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RESOLUTION NO. 5529
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 42
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will direct existing sales taxes on gasoline to highway
transit projects and services; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 is based on the principle that taxes paid at the gas
pump should be used for transportation purposes; and
WHEREAS, traffic is paralyzing travel with Los Angeles now ranked the number
one most congested urban area in the country with San Bernardino/Riverside following
close behind; and
WHEREAS, California has the most deteriorated roads in the nation and more
than 6000 of our bridges and overpasses are structurally deficient or no longer meet
highway safety or design standards; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will provide a stable and ongoing source of
transportation funding that will make it possible to plan for our future transportation
needs; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will guarantee funds to every city and county to
improve mass transit, highways and local roads; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 42 will help speed up highway safety and traffic relief
projects, and expand and improve mass transit systems; and
WHEREAS, all Proposition 42 projects will be subject to an annual audit and
standard accounting practices to ensure they are delivered on time and on budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Cypress supports Proposition 42.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a
regular meeting held on the 25th day of February 2002.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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I, JILL R. INGRAM-GUERTIN, 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 25th day of February 2002 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: McGill, Piercy, McCoy, and Sondhi
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Keenan
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