HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 6534 RESOLUTION NO. 6534
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
SUPPORTING REAUTHORIZATION OF THE TEA -21 HIGHWAY AND
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING BILL
WHEREAS, Congress is commencing work on the reauthorization of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA -21) as submitted by the Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA);
WHEREAS, In its authorization of $42 billion for transit and $175 billion for
highways, TEA -21 established initiatives related to flexible spending, improving the
environment and focusing on a thorough planning process for making sound transportation
decisions;
WHEREAS, TEA -21 brought to the Los Angeles region innovative transportation
programs such as: Over 1,900 new natural gas operated and non - polluting public buses,
paratransit funding, the completion of 125 miles of carpool lanes and funds to initiate an
Eastside Light Rail Line preliminary study and final design and many more, Metro Rail Red
Line subway completion to north Hollywood, and Metro Rapid Bus Program;
WHEREAS, Los Angeles County has 6.5 million people driving to work, over 1
million people ride the bus and over 150,000 people use the Metro Red Line and Metrolink
rail systems on a weekday basis and over 8.8 million reside in the region;
WHEREAS, Los Angeles County's population is nearly one -third of California's
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population which is l than 42 states. Los Angeles County is the 20 largest economy in
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the world and generates more economic activity than all but eight states in the United States;
WHEREAS, those statistics illuminate that the transportation needs of the region are
acute and pressing;
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
along with other principal transportation interests have sponsored a regional list of projects for
TEA -21 reauthorization funding;
WHEREAS, Projects submitted by the MTA on behalf of transportation interests in
the region for the TEA -21 reauthorization will help address the region's safety, security, and
transportation needs in the categories of bus, rail, and highway projects;
WHEREAS, We support the full inclusion of the Los Angeles County region's
sponsored project list into the legislation to reauthorize the TEA -21;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that as Congress develops approval for
the reauthorization of TEA -21 to ensure the Los Angeles region is part of the integrated
national transportation system, and that the City of Downey affirms its commitment to the
reauthorization of TEA -21 and the beneficial impacts it will have on the mobility of goods
and services nationwide, in California, and throughout the Los Angeles County region; and,
RESOLUTION NO. 6534
TEA -21 REAUTHORIZATION
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we support the list of projects submitted for
TEA -21 reauthorization and request Congressional action to fully fund and implement these
projects and continue the ongoing support for the transportation needs of Los Angeles region.
ADOPTED this 8th day of January , 2002.
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Mayor , MEREDITH H. PERKINS
ATTEST:
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KATHLEEN L . MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk
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 8th day of
January ., 2002, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: 5 Council Members: Cartozian, Trejo, Winningham, McCarthy, Perkins
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None
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City Clerk , KATHLEEN L . MIDSTOKKE
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