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RESOLUTION NO. 3501
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING
ITS APPROVAL AND SUPPORT OF PORTIONS OF
H.R. 11199 RELATING TO EXTENSION OF
FEDERAL-AID SECONDARY SYSTEM UHBAN AREAS.
WHEREAS, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States,
in his message on transportation included in his recommendations:
"That the Federal-aid Highway Law be amended to permit more exten-
sive use of Federal-aid SecondarY funds for extension of the Second~
ary System in urban areas"; and,
WHEREAS, Section 6 of H.R. 11199 titled "Federal-aid High-
way Act of 1962", which will implement this recommendation of the
President, was referred to the House of Representatives' Committee
on Public Works for their consideration; and,
WHEREAS, Los Angeles County is now a vast urban area con-
taining 73 cities with a total population in excess of 6,300,000
concentrating over three million vehicles within its 4,000 square
miles, whose popUlation and vehicle registration exceed that of any
one of 42 individual states; and
WHEREAS, this expanding population and vehicle registra-
tion generate highway deficiencies resulting in excessive social
and economic loss through increased traffic fatalities, accidents,
congestion, and delay; and
WHEREAS, in order to eliminate the existing and contem-
plated critical deficiencies of our highway systems, and to provide
road facilities to accommodate the future development of this area,
it is essential that increased financing be made available for the
construction of Federal-aid Secondary highways in the urban areas
of Los Angeles County as provided by Section 6 of H.R. 11199;
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NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Arcadia,
California, does hereby declare its approval and support of the
portions of H.R. 11199 which relate to the extension of the Federal-
aid Secondary System in the urban areas.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution and shall cause certified copies of this reso-
lution to be sent to the Senate and House Committees on Public Works,
to the United States Senators of the State of California, and to the
Representatives :l.n Congress from the County of Los Angeles.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held
on the 17th day of
July , 1962, by the affirmative vote of at
least three councilmen, to wit:
AYES:
Councilmen Balser, Reibold, Turner and Butterworth
NOES:
None
ABSENT: Councilman
Phillips
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SIGNED AND APPROVED this 17th day of July I 1962.
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