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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
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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.
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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
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