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RESOLUTION NO. 4015
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA REQUESTING FROM THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
HIGffi1AYS THROUGH CITIES GASOLINE TAX FUNDS
FOR THE EXTENSION OF BALDWIN AVENUE FROM
COLORADO BOULEVARD TO FOOTHILL BOULEVARD
AND THE BALDWIN AVENUE INTERCHANGE vIITH .THE
PROPOSED FOOTHILL F~TAY.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Arcadia deems
it necessary to extend Baldwin Avenue, from its present terminus
at Colorado Boulevard, northerly to Foothill Boulevard; and,
WHEREAS, the connection of Baldwin Avenue with the pro-
posed Foothill Freeway is required to relieve traffic congestion
within the City; and,
vrnEREAS, these needs can be accomplished by extending
Baldwin Avenue to Foothill Boulevard through the construction of
underpasses or overpasses permitting Baldwin Avenue traffic to
reach Foothill Boulevard by going under or over Colorado Boulevard,
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks and the proposed
Foothill Freeway; and,
\~S, the community benefits of an underpass at the
railroad is greater by reason of appearance and maintenance reduc-
tion; and,
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has
expressed the interest of said County in this project by action of
the Board at its meeting of July 5, 1960, in their approval of a
"Joint Statement Issued by County of Los Angeles and the City of
Arcadia," a general statement urging the location of an interchange
on the Foothill Freeway at Baldwin Avenue; and,
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vrnEREAS, the County of Los Angeles has available for
use by the City of Arcadia Highways Through Cities gasoline tax
funds for the improvement of such streets and highways;
NOvI, THEREFORE J THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Los Angeles be and they are hereby requested to appropriate
from said Highways Through Cities gasoline tax funds the sum of
$200,000 and deposit the same with the City of Arcadia in a special
fund, for the purpose of extending Baldwin Avenue from its present
terminus at Colorado Boulevard, northerly to Foothill Boulevard
and construction of an interchange with the Foothill Freeway.
SECTION 2. That all of the work in the project herein-
above set forth shall be performed in accordance with the plans
and specifications therefor prepared by the State Division of High-
ways and approved by the City of Arcadia.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution and shall cause a copy of the same to be for-
warded to the Road Commissioner of 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
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,
held on the 2,ND
day of
JULY
, 1968, by the affirmative
vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Arth, Considine, Helms, Hage
NOES: None
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SIGNED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of July , 1968.
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