RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVIORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR DISTRIBUTION OF SAN MATEO COUNTY MEASURE A FUNDS FOR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, at the General election of June 7, 1988, the voters of San Mateo County approved Measure A, “An ordinance providing for the creation of the San Mateo County Transportation Authority, for the imposition of a 1/2 cent Transactions and Use Tax, for the Issuance of Limited Tax Bonds, and for Other Purposes,” which Measures will expire December 31, 2008; and

WHEREAS, Measure A contained the San Mateo County Transportation Expenditure Plan, authorizing the collection and distribution by the Transportation Authority of the ½ cent transactions and use tax; and

WHEREAS, at the General Election of November 2, 2004, the voters of San Mateo County approved the continuation of the collection and distribution by the Authority of the Measure A 1/2 cent transactions and use tax for an additional 25 years, beginning January 1, 2009; and

WHEREAS, the new Measure A contains the 2004 San Mateo County Transportation Expenditure Plan (TEP); and

WHEREAS, the TEP enacted by the continuation of Measure A includes an annual allocation of 22.5% of the total revenue generated to the cities of San Mateo County and to the County of San Mateo for the improvement or maintenance of local transportation systems, including streets and roads, in accordance with the specified formula in Measure A; and

WHEREAS, an agreement is needed between the San Mateo County Transportation Authority and the County prior to the distribution of the funds to the County, and this Board has been presented with a form of such Agreement and has examined and approved same as to both form and content, and desires to enter into same.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California:

The President of this Board of Supervisors be, and is hereby authorized to, execute, for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, the Agreement with the San Mateo County Transportation Authority for Distribution of San Mateo County Measure A Funds, and the Clerk of this Board of Supervisors shall attest the President’s signature thereto.

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