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Natural Resources Department
City of Fort Collins
MEMORANDUM
Date: September 29, 1998
To: Mayor and Council Members
John F. Fischbach, City Manager
From: Phil Murphy, Natural Resources Advisory Board ChaiKK�
RE: Transportation Funding Advisory Committee Proposal
At its September 16 meeting, the Natural Resources Advisory Board reviewed the
findings and proposals of the Transportation Funding Advisory Committee (TFAC),
including:
1) an incremental sales tax of $0.36 for implementation of the Transit Development
Plan, funding for a new traffic control system, and other transportation operational
needs;
2) a combination of street cutlinspection fees and a reallocation of $2.25 million in the
City's general fund to provide for transportation maintenance needs, including
pavement management, parking facilities, and other needs in Streets, Traffic, and
Engineering.
The Board agreed to endorse the .36 cent sales tax and the reallocation of $2.25
million from the General Fund to support transportation, provided that the Choice
Streets System that will be coming before Council on October 6 is implemented.
Among other things, the Choice Streets System will implement street cut and inspection
fees proposed by the TFAC.
The Board supports these funding proposals as a viable way to meet the unfunded
needs in Transportation in our city. The benefits to Fort Collins and its citizens, in terms
of mobility, health and safety, congestion management, clean air, appearance of the
community, and economic vitality are necessary and well worth the investment that has
been recommended by the TFAC. We urge the Council to implement the TFAC
recommendations in a timely manner.
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