities representing a majority of the population must approve the plan and recommend to the Board of Supervisors to place the plan on the ballot. Staff recommends that Council adopt the Resolution approving the Alameda County 20-Year Transportation Expenditure Plan, and authorize the mayor to sign the letter to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in support of placing a proposition on the November 2000 ballot to extend the Countywide one-half of one percent retail sales/use tax. Page 4 RESOLUTION NO. - 00 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN APPROVING THE ALAMEDA COUNTY 20-YEAR TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURE PLAN WHEREAS, The Alameda County Transportation Authority has approved the Alameda County 20-Year Transportation Expenditure Plan pursuant to the authority of the State Public Utilities Code Sections 180000, et. seq.; and WHEREAS, the 20-Year Transportation Expenditure Plan was developed by an Expenditure Plan Development Committee composed of 40 Alameda County citizens and was modified and approved by a Steering Committee composed of 11 representatives from Alameda County Cities, the Board of Supervisors, and AC Transit and BART; and WHEREAS, the 20-Year Transportation Expenditure Plan consists of programs and projects that are essential to the movement of people and goods throughout Alameda County and will 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 the implementation of the 20-Year Transportation Expenditure 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 Alameda County 20-Year 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 November 2000 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 Alameda County 20-Year Transportation Expenditure Plan. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of April, 2000. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk g:agenmis&reso reauth measure B CITY OF DUBLIN P.O. Box 2340, Dublin, California 94568 City Offices, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, California 94568 April 19, 2000 Alameda County Board of Supervisors 1221 Oak Street, #536 Oakland CA 94612 SUBJECT: Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan Dear President and Boardmembers: At its regularly scheduled meeting of April 18, 2000, the Dublin City Council adopted Resolution No. - 00 approving the Alameda County 20-Year Transportation Expenditure Plan and recommending that the extension of the ~-Cent Sales Tax Program be placed on the November 2000 ballot. We are hereby transmitting this Resolution to your Board. The City would like to express its support and appreciation for the Board's efforts on behalf of this Program. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact my office. Sincerely, Guy S. Houston Mayor GSH/mb Enc. g:\agenmisc\measure b Itr Administration (925)833-6650 · City Council (925)833-6605 · Finance (925) Code Enforcement (925) 833-6620 · Engineering (925) 833-6630 · Pa; Economic Development (925) 833-6650 · Police (925) 833-667 Community Development (925) 833-6610 · Fire Prevent Table 1 1998 Measure B Election Results Yes No Alameda 59.38% 40.62% Albany 61.27% 38.73% Berkeley 57.30% 42.70 % Dublin 61.11% 38.89% Eden Township 57.51% 42,49% Emeryville 63.35% 36.65% Fremont 60.60% 39.40% Hayward 54.16% 45.84% Livermore 59.02% 40.98% Murray Township 52.03% 47.97% Newark 55,43% 44.57% Oakland 58.59% 41.41% Piedmont 63.00% 37.00% Pleasanton 62.53% 37.47% Pleasanton Township 63.90% 36.10% San Leandro 56.26% 43.74% Union City 56.83% 43.17% Unapportioned City 61.20%. 38.80% Total 58.58% 41.42% 1986 VoterApproved Measure B 56.5% 43.5% 3~ Table 2 Alameda County 20-Year Expenditure Plan - Capital Projects Measure B Funding Project Amount* AC Transit - San Pablo/Telegraph Corridor $20,000,000 A~;I~ (~a~it~i .................................................................................................................................................................................................... '~'~"O"i"~'i'~'~J"O ...... "" B~R~ Oa~l~ ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... Airpo~ Connector -~'~'~"~'~'~'~'~'~'~" ..... Improvements Broadway/14th Transit ........................................................................................................................................................... '~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~ ..... "~bm~a~n-C"&r~id~(Improvements .................................................................................................................................................................. '~"~"~"?~'~'~'~'~ ...... ..... E...~-~.~.~.~.~i~.~..-i..~.~F~.~.~-~.~.-.~.~-.-~.~-fi.E~.~a.~ ...................................................................................................................................... .~-~.~.~.~.