Resolution No. 2392
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RESOLUTION NO.
2392
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY.OF VERNON
URGING THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY :BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO
ADOPT A POLICY ESTABLISHING A MORE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
OF HIGHWAY USERS. TAX FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY AND THE
CITIES WITHIN THE COUNTY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS~two cents of the total six cents of the State levied
highway users taxes is subvented to counties and cities in the State, of
which one and three eighths of one cent is allocated by statute to. counties
and five eighths of one cent is allocated by statute to cities; and
WHER.EAS.. it was the intention of the State Legislature insetting
the 1-3/8-5/8 cent distribution ratio to assist both cities and counties in
meeting .construction and maintenance needs for rural and urban streets and
roads according to statewide needs; and
WHEREAS.. the 1-3/8 - 5/8 . cent ratio may be equitable in the
predominantly rural counties of the State in proportion to the street mileage..
assessed valuation and population of incorporated and unincorporated areas
within those counties.. but the ratio of distribution as it relates to. street
and road problems in urban counties such as Los Angeles is manifestly
inequitable; and
WHEI{EAS.. the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County
recognized.in the year 1939 the greater needs of urban street systems in
Los Angeles County as compared to other areas of the State and adopted a
policy then.. and again in the years 1947 and 1952~ of providing annual
financial assistance which only partially recognizes the relative greater need
for the construction of streets within cities; and
WHEREAS.. the urban-rural~ incorporated-unincorporated
character of the County has changed substantially since the principles on
which financial assistance for street construction were based in 1939~ 1947
and 1952 so that the County has. become more urban and the number of cities
has increased from 46 to 70 so that the proportio.nate mileage of streets
and roads.. assessed valuatio.nand population in the unincorporated and
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1 incorporated areas of the County are as follows:
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Unincorporated
Incorporated
Streets and roads
26%
150/0
180/0
74%
850/0
82%
Assessed valuation
Pop ulation
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7 WHEREAS. cities within Los Angeles County receive only 53
8 percent of the total highway users taxes- subvented to the County and cities
9 within the County (including present financial assistance to cities from the
10 County of Los Angeles) even though 74 percent of the lineal street and road
11 mileage is in cities and a considerably greater percentage of the total traffic
12 lanes.. street surface.. and traffic flow is within cities;
13 NOWl' THEREFOREl' ~E IT RESOLVED:
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That the Los Angeles County Board of
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15 Supervisors is urged to further recognize the street construction and mainte-
16 nance needs of the cities and 82 percent of the entire population within the
17 County whO' reside in ciUes by establishing a policy of apportioning annually
18 to cities within the County of Los Angeles. a sum which shall be determined
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(a)
For computation purposes.. the sum of all of the gas tax
money received by the County and all of the gas tax money
received by the cities directly from the State shall be divided
between the unincorporated areas of the CO'unty as one unit
and all of the cities as another unit solely on the respective
proportion of each. unitt.s street and ro.ad mileage to the total
street and Toad mileage within the County.
(b) After deducting the allocation to be made to the unincorporated
area from the gas tax money received by the County, the
remainder shall constitute the net city share.
SECTION 2:
That 25 percent of the net city share shall be
reserved.. appropriated and expended annually on highways and streets. in
cities which are of general County interest.. selected at the discretion of the
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1 Board of Supervis.E)rs. The remaining 75 percent. of the net city share shall
2 be distributed amonr the incorporated cities within the County according
3 to the following formula:
(a)
85 percent of the total amount to be distributed among cities
on the basts of the relationship which the population of each
city bears to the total incorporated population.
15 percent. of the total amount to be distributed among cities
on the basis of the relationship which the street mileage of
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each city bears to the total .street mileage in the entire
incorporated area.
SECTION .3:
The City Clerk is instructed to send a copy
12 of this resolution to each member of the Los Angeles. County Board of
13 Supervisors.
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SECTION 4:
Th.e City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
15 certify to the p.assageof this Resolution, and thereupon and thereafter the
16 game shall be in full force and effect.
17 ADOPTE)) and APPROVE)) this 15th day of November.. 1960.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ~
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I.. F. A. ZIEMER.. City Clerk of the City of Vernon.. do
hereby certify that the foregoing res-olution.. being Resolution No. 2392,
was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon and approved
by the Mayor of said City~ at a regular meeting of the City Council held
on November 15.. 1960.
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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
FRANK G. BONELLI
CHAIRMAN
KENNETH HAHN
ERNEST E. DEBS
BURTON W. CHACE
WARREN M. DORN
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COUNTY OF
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LOS ANGELES
BURTON W. CHACE
501 HALL OF RECORDS/ LOS ANGELES 12, CALIFORNIA
SUPERVISOR, FOURTH DISTRICT
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MADISON 8.9211.. EXT. 3721
822 Hall of Admin.
November 22, 1960
Mr. F. A. Ziemer
City Clerk
City of Vernon
4.305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon 58, California
Dear Mr. Ziemer:
Thank you for your letter of November 17 transmitting a copy of
Resolution No. 2392 adopted by the Vernon City CouncH at its
meeting held November 15, 1960, urging the Los Angeles County
Board of Supe rvisors to adopt a policy establishing a more
equitable distribution of highway users tax funds received by
the County and the citie s within the County.
The Chairman of the League of California Cities' Gas Tax Com-
mittee appeared before our Board of Supervisors recently and
ot6.cially presented such a proposal on behalf of the League. At
that time our Board instructed our Chief Administrative Officer,
County Engineer, and Road Commissioner to fully review the
proposal as to what affect it would have on the County. We are
in hopes to have their recommendations within a reasonable time.
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