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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12201983 - 2.9 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on December 20, 1983 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, McPeak, Torlakson, Schroder NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: Transportation Funding Legislation The Board having received a December 8, 1983, letter from Sunne W. McPeak, President, County Supervisors Association of California (CSAC) , advising that transportation funding legislation will be a major priority for CSAC in 1984, and requesting that a local Transportation Task Force be established; Ms. McPeak having further advised that within the CSAC Housing, Land Use and Transportation Committee a working Transportation Task Force will be established, and therefore having requested that a representative from the Contra Costa County Transportation Committee be appointed to the CSAC Task Force; IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the aforesaid request is REFERRED to the Public Works Director and the Transportation Committee. I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered ars the minutes of the Board of SupervisE�ors on the date shown. ATTESTED: .�1-� J.R. OLAON, COUNTY CLERK and ex officio Civrk of the Soord cc: Public Works Director Transportation Committee County Administrator By Deputy 1220. 2.9 i ,I 4' ` RECEIVED � g CounlySuperrisors t 9 1983 . R. OLSSON I C--4E1 11$V��3 �/id C� s!�H D C TA CO. B „( ..De u DATE : 12/8/83 TO: Chairs , Boards of Supervisors FROM: Sunne Wright McPeak , President Supervisor Illa Collin, Sacramento County, Chair, CSAC Transportation Task Force Supervisor Paul Eckert, San Diego County, Chair, Housing, Land Use and Transportation Committee Attached is a resolution which was passed by the General Assembly of CSAC at our annual meeting in Redding (Attachment 1) . This resolution is self-explanatory and highlights the critical problems we all face in transportation. It is our intention that transportation funding legislation will be one of the major priorities for CSAC in 1984 . This effort will require the active commitment and participation of' every supervisor in the State of California. 'Therefore , we request that you establish within your county a local Transportation Task Force composed of members of your boards;--civic representa- tives ( i . e. , Chamber of Commerce , general contractors , and business leaders) , representatives from cities within your county, and county staff personnel familiar with this issue. This task force should be immediately organized to develop a public information program which will engender the necessary public/private support for major legislation (Attachment 2) . Your local Transportation Task Force might consider joining with other county task forces to provide a regional organizational approach. Within the CSAC Housing , Land Use and Transportation Committee , a working Transportation Task Force will be established. This entity will be chaired by Supervisor Illa Collin of. Sacramento and will be dedicated to solve this problem. Therefore, please appoint one representative from your local Transportation Task Force to serve on this umbrella organization within CSAC. Please contact Victor Pottorff at CSAC:, (91.6) 441 -4011 , with your task force nominee as soon as possible. We would also appreciate written materials which outline your task force organization and progress being made within your community. There appears to he a serious problem regarding the current Administration' s transportation policy. Your public works director has received a memo which demonstrates. that Caltrans does not feel 343- CSAC 43 CSAC EXECUTIVE COMM E :President,SUNNE WRIGHT McPEAK,Contra Costa County■ First Vice President,STEPHEN C.SWENDIMAN,Shasta County Second Vice President,L LIE K.BROWN,Kings County■Immediate Past President,JAMES EDDIE,Mendocino County■MICHAEL D.ANTONOVICH,Los Angeles County■ILLA COLLIN,Sacramento County■ROBERT E.DORR,EI Dorado County■PAUL FORDEM,San Diego County■JAN HEWITT,Solano County!OUENTIN L.KOPP,City&County of San Francisco•CAL McELWAIN,San Bernardino County■ HAROLD MOSKOWITE,Napa County■ B.A.PRICER,Plumas County■ BARBARA SHIPNUCK,Monterey County■HARRIETT M.WIEDER,Orange County■ADVISORS:County Administrative Officer,MEL HING,Alameda County■County Counsel,JAMES P.BOTZ,Sonoma County■Executive Director,LARRY E.NAAKE K _ n. Sacramento Office / #101, 1100 K Street / Sacramento, CA 95814.3941 -1 916/441.4011 ATSS 473.3727 Washington Office / 440 First St., N.W., Suite 503 ! Washington, D.C. 