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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA REQUESTING THE PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION TO INSTITUTE A SPECIAL
STUDY AS A BASIS FOR REQUIRING RAILROADS
TO LANDSCAPE RIGHTS OF WAY IN UREAN AREAS.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Arcadia is
engaged in an active program of landscaping City streets and
removing electrical and telephone utility poles therefrom; and
WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Commission, through its
activities, has greatly facilitated the undergrounding of overhead
electrical and telephone poles by requiring the utilities to make
certain expenditures each year for such purposes; and
WHEREAS, the present condition of railroad rights of
way in certain urban areas is often as unsightly as utility poles
and tendsto cause blight; and
WHEREAS, the landscaping of railroad rights of way would
enhance the City's beautification program; and
WHEREAS, the cities of El Segundo and Gardena have
expressed similar views to the Public Utilities Commission.
NC1>l, 'rHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Arcadia hereby requests the Public Utilities Commission
of the State of California to make studies and take other action
which it deems appropriate in order to institute a program for the
landscaping of railroad rights of way in urban areas where the
condition of such rights of way has a substantial impact on the
adjacent community.
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The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held
on the 5th
day of
May
, 1970, by the affirmative vote
of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES:
Councilmen Arth, Considine, Hage, Helms, and
Butterworth
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
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ity erk of the ity of Arcadia
SIGNED AND APPROVED
this 5th day of May , 1970.
M~d le~~~ia
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
(SEAL)
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