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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 01 03/05/2001 . tfr CITY OF PETALUMA,CALIFORNIA AGENDA. BILL 1 Agenda Title:. Meeting,.Date: . Resolution Certifying •the. City will .Sustain +its!. Level of March 5, 2001 Expenditures for TransportatiomPirposes. Department: Director: Con'tact'Person: Phone'Number: Finance William J. Thomas William,J.`Thomas 778-4323 Cost'of.Prbposal: N/A Account Number: N/A Amounf.Buigeted: N/A Name of Fund: N/A Attachments to Agenda'Packet-Item: Resolution Summary Statement: A132928, also known as the Transportation Congestion Relief.Fund, provides approximately$1 billion directly to cities and counties for preservation, maintenance and rehabilitation of the local street and road system. In fiscal year 2000-2001 the bill allocated $400 million one-time funds to cities and counties, of which the City of Petaluma•received.$3,77,666.59. Council Priorit%i THIS AGENDA.ITEM IS CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF,.OR NECESSARY To, ONE OR "'" �-..'11 MORE OF THE 1999=2000 PRIORITIES'ESTABLISHED BY'THE CITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY 30,:1999 AND MARCH'18,..2000 Priority(s): N/A Recommended City Council Action/Suggested Motion: Adopt the resolution Reviewed by Finance Director Revie • • m • s rnev: Approved by City Manager: Dater �Q „ D . r Date: 4�/I�Y°_.IVJ �1 �a3.o l <� Today's Date: Revision# and 1 .to •evised: File Code: a'7—g`.t #. s:/agenda/agenda bill for transportation • . • O. 0: CITY OF'PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA March 5,2001 • AGENDA(REPORT ' FOR • RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE CITY WILL SUSTAIN ITS LEVEL OF EXPENDITURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES 1. 'EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: • AB2928, also known as the Transportation CongestionRelief Eund, provides approximately $1 billion directly to cities and counties for preservation, maintenance and,rehabilitation of the local street and road system. In fiscal:year,2000-2001 the bill allocated $400 million one-time funds to , cities and counties, of which the City of.Petaluma received $377,666.59. 2. BACKGROUND: As part of the State's fiscal year 2001 budget, the Cityof Petaluma was allocated funds for transportation congestion relief These fundsxare part of a one-time $400 million subvention to cities and counties by the state. `Future funding is dependant:'on,legislative action and therefore will not be calculated into future-City budgets: Use of these:funds requires Maintenance of Effort (MOE) be adopted by the City Council, in compliance with Government Code Section 14556.26. This MOE certifies that.Petaluma will maintain its current level'of general"fund expenditures,for transportation purposes, which is calculated on the average of the last three years (1996-1997, 1997-1998 and 1998-1999) of.City • expenditures from the general fund for street, road and'highway purposes. This is a condition of continued funding for the new"monies:or the City willloseany future funding. These funds are required to be spent_byJune 30, 2002. 3. ALTERNATIVES: Adopt the proposed resolution. Do not adopt the proposed resolution and'risk having to return these funds to the State. 4. FINANCIAL IMPACTS: The City has received$377,666 in one-time funds from the State for street maintenance and repair. These funds have'been'deposited into the Gas Tax '(Spedial`Revenue) fund. 5. CONCLUSION: The City, is required to adopta resolution that providesassurances that AB2928 funds are not used to supplarit existing funds". The proposed resolution satisfies that requirement. 6. OUTCOMES'ORPERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS THAT WILL INDENTIFY'SUCCESS OR:COMPLETION ' Adopted resolution will remain on file for inclusion in the annual street report to the State Controller. 7. RECOMMENDATION: Adopt proposed resolution s:/agenda/agenda bill for transportation funding. Resolution_No. N.C.S. 2 of the City of Petaluma, California 3 4 CERTIFYING THE CITY WILL,SUSTAIN.ITS LEVEL OF • 5 EXPENDITURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES 6 7 8 9 10 WHEREAS, AB2928,.known as the Transportation Congestion Relief Fund provides 11 approximately$1 billion";directly to cities,and counties for preservation, maintenance and 12 rehabilitation of,the•localstreet and road system; and 13 - 14 WHEREAS, the City.of Petaluma is in receipt.of$377,666...59.for fiscal,year,2000=2001;and 15 16 WHEREAS, use of,these funds imposes'an Maintenance of Effort (MOE) provision (per, 17 Government Code,Section 14556:26) which;requires:cities to maintain their current level of general 18 fund expenditures for transportation purposes; and " 19 20 WHEREAS, the;formula is calculated on the average.over the last three.fiscalyearsa:(T996 21 1997 1997-1998;and 1998-1999)of city expenditures from the general fund for,street, road;and 22 highway purposes; 23 24 NOW,.THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Petaluma, 25 California will sustain its level of general fund expenditures for transportation purposes-in. 26 compliance with Government Code Section 14556;26. • 27 28 29 30 31 32 • 33 34 Under the power and author'ity:conferred upon this,,Counctl by the Charter,of,said City.: 35 REFERENCE 'I he-eby%certify thexforegoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the 36 Council of the`City,of Petaluma at Regular meeting.on 2000 Approved_as to 37- by the following voter 'form:' 38 39 . 40 City Attorney 41 AYES:' 42 NOES: • 43 ABSENT: 44 45 ATTEST:. • 46 City Clerk Mayor 47 • 48 Resolution Na: NCS •