20001 / 202/783.7575 12/8/83 Chairs , Boards of Supervisors Page Two there is an immediate transportation funding problem. This position only stifles our efforts in seeking a legislative solution for city and county transportation systems (Attachment 3) . Every public works director has been encouraged to respond to this article. We urge that your Board take similar action (Attach- ment 4) . Your responses should be sent directly to the Governor with copies to Leo Trombatore, Director, Department of Transportation, 1120 N St. , Sacramento, CA 95814 ; Dwight Stenbakken, Legislative Representative, League of California Cities , 1400 K St. , 4th Floor , Sacramento, CA 95814 ; and Victor Pottorff, CSAC staff. We cannot emphasize the importance of this needed action by your Board. Your expeditious rerponro to thin request is critical. Thank you for your assistance and cooperation. Only through our collective efforts can we achieve our goal in solving the transportation problems that all of us at the county level are facing on a daily basis. cc : CEAC members Leo Trombatore , Caltrans Dwight Stenbakken, League of California Cities A'rT'ncilMliN'f i Resolution E-2 BEFORE. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA Resolution Concerning Adequate Funding ) RESOLUTION PROPOSED BY For Local and State Transportation Needs ) ALAMEDA COUNTY WHEREAS, local streets and roads throughout the State of California are deteriorating at an accelerated rate due to lack of adequate funds for maintenance; and WHEREAS, there are also inadequate funds for local street and road construction orojects, including safety improvements; and WHEREAS, the state transportation system is also suffering from lack of adequate funding and may not he able to adequately match increased federal revenues flowing from the imposition of the 1982 five cent gasoline tax increase; and WHEREAS, state budget difficulties have resulted in diversion from road purposes of monies collected in connection with transportation user fees and taxes; and WHEREAS, shortage of funds at the local level has resulted in alternate means of financing which have socially and economically undesirable effects, such as decreasing the supply of affordable housing and stifling economic development; and WHEREAS, the two cent increase in the gasoline tax enacted in 1982 by Senate Bill 215 failed to provide adequate funds to remedy the aforementioned financial shortages; Adequate Funding For Local and State Transportation Needs Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County Supervisors Association of California (CSAC) does hereby call for an increase in the statewide gasoline tax and other road user fees, to provide additional funds specifically for use by cities and counties for maintenance and construction of local roads; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that legislation be introduced to provide the local option for boards of supervisors to raise additional transportation revenues, where necessary for special needs above those called for on a statewide basis, and that these locally approved and raised revenues be adequately safeguarded to prevent their diversion to uses other than transportation; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that CSAC does call upon the League of California Cities to support such measures and does call upon the Legislature to pass the necessary legislation and constitutional amendments to provide guaranteed funding for California's local transportation needs in the future decades. ADOPTED this 17th day of November, 1983, by the General Assembly of the County Supervisors Association of California. J JAMS DDIE, PRESIDENT ti�� . =ay Area Coalition Transportato- fori . THE BAY AREA COALITION FOR TRANSPORTATION INVITES YOU. . . to join other Bay Area business, labor and government leaders in working to obtain adequate funding for local street and road repair, maintenance and needed new construction. Working with other regional and statewide organizations, the Coalition's goal is to obtain an increase in the state's gas tax that drill be earmarked for local road and street funding needs. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES: I. Business, Trade, Industry, Associations Sponsoring: $5,000 -or more Sustaining: $2,500 - $5,000 Participating: $ 500 - $2,500 IL Government , Counties: $5,000 Cities: $ 500 - $1,500 III. Labor Unions $ 250 - $1,000 My organization wishes to become an active member of the Ydy Area Coalition for Transportation. We support the Coalition's Statement of'Legislative Principles and pledge the following membership: I. Business, Trade, Industry, Associations Sponsoring: $ _ Sustaining: $ Participating: $ II. Government County: $ City: $ M. Labor Union $ Name of Organization By (individual representing organization) Title Address City State Zip Telephone Name of individual who will represent organization at Coalition meetings. 