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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.
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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:
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ity Clerk of the City of Arcadia
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Stephen Deitsch, City Attorney
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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
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