~ ..... E ~ ~gi~g ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Projects ~?";'~'~'6b'~ ...... Transit Village Fruitvale ................................................................................................................................................................................ ~';'~'~'~'~'~b'0 ...... ...... R'~i'~'~7'E~ii'i'~'~"'"i"~'~'~'~'~i~'"'i"~'"'~"~'~'"E~'~'~'a'F~' ............................................................................................................ ~"C~'05;6'~b' ..... I- 580 Interahange in Castro Valley sg.200.000 I- 680 HOV Lane ........................................................................................................................................................ ~'~'8';'~'~"~'~'~ ...... 880/Jackson Interchange ~. - ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... ~-~.;.~.~.;.~.~ ..... ' I-2'~'~ ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Widening '~'~'~'~'~'~"~'~'~'-" i28~6"Auxiliaw ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Lane in Pleasanton/Livermore '~'~'~';"~'~';'6'~'~'"'" 1-580 Corridor/BART Major Investment Study S8.700.000 Route Improvements 1-880/92 Reliever ................................................................................................................................................. "~'~"~';'8~'~'~'~'~ ..... Isabel/I-580 Interchange S20.000.000 Lewelling Improvements in San Leandro Lewelling/E. ' ......................................................................................................................................................... ~;'~'~'~-~'~"~ ...... Ne~&~k L~c&l Str'~ ........................................................................................................................................................................ Improvements ~'~'";"~'~'~';'6"~'~ ...... ' O&ki&n'8-L~i .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Street Improvements ..........................................Phase 1~ .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... BART to San ~ose ~'~"~'~';"8-~'~';'~'~'~ ...... ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................Route 84 Widening and Safety Improvements ~'~'~';'~'~'~'~'~ W~9~t~'E~n~i~ ............................................................................................................ in San Leandro ~"~'~"~;'~'~ ...... Capital Subtotal $568,540,000 *Estimates are in 1998 do//ars. g:agenmisc~rneasure b tables EXPECTED DISTRIBUTIONS OF PROGRAMS Existin~ % of 1998 Plan 1986 Plan Total %of Approved 20 %of Total Year Plan* Total (2/24100) Local Transportation Funds Alameda Albany Berkeley Dublin Emeryville Fremont Hayward Livermore Newark Oakland Piedmont Pleasanton San Leandro Union City Alameda County Alameda County Alameda County Alameda Co. Bridges $13,900,282 '$3,264,874 $22,755,842 $2,107,427 $1,670,654 $15,385,308 $9,248,656 $7,097,552 $3,352,228 $83,860,301 $3,341,309 $5,536,090 $16,892,173 $4,607,949 $13,354,316 Subtotal $206,37'5,000 1.27% O.3O% 2.08% 0.19% 0.15% 1.41% 0.85% 0.65% 0.31% 7.68% 0.31% 0.51% 1.55% 0.42% 1.22% 18.9% $16,181,452 $3,712,935 $26,102,467 $2,996,734 $1,855,915 $20,876,805 $19,448,065 $9,175,549 $4,559,593 $97,090,569 $3,907,614 $7,457,556 $12,728,089 $6,132,482 $656,628 $18,667,846 $4,562,328 $7,164,900 $26~27~527 $19,873,750 1.40% $4,560,156 0.32% $32,058,551 2.25% $3,680,531 0.26% $2,279,399 0.16% $25,640,493 1.80% $23,885,742 1.68% $11,269,234 0.79% $5,600,005 0.39% $119,244,781 8.38% $4,799,257 0.34% $9,159,228 0.64% $15,632,396 1.10% $7,531,797 0.53% $806,458 0.06% $17,427,492 1.22% $5,603,364 0.39% $8,799,793 0.62% 22.7%$31~852,426 22.34% Transit Operations AC Transit-North Co. AC Transit-Central Co. AC Transit-South Co. AC Transit W2W - North County AC Transit W2W- Central County Altamont Rail - South County Altamont Rail - East County Alameda Ferries Union City Transit LAVTA Express Bus Service Non-Specified Subtotal $'126,800,000 $109,861,800 $30,506,400 $18,627,600 $14,329,800 $2,542,200 $11,348,130 $9,129,120 $9,075,540 $3,921,600 $7,987,980 $134,930,163 9.48% $67,467,377 4.74% $22,878,062 1.61% $17,599,586 1.24% $3,122,281 0.22% $15,937,556 1.12% $14,212,211 1.00% $11,146,405 0.78% $4,816,434 0.34% $9,810,684 0.69% $10,000,000 0.70% '12.0% $217,330,'170 '18.8% $3'1'1,920,76021.92% sales tax may differ once revenues are collected. Paratransit Non-Mandated - North County Non-Mandated - Central County Non-Mandated - East County Consortium - North Co. - AC Transit Consortium - North County- BART Consortium -Central Co.-AC Transit Consortium - Central Co. - BART South County Consortium Non-Mandated Coordination/Gaps Subtotal $16,500,000 $14,329,800 $17,599,586 1.24% $10,168,800 $12,489,126 0.88% $2,445,300 $3,003,271 0.21% $39,168,120 $48,105,536 3.38% $13,374,480 $16,426,281 1.15% $8,770,590 $10,771,871 0.76% $3,940,410 $4,839,536 0.34% $12,255,000 $15,051,357 1.06% $20,356,660 1.43% 2.0% $104,452,500 9.0% $148,643,224 10.45% *Estimates are based on 1998 do#ars; therefore, the 20-Year Plan estimates are conservative. Actual dollar amounts generated by the sales tax may differ once revenues are collected. g:agenmisc\measure b breakdown Page 2