348 WORLD TRADE CENTER • SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94111 (415)98116405 341 ATTACHMENT 2 My Area Coalition for Transportatyio= A STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES THE PROBLEM: Bay Area streets and roadways are deteriorating at an alarming rate: backlog costs for deferred roadway construction and maintenance are piling up; consumer costs for vehicle maintenance and repairs due to damage from bad road surfaces are rising; our highways are becoming less safe and more congested. In short, we are approaching a transportation crisis that threatens the economic vitality of our . communities. THE SOLU77ON: Funding of local transportation programs must be increased. In the Bay Area alone, each year of delay will add at least another $100 million to the cost of restoring our roadways to a satisfactory condition. New funding programs, including additional state gas taxes, must be considered for immediate implementation. THE BAY AREA COALITION FOR TRANSPORTATION has been organized to address the immediate need to increase funding for local transportation projects, including maintenance and rehabilitation of existing Bay Area streets and roads, as well as needed new road construction. The Coalition's primary goals are to organize, fund and coordinate efforts in the Bay Area to gain popular and legislative support for statewide action to provide funding for local transportation projects in the Bay Area and throughout California. The Coalition is a broad-based organization of both private and public sector interests that can have a major impact on state administrative and legislative decision-makers. Working together, we can build public awareness of the current transportation crisis; we can suggest and support legislative proposals to increase transportation funding; . we can help ensure our region's transportation needs are met .and any new revenue is spent effectively. The Coalition recognizes that a regional effort should be part of a coordinated statewide effort. Therefore, an important function of the Coalition is to participate in statewide pro-transportation advocacy activities, to help involve other major regions of the state in this effort and to ensure the Bay Area's interests are represented adequately in statewide advocacy programs. Coalition members include representatives of local government, business and labor. The Coalition seeks to involve individuals and organizations concerned about transportation in its efforts to develop adequate solutions for the Bay Area's transportation funding needs. over - 3.48' 348 WORLD TRADE CENTER • SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94111 • (415)981-6405 BACT Statement of Objectives Page Two Coalition ProGram Obirctivr—: 1. Develop a well-documented and accurate statement of the region's transportation funding needs for local street and road maintenance and encourage other major regions throughout the state to develop similar statements. these statements will be used as a basis for legislative action and for public education. 2. ' Increase the public's awareness of the need for increased funding for state and local highway, road and street maintenance and needed new construction programs. 3. Expand the Coalition's membership and develop a local constituency which actively supports proposals to increase transportation revenues and allocate them on an equitable basis. 4. Develop and advocate a statement of legislative principles for transportation funding which reflects consensus among interest groups throughout the region. 5. Coordinate the regional effort with other organizations throughout the state and with statewide organizations, ensuring there is no duplication of effort and there is consensus on the principles, timing and approach for legislative action. J49 ATTACHMENT 3 CounlySuperrhapsox november 4 , .lyly 70: tuhl is Works Directors and Road Coirtaiissioners FROM: Victor S . Pottortis V Attached in a copy of RM; Jr tier to Mr . Larry ilc; :. art- , C hiet , Cal t:- ns , bu iget I)evelopment and Administration , and a letter from Verne Davis to Mr. Pre=nton i•eJ ley , a Djnt: is t. Dir?r.tcr of Ca: i•r ans . I quass the tuna haq Camp nat we begin , on a statewide 1?'leis; , to lot. CalTrann district personnel know of OUT' cof);'ern oVhr t`.