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RESOLUTION NO. 66-2019
SUPPORTING THE COUNTYWIDE IMPOSITION OF A
ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT SALES TAX TO FUND TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENTS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND ADOPTING THE
PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION EXPENDITURE PLAN (TEP) CONDITIONALLY
AMENDING THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (GMP), WHICH
INCLUDES ATTACHMENT A: PRINCIPLES OF AGREEMENT FOR
ESTABLISHING THE URBAN LIMIT LINE (ULL) IN THE MEASURE J TEP
TO MATCH THAT FOUND IN THE 2020 TEP
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (hereinafter "Authority")
proposes the countywide imposition of a one-half of one percent sales tax for
transportation purposes for a period of 35 years effective July 1, 2020 through June 30,
2055; 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 TEP proposing a potential mix of projects and programs to be funded by the
proposed sales tax; and
WHEREAS, on August 28, 2019, 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/ towns within Contra Costa
County; and
WHEREAS, on August 28, 2019, the Authority adopted Ordinance 19-01 to conditionally
amend the GMP, which includes Attachment A: Principles of Agreement for Establishing
the ULL in the Measure J Transportation Expenditure Plan ("Measure J TEP") to match
that found in the 2020 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 March 3, 2020; 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 § 180206(b), a TEP 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/ town councils representing both a majority of the
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cities/towns 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 of 1970 ("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 California Code of
Regulations (CCR), § 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: (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 CCR, § 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, § 180206(b), the proposed TEP released by the Authority on
August 28, 2019; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council urges the Authority, consistent with the
provisions of Public Utilities Code § 180206, to adopt the proposed TEP; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council urges the County Board of Supervisors,
consistent with Public Utilities Code, § 180203, to place the one-half of one percent local
transportation sales tax on the March 3, 2020 ballot; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council approves of the conditional amendment to
the GMP, which includes Attachment A: Principles of Agreement for Establishing the
ULL in the Measure J TEP to Match that Found in the proposed 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 March 3, 2020.
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APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on October 1, 2019, by
the following vote:
AYES: Arnerich, Blackwell, Morgan, Stepper, Storer
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None ,-DocuSigned by:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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