HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3513 RESOLUTION NO. 3513
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
REQUESTING THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
EXPEDITE APPROVAL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
FOR THE 1-105 FREEWAY, AND REQUESTING THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONSTRUCT A PUBLIC
TRANSITWAY IN THE I -105 FREEWAY MEDIAN AND URGING THAT
COMPLETION OF THIS MULTI -MODAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITY
BE EXPEDITED.
WHEREAS, location studies for the 1-105 Freeway were initiated in 1959 and
this Freeway is a part of the California Freeway and Expressway System and became
a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways on March 20, 1968;
and
WHEREAS, the 1-105 Freeway is a vital transportation link in the South
Central area of Los Angeles County planned to extend over 17 miles from the Los
Angeles International Airport on the west to the Route 605 Freeway on the east;
and
WHEREAS, this facility will provide direct access to Los Angeles International
Airport, California's heaviest traffic generator currently accommodating over 23
million passengers per year, as well as to other important traffic generators in
the Inglewood -El Segundo Area; and
WHEREAS, an effective public transit facility in this corridor is in the
National interest to conserve energy and reduce pollution; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation's current plans call for
an 8 -lane divided freeway with provisions for a transitway in the median; and
WHEREAS, construction of a combination freeway and transitway would demonstrate
the feasibility and desirability of multiple right -of -way utilization to solve
urban high volume transportation needs; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the completion of this facility will remove
approximately 140,000 cars a day from our surface streets, thereby eliminating
about 560 accidents per year, reducing air pollution and conserving energy; and
WHEREAS, the legislative boards of the governmental entities involved endorse
expeditious construction including the Cities of El Segundo, Los Angeles, Hawthorne,
Inglewood, Lynwood, Paramount, South Gate, Downey, Norwalk, the County of Los Angeles,
the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission and the Southern California
Association of Governments; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans has already acquired 5,865 of the 8,230 dwelling units
required and the majority of the affected residents and businesses in the freeway
corridor have already been relocated; and
WHEREAS, this partially cleared right -of -way is a blight on the communities
through which it passes; and
WHEREAS, Federal aid is available to pay approximately 92% of the $676 million
total project cost and construction of this facility will guarantee that California
will retain some $500 to $600 million in highway funds generated in California; and
WHEREAS, Federal approval of the EIS is required before the Court will lift
its injunction so that Caltrans can proceed with right -of -way acquisition and
construction.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Downey requests the
Secretary of the Federal Department of Transportation to expedite the approval
of the Environmental Impact Statement for the 1-105 Freeway.
SECTION 2. That the California Department of Transportation be requested
to construct the 1-105 Freeway as an 8 -lane freeway with a public transitway in
the freeway median.
SECTION 3. That the Governor of the State of California, the California
Transportation Commission and the State Department of Transportation be urged to
expedite completion of this multi -modal transportation facility.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk is directed to forward copies of this resolution
to the Governor of the State of California, the California Transportation Commission,
the Director of the State Department of Transportation, Assemblyman Bruce Young,
State Senator William Campbell, Congressman Del Clawson, Senator Alan Cranston,
the Secretary of the Federal Department of Transportation, the Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors and the affected cities along the route.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of February , 1978.
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I 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 28th day
of February , 1978, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: 4 Council Members: Miller, Greene, Jackman, Jennings
NOES: 1 Council Members: Scotto
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None
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Robert L. Shand, City Clerk