�- position that the world of transportation 1L rr' , " . (t; )d J . . t. . .. i i a nod n(, hitt(: I am sure . cn, of o :. c ,ar respond in your own creative way., KeWe LaKe WS aCtion before clur meeting in i`.; idi i,g so that We . mzy conti I:ute tO ° tUrn u1': the . `['hate. you for your expeditious response to this request . P past'` ?E't'd me copies of your :iNC _C rS. VP: tsa CSAC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:President,JAMES EDDIE,Mendocino County First Vice President,SUNNE WRIGHT McPEAK,Contra Costa County `Second Vice President,STEPHEN C.SWENMMAN,SMOa County Treasurer,CAL McELWAIN,San Bernardino County Immediate Past President,THERESA COOK,Placer County WALT P.ABRAHAM,Riverside County MICHAEL D.ANTONOVICH,Los Angeles County ROBERT E.DORR,EI Dorado County' DON EXCELL,Alameda County JAN HEWITT,Solana County HAROLD MOSKOWITE,Napa County ' BARBARA SHIPNUCK,Monterey County -HARRIETT M.WIEDER,Orange County SUSANNE WILSON,Santa Clara County EARL WITHYCOMBE,Sierra County ADVISORS:County Administrative Officer,ROBERT J.FITCH,Riverside County Counly Counsel,CHARLES MACK,Yolo County Executive Director,LARRY E.NAAKE Sacramento Office / #101, 1100 K Street I Sacramento, CA 95814.3941 1 9161441.4011 ATSS 473.3727 Washington Office / 440 First St., N.W., Suite 503. 1 Washington, D.C. 20001 1 2021783.7575 Operating Divisions: Buildings' S5 Emergency Services parics and Recrea(ion OF PUBLIC WORKS 'i's."84 DEFARTMENT Roads 711 ISIM rf-P0,MIX I P'I Service Station TELLPHONE (AIUAC01*204) 722-MIDI Solid Wester Disposal ME110ED, CALIFORNIA95140 VIAINF,L. DAVIS I hTff 141' GORDON R. G-11SBS Deputy Director October 31, 1983 Mr. Preston Kelley District Director of Transportation Caltrans P. O. Box 2046 Stockton, CA (115201 Dear Preston: Attached is a "news" article from Sundays October 30 , 1983 Fresno bee, which is distrubing and misleading as far as local road systems are concerned. It truly -inmonr-,tratr.-s "tunnel vision" nt it' s best when the statement in ma(At- aro not corning to the point where wo need another qa:st--Aine tax. " That may be the can- for. .Caltrans, since they were basically 0the: sole beneficiary of the fecieral five (5) cent gas tax, but it is definitely not the case for Cities and Counties who need additional funding '.Jow if we are going to save our deteriorating road system!! The article is devastating to our financial efforts and again demonstrates tho total lack of understanding at the State level of our local conditions, needs and a distorted belief that a gas tax is a necessity only when Caltrans and our state highways are in need of additional funding. ' Just a simple sentence in the article emphasizing t-hc fact that Cities and Counties are not in tht� same financial, wonderland as Caltran3 would havo clarified the situation. Very truly yours, Verne L. Davis Director of Public Works �, 851 to prevent fuel-tax hike ey ROBERT FORSYTH See Capitol bureau _ _ " We are not coming SACRAMENTO — State to the point where we `' transportation officials figure to get need another gasoline through 1%4 without proposing another tax hike at the pumps tax " thanks to increased revenue from Larry Hoffart,Caltrans chief higher federal and state gasoline taxes this year and an a6parent increase in motoring. might influence the STIP. So far in 1983 theJ state At stake are federal funds for i Department of Transportation transportation. Federal and state i (Caltrans) has received a $700 transportation funds are user taxes million shot in the arm. —those who use the system pay for About $274 million of that is the it. But federal funds come to a state result of a federal gasoline tax only on a matching basis (on the Increase(from 4 cents to 9 cents per average,'California must come up gallon) that went into effect last with 13 to 15 percent as the match) April. and then only when a state-initiated Another 5417 million comes from project is at some stage of design or it combination of increases in the development. state gasoline tax (from 7 cents to 9 "We want to be in a position to Cents), vehicle registration fees and bid for the federal money," said truck weight fees that went into Hoffart, "otherwise it goes to effect last Jan. 1: another state." Added to that was more activity Putting Caltrans in that position by'motorists, which meant drivers means understanding transportation were buying more gasoline and needs and trends, he said, such as therefore adding to the tax income. automobile registration in The state Board of Equahiaticm California. recently announced that the Hoffart said that early last year, 975,508,246 