RES-2006-073RESOLUTION N0.2006-073
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM STATE OF CALIFORNIA
APPROVING THE RENEWED MEASURE M
TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the citizens of Orange County approved passage of Measure M in
November, 1990, authorizing the Orange County Transportation Authority to administer aone-
half of one percent transportation sales tax to support a specific transportation improvement plan,
applicable in the incorporated and unincorporated territory of the County of Orange; and
WHEREAS, Measure M has provided funding for numerous transportation
projects, including freeways, local roads, major streets, interchanges, the Metrolink commuter
train system, senior bus fare stabilization, signal synchronization, and more; and
WHEREAS, Measure M is expected to generate more than $4.2 billion in
transportation improvements for Orange County over a twenty year period; and
WHEREAS, Measure M is set to expire in 2011 unless renewed by a vote of two-
thirds of Orange County voters; and
WHEREAS, The League of California Cities, Orange County Division created a
Super Committee of elected officials and staff representatives from each city that worked to
develop a transportation Investment Plan detailing how every dollar of a renewed Measure M
plan would be spent and unanimously recommended that the Investment Plan be placed before
the voters of Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the resulting transportation Investment Plan will relieve traffic
congestion, improve safety and the quality of life by improving traffic flow on the Santa Ana (1-
5), San Diego (I-405), Garden Grove (SR-22), Costa Mesa (SR-55), Orange (SR-57), and the
Riverside (SR-91) freeways; maintaining and improving streets; expanding Metrolink rail with
connections to local communities; providing transit for seniors and disabled persons;
synchronizing traffic signals countywide; and, cleaning up road runoff to protect beaches, and
WHEREAS, the efforts of Council Member Lorri Galloway who represented the
City of Anaheim on the Super Committee provided input into the plan to assure the City's
transportation needs were reflected in the plan; and
WHEREAS, the leadership of Anaheim's Super Committee representative
combined with the efforts of her council colleagues will give the City the flexibility to allocate
more than an estimated $222 million in Measure M "fair share" funds over thirty years to
improve local streets and roads; and
WHEREAS, if approved by two-thirds of the voters, Measure M would authorize
the collection of a one-half of one percent sales tax fora 30-year period from 201 ] to ?041,
generating an anticipated total of $11.8 billion for local transportation projects; and
WHEREAS, Measure M revenues raised from the continuation of Measure M
would remain in Orange County for countywide transportation improvements and could not be
diverted by the state or federal government; and
WHEREAS, Measure M would provide a stable, long-term funding source to
alleviate traffic congestion; improve travel on local streets, major roads and highways, expand
transit services and provide transportation-related water quality improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Investment Plan contains strong taxpayer
safeguards such as annual independent audits, public review of Plan every 10 years, annual
report to taxpayers and penalties for misspending funds; and
WHEREAS, Public Utilities Code Section 180206 (b) requires that the Measure
M Investment Plan be approved by the County Board of Supervisors and by the city councils
representing both a majority of the cities in the county and a majority of the population residing
in the incorporated areas of the County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Anaheim, hereby approves the Renewed Measure M Transportation Investment Plan for
purposes of placing Measure M before the voters of Orange County.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Anaheim this th day of ~y , 2006, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Priagle, Council Members Sidhu, Hernandez, Galloway, Chavez
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
CITY OF ANAHEIM
By
MAYOR OF THE O ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
C CLER OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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