HomeMy Public PortalAbout74-140RESOLUTION NO. 74-140
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARSON SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY BILL 3792 AND RELATED
REVISIONS PERTAINING TO INCREASED FUNDING FOR
MUNICIPALITIES
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1727 was approved by the State Legislature and signed
by the Governor on October 1, 1973, which enables the voters of Los Angeles County :to con-
sider a one cent addition to the sales tax for the purpose of expanding the Rapid Transit System
in said County; and
1974; and WHEREAS, said measure will appear on the General Election Ballot on November 5,
WHEREAS, as originally written, Assembly Bill 1727 would make available one-half
of the anticipated additional sales tax receipts solely for the utilization of the Southern California
Rapid Transit District for Regional Capital Transit Projects; and
WHEREAS, the balance of the anticipated sales tax receipts would be earmarked
for fare reduction programs and operating costs, to be shared by the Southern California Rapid
Transit District and seven Municipal Transit Operators; and
WHEREAS, the defined Municipal Transit Operators as specified by Assembly Bill
1727, are those operators that were providing a transit system on or before January 1, 1971; and
WHEREAS, the author of Assembly Bill 1727, Assemblyman Joe A. Gonsalves, has
consented to sponsoran amendment to said legislation that would permit other municipalities
within the County of Los Angeles, who have established a transportation system since January 1,
1971, to share in the appropriation of funds, resulting from an increase in sales taxes, if
approved by the voters in November, 1974; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment, Assembly Bill 3792, satisfies many of the
concerns previously raised by the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the seven
Municipal Transit Operators who were providing service prior to January 1, 1971, by establish-
ing specific guidelines developed by the Southern California Association of Government, and
State and Federal Transportation Agencies; and
WHEREAS, the primary purpose of Assembly Bill 3792 is to enable all Municipal
Governments of Los Angeles County to receive an apportionment of any anticipated increase in
transportation funds, resulting from the sales tax measure proposed for the November, 1974,
General Election, in order to strenghten the County's Regional Transportation System through
strong and viable local feeder and community systems.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARSON that the State Legislature adopt Assembly Bill 3792 with related revisions in order to
insure the equitable distribution of transportation funds to the Southern California Rapid Transit
District and all Municipal Transportation Operators in the County of Los Angeles who operate
systems under specified guidelines regardless of intial date of operation.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 5th,day of August, 1974.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five;
that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 74-140, was duly and regularly adopted
by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly
held on the 5th day of August, 1974, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEN:
NOES:
COUNCILMEN:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN:
Bridgers, Colas, Marbut, Yamamoto and Smith
None
None
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