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~ttach~nt ~ <br /> <br /> Annually, 17.78% - 18.9% of the total revenue generated by the <br />sales tax will be allocated to the fourteen cities and the County for the <br />~..~ovement of local transportation including streets and roads. The <br />distribution of the funds will be based on utilization of the Mayors <br />Conference Formula for gas tax and the following: <br /> <br />A. Years 1-5 <br /> <br />1. 10.3% of the annual revenue will be allocated to all the cities <br /> <br />2. 7.48% of the annual revenue will be allocated to the North County <br /> cities only. <br /> <br />B. Years 6-15 <br /> <br />1. 10.3% of the annual revenue will be allocated to all the cities and <br /> the ~ty. <br /> <br />8.6% of the arm,~l revenue will be allocated to the North C~mty <br />cities until the North cities have r--~-hed a ceiling of $159 <br />million. When that point is reached, the allocation will return <br />to its original 7.48%. <br /> <br /> The Mayors Conference Formula for 9as tax divides the money based <br />50% on population and 50% on road miles. <br /> <br /> North cities include Albany, Alameda, Oakland, Piedmont, Berkeley, <br />Em~ryville and San Leandro. South cities include I~5~mrd, Newark, Union <br />City, Fr~nont, Livermore, Pleasanton and Dublin. <br /> <br /> These funds will be available to jurisdictions for street and road <br />maintenance as well as other transportation projects. This is meant to <br />include tr~isit projects. One particular project has bean raised for <br />consideration: <br /> <br /> The LAV~% Bus Terminal Facility. This facility is empected to cost <br />~l~oximately $4 million to cc~lets. The only sales tax money usable on <br />this project would be that allocated to the cities and county for local <br />projects. <br /> <br /> Section 4 of Proposition 13 requires that s,,h~tantial new tax <br />revenues not pretty u=es ause of Proposition 13. <br />Since under the Expenditure Pla~ substantial revenues will flow to local <br />governments and jurisdictions, the County's Special Counsel has advised that <br />the Expenditure Plan include language similar to that included in Section <br /> <br /> <br />