HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 1032 1596
RESOLUTION NO. /(,,
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DOWNEY COOPERATE IN AN ENDEAVOR BY THE COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY AND PROPER
TO PROPOSE AND SUPPORT ANY NECESARY AMENDMENTS AND
►' MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING LEGISLATION, ADMINISTRATIVE
ORDERS OR POLICIES OF THE STATE TO PROVIDE THAT ALL
CITIES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY CAN QUALIFY FOR SUCH
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE SAME MANNER AS THOSE
CITIES CONTIGUOUS TO THE RT RAL AREAS
WHEREAS, the 1959 State Legislature added Section 143.3 to the
Streets and Highways Code which authorized the State Highway Commission
to allocate not more than $500,000 of State Highway Funds per year to
any city or county to match local funds for the construction of city
streets and county roads within urban areas which could qualify as ex-
tensions of Federal -aid Secondary Highways; and
WHEREAS, this legislation and its accompanying administrative
orders are so restrictive that only the few cities of this County that
are contiguous to the rural areas may qualify for such financial assist-
ance; and
WHEREAS, the City of Los Angeles, all the cities of the San
Fernando Valley, the cities of the South Bay area, the cities of the
International Airport area, the cities of the San Gabriel Foothill area,
and the majority of the cities of the San Gabriel Valley area are dis-
criminated against by these provisions which exclude their participation;
and
WHEREAS, this excluded area comprises the bulk of the urban area of
this County which includes the most heavily traveled major arterials and
freeways; and
WHEREAS, our most critical highway deficiencies exist in this excluded
urban area, which result in extensive social and economic loss through ever -
increasing traffic fatalities, congestion, and delay:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNTIL OF THE CITY OF
DOWNEY AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles
does hereby direct the Chief Administrative Officer, County Counsel, and
the Road Commissioner of the County of Los Angeles to do all things neces-
sary and proper to propose and support any necessary amendments and modifica-
tions of existing legislation, administrative orders or policies of the
State to provide that all cities of this County can qualify for such financial
assistance in the same manner as those cities contiguous to the ruralareas;
and
SECTION 2. That the Los Angeles Division of the League of California
Cities and each city within the County of Los Angeles is hereby requested
to cooperate in this endeavor, and that the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
is hereby directed to send a copy of this resolution to the State Highway
,,.., Commission, each representative of the State Legislature from Los Angeles
County, the Los Angeles Division of the League of California Cities, and
each City Council of the County.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this llth day of September, 1962.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey
held on the llth day of September , 1962, by the affirmative vote
of at least ,.--- councilmen, to wit:
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NOES: Councilmen:
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