Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, July 03, 2018
Consent
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 18-094 OPPOSING REPEAL BALLOT MEASURE SENATE BILL 1 - ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Senate Bill 1 is a landmark transportation investment measure to rebuild California's crumbling roads, highways and bridges, including much needed repairs to local streets, highways and bridges. The measure provides over $5.2 billion annually in funding for the State of California, of which Carson received a portion of this allocation in a local return. These repair revenues come from a gas tax increase of 12 cent per gallon, a diesel tax increase of 20 cents per gallon and a $100 annual fee per electric vehicle. The last time the State increased the gas tax was in 1985 and there has been no road repair fee for electrical vehicles. Opponents of SB 1 have qualified an initiative petition to repeal the gas/diesel tax increases, as well as the $100 annual fee charged to an electric vehicle. The initiative is now scheduled to be voted upon at the November 6, 2018 Statewide election.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 18-094, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING THE BALLOT MEASURE TO REPEAL SENATE BILL 1 - ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABLITY ACT OF 2017."
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III. ALTERNATIVES
None.
IV. BACKGROUND
In November 2017, the California Legislature and the Governor approved Senate Bill 1 (SB1), known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. SB 1 was a landmark transportation funding package focused to improve local roadway systems. Money coming largely from a 12-cent increase in the base gasoline excise tax, a 20 cent per gallon increase in the diesel excise tax and a new $100 fee per electric vehicle for road repairs.
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