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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5696 RESOLUTION NO, 5696 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION OF AN ENVIRON- MENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE NORTHERN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR WHEREAS, the cities of Arcadia, Azusa, Claremont, Duarte, Glendora, Irwindale, La Verne, Monrovia, Pasadena, Pomona and San Dimas have joined with the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission and the San Bernardino County Association of Governments to commission a Preliminary Planning Study along the Northern San Gabriel/San Bernardino Valley Transportation Corridor; and WHEREAS, the study was conducted by Korve Engineering, Inc., and completed in August, 1992; and WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission will soon choose the candidate rail project to be funded and built before the end of this century; and WHEREAS, the eleven cities of the Northern San Gabriel Valley desire their corridor to be the first candidate project selected and built before the end of this century; and WHEREAS, the Preliminary Planning Study demonstrates that the Northern San Gabriel Valley Corridor is a worthy project for consideration because of the availability and good condition of the Santa Fe right-of-way, the severe congestion of the 1-210 freeway, and the high potential ridership and patronage generators; and 5696 WHEREAS, the eleven cities of the Northern San Gabriel Valley Corridor have demonstrated their support for this project by helping to finance the preliminary study and seeking means of providing a local match for the final project; and WHEREAS, the business community in the Corridor is also committed to the success of the project; and WHEREAS, to be competitive with other candidate corridors it is imperative that the environmental clearance process for the Northern San Gabriel Valley Corridor be started as soon as possible, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOllOWS: SECTION 1, That the City of Arcadia supports the Northern San Gabriel Valley Corridor Project and will participate financially in the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the Corridor, SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, PASSED APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 22nd DAY OF SEPTEMBER. . ,992. , . <. AlTEST: Ci -2- 5696 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. 5696 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 22nd day of September, 1992 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmember Ciraulo, Lojeski, Margett and Fasching NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Harbicht J Arcadia 5696