HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3237 RESOLUTION NO. 3237
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DOWNEY STATING ITS POSITION RELATIVE TO THE
PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF THE ROUTE I -105 FREE-
WAY AND THE PROPOSED ABOLITION OF THE 40 -60
NORTH -SOUTH SPLIT OF STATE HIGHWAY FUNDS.
WHEREAS, the State of California Secretary of Business and
Transportation has proposed that the I -105 Freeway be reduced in size
from the currently planned 8- or 10 -lane freeway transitway to a 4 -lane
freeway transitway to be used primarily by buses, trucks and car pools;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Downey has been impacted by the I -105
for 17 years; and
WHEREAS, construction of an 8 - 10 -lane freeway will take
from 12 to 15 years to complete; and
WHEREAS, construction of a 4 -lane freeway will take a minimum of
two years before construction would commence. The 1 -105 construction
is extremely unlikely to take priority over missing freeway links; and
WHEREAS, a substantial increase in taxes is required to main-
tain the existing system; and
WHEREAS, considering limited funds, energy and air - pollution
problems and costs increasing at a spiraling rate, the need for an
alternative to the automobile is imperative; and
WHEREAS, freeway ramp metering is now and will further
measurably increase the flow of traffic and should reduce the need for
additional lanes; and
WHEREAS, the Secretary also proposed that the 40 -60% split of
State Highway funding between Northern and Southern California be
abolished,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. That the results of the delays in construction have
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placed extraordinary costs and service demands upon the City and fur-
ther has resulted in a depreciation of housing and neighborhood values
in the Corridor area and contributes the gravest environmental problem
which the City has encountered and, therefore, an immediate resolution
of this issue be made; and
SECTION 2. That the City of Downey has previously requested
a study of the feasibility of the curtailment at the Long Beach Freeway
with entry ramps across the Rio Hondo Channel for access to the City
of Paramount; and
SECTION 3. The most appropriate use of these public funds
at this time in this Corridor would provide:
- Local bus feeder and circulation service
- Intercity bus service
- On established Corridor highways:
- special signaling and major lanes for bus
priority
- grade separation where needed
SECTION 4. The City Council of the City of Downey goes on
record as opposing the abolition of the 40 -60 North -South split, since
more than 60% of the population of the State is in the Southern California
area and the transportation needs for the Los Angeles region are many
times greater than those in Northern California, to which it would be
proposed to divert these funds.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
— Resolution and send copies to the Mayors of the other Corridor Cities
along the 1 -105 Freeway route, to Governor Brown, to the Board of
Supervisors of Los Angeles County, to Secretary of Business and Trans -
portation Burns, Assemblyman McLennan, CALTRANS, and to the
Board of Directors of SCRTD.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 27th DAY OR
JANUARY, 19760
MAYOR
,. ATTEST:
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CLT J CLERK '
1 HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 27th day of January, 1976, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: 3 Councilmen: Scotto, Winton, Greene
NOES: 2 Councilmen: Jennings, Di Loreto
ABSENT: 0 Councilmen: None
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