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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Res 2004-05-19 (4) " "-' /""' /""' .- RESOLUTION NO. 19-2004 A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TffiURON APPROVING THE MARIN COUNTY FINAL TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX EXPENDITURE PLAN SECTION 1. FINDINGS Whereas the Town Council of the Town ofTiburon does hereby find and declare the following: I. Pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 180206(a), the Transportation Authority of Marin ("TAM"), comprised of the Marin County Board of Supervisors and one representative from each Marin City and Town Council, approved a Final Transportation Sales Tax Expenditure Plan ("Final Plan") on May 6, 2004 to present to the Board of Supervisors and Marin City and Town Councils for approval. II. Pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 180206(b), before TAM can adopt the Final Plan and request the Board of Supervisors to place a transportation sales tax measure on a ballot, the Final Plan shall be approved by the Board of Supervisors and a majority of the City and Town Councils representing a majority of the incorporated population of Marin. III. If the Final Plan is approved by the Board of Supervisors and the majority of the City and Town Councils representing the majority of the incorporated population within Marin, TAM can then adopt an ordinance that incorporates the Final Transportation Sales Tax Expenditure Plan and request the Soard of Supervisors to place a one-half cent transportation sales tax measure on the November 2, 2004 ballot for consideration by the Marin electorate. Being a special tax, the ballot measure would require 2/3-voter approval in order to pass. IV. The Final Plan has been shaped by more than four years of planning and outreach, including recent, extensive feedback from all City and Town Councils and many stakeholder groups on the draft plan, and the implementation of transportation programs and projects outlined the Final Plan would benefit the citizens of Marin County. SECTION 2. RESOLUTION Now, therefore, based on the findings contained in Section I above, the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon does hereby resolve to approve the Marin County Transportation Sales Tax Expenditure Plan, labeled "Approved Final Plan," as approved by the Transportation Authority of Marin on May 6, 2004. r' 1""""' -, SECTION 3. VOTE PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town ofTiburon, State of California, held on the 19th day of May, 2004 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBERS: r/~' DIANE CRANE IACOPI, TOWN CLERK Berger, Fredericks, Gram, Slavitz None Smith 7 ~J<~<,~~ ALICE FREDERICKS, MAYOR TOWN OF TIBURON