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RESOLUTION NO. 1334
A. RESOLUTION OF THE.. CITY. COUNCIL OF.THE CITY
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OF AZUSA APPROVING AND RECOMMENDING• ASSEMBLY BILL NO.
1172.
WHEREASp:the.;ma;jor.porti(5n.of the.State Highway
funds derived from the:Gasoline Tat originates within
the cities of.the' State', and
.•WHEREAS; 'the' State'�liw at�.present'-does not require
that"any of such ''kunds, shall .be. -returned direct' to cities
Por highway purposes, and s'. '
r- WHEREAS, to continue, the present system o£ alloca-
tion under%the 'existing law.•deprives,the motoring public
of fullest benefits ,of ;the tax :gaid4 by it, and
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WHEREASO the League of California Municipalities
has caused*to,be introduced on Janildry 26,., 193a Assembly
Bill No.1172-Into the_State'Assembly -,intended to remedy "
and, amend said ,existing law now, .therefore;
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of.Azusa.,approve
and recommend: said Assembly. Bill No..-, 1.172 further;
to, apprise; State :Senator McKinley'and.Assemblyman •Herbert J.
'Evans by sending to them certified oopies of.the.resolution,
' fully endorsing the.League.of California Municipalities'
"Five point Program" which reads;•as follows:
l:. The-County to receive one and one-half,:eent of* the
present thre'cent -Gasoline-Tax:. The present `me.thod' of 'al"
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location •on:the"basis of automobile.. registration to be
followed: `
2. In.'the Counties of the State; Gasoline Tax money. .
shall be distributed`'as follows:..
- (a) .The Count y shall all funds arising ..
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from the rural registration of the county:
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(b) Of''the balance; the :County shall-retain
• fifty per cent; and 'the remaining fifty,.
per cent shall:be divided among the cities
on the basis;.of'.their'automobile•:regi s.tra-
tion.
(c) Present provisions relative to'counties
'.., having'less'than thirty-five'-hundred re-.'
- gistrations .to: be'.,ciianged to, increase. the'
quarterly quarantee fifty per.;cent,,or
from $59000 tQ, .$7;500.
3. Prior to expenditure, of;such Gasoline• Tax' moneys.,
the Cities and county shall prepare a;s.treet and`Yiighway plan
which shall designate the..traffiee'thoroughfare,s upon which
such money shall be expended:; The intent of this-,provision
being that Gasoline.Tax m0ney:is-to•be•expended on.tho'basis
of .traffic needs regardless of-political bounder y'lines.
.4. The Act shall provide authoritg for inter-
change of Gasoline Tax moneys•on the part of•the cities
and county where such interchange is found necessary or
desirable in a cooperative plan to build and maintain
streets and highways included in the plan.
5. Legislation now effective relative to automobile
registration to be amended making it.mandatory for the applicant
to designate the domicile of his motor Vehicle. The in-
tent of this legislation will be to establish definitely the
rural '.and municipal registration within the county.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution
was duly and regular meeting, held on the 27th day of Ma'rch;'::,
19330 by the following vote of the Council:'
Ayes: Councilmen; Mace, Morden,'Williams,.Meier.
Noes: None.
Absent: Councilman: Johnson.
City cleric or thef(;Ity of
Approved this ::7th day of tfarch�'- t, 1933.
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Mayor of. the Gity.of Azusa,7:::3
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