HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011967 - 1967-602 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COMITY, STAB OF CALIFORNIAI
In the utter of Financing the
Development of the San Francisco
Bay .Area Rapid Transit District RESOLUTION NO. 6-(/602
as Originally Planned.
WHEREAS the Beard of Supervisors of the County of
Contra Costa, California has been deeply, concerned about the
financing problems of the San Francisca Bay Area Rapid Transit
District and the suggested cut-back in the system as originally
planned; and
WHEREAS the Board in a public hearing on this date
obtained information from its director representatives on the
Beard of Bisectors of said district and also from, the staff of
said district with respect to financing and suggested out--backs;
and
WHEREAS It is the considered opinion of this Board
that the transit system should be constructed as originally
planned in Contra Costa County, Alameda County, and the City and
County of San Francisoo, so that the system will be of maximum
benefit as an important component part of the transportation
facilities of said counties; and
4HERBAS in view of the current onerous property tax
situation it is deemed inadvisable to have additional property
taxes levied for the purpose of providing supplementary funds
for said district;
N(A , THEREFORE, BE IT BY THIS BOARD RESOLVED that the
Honorable Ronald Reagan, Governor of the State of California, is
requested to gall a special session of the California State
Legislature concurrent with the 1907 "veto" session or immediately
thereafter to consider and act upon legislation to provide addi--
ti.onal, funds to the San Francisco Bad; Area Rapid Transit District
from non-property tax sources such as an increased toll on the
Saga Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, from. increased "in 'Lieu" motor
vehicle taxes, and/or from other revenue sources.
BE IT By THIS BOARD ALSO RESOLVED that it considers the
provision of additional revenues from non-property tax sources
for said district to be a matter of immediate urgency and concern.
BE IT BY THIS BOARD FURTHER RESOLVED chat copies of
this resolution be forwarded to the Contra Costa Counter repre-
sentatives in the California State Legislature, the Mayor and the
Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, the
Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda, and to the Mayors
of all cities in the County- of Contra Costa.
RESOLUTIO14 NO. 0-7/602
PASSED AIND ADOPTED this 22nd day of August, 1967,
by the following vote of the Board:
AYES.- Supe.-visors J. P. Kenny, A. M. Dias,
J. E. Moriarty, T. J. Cali..
NOES: Supervisor E. A. bins cheid.
ABSENT: None.
RESOLUTION 1,10. 67/602