Encouraging the Indiana State Legislature to Pass Funding Mechanisms for Additional Local Road & Streets Funds

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Resolution No. 2 1 1 o—Q I A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ENCOURAGING THE INDIANA STATE LEGISLATURE TO PASS Vbere", currently there are three (3) bills pending in the Indiana State Legislature which address possible funding mechanisms for additional funds for local road and street projects; and VbCl' g, Senate Bill 0258 would shift approximately $ 136 million in state tax receipts to accounts for state and local roads with the state proposed to receive $ 67.2 million each year and the local governments proposed to receive $ 55 million each year with the money to fund this proposal coming from the state sales tax on gasoline which is currently $0.05 on the dollar; and V real, House Bill 1811 is proposed to raise the state gasoline tax which is currently the sixth (6th) lowest in the nation from its current level of $ 0.15 to $ 0.18 per gallon and the diesel fuel tax to $ 0.17 per gallon with the proposed raises being $ 0.01 in 2002 and $ 0.02 in 2003; and "fiere00, Senate Bill 0339 would transfer $ 10,000,000 from the Build Indiana Fund to the Environmental Remediation Revolving Loan Fund as follows: $ 5,000,000 on July 1, 2001 and $ 5,000,000 on July 1, 2002. It also would transfer $ 20,000,000 from the Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Excess Liability Trust Fund to the Environmental Remediation Revolving Loan Fund as follows: $ 10,000,000 on July 1, 2001 and $ 10,000,000 on July 1, 2002; and Vbtreas, the need for additional local road and street funding is a growing concern to the City of South Bend in light of the increased need to meet the increasing transportation needs of our community as well as the ongoing maintenance associated with such road and street projects. now, therefore, be it "Solveb by the COMMOU Caaateii of ttie City of Onto Aenb, Inbiana, ao (09O W: Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, urges the State Senators and the State Representatives who represent the citizens of our city to pass responsible local road and street funding legislation which addresses the growing needs of local communities. Section II. The Council requests the City Clerk to send a copy of this Resolution to each of our State Senators and State Representatives, and urges each of our elected officials to take positive action so that as much money comes back to this area for local road and street projects. Section III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. James Aranowski, First District Charlotte Pfeifer, Second 1,3istrict Roland Kelly, Third District Karl King, Fourth District atteot: • e ICI. , I e PRESENTED 2 -2-6 -01 NOT APPROVED `\ ADOPTED -L -L6-01 a. S qvr er 0 r� David Varner, Fifth District Andrew Ujdak, Sixth District Sean Coleman, At Large Al `Buddy" Kirsits, At Large Karen L. White, At Large Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, Council 4Attomey Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor