HomeMy WebLinkAbout6672RESOLUTION N0.6672
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA REQUESTING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
DRAFT 2009 LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
(LRTP) RELATING TO EXPEDITED FUNDING FOR THE
METRO GOLD LINE FOOTHILL EXTENSION
WHEREAS, the Foothill Extension project is of critical importance to the
City of Arcadia and its residents; and
WHEREAS, the voters passed Measure R in November 2008 by an
affirmative vote of over 66.6% with a clear directive to the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) to use the tax revenue to build
projects that could reduce congestion, improve air quality, and expand public
transit options for all areas of the county, including a minimum of $758 million to
construct the Foothill Extension project to Claremont; and
WHEREAS, the nation and the county are currently experiencing an
unprecedented recession, with job losses growing and economic development
slowing; and
WHEREAS, the Foothill Extension project is ready to be built -having its
environmental documents approved, right of way purchased, engineering and
design at the stage necessary for design build procurement, and all cities along the
corridor having signed agreements to move forward; and there is no other rail
transit project close to this stage in the approval and planning process; and
WHEREAS, Metro's draft 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
currently includes funding for the Foothill Extension at the latest time necessary to
meet the commitments made to the voters, resulting in an unnecessary four year
delay in the project; while expediting funding for other projects which would be
undertaken years ahead of what voters understood when they voted to approve the
new tax; and
WHEREAS, the Foothill Extension could begin construction within 10
months, creating over 37,000 jobs during construction, 3,500 permanent jobs
during the first 20 years of operation, and more than 500,000 construction-related
jobs to build transit-oriented developments -generating an estimated $40 billion in
economic benefits for our region; and
WHEREAS, the Foothill Extension can be operational in 2013, adding more
than 3.3 million passengers every year to the Metro system by extending the line
just to Azusa (a four-year delay results in a loss of more than 13 million rides on
the system); and
WHEREAS, the Foothill Extension is included in the Southern California
Association of Government's (SCAG's) air quality conformity model as completed
in 2008, an important component for our region's air quality attainment.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. The City of Arcadia requests that the Metro Board amend
the draft 2009 LRTP to expedite funding for the Foothill Extension project at the
level necessary to begin construction in 2010.
SECTION 2. The City of Arcadia further requests that the Metro Board
approve the Fund Transfer Agreement to allow funds to begin being transferred to
the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority as soon as deemed
necessary to meet this expedited schedule.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution.
Passed, approved and adopted this ~cn day of April , 2009.
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Mayor of the City of Arcadia
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JAMES H. BARROWS, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies
that the foregoing Resolution No. 6672 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 7th day of April, 2009 and that said Resolution
was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Amundson, Chandler, Kovacic, Wuo and Harbicht
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ity Clerk of the City of Arcadia
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