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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6559 RESOLUTION NO, 6559 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, CONSENTING TO ESTABLISHING UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY CERTAIN PORTIONS OF COLORADO BOULEVARD, AND HUNTINGTON DRIVE AND SECOND AVENUE, AS PART OF THE SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors did on October 29, 2002, duly adopt a Resolution declaring the portions of Colorado Boulevard under the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), and Huntington Drive and Second Avenue under the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), to be a part of the System of Highways of the County of Los Angeles, as provided in Section 1700 to 1704 inclusive of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, for the limited purpose of performing a seismic safety retrofit of the bridges at the aforementioned locations; and WHEREAS, said Board of Supervisors by said Resolution requested this City Council to give its consent to allow the County to perform the above-described improvements within said portions of Colorado Boulevard under the SCRRA and Huntington Drive and Second Avenue under the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, described above; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act guidelines, the Secretary of Resources designated this type of project as statutorily exempt. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: + SECTION 1. Consent to Inclusion in County Hiahway System, The City Council does hereby consent to the establishment of the portions of Colorado Boulevard under the SCRRA, and Huntington Drive and Second Avenue under the SCRRA, as part of the System of Highways of the County of Los Angeles as provided in Sections 1700 to 1704 inclusive of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, for the limited purpose of performing a seismic safety retrofit of the bridges at the aforementioned locations. SECTION 2. Indemnification, The City of Arcadia shall fully indemnify, defend, and hold the County of Los Angeles harmless from any liability imposed for injury (as defined by Government Code, Section 810,8) or damage occurring by reason of any roadway condition existing prior to the start of construction by the County or following the completion and field acceptance of said construction. SECTION 3. Roadway Maintenance, That the work to be performed by the County shall not include roadway maintenance activities on the streets listed herein prior to start of construction by the County or following the completion and field acceptance of said construction. The City of Arcadia shall be responsible for all roadway maintenance activities except during the construction of improvement by the County. SECTION 4, Findina of Statutory Exemption. The City Council does hereby find that the project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. 2 6559 + SECTION 5, Findinq of a Minor Nature, The City Council does hereby find that pursuant to Government Code Section 65402 (b), the aforesaid street improvements are of a minor nature and, therefore, the provisions of said Section requiring the submission to and report upon said project by the City Planning Commission do not apply. SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, Passed, approved and adopted this 6th day of March 2007, ATTEST: ~<:: I~ ~. ~ ity Clerk of the City of Arcadia APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~P.t~ Stephen Deitsch, City Attorney 3 6559 + STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JAMES H. BARROWS, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing ResolutionNo. 6559 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 6th day of March, 2007 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: A YES: Council Member Amundson, Harbicht, Segal, Wuo and Chandler NOES: None ABSENT: None ity Clerk of the City of Arcadia 4 6559