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Victorville adopts SBCTA Measure I continuation expenditure plan for ballot
Summary
The council approved Resolution No. 26-015 endorsing the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority's Measure I continuation expenditure plan, maintaining a half‑cent tax with a local‑return model (70% local streets/roads, 20% regional projects, 10% transit) and preserving independent oversight and a 1% administrative cap.
The Victorville City Council voted unanimously April 7 to adopt Resolution No. 26‑015 approving the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) expenditure plan for a continuation of Measure I, a half‑cent sales tax used for regional and local transportation projects.
SBCTA legislative analyst Louis Vidar explained the proposed ordinance would extend the current Measure I program indefinitely until repealed by voters and maintain a return‑to‑source approach for funds. In the Victor Valley Mountain Desert subregion the plan returns roughly 70% for local streets and roads, 20% for regional projects and 10% for transit; Vidar said the plan expands an earlier Cajon Pass bucket into a broader interregional mobility category to help areas that experience tourism and goods‑movement impacts.
Council members asked about prioritization of senior and disabled transit services and whether the consolidated buckets would maintain those services; Vidar said operations and senior/disabled transit are folded into a consolidated operations bucket and that funding for those services has increased from the prior measure. Council also discussed past allocation of Article 3 funds and possible follow‑up with SBCTA about local project priorities.
Mayor Becerra moved and Mayor Pro Tem Tim Herriman seconded the motion to adopt staff recommendations. The resolution passed unanimously. The item will be transmitted to SBCTA and then the Board of Supervisors for placement on the November ballot.
