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CC - Consideration of a City Council Position on Measure M, the Los Angeles County Traffic Improvement Plan, a Sales Tax Ballot Measure, which Appears on the November 8, 2016 Ballot.
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Meeting Date: September 12, 2016
Contact Person/Dept: Shelly Wolfberg/City Manager's Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-6000
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: Eric Geier, Metro; (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/07/16);
Department Approval: John M. Nachbar (09/06/16)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council consider a position on Measure M, the Los Angeles County Traffic Improvement Plan, a sales tax ballot measure, which appears on the November 8, 2016 Ballot.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On August 2, 2016, the Metro Board of Directors approved placing a sales tax ballot measure (Measure M), titled the "Los Angeles County Traffic Improvement Plan" (Attached), on the November 8, 2016 ballot. Measure M proposes a new 1/2 cent sales tax starting in 2017 that would increase to a one cent sales tax in 2039, when the existing 1/2 cent Measure R sales tax expires.
On the November 8, 2016 ballot, voters will be asked:
"To improve freeway traffic flow/safety; repair potholes/ sidewalks; repave local streets; earthquake-retrofit bridges; synchronize signals; keep senior/disabled/student fares affordable; expand rail/subway/bus systems; improve job/school/airport connections; and create jobs; shall voters authorize a Los Angeles County Traffic Improvement Plan through a 1/2 cent sales tax and continue the existing 1/2 cent traffic relief tax until voters decide to end it, with independent audits/oversight and funds controlled locally?"
YES or NO
Metro's goals for the Measure M expenditure plan are ...
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