HomeMy Public PortalAbout60-061 (11-15-60) RESOLUTION No. 60-61
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD URGING THE
� LOS ANGELES COUNTY BO�RD OF SUPERVISORS TO
ADOPT A POLICY ESTABLISHING A MORE EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION OF HIGHWAY USERS T.AX FUNDS
RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY AND THE CITIES WITHIN
THE COUNTY.
3aHERE�S two cents of the total six cents of the State
levied highway users taxes is subvented to coun.ties and. cities in.
the State, of which one and three eighths of one cent is allocated
by statute to counties and five eighths of one cent is allocated by. ,
statute to cities, and
WHERE,�S it was the intention of the State Legislature in
setting the 1-3/8 - 5/8 cent distribution ratio to assist both citiee
and counties in meeting construction and maintenance needs for rural
and urban streets and roads according to statewide needs, and
WHERE�5 the �3/8 - 5/8 cent ratio may be equitable in the
predominantly rural counties of the State in proportion'to the street
mileage, assessed. valuation and population of incorporated and unin- �
corporated areas within those counties, but the ratio of distribution
as it relates to street and road problems in urban counties such as
Los Angeles is manifestly inequitable, and
WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County recog- �
nized in the year 193g the greater needs of urban street systems in
Los �ingeles County as compared to other areas of the State and adopted
a policy then, and again in the years 1947 and 1952 of providing
annual financial assistance whieh only partially recognizes the relative �
greater need for the construction of streets within cities, and
. WHERE,�S the urban-rural, incorporated-unincorporated .. I
character of the County has changed substantially since the principles
on which financial assistance for street construction were based in �
1g3g 1947, and 1952 so that the County has become more urban and the
number o£ cities has increased from 46 to 70 so that the proportionate
mileage of streets and roads, assessed valuation and population in the
unincorporated and incorporated areas of the County are as follows:
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Unincorporated Incorporated
Streets and roads 26 � 74 %
Assessed valuation 15% 85 �
Population 18 � 82 %
WHERE�S cities within Los Angeles County receive only 53
per cent of the total highway users taxes subvented to the County and
cities within the County ,(including present financial assistance to
cities from the County of Los Angeles) even though 74 per cent of the
lineal street and road mileage is in cities and a considerably greater
percentage of the total traffic lanes, street surface, and. traffic
flow is within cities,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Lynwood that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervieors is urged
to further recognize the street construction and maintenance needs of
the cities and 82 per cent of the entire population within the County
�who reside in cities by establishing a policy of apportioning annually i
to cities within the County of Los Angeles a sum which shall be deter-
mined in the following manner:
a. For computation purposes, the sum of all of the gas
tax money received by the County and all of the gas
tax money received by the cities directly from the
State shall be divided between the unincorporated
areas of the County as one unit and all of the cities ,
as another unit solely on the respective proportion
of each unitia street and road mileage to the total
street and road mileage within the County.
b. After deducting the allocation to be made to the
unincorporated area from the gas tax money received
by the County, the remainder shall constitute the �
net city share.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that 25 per cent of the net city
share shall be reserved, appropriated and expended annually on highways '
and streets in cities which are of general County interest, selected ,
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at the diseretion of the Board ofSupervisors. The remaining 75
per cent of the net city share sha11 be distributed among the incor-
porated cities within the County according to the following formula:
1. 85 per cent of the total amount to be distributed
among cities on the basis of the relationship which
the population of each city bears to the total
incorporated population.
2. 15 per cent of the total amount to be distriUuted
among clties on the basis of the relationship which
the street mileage of each city bears to the total
street mileage in the entire incorporated area.
APPROVED AND �DOPTED this 15th day of November, 1960.
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-, STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES: ss.
CITY OF LYNWOOD )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the
City of Lynwcod, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the
City Council of said City at a regular
meeting thereof held in the City Hall of said City,
on the �_ day o£ November , 1 960 ,.and passed
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN Duncan, Engl ish,
Finch, Pende R owe.
NOES: COUNCILMEN None.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN None
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STATE, OF CALIF'ORNIA ) � � ' �
COUNTY�OF.LOS ANGELFS: ss. , .
C ITY OF LYNWOOD ' ' ) � � '
' I, the undersigned, City;Clerk oY'the.City
of Lynwood, do�hereby certify that the above and foregoing
-`� - "- °Resolution `was duly adop,ted-by,tYie City Council. of said _ ` _ �__
City at'a �__ _: ' regular meeting thereof he,ld in
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the City HalT of said City,'on the 1 th day of �ovember. 19�0 ,
,, and passed by the following vote: ��, ", •
AYES: COUNCILMEN pUi►can. �nal,iah, Pinqjl,
. , , Pender. Rocse.
