HomeMy WebLinkAbout5849
RESOLUTION NO. 5849
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, CONSENTING TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A PORTION OF BALDWIN AVENUE
WITHIN SAID CITY AS A PART OF THE SYSTEM OF
HIGHWAYS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County have
adopted a Resolution declaring the portion of Baldwin Avenue from
300 feet north of Gate 7 of the Arboretum of Los Angeles County to
Camino Real Avenue, within the City of Arcadia, to be a part of the
System of Highways of the County of Los Angeles, as provided in
Sections l700 to l704 inclusive of the Streets and Highways Code of
the State of California; and
WHEREAS, said Board of Supervisors by said Resolution
requested this Council to give its consent to allow the County to
synchronize traffic signals and perform appurtenant work within
said portion of Baldwin Avenue in the city of Arcadia described
above; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section l530l, Class 1 (c), of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, the
Secretary of Resources designated this type of project as
categorically exempt.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION l.
Consent to Inclusion in County Hiohway System.
This city Council does hereby consent to the establishment of the
portion of Baldwin Avenue from 300 feet north of Gate 7 of the
-l-
arboretum of Los Angeles County to Camino Real Avenue, and
intersecting streets appurtenant to the construction thereof,
within the City of Arcadia, as part of the System of Highways of
the County of Los Angeles as provided in sections l700 to l704
inclusive of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of
California. Said consent is for the purpose of synchroniz ing
traffic signals and performing appurtenant work as may be necessary
by the County of Los Angeles.
SECTION 2, Maintenance and Operation. This City Council does
hereby consent to maintain and operate and/ or to finance its
jurisdictional share of the maintenance and operation costs of the
improvements installed with this project. In order to maintain
full effectiveness of these improvements, should the City determine
that a change in signal operation of any of the intersections
within the project limits within the jurisdictional boundaries of
the City of Arcadia is necessary, the City will coordinate with the
County of Los Angeles to ensure that the overall effectiveness of
the system is maintained. Manual control of the traffic signals
for the Santa Anita Race Track shall remain in place for use by the
Arcadia Police Department.
SECTION 3, Indemnification. This City Council does hereby
consent to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the County of Los
Angeles and its officers and employees from any liability imposed
for injury occurring by reason of any acts or omissions on the part
of the City of Arcadia under or in connection with any work
performed with this project.
SECTION 4. Finding of Categor ical Exempti on , This City
Council does hereby find that the project is categorically exempt
-2-
from the requirement for an Environmental Impact Report pursuant to
section 1530l, Class 1 (c), of the CEQA Guidelines.
SECTION 5. Finding of Minor Nature. .This City Council does
hereby find that pursuant to Government Code, section 65402 (b),
the aforesaid street improvements are of a minor nature and that,
therefore, the provisions of said Section requiring the submission
to and report upon said project by the City Planning Agency do not
apply.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this
Resolution and that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the
County Board of Supervisors, System of Highways,
Passed, approved, and adopted this 2nd day of
Mav
1995.
ATTEST:
~.
ci
of Arcadia
-
'-
APPROVED~AS TO ,FORM
/Y),J" 0 II. n. 'LA
I~ha~l~~y Attorney
-3-
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 5849 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 2nd day of
May
, 1995, and that
said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember Chang, Kuhn, Margett, Young and Lojeski
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Arcadia
-4-
. 1) \?~ ~~ G