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Alameda County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
Measure F
Transportation Improvement Measure
Alameda County

Majority Approval Required

Pass: 245582 / 63.25% Yes votes ...... 142696 / 36.75% No votes

See Also: Index of all Measures

Results as of Jan 6 2:56pm, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (1050/1050)
Information shown below: Impartial Analysis | Arguments | Full Text

Alameda County Transportation Improvement Measure

To repair and maintain local streets and roads; improve traffic flow and bicyclist, pedestrian and driver safety; improve public transportation; and encourage green transportation options; shall a local vehicle registration fee of ten dollars be established in Alameda County with expenditures subject to strict monitoring and with all revenues staying in Alameda County?

Impartial Analysis from Alameda County Counsel
This measure submits to the voters the question of whether to increase the fee for motor vehicle registration to fund transportation-related programs and projects within Alameda County. Approval of Measure F by a majority of voters would allow the Alameda County Transportation Commission ("Commission"), formerly theAlameda County Congestion Management Agency, to increase the motor vehicle registration fee by ten dollars ($10.00).

The Commission has the authority to increase the motor vehicle registration fee upon approval by a majority of the votes cast under California Government Code Section 65089.20. If a majority of the qualified electors voting on this measure vote for approval, the ten dollar increase will apply to the original motor vehicle registration occurring on or after six months following the adoption of the measure by the voters and to a renewal of registration with an expiration date on or after that six-month period.

The total estimated revenue from the fee increase is approximately 11 million dollars per year ("revenue"). The measure requires that the proceeds be used only for the projects and purposes set forth in the Alameda County Vehicle Registration Fee Expenditure Plan (the "Plan") set forth in the full text of the measure printed in the sample ballot. According to the Plan, 60 percent of the revenue will be spent on local road improvement and repairs; 25 percent of the revenue will be spent on transit systems for transit service expansion, park-and-ride facility improvements, increased usage of clean transit vehicles, etc.; 10 percent of the revenue will be used for a local technology program, which seeks to improve road, transit, pedestrian, and bicycle technology applications; and 5 percent of the revenue will be spent on pedestrian and bicyclist access and safety programs for schools, students, and transit hubs. Not more than 5 percent of the fees shall be used for administrative costs.

Under the measure, the Commission will draft and make available an annual report. The annual report will include, among other items, the amount of revenues collected, expenditures by program, and the amount spent on administrative costs. If a majority of the qualified electors voting on this measure do not vote for approval, the measure will fail, and the Commission will not be authorized to increase the fee outlined above.

s/RICHARD E. WINNIE
County Counsel

The above statement is an impartial analysis ofMeasure F, which measure is printed in full in this sample ballot pamphlet. If you desire an additional copy of the measure, please call the Elections Official's office at (510) 272-6933 and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you.

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Arguments For Measure F
Vote Yes on Measure F to keep vital revenue in Alameda County to address our local transportation needs. All funding will stay right here+none of it can be taken by the State. Funding from state government is unreliable. Measure F will provide a secure, local source of funds for critically important local transportation projects.

VoteYes on Measure F to repair and maintain local streets and roads, making them safer for drivers, pedestrians and bike riders. Better streets and roads help keep down our gas costs, lower our vehicle maintenance costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Measure F will also help us qualify for matching transportation funding grants.

VoteYes on Measure F to improve public transportation in Alameda County. This includes making it easier for residents in every part of the County to get to work and school using public transportation, as well as making it easier for residents who combine public transit and other forms of transportation to get where they're going.

VoteYes on Measure F to promote programs that improve our air quality and benefit the environment by reducing pollution from cars and trucks. Measure F will also promote programs to reduce commute hour traffic, like telecommuting and ride sharing, and increase the use of smart technology to improve the flow of traffic on our busiest roads and freeways.

Alameda County residents need reliable, efficient, green transportation options+ for better quality of life, stronger economy and cleaner environment.Measure F will fund our local transportation priorities now+when we need it most.

For more information, please visit our website, http://www.YesonACTIM.com.

Please join us and VoteYes on Measure F.
s/Loni Hancock
State Senator
s/Scott Haggerty
First District Alameda County Supervisor
s/Nathan Miley
Fourth District Alameda County Supervisor
s/Wendy Alfsen
Transportation Chair, Sierra Club, SF Bay Chapter
s/California Alliance for Jobs
by James Earp
Executive Director

(No arguments against Measure F were submitted)

Full Text of Measure F
ALAMEDA COUNTY CONGESTION
MANAGEMENT AGENCY
RESOLUTION NUMBER 10-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY
CONGESTION MANAGEMENT AGENCY
ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT, EXPENDITURE
PLAN AND BALLOT LANGUAGE FOR A
TEN DOLLAR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE
FOR TRANSPORTATION-RELATED
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

WHEREAS, the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency (the "Agency") shall place a majority vote ballot measure before the voters of Alameda County to authorize a ten dollar increase in the fees of motor vehicle registration (the "Fee") for transportation-related programs and projects; and

WHEREAS, the Agency, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65089.20 has prepared the findings of fact that the programs and projects to be funded by the fee increase have a relationship and benefit to the persons who will be paying the fee, and the programs and projects are consistent with the regional transportation plan; and

WHEREAS, the Agency Board, during its regular monthly meeting on June 24, 2010, has considered the related Board reports and documents presented by Agency staff and consultants, including the Vehicle Registration Fee Report on the Expenditure Plan (the "Report") which incorporates the "Required Findings of Fact," and the Vehicle Registration Fee Expenditure Plan (the "Plan") which allocates the revenue from the Fee to transportationrelated programs and projects that have a relationship or benefit to the persons who pay the fee and that sustains the County's transportation network and reduces traffic congestion and vehicle-related pollution.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Agency Board that the Agency has considered and hereby adopts, in accordance with California Government Code Section 65089.20, the Required Findings of Fact for the Fee, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference. The Agency also adopts the Plan its allocations of revenue from the Fee to programs and projects that have a relationship or benefit to the persons who pay the fee, attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by this reference.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that based on the foregoing findings, the Agency hereby adopts this Resolution to place a ballot measure before the voters of Alameda County to authorize a ten dollar increase in the motor vehicle registration fee. The Agency staff is hereby authorized and directed to request the Alameda County Registrar to place the ballot measure on the November 2, 2010 ballot. The ballot language of the proposed measure is set forth as follows:

To repair and maintain local streets and roads; improve traffic flow and
bicyclist, pedestrian and driver safety; improve public transportation; and
encourage green transportation options; shall a local vehicle registration fee
of ten dollars be established in Alameda County with expenditures subject
to strict monitoring and with all revenues staying in Alameda County?

____Yes
____No

The body of this Resolution, the ballot language and the Plan will appear in the sample ballot. The Findings of Fact approved by the Agency Board will be available on the Agency website: alamedacountyvrf.org.

DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency at the regular meeting of the Board held on Thursday, June 24, 2010 in Oakland, California by the following votes:

AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:

SIGNED:
_______________________
Mark Green, Chairperson
ATTEST:
_________________________________
Gladys V. Parmelee, Board Secretary


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