HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 6087 RESOLUTION NO. 6087
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY,
CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING LIFTING THE ISTEA TRUCK SIZE AND WEIGHT
RESTRICTIONS AND MAINTAINING CURRENT ISTEA TRUCK LIMITATIONS
WITHOUT A STATE OPTION PROVISION.
WHEREAS, the City of Downey is committed to maintaining highway safety for its
residents and opposing increased costs for maintenance of roads and bridges; and
WHEREAS, heavier trucks already are a serious safety problem. In 1995, 4,903 people
were killed in truck-related crashes and over 100,000 were injured. California leads the nation
in the number of truck accidents and truck fatalities; and
WHEREAS, lifting the current truck size and weight restrictions on longer combination
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vehicles under the 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act will jeopardize
highway safety; increase traffic congestion, increase air pollution, and increase costs of
maintaining roads and bridges.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Downey
opposes lifting the ISTEA truck size and weight restrictions and urges the President of the
United States and the United States Congress to maintain the current ISTEA truck limitations
without a State option provision.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of August, 1997.
BARBARA J. RIL Y, Mayor
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ATTEST:
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JtkDITH E. MC DONNELL, City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of
the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the 26th day of August, 1997, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: 4 Council Members: McCaughan, Lawrence, Brazel ton, Riley
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 1 Council Members: McCarthy
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,JUDITH E. MC DONNELL, City Clerk
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