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RESOLUTION NO. as-74
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING IN
SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 290 , PERTAINING TO TRANSPORTATION
FINANCING.
WHEREAS, the City of Redding operates and maintains a street
system of approximately 254 miles with annual expenditures for
the maintenance of the total street program of more than
$4 , 000 , 000 . 00; and
WHEREAS, street maintenance to protect the City' s capital
investments has to be delayed due to inadequate funding; tomor-
row' s reconstruction will not only be untimely but extremely
expensive; and
WHEREAS, the City' s general fund has historically funded
between 60o and 70% of the street program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding and the County of Shasta
operate the Redding Area Bus Authority through a joint powers
agency and the Congress of the United States is attempting to
reduce operating assistance to public transit operations; and
WHEREAS, the potential loss of Federal transit assistance
and revenue sharing will further reduce general fund monies; and
WHEREAS, transportation funding sources have not kept pace
with transit and street maintenance needs; and
WHEREAS, Senator John Foran has introduced Senate Bill 290 ,
which is a comprehensive transportation finance package for state
and local government; and
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WHEREAS, the League of California Cities supports the
passage of SB 290;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Redding
hereby indicates its endorsement of this needed transportation
funding legislation to aid in funding the continuation of our
local transit program and to protect the capital investments made
in our local street system.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was intro-
duced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Redding on the 15th day of April , 1985 , and
was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Demsher, Fulton, Gard, Kirkpatrick, & Pugh
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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HOWARD D. K RK' ,TRICK, Mayor
City of Redding
ATTEST:
ETHEL—NA. NICHOLS City Clerk
FORM APPROVED:
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RAN'DALL A. HAYS`, City Attorney
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