gallons sold during Caltrans' personnel noted that August constituted the second California vehicle registration had largest total for any August since declined. Could it mean that 1979 and the largest year-to-year Californians were ending their long- increase(5.2 percent j for any month time love affairs with automobiles? since October 197$ At first, Hoffart's people All of which leadl ealtrans'Larry wondered if the decline reflected the Hoffart to this conclusion: "We are higher registration fees that went inot coming to the crisis paint where into effect on Jan.1. i we need another gasolMe tax." They surmised that if that was Hoffart,chief of the department's the reason, border states—Oregon budget development and and Nevada — would have administration, said the additional experienced an unusually high i revenue has allowed Caltrans to number of vehicle registration by "fast track" projects on its $12 Californians attempting an illegal billion, five-year overall contraction but easily accomplished tax- and rehabilitation program avoidance technique. i ("STIP" for State Transportation Although Nevada reported a Improvement Program). higher number of registrations, it Fast track for Caltrans has meant was not, in Hoffart's opinion, moving some projects to earlier enough to justify the original guess. construction schedules to take So Caltrans' immediate advantage of the new revenues. conclusion was this: Because of the That process,said Hoffart,creates a general decline in the economy, wave effect of adding new projects many two-vehicle families were at the tar end of the STI P. putting one car on the blocks — Most of the additional revenue probably, believes Hoffart, because will go for rehabilitation projects, one of the spouses had lost a job and he said. Part of the reason is because of the high cost of because "much of the existing autmobile insurance and gasoline system out there is in sad state;" and, in part, because of the another part of the reason is increased registration fees. because such projects do not require What make this theory appear the extensive environmental impact logical now is that in these recent reports. months of 1983, vehicle registration Hoffart and his division have the has increased; it )ve the norm, in job of analyzing the variables that many categories. ' ��� . 352 ATTACHMENT 3 vALLLY ROAD co MYV.4i SI NE ENGI LRS AS O, cot �Sl1� s l November 7, 1983 � O `I Mr. Leo J. Trombatore Director Department of Transportation 1120 "N" Street Sacramento, CA 95807 Dear Mr. Trombatore: I recently read an article from the "Sacramento Bee" wherein a Mr. Larry Hoffart, Chief, Caltrans Budget Development and Administration was quoted as having said, "We are not coming to the crisis point where we need another gasoline tax." While I am fully aware that Mr. Hoffart was only speaking for Caltrans, most people reading the article would assume this statement also pertained to other road owners, namely cities and counties. It also disturbs me to realize that all the "post Gianturco' assertions about renewing the city-county-state partnership might just be so much rhetoric. Any spokesman for Caltrans should be aware of the needs of a total transportation system within the state and conduct himself accordingly. Caltrans does appear to be in good shape financially, due in great part to the reluctance to share the recent 5C Federal gas tax increase with the locals. However, you must be aware that the -locals are being pinched more and more to the point where some counties do very little new construction because all available funds must be used to maintain the existing road system. The counties, in fact, probably will need a gas tax increase if we are to maintain our current level of operation. Very truly urs, William A. Suitor President San Joaquin Valley Road Commissioners and County Engineers Association cc: Vic Potorff #101 1100 "K" Street Sacramento, CA 95814-3941 Stanley V. Lesneski - .0. Box 12616 resno, CA 93778 C O Z I I`' :: U .r R S I D E MELBA DUNLAP Supervisor i � + -�� Second Discria November 15 , 1983 Mr. Larry Hoffart, Chief Budget Development and Administration Department of Transportation 1120 N Street, Room 3361 Sacramento , California 95814 Dear Mr. Hoffart : It is certainly hard to believe from my perspective that California's total transportation needs are being met . Because Riverside County is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, it is extremely difficult for us to keep pace with the growing transportation needs within our boundaries . We do not have the financial resources to overcome our dilemma. In