Resolution No. 5963147
RESOLUTION NO. 5963
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE RENEWED MEASURE M TRANSPORTATION
INVESTMENT PLAN
On the 26th day of June, 2006, on motion by Council Member Seymore, seconded by Mayor
Pro Tem Luebben, and carried, the Council of the City of Cypress, finds as follows:
WHEREAS, the citizens of Orange County approved passage of Measure M in November
1990 authorizing the Orange County Transportation Authority to administer a one -half of one
percent transportation sales tax to support a specific transportation improvement plan, applicable in
the incorporated and unincorporated territory of the County of Orange; and
WHEREAS, Measure M has provided funding for numerous transportation projects,
including freeways, local roads, major streets, interchanges, the Metrolink commuter train system
senior bus fare stabilization, signal synchronization and more; and
WHEREAS, Measure M is expected to generate more than $4.2 billion in transportation
improvements for Orange County over a twenty year period; and
WHEREAS, Measure M is set to expire in 2011 unless renewed by a vote of two - thirds of
Orange County voters; and
WHEREAS, The League of California Cities, Orange County Division created a Super
Committee of elected official and staff representatives from each city that worked to develop a
transportation Investment Plan detailing how every dollar of a renewed Measure M plan would be
spent and unanimously recommended that the Investment Plan be placed before the voters of
Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the resulting transportation Investment Plan will relieve traffic congestion,
improve safety and the quality of life by improving traffic flow on the Santa Ana (I -5), San Diego
(I -405), Garden Grove (SR -22), Costa Mesa (SR -55), Orange (SR -57), and the Riverside (SR -91)
freeways; maintaining and improving streets; expanding Metrolink rail with connections to local
communities; providing transit for seniors and disabled persons synchronizing traffic signals
countywide; and, cleaning up road runoff to protect beaches, and
WHEREAS, the efforts of Council Member Todd Seymore who represented the City of
Cypress on the Super Committee provided input into the plan to assure the city's transportation
needs were reflected in the plan; and
WHEREAS, the leadership of Cypress's Super Committee representative combined with the
efforts of his council colleagues will give the city the flexibility to allocate more than an estimated
$35.7 million in Measure M "fair share" funds over thirty years to improve local streets and roads,
and
WHEREAS, if approved by two - thirds of the voters, Measure M would authorize the
collection of a one -half of one percent sales tax for a 30 -year period from 2011 to 2041, generating
an anticipated total of $11.8 billion for local transportation projects; and
WHEREAS, Measure M revenues raised from the continuation of Measure M would remain
in Orange County for countywide transportation improvements and could not be diverted by the
state of federal government; and
WHEREAS, Measure M would provide a stable, long -term funding source to alleviate
traffic congestion; improve travel on local streets, major roads and highways, expand transit
services and provide transportation- related water quality improvements; and
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WHEREAS, the Transportation Investment Plan contains strong taxpayer safeguards such
as annual independent audits, public review of Plan every 10 years, annual report to taxpayers and
penalties for misspending funds; and
WHEREAS, Public Utilities Code section 180206 (b) requires that the Measure M
Investment Plan be approved by the County Board of Supervisors and by the city councils
representing both a majority of the cities in the county and a majority of the population residing in
the incorporated areas of the County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of
Cypress, State of California, hereby approves the Renewed Measure M Transportation Investment
Plan for purposes of placing Measure M before the voters of Orange County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular meeting
held on the 26th day of June, 2006.
MA •L1 • F THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
I, DENISE BASHAM, Acting City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council held on
the 26th day of June, 2006, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: McGill, Seymore, Luebben and Sondhi
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: McCoy
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS