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Mr. Lum said the date could be moved up to March 1998. TVTC will need time to evaluate all the various funding sources available. Mayor Tarver spoke at length about the transportation problem and how important it is for all jurisdictions to work together. He said there needed to be support at the State and Federal levels. He believed the fee to be too low and there needed to be a total plan with all of the funding and infrastructure identified. He did not know how the problem would get fixed without taxing the population. Ms. Michelotti said it was projected that in five years time $65 billion will accumulate in the Federal transportation trust fund. The federal legislators are trying to loosen up the funds and direct them back to the states. The gas tax was a good source of funding, but what about the people who do not drive. She felt $70 million was a drop in the bucket and the money should be used to leverage other funds. Mayor Tarver believed the fee was not high enough, but supported the motion. He was concerned that if the process were rushed there might be funding sources developed in the future that would be missed. He was upset that more is not being done at the federal level to raise taxes for transportation funding. He strongly supported getting all the agencies to adopt the fee. It was moved by Ms. Ayala, and seconded by Ms. Michelotti, to adopt Resolution No. 97-99 approving the draft Principles of Agreement for adoption of the Tri-Valley Transportation Development Fee, as suggested by staff, but changing the date to March 31, 1998; The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers- Ayala, Dennis, Michelotti, and Mayor Tarver. NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Pico ABSTAIN: None Ms. Michelotti asked how Council felt about trying to make things more equitable for Pleasanton. Ms. Dennis said there will be other opportunities to discuss that issue at a later date. It was moved by Ms. Michelotti, and seconded by Ms. Ayala, to recommend to the TVTC that a task force composed of business representatives and federal, state and local officials be established to seek additional funding sources and means of implementation. Ms. Ayala commented the gas tax monies collected go into a trust fund. This trust fund is approximately 32 billion dollars. It is projected it will go up to 65 billion, but the federal government will not touch it. It is using this money to offset the budget deficit. If the monies were used on transportation, all the transportation problems could be solved. Pleasanton City Council 08/05/97 Minutes 12