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RESOLUTION NOo 3337
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA,
REQUESTING AGGRESSIVE AND POSITIVE
ACTION FOR FEDERAL INTERSTATE FUNDS
FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FREEWAY
CONSTRUCTION.
WHEREAS, the continued growth and progress of Los Angeles
County, the State of California and the Nation as a whole are de-
pendent upon an adequate transportation system based primarily upon
continued and expanded use of the motor vehicle; and,
WHEREAS, the basic transportation system in the Los Angeles
Metropolitan Area is dependent upon construction of vital segments
of Interstate and Defense Highways, such as Golden State, San Diego,
Santa Monica, San Gabriel, Foothill, Santa Ana and San Bernardino
Freeways; and,
WHEREAS, our present '20-year freeway construction program is
based on the assumption that Federal Interstate Financing will con-
tinue, providing approximately fifty percent (50%) of the financing
necessary to maintain our present rate of construction; and,
WHEREAS, on both local and national levels, the Interstate
program is necessary to keep up with highway transportation needs of
our growing population;
NOW, THEREFORE" THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
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CALIFORNIA, roES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Arcadia,
California, being dedicated to general community betterment, does
hereby call up om the Honorable Edgar W. Hiestand and the Honorable
John Rousselot and all other members of the Congress of the United
States to take aggressive and positive action to prevent the enact-
ment of legislation which would jeopardize the existing Federal
Interstate and Defense Highway Program by reducing the availability
of Federal Funds to the various state of the Nation.
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SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution.
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 20th day of December, 1960, by the affirmative vote of at
least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Balser, Butterworth, Phillips, Reibold
and Camphouse
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
SIGNED AND APPRO~D' this 20th day of pecember~ 1960.
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