NOES: COUNCILMRN �png,
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN g�one.
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(BEAL) ���, C5.7 L 0 D
STATE OF CALYFORNTA )
- COUNTY OF LOS 9NGELES: ss.
CTTY OF LYNWOOD' ' ' )
I, the undersigned,.City Clerk.of the City
"oP Lynwood,.and ex-officio clerk of the City Council of , ,
said City do hereby,certif�'that the above,and,foregoing is
a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. 6s?-62 on file
„ in my office,and that said Resolution was �dopted on� date .
and by the vote therein stated. ,
� . Da'ted this �$th a of Novet�bs�� �; 1 �Q. . .
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November 1$, lg6o
The Honorable Bosrd of
Super,visora of Los Angeles County
501 Hall of Reeords
Loa Anp;eles, California
Att�r�tion T4r. J. S. Allison, Clerk
C�entlemen:
Snclosed is a copy oP a resolution adopted by
the bity Gouncll at its meeting of November 15,
1960. This resolut4on urgea adoption of a policy
establiahing a more equi�able distribut3on oP
highway users tax funds received by the County
and the cities within the County. '
, Very truly yours,
H. M. Campbell
City Clerk
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RE50LUTION OF THE CITY OF
URGING THE LOSANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
TO ADOFT A POLICY ESTABLISHING A MORE EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION OF HIGHWAY USERS TAX FUNDS RECEIVED
BY THE COUNTY AND THE �ITIES WITHIN THE C O U N T Y
WHEREAS two cents of the total six cents of the State levied highway users
taxes is subvented to counties and cities in the State, of which one and three
eighths of one cent is allocated by statute to counties and five eighths of one
cent is allocated by statute to cities, and; '
WHEREAS it was the intention of the State Legislature in setting the 1-3/8 -
5/8 cent distribution ratio to assist both cities and counties in meeting
construction and maintenance needs for rural and urban streets and roads
according to statewide needs and;
WHEREAS the 1-3/8 - 5/8 cent ratio may be equitable in the predominantly
rural counties of the State in proportion to the street mileage, assessed
valuation and population of incorporated and unincorporated areas within
those counties, but the ratio of distribution as it relates to street and road
problems in urban counties such as Los Angeles is manifestly inequitable,
and;
� WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles Gounty recognized in the
year 1939 the greater needs of urban street systems in Los Angeles County
as compared to other areas of the State and adopted a policy then, and again
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inthe years 1q47 and 1552, of providing annualfinancial assistance which
only partially recognizes the relative'greater need for the construction of
streets within cities, and;
WHEREAS the urban-rural, incorporated�unincorporated character of the
County has changed substantially since the principles on which financial
assistance for street construction w ere basedin 1939, 1qS7, and 1952 so that
the County has become rnore urban and the number of cities has increased from
4i to 70 so that the proportionate mileage of streets and roads, assessed valuation ar
popul'ationin�l:� unincorporated and incorporated areas of the County are as
follows:
Unincorporated Incorporated
Streets and roads 26 % 74 %n
Assessed valuation 15 °fo II5 %o
Fopulation lE °Jo u2 °Jo
JJfI7sREF.S cities within Los Angeles Gounty receive only 53 percent of the
total highway users taxes subvented to the County ancl cities within the County
(including present financial assistance to cities from the County of Los Angeles)
even though 74 percent of the lineal street and road mileage is in cities and a
con�ir�erabl;� greater percentage of the total traffic lanes, street surface, and
traf;:tc flow is within cities;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
that the Los Angeles County Board
of Supervisors is urged to further recognize the street construction and
maintenance needs of the cities and 82 percent of the entire population within
the County who reside in cities by est�abiishing a policy of apportioning
annually to cities within the County of Los Angeles a sum which shall be deter-
mined in the following manner:
a) For computation purposes, the sum of all of the gas tax
money received by the County and all of the gas tax money
received by the cities directly from the State shall be
divided between the unincorporated areas of the County as
one unit and all of the cities as another unit solely on the
respee.tive proportionof each unit's street and road mileage
to the total street and road mileage within the County.
b) After deducting the allocation to be made to the unincorporated
area from the gas tax money received by the County, the
remainder sha11 constitute the net city shase.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that 25 percent of the net city share shall be
reserved, appropriated and expended annually on highways and streets in
cities which are of general County interest, selected�at the discretion of the
Board of Supervisors.
