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Home My WebLink About2833 1 RESOLUTION NO 2 8 33 2 3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, 4 WASHINGTON EXPRESSING ITS SUPPORT FOR A REVENUE PACKAGE INCREASING THE MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX PROVIDED A PORTION OF 5 INCREASED MOTOR VEHICLE TAX REVENUES ARE EXPENDED FOR LOCAL 6 STREET MAINTENANCE/PRESERVATION PROJECTS, THE STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT OF THE TRANSPORTATION 7 IMPROVEMENT BOARD AND SEPARATED GRADE CROSSINGS 8 9 WHEREAS, the CITY has a backlog of street 10 maintenance/preservation projects; and 11 WHEREAS, the City Engineer estimates that current 12 deferred work on the City' s arterial street system of 50 miles 13 is approximately $3 1 million dollars; and 14 15 WHEREAS, over the past six years the CITY has deferred 16 pavement overlay work off approximately $475, 000 annually; and 17 WHEREAS, gas tax revenues have not kept up with 18 inflation; and 19 WHEREAS, the State' s Transportation Improvement Board has 20 21 exhausted its financing capacity for the Transportation 22 Improvement Account and has no funds for the next biennium; 23 and 24 25 26 Resolution No 2833 March 18, 1997 Page 1 1 WHEREAS, the City is experiencing increasing impacts from 2 freight rail traffic on the north-south mainlines and the 3 4 Stampede Pass line; and 5 WHEREAS, the Auburn Stampede Pass Impact Study provided 6 insight into potential grade-separations and other steps to 7 address the road-rail conflict related to Stampede Pass; 8 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, 9 10 WASHINGTON, IN A REGULAR MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED, HEREWITH 11 RESOLVES THAT 12 Section 1 . The Auburn City Council expresses its support 13 for a revenue package which increases the motor vehicle fuel 14 tax provided a portion of increased motor vehicle tax revenues 15 16 are expended for local street maintenance/preservation 17 projects, the State Transportation Improvement Account of the 18 Transportation Improvement Board and separated grade 19 crossings 20 Section 2 . The Auburn City Council requests this 21 22 Resolution be distributed as widely as possible so that those 23 involved in the state legislative process are aware of the City of Auburn' s position of support 25 26 Resolution No 2833 March 18, 1997 Page 2 1 DATED and SIGNED this 17th day of March, 1997 2 3 4 CITY OF AUBURN 5 6 CHARLES A BOOTH 8 MAYOR 9 10 11 ATTEST 12 13 14 49"""24, Rtt-in-woh-tnetts; Danielle E Daskam, Deputy 15 City Clerk 16 17 18 APPROVED AS TO FORM 19 20 / IFeAi 21 Michael J Reynolds, 22 City Attorney 23 24 25 26 Resolution No 2833 March 18, 1997 Page 3 ifyo ' Lf•�i��t CITI ADNIINISTRATIO\ OFFICE OF THE CITI MA\ OR / = ,` I\ ` ='a ?i West Blain. Auburn, WA 9SOOI Charles A. Booth. Mayor �4= ,� <> (206)931 3041 Fax. (206) 9,1-3053 i shing�°. March 18, 1997 The Honorable Eric Robertson Washington State Representative P 0 Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Dear Representative Robertson: I have enclosed for your review a resolution adopted by the Auburn City Council on March 17, 1997, delineating their support for an increase in the motor vehicle fuel tax. The Council passed this resolution because Auburn has tremendous street preservation and maintenance needs, and gas tax revenues used to cover such expenses have not kept pace with inflation. Also, as you are aware, we have significant concerns over needed railroad grade-separation projects, and believe that the state should provide a share of that expense. In addition, we believe we would also qualify to receive funding assistance for major road projects which are normally financed through the Transportation Improvement Account, but that funding source is exhausted. It is clear to us that the larger projects cannot be financed using existing revenue levels, and if the fuel tax rate is not increased, we will also continue to fall behind in our ability to maintain our arterials and neighborhood streets. We recognize that this is a challenging situation facing our lawmakers, but failure to address this transportation infrastructure financing problem will clearly cause worse problems in the future. Thank you for considering our Input on this issue of critical importance to the City of Auburn, and thank you for all your efforts on behalf of the people and businesses of our community t Sincerely, ll 1 h' VUc A L Charles A. Booth Mayor Enclosure RECORDS MANAGEMENT Ordinance No. Resolution No c) 133 Date Adopted 3/7/9 7 Copies to 1 ) Department Contact(s): Finance Department (Copy if relates to fees, charges, or any accounting responsibility) 2.) Code Book: 3 ) Recording File. 4 ) Citizen Requests. NAME Address cc: City Clerk INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO City Council FROM. Mayor Booth C-2 DATE. March 13, 1997 RE. Information request-- Transportation Revenue Issues The City Council Public Works Committee requested that a short summary of information related to transportation