HomeMy WebLinkAbout050-2016RESOLUTION NO. 50-2016
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE COUNTYWIDE IMPOSITION OF
ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT SALES TAX TO FUND TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENTS IN CONTRA COSTA, AND CONDITIONALLY AMEND THE
MEASURE J TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURE PLAN GROWTH
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (hereinafter "Authority")
proposes the countywide imposition of a one-half of one percent sales tax for
transportation purposes a period of thirty years effective on April 1, 2017 through
March 31, 2047; and
WHEREAS, the Authority has administered a one-half of one percent sales tax for
transportation purposes since its inception on April 1,1989; and
WHEREAS, the Authority conducted extensive consultations with local governments
and conducted outreach to a wide variety of interest groups and the public in order to
develop a Transportation Expenditure Plan ("TEP") proposing a potential mix of
projects and programs to be funded by the proposed sales tax; and
WHEREAS, on May 18, 2016 the Authority authorized the release of a proposed TEP
reflecting the results of that consultation and outreach, and seeking concurrence on the
proposed TEP from Contra Costa County and the cities and towns within Contra Costa
County; and
WHEREAS, on May 18, 2016 the Authority adopted Ordinance 16-01 to conditionally
amend the Growth Management Program, which includes Attachment A: Principles of
Agreement for Establishing the Urban Limit Line in the Measure J Transportation
Expenditure Plan ("Measure J TEP") to match that found in the 2016 TEP. This
amendment would only apply if the one-half of one percent local transportation sales
tax is placed on the ballot and successfully approved by the electors on the November 8,
2016 ballot; and
WHEREAS, the proposed TEP includes measures that help reduce future congestion,
manage the impacts of growth, and expand alternatives to the single -occupant vehicle;
and
WHEREAS, if the proposed TEP is ultimately adopted by the Authority and approved
by the voters, the TEP would guide the use of the proposed sales tax revenues; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 180206(b) a Transportation
Expenditure Plan may not be adopted by the Authority until and unless the proposed
TEP has received the approval of the County Board of Supervisors and city and town
councils representing both a majority of the cities in Contra Costa County and a
majority of the population residing in the incorporated areas of Contra Costa County;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Danville Town Council finds that the proposed TEP is not subject
to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") because the proposed TEP is not
a "project" within the meaning of CEQA, and the Council's adoption of this Resolution
does not commit the Council to a definite course of action with regard to any specific
transportation improvements set forth in the proposed TEP. (See 14 C.C.R., §§ 15378,
15352.) Specifically, the Council's adoption of this Resolution does not constitute the
approval of a CEQA project for reasons that include, but are not limited to, the
following: (1) the proposed TEP does not authorize the construction of any projects that
may result in any direct or indirect physical change in the environment; (2) the
proposed TEP is a mechanism for funding potential future transportation projects, the
timing, approval, and construction of which may be modified or not implemented
depending on a number of factors, including future site-specific CEQA environmental
review; and (3) the proposed TEP is subject to further discretionary approvals insofar as
it may not be adopted until and unless the pre -conditions set forth in the Public Utilities
Code are satisfied. (See 14 C.C.R., §§ 15378, 15352; Public Utilities Code, § 180206(b).);
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council approves, for the
limited purpose identified in Public Utilities Code section 180206(b), the proposed TEP
released by the Authority on May 18, 2016; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council urges the Authority,
consistent with the provisions of Public Utilities Code Section 180206, to adopt the
proposed TEP; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council urges the Contra Costa
County Board of Supervisors, consistent with Public Utilities Code Section 180203, to
place the one-half of one percent local transportation sales tax on the November 8, 2016
ballot; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council approves of the
conditional amendment to the Growth Management Program, which includes
Attachment A: Principles of Agreement for Establishing the Urban Limit Line in the
Measure J TEP to match that found in the 2016 TEP. Acknowledging that this
amendment would only apply if the one-half of one percent local transportation sales
tax is placed on the ballot and successfully approved by the electors on the November 8,
2016 ballot.
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APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on June 7, 2016, by the
following vote:
AYES: Arnerich, Doyle, Morgan, Stepper, Storer
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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