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FROM; Contra
Phil Batchelor
County Administrator Costa
DATE; Co r
February 2, 1987 � ty
SUBJECT;
Legislation: Assembly Constitutional
Amendment 2 (Allen)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S ) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position of opposition to Assembly Constitutional
Amendment 2 (ACA 2) by Assemblywoman Doris Allen which would
dedicate that portion of the sales tax which is derived from the
sale of motor vehicle fuels to the planning, construction, and
improvement of public streets and highways.
BACKGROUND:
Under current law a portion of the sales tax on motor vehicle
fuels is dedicated to various transportation purposes. The
remainder of the sales tax on motor vehicle fuels, as with all
other sales tax revenue received by the County, is an entirely
discretionary source of funds. Under the provisions of ACA 2,
the entire amount of sales tax generated from the sale of motor
vehicle fuels would be dedicated to the planning, construction,
and improvement of public streets and highways. This dedicated
source of funds could not, apparently, be used for road
maintenance and clearly could not be used for public mass
transit. While this may appear to be an appealing proposition to
those who are responsible for the construction of roads, it does
not look so valuable when one takes an overall view. For three
reasons, we recommend that the Board of Supervisors oppose ACA 2 :
1 . ACA 2 reduces the Board' s discretion in the expenditure
of sales tax revenue.
2. ACA 2 removes money from whatever existing programs may
be receiving sales tax revenue without providing any
replacement source of revenue for those existing
programs.
3 . ACA 2 takes too narrow a view by restricting the use of
revenue in such a way that it cannot be used for public
mass transit and may not even be available for road
maintenance.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDA(((TION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON February 10 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X 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.
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County Administrator FEB 10 1987
Public Works Director ATTESTED
Community Development Director PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Deputy Director, CDD, Transportation Planning SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Assemblywoman Doris Allen
Larry Naake, CSAC
M382i7-83 D. J. Smith & .Associates BY .DEPUTY