funding issues be provided to the full Council. This is a time-sensitive issue, as the Legislature is poised to address these matters. The following information provides background on the City's key funding concerns related to transportation. Background The City's concerns fall into three main areas, which are discussed below 1 The City has a backlog of street maintenance/preservation projects. The City Engineer estimates that current deferred work on the City's arterial street system of 50 miles is approximately $3 1 million. Over the past six years, the City has deferred pavement overlay work of approximately $475,000 annually Gas tax revenues have not kept up with inflation since the motor vehicle fuel tax rate is not indexed to inflation. The City's direct allocation from gas tax is currently $600k. The Washington Transportation Policy Institute (WTPI) convened a series of public forums around the state on behalf of the Legislative Transportation Committee (LTC) last year The forums produced findings that existing transportation revenues are insufficient to meet needs, and that preservation (repaving) ranked as the state's number one need and top funding priority 2. The state's Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) has exhausted its fmancing capacity for the Transportation Improvement Account(TIA) and has no funds for the next biennium. The City has attained substantial funds through the TIB in the past. 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The FMAC recommendations have passed out of the House Transportation Policy and Budget Committee but may need support in order to get through the full Legislature. The recommendations call for creation of a new freight mobility program under the DOT, with project selection to be overseen by an Investment Board on which cities and counties would have representatives. Projects would be funded through partnerships between the state and other entities. The City has expressed support at the House and Senate Transportation Committees for continuing the work associated with the FMAC effort. City staff has heard that there will likely not be adequate support for a gas tax increase if freight mobility and related needs are not included, but there also will likely be no freight mobility (or grade-separation) program if there is no gas tax increase. Federal The City is participating in a request for federal ISTEA funding to help finance the FAST Corridor projects. The proposal requests $80 million over five years and establishment of a long-term federal program to help fund grade-separation projects. Eight of our state's U.S. Representatives have signed on in support of this request. • r OFFICE OF THE CITl \1Ati OR ,- ii7 \� CITY ADMINISTRATION Charles A. Booth. Mawr .?, „ 25 Nest Main, Aufiurn, WA 9001 (206)931-3011 Fax (206)931-3053 March 18, 1997 The Honorable Karen Schmidt, Chair House Transportation Policy and Budget Committee P 0 Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Dear Representative Schmidt: I have enclosed for your consideration a copy of a resolution adopted by the Auburn City Council on March 17, 1997, expressing support for an increase in the motor vehicle fuel tax. I have sent a copy to each member of our 31st District delegation. The Auburn City Council determined that a motor vehicle fuel tax increase is needed not only to address our regular arterial and neighborhood street preservation needs, but also to assist local jurisdictions which have needs for larger, more regional transportation infrastructure projects. In Auburn's case, such projects would include railroad grade- separations, as well as projects which could qualify for funding through the Transportation Improvement Account if funding is made available. Thank you for considering our input on this issue of critical importance. I would also like to express my thanks to you personally for taking a leadership role in having the state address freight mobility and associated impacts, as well as this transportation revenue issue. Sincerely, Charles A. Booth Mayor Enclosure cc: Representative Eric Robertson(no enclosure) Representative Les Thomas(no enclosure) / CIT.) 'cDN1INISTRATION OFFICE OF THE CITY NIA\OR tF _ ' - West Main,, Auburn, Charles A. Booth. \tacor :* OVA 9S001 (206) 931-;041 Fax. (206) 9;1 053 March 18, 1997 The Honorable Pam Roach Washington State Senator P 0 Box 40482 Olympia, WA 98504-0482 Dear Senator Roach. I have enclosed for your review a resolution adopted by the Auburn City Council on March 17, 1997, delineating their support for an increase in the motor vehicle fuel tax. The Council passed this resolution because Auburn has tremendous street preservation and maintenance needs, and gas tax revenues used to cover such expenses have not kept pace with inflation. Also, as you are aware, we have significant concerns over needed railroad grade-separation projects, and believe that the state should provide a share of that expense. In addition, we believe we would also qualify to receive funding assistance