4.
The remaining 75 percent of the net city share shall be distributed among
the incorporated cities within the County according to the following formula:
1) 85 percent of the total amount to be distributed among cities
on the basis of the relationship which the population.of each
city bears to the total incorporated population,
2) 15 percent of the total amount to be distributed among,cities
on the basis of the relationship which the street mileage of
each city bears to the total street mileage in the entire
incorporated.area.
The City Clerk is instructed to send a copy of this resolution.to each member
of the Los Angeles. County Board of Supervisors�
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FOOTNOTES TO TABULATION
a
Estimated by Gounty Road Department or Gity Engineer.
b
Includes 70 of the 71 cities in Los Angeles Countyo Data
were not available for the newest city, Gudahy, when the
tabulation was prepared.
c
Preliminary census figures compiled by Los Angeles
County Regional Planning,
d
Sources: (1) survey conducted by Los Angeles office of
the League in December of 1958> (2) estimat��s by County-
City Coordinator's office incorpor.ation reports; (3)
estimates by County Road Depar.kment.
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County Road Department. Figures represent amount
allocated for 1959-60 fiscal year, not necessarily the
amount appropriated and expended.
� PRESIDENT FIRST VICE PRESIDEN7 SECOND VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER DIRECTOR OF STATE LEAOUE �
Roy O. Woode, Chairmon Angelo M. lacaboni AND SECRESARY William A. 1. Emmone Charla� Par�y Walker
Board of CHy Directon Councilmon - Lokawood Virgil N. Spongberg Mayor Pro Tem � Mayor • Manhaflan Beaeh
Pawdena � Councilmon - Long Beach $onlo Fe Springe �
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY DIVISION
November 3, 1960
Honorable Mayor and City Council
Gentlemen:
On Tuesday, November 1, a delegation of city officials
presented to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisora
the gas tax proposal adopted by the Los Angeles County
Division of the League. The proposal will, if adopted
by the Board of Supervisors, provide a more equitable
distribution of gas tax funds co`�ring into this County.
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Under the present policy the Board of Supervisors
expends a greater amount of gas tax in unincorporated
areas of the County than in cities, even though 74 per-
cent of the total street mileage is in cities. The
present Board policy of allocating.money to cities on
a per project basis does not guarantee to individual
cities an equitable share of gas tax funds on a con-
tinuing basis. Cities must rely o occasional g ranta_,_.
made at the wil an •pleasure of the Board. Under the
— League proposal incorporated area's of County will
not only receive a more equitable share of gas tax
funda, cities will also be assured of constant amounta.
The three attachments are for your information and
action: � ��.
1. Tabulation and presentation o the step by
atep calculations of�ttie proposed formula
'� showing the a ount which each city will
receive under�tlie proposed formula, com-
paring that figure with the amount each
city received from the Aid-to-Cities Fund
for the 1959-60 fiscal year.
2. Ttao copies of a resolution respectfully sub-
mitted for your consideration. Copies of
the resolution should be sent to each super-
visor, the chamber of commerce, the local
press, and the Los Angeles Office of the
League.
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3. Three copies of a press release which, when
the amounta which your city will receive
under the proposed f ula are inserted by
you, will provide a�ood news story. When
such a.news story�appears, marked copies
should be sent to Che"'`s �ervisor of your
District.
4. Discuss �with and encourage tkie editors of .
your local newspapers to editorialize on
the subject. When such•edi. appear,
see that marked copies are sent to the �
supervisor of your Distri�ct. �
In order to be successful in this program it is neces-
sary to have the complete cooperation of the 71 cities
within the County in adopting the resolution and carry-
ing out the suggestions contained in this letter.
