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RESOLUTION NO. 1e5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
REQUESTING THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT,
UNDER THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF AN AGREEMENT WITH
SAID ROAD DEPARTMENT, DATED JULY 1, 1957, TO PERFORM
THE NECESSARY WORK AT THE INTERSECTION OF FLORENCE
AVENUE AND WOODRUFF AVENUE INSTALLING A TRAFFIC
04'11 ACTUATED SIGNAL WITH HIGHWAY SAFETY LIGHTING, SAID
CONSTRUCTION TO BE PERFORMED BY CONTRACT.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Downey does hereby find
the need to install a traffic actuated signal with highway safety lighting at
the intersection of Florence Avenue and. Woodruff Avenue on the grounds that:
(a.) Nationally accepted warrants for the placing of
a traffic signal on the basis of vehicular and pe-
destrian volume are satisfied.
(b.) The intersection is favorably located for inclu-
sion in a progressive timing system which will be
ultimately developed on Florence Avenue.
(c.) The recent improvement of. Florence Avenue to its
ultimate width has encouraged large volumes of traffic
moving at speeds in excess of those commensurate with
the residential development along Florence Avenue.
This traffic signal will serve to control this speed.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Downey, pursuant to the
terms of that written agreement, entitled "Agreement-Street Maintenance"
dated. July 1, 1957, • and as amended, entered into by and. between the City
of Downey and the County of Los Angeles, does hereby request the County
of Los Angeles through its Road. Department and appropriate agents to per-
form the necessary work and services to prepare engineering plans and
specifications suitable for contractual advertising of a traffic signal
at the intersection of Florence Avenue and. Woodruff Avenue.
SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Downey agrees to pay,
from its Traffic Fines and. Forfeitures Rind, the County of Los Angeles
for the services requested herein, pursuant to the terms and provisions,
of said. Agreement.
SECTION 1. The City Clerk is directed to forward a certified copy
of this resolution to Sam R. Kennedy, Los Angeles County Road. Department
Commissioner, for action thereon.
APPROVED and. ADOPTED this /IA day of 1 , /, , 1957.
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• Mayor
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City Clerk
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolutions was duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting thereof held
on the /10 day of _er2E/ 1957, by the following vote of the
Council:
S AYES: Councilmen: -111A4
NOES: Councilmen:
0 ABSENT: Councilmen:
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