for major road projects which are normally financed through the Transportation Improvement Account, but that funding source is exhausted It is clear to us that the larger projects cannot be financed using existing revenue levels, and if the fuel tax rate is not increased, we will also continue to fall behind in our ability to maintain our arterials and neighborhood streets. We recognize that this is a challenging situation facing our lawmakers, but failure to address this transportation infrastructure financing problem will clearly cause worse problems in the future. Thank you for considering our input on this issue of critical importance to the City of Auburn, and thank you for all your efforts on behalf of the people and businesses of our community Sincerely, CJIQ .lesft2 a4 Charles A. Booth Mayor Enclosure OFFICE OF THE GIT\ MA\OR � CITY ADMINISTRATION Charles A. Booth. btavor \‘,„ \Nzst Main. auburn. WA 980U1 (306) 911-3041 Fax: (206) 93 1-3053 44; aes-w- March 18, 1997 The Honorable Les Thomas Washington State Representative P 0 Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Dear Representative Thomas: I have enclosed for your review a resolution adopted by the Auburn City Council on March 17, 1997, delineating their support for an increase in the motor vehicle fuel tax. The Council passed this resolution because Auburn has tremendous street preservation and maintenance needs, and gas tax revenues used to cover such expenses have not kept pace with inflation. Also, as you are aware, we have significant concerns over needed railroad grade-separation projects, and believe that the state should provide a share of that expense. In addition, we believe we would also qualify to receive funding assistance for major road projects which are normally financed through the Transportation Improvement Account, but that funding source is exhausted. It is clear to us that the larger projects cannot be financed using existing revenue levels, and if the fuel tax rate is not increased, we will also continue to fall behind in our ability to maintain our arterials and neighborhood streets. We recognize that this is a challenging situation facing our lawmakers, but failure to address this transportation infrastructure financing problem will clearly cause worse problems in the future. Thank you for considering our input on this issue of critical importance to the City of Auburn, and thank you for all your efforts on behalf of the people and businesses of our community Sincerely, Charles A. Booth Mayor Enclosure Git;Yo� OFFICE OF THE CITY \t.-\l OR ., iF' 1►a�� _ _ CITY ADMINISTRATION Charles A 25 \\est Mtam, Auburn, \\A 93001 . Booth, �ta}or \ a` ^: z (?116) 931-3041 Fay. (206)9;1-",05,3 March 18, 1997 The Honorable Eugene A. Prince Chairman, Senate Transportation Committee P O Box 40482 Olympia, WA 98504-0482 Dear Senator Prince: I have enclosed for your consideration a copy of a resolution adopted by the Auburn City Council on March 17, 1997, expressing support for an increase in the motor vehicle fuel tax. I have also transmitted a copy of this resolution to each member of our 31st District delegation. The Auburn City Council determined that a motor vehicle fuel tax increase is needed not only to address our regular arterial and neighborhood street preservation needs, but also to assist local jurisdictions which have needs for larger, more regional transportation infrastructure projects. In Auburn's case, as you are aware, such projects would include critical railroad grade-separation projects. We also believe our City has other regional transportation projects which would qualify for funding through the Transportation Improvement Account, if funding is made available. Thank you for considering our input on this issue of critical importance to the City of Auburn and the state of Washington. I would also like to express my thanks to you personally for taking a leadership role on this difficult issue. Sincerely, Cti i�n 13eR Charles A. Booth Mayor Enclosure cc: Senator Pam Roach Senator Ray Schow Senator Stephen Johnson Mayor Jim White,Kent Mayor Jesse Tanner,Renton Mayor Wally Rants,Tukwila C�t�' CHARLES A.BOOTH,MAYOR " AUBURN;CITY,CLERK Robin Wohltveter,City Clerk I 25 West Main, Auburn,WA 98001 Dam Daskam, Deputy City Clerk City Clerk:(206)931-3039 Tame Bothell, Records/License Clerk Registration:(206)931-3007 F :(206)931-3053 inirp STATE OF WASHINGTON) ss. COUNTY OF KING I, Robin Wohlhueter, the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk of the City of Auburn, a Municipal Corporation and Code City, situate in the County of King, State of Washington, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No 2833 of the resolutions of the City of Auburn, entitled "RESOLUTION NO 2833 " I certify that said Resolution No 2833 was duly passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor of the said City of Auburn on the 17th day of March, 1997 Witness my hand and the seal of the City of Auburn this 26th day of March, 1997 Env7' Robin Wohlhueter City Clerk City of Auburn