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DISCUSSION In 1986, voters approved Measure B, a 1/2 cent sales tax, to fund transportation improvements and programs throughout Alameda County. In November 2000, Alameda County voters approved an extension of the first sales tax through 2022 to fund a new set of project and program investments throughout the County. While the existing measure will remain intact through 2022, the 2012 Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan has been developed because the capital projects in the existing measure have been largely completed and transportation funding from other sources that assist with local streets and roads maintenance, transit improvements and pedestrian and bicycle enhancements have declined creating a gap between road needs and available funding. The new transportation expenditure plan will provide significant investments in projects and program funding unlike state and federal funding, the sales tax funding is secure and cannot be taken by the State or by any other governmental agency under any circumstance. The measure will augment and extend the existing half-cent sales tax in Alameda County, authorizing an additional half-cent sales tax and extending it in perpetuity creating programming a total of $7.7 billion in new transportation funding in the first thirty years. Voters will have the opportunity to review and approve comprehensive updates to this plan at least once prior to the completion of 2042 and every 20 years thereafter. The TEP will provide essential transportation investments that address both current and projected transportation needs in Alameda County. The TEP provides funding for maintenance, operations and new infrastructure that expands mobility choices, supports reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and enhances overall transportation efficiencies throughout the County. The TEP was developed with guidance from a steering committee of elected officials (Mayor Hosterman represented Planning Area 4 on the steering committee) and input from two advisory committees (technical and community based), and by incorporating key findings from polling and outreach. The TEP was approved by the Alameda CTC Commission on January 26, 2012. The Alameda County Transportation Commission is governed by a 22-member Board of Directors consisting of elected officials from each Alameda County Agency. Mayor Hosterman serves on the Board of Directors representing the City of Pleasanton. Table 1 includes a summary of TEP investments by mode. Page 2 of 3