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RESOLUTION NO. 3739
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFOm~IA,
URGING THE STATE HIGHWAY CO~WITSSION
TO PROCEED WITHOUT, DELAY WITH, THE
ROUTE ADOPTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF
THE FOOTHILL FREffi'1AY THROUGHOUT ITS
ENTIRE LENGTH IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
~ffiEREAS, the general alignment of the Foothill Freeway has
been on the Master Plan of Highways and Freeways adopted by the Los
Angeles County Regional Planning Commission and the Board of Super-
visors of Los Angeles County as long ago as 1946j and,
WHEREAS, the general alignment of this major artery in
Southern California was incorporated in the Master Plan of State
Freeways by action of the State Legislature in 1957, after full and
complete study and recommendation by Cities of Los Angeles Countyj and,
WHEREAS, the route for the north-south leg of the Foothill
Freeway has been adopted by the California Highway Commission from the
Golden State Freeway near San Fernando to Christy Avenue near Hansen
Dam, and the route for the east-west leg of the Foothill Freeway has
been adopted from Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena to and beyond the San
Bernardino County Linej and,
WHEREAS, public hearings have been held on proposed route
for the remaining north-south leg of the Foothill Freeway from Christy
Avenue near Hansen Dam to Lincoln Avenue in pasadenaj and,
WHEREAS, the State Highway Engineer has recommended routes
for the said remaining portion of said freewaYj and,
WHEREAS, the Foothill Freeway is included in the National
System of Interstate and Defense Highways, all of which must be con-
structed prior to 1972j and,
WHEREAS, for the members of the State Highway Commission to
delay further the route adoption and early construction of this important
Freeway serving a large segment ,of the population of Southern California
would be a dereliction of their Constitutional mandatej
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Arcadia does
hereby urge the State Highway Commission to proceed at once to adopt
the route for the portion of the Foothill Freeway from Christy Avenue
near Hansen Dam to Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena and to expedite.the
construction of the Foothill Freeway through its entire length in Los
Angeles County without any further delay.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution and shall forward a copy hereof to the State Highway
Commission, Public Works Building, 1120 N Street, Sacramento, California.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
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at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held
on the 17th day of November, 1964, by the affirmative vote of at least
three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Balser, Considine; Forman, Reibold
and Turner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
SIGNED AND APPROVED this 17th day of November, 1964.
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Mayor of the City of Arcadia
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
(SEAL)
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