a recent news story you indicated we are not at a crisis point where we need an increase in the gasoline tax. That may be true for the northern counties , but it is not true in Riverside . We need help. What plan is your office offering to relieve our situation? It is next to impossible to maintain the standard we now enjoy. I would appreciate a reply from your office on this critical situation. Sincerely, r MELBA DUNLAP Supervisor, Second District MD/es cc: Mr. Leo Trombatore , Director Department of Transportation Mr. Dwight Stenbakken, Legislative Representative League of California Cities - ✓Mr. Victor S. Pottorff, Legislative Representative County Supervisors Association of California 4080 LEMON STREET 0 14TH IMOOR 0 RIVERSIDE.dALHORNIA 925010 014)787-2429 354 COURT 11 OF S H 11TH B R1RBARf t � .r �_4Tf'' � 123 E. ANAPAMU ST. , �IL►OEDWARD J.MARINI SANTA BARBARA, Q.. Assistant Director CALIFORNIA 93101 •' r' ,~ .. ' •A- s1..�� r• .0 1����( � (Public Works) AREA CODE 805 .E s 963-7115 ......_.` x� � 1� •:..� aYX.;,"..,T -mjjr..r�,.„ t.i`��� 1yy'r WILLIAM G.MENCHEN 44 '.t'.. Assistant Director (Roads) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS CHARLES F.WAGNER Director Novenber 15, 1983 Mr. Larry Hoffart, Chief 2udget Development and Administration Department of Transportation 1120 N Street, Room 3361 Sacramento, California 95814 Dear Mr. Hoffart: Your public comments that an additional gasoline tax increase is not needed were received in Santa Barbara County with dismay. The County faces a $20 million dollar backlog in pave- ment maintenance alone, and needs a minimum of a 54 per gallon additional fuel tax to prevent further rapid road deterioration. We are happy that CalTrans funding problems have been solved but we are quite depressed at the dismal prospects for solving our County road prc,blems without help from Sacramento. SincErree , 'ly i_'�F��C GGts-. William G. Menchen Assistant Public Works Director WGM/pah cc: Jesus Garcia Supervisor Robert Kallman Vic Pottorff Leo Trombatore 355 ATTACHMi:NT 4 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING SUITE 315. CIVIC CENTER SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA 94903 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MARIN COUNTY TELEPHONE (415) 499-7331 November 22, 1983 Governor George Deukmejian State Capitol Sacramento, CA. 95814 Re: State Gas Tax Dear Governor Deukmejian: This letter is to present our concerns as to the capability of our County to generate sufficient funds locally to properly maintain our 410 mile road system. Our budget for Road Maintenance for Fiscal Year 1983/84 is . 4.9 million dollars (total County budget of 89.5 million dollars), approximately 1 .5 million dollars short of the estimated 6.4 million dollars needed to main- tain the status quo, and does not address the estimated 32 million dollar long term deficiency backlog. As a result of SB 215, the State gas tax was increased, effective January. 1 , 1983, from 7t to 9C or. by 28%. The prior increase was in 1963. Over the same period of time, the Price Index for Selected Highway Construction Items, as measured by CALTRANS, has .increased by 340%. The Federal Surface Transport- ation Act of 1982, which increased the Federal Gas Tax by '5t was basically of no assistance to local roads since all funds from this program are dedicated to either transit or Inter-state routes. Accordingly, only It of the 74 of increased gas tax over the last two years is dedicated to local road needs. Thus we are facing a substantial long term deficit which-will only become more severe at an ever accelerating rate. Based upon the above facts, we are most concerned and feel that an immediate solution must be found. We are devoting a great deal of effort to establish a local gas tax which we hope to present to the Marin County voters in November of 1984. However, we also recognize this matter must be addressed as a state-wide issue. We are aware of California's forecasted deficit in the needed match for the long term State Transportation Improvements Program. Thus we request your support for a state-wide gas tax .increase to meet the local and State road maintenance and construction needs. Such action is essential to highway safety and the economic well being of our State. Y&ry tr y urs, BOB ROUMIGUIERE .Chairman, Board of Supervisors BR/pf Chairman Vice Chairman Clerk BOB ROUMiGUIERE HAROLD C.DROWN JR. AL ARAMBURU GARY GIACOMiNI BOB STIDCKWELL VAN GiLLESPIE San Rafael San Anselmo Tiburon San Geronimo Novato Regular Meeting 1st District 2nd District 3rd District 4th District Stb District Tuesda A.M.