Sincerely,
u�-� � ���
VIRGYL SPONGBERG
_ Councilman, Long Beach
Chairman of the Los Angeles County
League Division Gas Tax Committee
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Member of the Gas Tax C ommittee
Virgil Spongberg, Councilman, Long Beach -- Chairman
Policy
Angelo "Jack" Iacaboni, Councilman, Lakewood -- Vice Chairman
William Emmens, Councilman, Santa Fe Springs
William A. Cameron, Councilman, Redondo Beach
E. C. "Cal" Cannon, Mayor, Glendale
Newell J. Cooper, Mayor, Burbank
George C. England, Mayor, Inglewood
Harold A. Henry, Councilman, Los Angeles
Jay B. Price, Councilman, Bell
Robert P. Reeves, Mayor, Hawthorne
Technical
John Wentz, Administrative Officer, Beverly Hills -- Vice Chairman
Lewis Arnold, Engineer of Administration, Los Angeles
Glen Crawford, City Engineer, Pomona
Jess Gilkerson, City Engineer, Long Beach
Joseph Leach, Assistant City Manager, Redondo Beach
Charles "Chick" Martin, City Manager, San Marino
Robert M. McCurdy, Assistant City Manager, Pasadena
Lyle Pardee, City Engineer, Los Angeles
George Terhune, Assistant City Administrator, Los Angeles
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM CITY OF
. LYNWOOD
More money for city streets, based on a more equitable allocat�on of gasoline tax '
funds, is the objective of a resolution before the LYNWOOD
City Council. The proposal wae presented to the County Board of Supervisors on
November 1, by the Los Angeles County Division of the League of California Cities. i
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For the year. 1959-60, the City of LYNWOOD received I
$ 23 ,46g in county "aid to cities" :�y a_s t, funds. Under the new
formula psoposed by the cities, LYNWOOD �c receive I
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As it is now, cities with more intense traffic problems and 74% of the total street and !
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' road mileage, receive only �53°jo of the gas tax which comes into the county from state I
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subventions. I
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The state gasoline tax is now six cents per gallon. Of this tne state gete four cents, '
for freeways and state highways; the counties get 1-3/8�`, and the cities get 5/8�. �
Since 1939> the County of Los Angeles has granted funds from its 1-3/8fi ehare to I
cities, currently amounting to 3/16�`, or $5,005,496 last year, plus a special aid to I
cities fund allocated by the Supervisors without formula. �
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The proposal by the cities is that all the money coming in to the cities and the county �
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from the gas tax be put in one pot for computation purposes, and then be divided
according to the road mileage, first between incorporated and unincorporated areas,
and then according to the population and street mileage within the respective cities,
based 85% on population and 15% on road mileage.
Although the cities' request to the Board of Supervisors is based on road mileage of
74% in cities and 26% in unincorporated territory, in two other comparisons the city
proportions are even greater. In assessed valuation, the cities have 85% and the
unincorporated area only 15°jo; in population the cities have 8Z% and the unincorporated
area has 18°jo.
As it is now, in 1958�59, the state returned $39.4 million in gasoline tax to LosAngeles
county, with $13.7 million going directly to the cities, and $25.7 million to the Board
of Supervisors, of which the Supervisors allocated $8 million Yo the cities.
The original formula of couniy gas tax allocations to the cities was adopted when there
were only 46 cities in the county; today there are 71 cities, with a substantially
increased mileage of streets. Similarly in motor vehicle registration, there are more
than 2.5 million vehicles registered °an the 71 cities, and approximately 540,000 vehicles
registered in unincorporated area. Yet the 71 cities still received their gasoline tax
funds from the county at a ratio which was designed for 46 cities.
Another highly indicative figure is the inequality which exists between the appropriations
being made to construct and maintaan county roads and those for city streets. The
(more)
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preseut cucCi•ioutiur� of tlie county's motor vehicle iwid uased oii the 1�;59-uU �u�lget
si�oc�c :v2u, 546, 0�0 for the 3, y�0 miles in the unincorporated area, or �6, 650 per .nile.
1'he total street mileage in the 71 cities today is 11,507 miles, and the average
appropriation is $2,009 per mile.
In addition,to the gas tax which the cities receive from the state direct, and from the
county, they raised from their own local tax resources $24, 100, 000 for local streets,
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accounting for more than 50% of the appropriations made by citiee of Los Angeles I
county for street purposes, �vhereas only 36.5% of similar appropriatione of the County
of Los Angeles for roads in unincorporated areas were derived from local funds.
Cities are malcing every effort to take care of street needs within their boundaries,
Uut are falling further and further behind, according to Councilman Virgil Spongberg
of Long Beach, chairman of the League gas tax committee. The result of the present i
couuty gas tax p.rogram is that access to property in unincorporated territory is to a I
much greater extent provided at less direct expense to the residents of such area than
is the case in cities. Recently, Spongberg pointed out, the State Division of Hi�hways
surveyed highway deficiencies. lts report, under SCR 62, shows that cities in Los
Angeles courity will have street deficie��cies by 19�5 of $699,524,000, and the county
deiicieucies will be $299.965,000. �
The resolution before the LYNWOOD City Council will supplementi
the official appeal for additional county aid to cities, made by the Los An�ele:, County I
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Divisioi� of ttie I_,ea`�ue oi .:itics on TJOVember 1. �
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