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WHEREAS, according to a recent statewide needs assessment' on a scale of zero (failed) to 100 (excellent), the statewide average pavement condition index (PCI) is 68, or "at risk." Local streets and roads will fall to "poor" condition (Score of 48) by 2033 based on existing funding levels available to cities and counties. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Pleasanton hereby directs the City Attorney to take all necessary steps to cooperate with the League of California Cities, other cities and counties in supporting litigation against the state of California if the legislature enacts and the governor signs into law legislation that unconstitutionally diverts the City's share of funding from the Highway Users Tax Account (HUTA), also known as the "gas tax," to fund the state general fund; and RESOLVED FURTHER, that the city manager or clerk shall send this resolution with an accompanying letter from the mayor to the Governor and each legislator, informing them in the clearest of terms of the City's adamant resolve to oppose any effort to frustrate the will of the electorate as expressed in Proposition 5 (1974) and Proposition 2 (1998) concerning the proper use and allocation of the gas tax; and RESOLVED FURTHER, that a copy of this Resolution shall be sent by the city manager or clerk to the League of California Cities, the local chamber of commerce, and other community groups whose members are affected by this proposal to create unsafe conditions on the streets of our City for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasanton at a regular meeting held on June 16, 2009 I, Karen Diaz, City Clerk of the City of Pleasanton, California, certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on June 16, 2009, by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Cook- Kallio, Sullivan, Thorne Noes: None Absent: Councilmember McGovern, Mayor Hosterman Abstain: None e AS Karen siaz, Ci y Clerk; APPROVED AS TO FORM: A Michael H. Roush, City Attorney California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment, Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd. (2008), sponsored by the League of California Cities, California State Association of Counties and County Engineers Association of California.