Title:
Title
Transportation Funding and Priorities
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01662
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution approving Guiding Principles for Transportation Funding related to priorities for various transportation funding programs.
Contact: Ryan Moore, Interim Public Works Director, (916) 808-6629; Lucinda Willcox, Program Manager, (916) 808-5052, Public Works Department
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Presenter: Ryan Moore, Interim Public Works Director, (916) 808-6629; Lucinda Willcox, Program Manager, (916) 808-5052, Public Works Department
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Attachment A
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Historically, transportation infrastructure maintenance, repair, and construction of new facilities have been funded almost exclusively with dedicated transportation funding sources, primarily state and federal transportation funds, gas taxes, countywide transportation sales tax (Measure A), and dedications and fees/taxes on new development.
Almost all these transportation funding sources are not keeping up with inflation and in some cases are declining, while the funding needs to maintain, upgrade, and modernize the transportation network continues to grow. Although the state transportation effort (Senate Bill 1 or SB1) did provide additional funding, SB1 falls far short of providing funding to meet all the City's ongoing responsibilities.
In the upcoming year, several activities that affect transportation funding will be taking place. The Sacramento Transportation Authority (STA) is exploring a potential supplemental countywide transportation sales tax measure for the November 2020 election and will be considering adoption of a potential expenditure plan in its next two to three meetings.
Various state and federal grant programs will be issuing a call for projects, including the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG)'s allocation of regional federal and state funding, t...
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