RES-11393 TEMPORARY SIX-MONTH GAS TAX SUSPENSION REQUESTRESOLUTION NO. 11393
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE REQUESTING THAT
THE GOVERNOR AUTHORIZE A TEMPORARY,
SIX-MONTH SUSPENSION OF THE STATE GAS
TAX
WHEREAS, the American Automobile Association (AAA) calculates that the current
average cost of regular gasoline in Orange County is $5.76 per gallon with .51 cents of this being
contributed to the state gas tax; and
WHEREAS, the average cost of regular gasoline at this time one year ago was $3.95 per
gallon; and
WHEREAS, the highest ever recorded average cost of regular gasoline in the State of
California was reached on March 29th, 2022, at$6.03 per gallon; and
WHEREAS,AAA calculates the current national average cost of regular gasoline at$4.07
per gallon;therefore, Orange County residents are paying approximately$1.70 per gallon over the
national average gas price which is causing a serious negative financial impact on families in the
City of Orange; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on March 22,
2022, to write a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom, and copy the Orange County
legislative delegation, asking for a six-month suspension of the gas tax and for the State to back
fill that with the State's budget surplus; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of California is positioned to provide an opportunity for
temporary relief at the gas pump using the estimated $45.5 billion budget surplus, as highlighted
in the March 28,2022,letter sent by Orange County Board of Supervisors Chairman Doug Chaffee
memorializing the Board's unanimous vote requesting a temporary, six-month, suspension of the
state gas tax; and
WHEREAS, City of Orange residents and workers who commute to and from Orange
have expressed their struggles in finding ways to cover these unprecedented rising fuel costs; and
WHEREAS, along with the rising cost of gasoline, the unprecedented rise in inflation is
negatively impacting the people of our City and in a region with a Census average vehicle commute
time of approximately one-half hour, gas tax relief would help ensure money remains available to
families to cover basic necessities such as food, housing and health care.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orange
that:
1.The City of Orange is aligned with the Orange County Board of Supervisors in
requesting a temporary, six-month suspension of the state gas tax; and
2.A signed copy of this Resolution shall be sent to Governor Newsom and the Orange
County legislative delegation.
ADOPTED this 10th day of May 2022.
hi jt
Mark A. Murphy, Mayor, C ty f range
ATTEST:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ORANGE
I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 10th day of May 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS: Nichols, Barrios, Dumitru, Tavoularis, Murphy
NOES:COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Monaco, Gutierrez
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
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