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Phil Batchelor;
County Administrator C�I.JJICt
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August 15, 1988 �/O�� ��J
SUBJECT:
PLACING TOLL BRIDGE INCREASE ON NOVEMBER 8, 1988
GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
In order to comply with the provisions of SB 45 (Chapter 406 , Statutes of
1988) , call a special election on Regional Measure 1 and order the special
election consolidated with the November 8, 1988 general election.
BACKGROUND:
On Friday, August 12, 1988, the Governor signed SB 45 (Lockyer) . SB 45,
which is urgency legislation, asks the voters in seven counties whether the
California Transportation Commission and the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission should be authorized to undertake a revenue bond program to
finance major bridge improvements, the construction of new bridges and mass
transit extensions designed to. reduce bridge traffic in the Bay Area, to be
financed by bridge tolls which shall not exceed one dollar for passenger
vehicles.
SB 45 goes on to require County Clerks to report the results of the special
election to the California Transportation Commission and the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission. If a majority of all of the voters voting on
the question at the special election vote affirmatively, the California
Transportation Commission is directed to adopt the toll schedule proposed
by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and make it effective
January 1, 1989 .
The seven counties named in SB 45 are San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa,
Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Solano.
Section 30917 (b) of the Streets and Highways Code, as added by SB- 45, reads
in pertinent part as follows:
I'(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Elections Code, the
Board of Supervisors of each of the counties and the city and
county specified in subdivision (a) shall call a special election
to be conducted in each of those counties and the city and
county, which shall be consolidated with the November 8, 1988,
general election. The following question shall be presented to
the voters of each of the counties as Regional Measure 1, to be
stated in the ballot separately from state and local measures: .
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: --- YES SIGNATURE;
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDA(((TION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON August. 16 ,, 17.88 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator AUG 16 1988
CC: County Counsel ATTESTED
County Clerk.-Elections Sune-rvisor PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Senator LOckver SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Senators Boatwright & Petris
Assemblymen Baker, Bates, Campbell & Isenberg
Director of Community Development BY f ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83 (Transportation Planning)
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August 16 , 1988
Despite the Board of Supervisors ' action on August 9, 1988 urging the
Governor not to sign SB 45, we believe the above quoted language is clear
and leaves the Board of Supervisors no practical choice but to call a
special election and consolidate the special election with the
November 8, 1988 general election. It is, therefore, recommended that the
Board comply with the mandates of SB 45 and place Regional Measure 1 on the
November 8, 1988 general election ballot.