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RESOLUTION NO .Cz__
ERIE S OF 200t
A RE OL 1'ION SUP PO RTING 1'HE 1'RANSPOR1'ATION FUNDING PA CKAGE .
WHEREA , while progress h os been mnde in Co lorado on tra ns portation funding iss ues
in rece nt yen rs, in clud ing sec uri ng ndditi on11l Federa l a nd State fund s a nd bond.in g to
acce lerate proJCC ts , tra ns portation fundi ng S tatewid e Rrtd in the Denver metro area
co ntinues to b•J ino dequnte to 111 eet the trnns portntion need1:1 identified 1 hrough State nnd
loca l pl onnmg pro:csses: nnd
WHER EAS. pla nning proccPses have recommended roil, bus a nd highway projects in key
trans po rtation corridors in the De nver metro reg ion . includini the WeE~, r:ast, Go ld Line (J•
70 Wes t), 1-2 25, North ~lctro, US 36 and Southeast corridors, bu t ur. ·. ~.J:-rent revenu e
fo recasts most of these projec ts co uld ri ot be built until afte r !!020 or he) :,nd ; a nd
WHEREAS, the unfunded needs de fin ed in the Major Investm e nt Studies for he key
tra r sportntion co rrido r s in the De nv~r metro area ore fo r both highways and transit,
req uiring n coo rdinnted fundin g a pproac h : a nd
WHEREA . curren tly the metro a \·en is the only a ren in the State that doe s not have th e
a uthori ty to a s k vo ters fo r up to a one-p erce nt (1%) s nles tax for tra ns it as, in the pns t tw o
years. the legislature has pa ssed , a nd the Gov ern or sign ed. legis lation to incre ase thr
a ut hority of Rural Trans portation Authorities to ask voters for up to a one-perce nt sales tax
fo r transpo rtation , and for co unti es outside the metro area to ask voters for up to a one•
percent (1 %) sul es tax for muss transit; und
WH E.REA S, t he unfunded needs de fm ed in t he Major Inves tment Studies for the key
trans porta tio n corridors in the De nve r metro area are for hoth highwnys a nd transit,
req uiring a coo rdinated funding approach ; tnd
WH EREAS , Gove rnor Ow ens h as proposed generating new State tra n s po rtatio n fundin g.
111cluding the u se of excess Ge neral Fund reser ve fo r transportation ;
NOW. THEREFORE. BE 11' RE SOLVE D BY TH E CITY COUNCfL OF 1'HE CITY OF
E1 GLEWOOD . CO LO RADO , THA1':
lil:J:tiwu . 1'he City Co uncil of the City of Englewood s up ports passage of a trans it and
high way fumiin g package in t he 2002 lcgis la :.i\'e session to acce lerate co nstruction of t :1e
Denver metro r egion co rrido rs that have und er go ne a Major Inves tm ent Study.
~-Th e Ci•.y Co uncil of t he City of l::nglewood Support, as a part of this package,
legis lation to provid e:
i. Regiona l Transpol'tat1o n Di strict (RT D) with a uthority eq ual to that of Rural
Trans portation Authorities ond non-m etro counties, to ask voters for up to a
total or 01,e-pen.c nt. (1 %) sn lea tax (a mnximum increase of 4/101h percent) to
provide f•1n rling for the tru nsi t p rojects in the key trnnsportntion co r ridors and
Jt her transit neti:ds m the region .
1i . .\ddiuo11 n1 State trans portation funding fo r highwny s nnd lrnns 1t.
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iii . A guarantee of at least $100 Million a year in Senate Bill I fund s to a ll ow
bon ding fo r the State Strategic Projects to procee d without req·.uring fur ther
cuts in other COOT proj ects.
ADOPTED ANU APPROVED this 22'' day of January. 2002 .
I , Lo11cl'ishia A. Ellis, City Cl erk forfJle City of Engl ood ,
abo ve is a tru e co py of Re solu tio n No .~ Series of 2 2.
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