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RESOLUTION NO. 11-2008
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF TIBURON
IN OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED LEGISLATION
TO IMPOSE A TOLL ON DOYLE DRIVE
WHEREAS, the single highway access directly connecting San Francisco and Marin
County requires crossing the Golden Gate Bridge; and
WHEREAS, the southern approach to the bridge, Doyle Drive, is 72 years old and has
been well documented as a significant risk to public safety which requires seismic upgrades; and
WHEREAS, Doyle Drive is part of the California State Highway System (CALTRANS),
owned and maintained by CALTRANS and would become a toll road unlike any other similar
state facility; and
WHEREAS, under an agreement between CALTRANS and the San Francisco County
Transportation Authority (SFCT A), SFCT A has accepted the responsibility to be the project
sponsor for the replacement of Doyle Drive; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation has established an Urban Partnership
Program and made an offer of$158 million to the San Francisco Bay Area, conditioned upon a
public agency establishing its authority to implement congestion pricing through a toll strategy by
the year 2010; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and SFCTA are
actively pursuing legislation that would result in a toll being placed on Doyle Drive;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Town ofTiburon opposes legislation that
would result in a toll being placed on Doyle Drive because it unfairly taxes North Bay
commuters without equitably taxing all users of Doyle Drive, and singles out one point of access
Town Council Resolution No. 11-2008
Adopted 2/20/08
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into San Francisco for congestion pricing without developing a comprehensive program for all
points of entry into the city; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council opposes such legislation because
it includes no funding of a transit alternative for those wishing to avoid the toll and assigns sole
responsibility for deciding the terms of the toll and allocation ofthe toll proceeds to the SFCT A.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that every effort should be made to separate the
congestion pricing required under the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) Urban
Partnership Agreement from funding the gap in the cost of the Doyle Drive Replacement Project.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council on February 20,
2008, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMB'ERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Berger, Collins, Fredericks, Gram
None
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ALICE FREDERICKS, VICE MAYOR
TOWN OF TIBURON
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TOWN CLERK
Town Council Resolution No. 11-2008
Adopted 2/20/08
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