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1980-22 RESOLUTION .NO 80-22 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCTL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, FTNDTNG THAT PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY REQUIRE THE ESTABLISHMENT-.OF--COMMUTER--RAIL SERVICE BETWEEN SAN BERNARDINO/RIVERSI:DE:AND COS ANGELES: WHEREAS,- the City- Council of .the City of Grand Terrace recog- nizes the need for alternative means of transportation for its residents and other residents within the potential service area.-of -the aforementioned commuter rail service; and WHEREAS, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 have emphasized the urgent need to cut hydrocarbon emissions drastically in the next five years; and WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation CCaltrans) has recommended that the aforementioned commuter rail service be implemented on the existing Santa Fe and Union Pacific rail lines between San Bernardino/- Riverside and Los Angeles; and WHEREAS, such recommendation has- been made without the effective study participation of the City or other applicable agencies, and WHEREAS, it is the belief of the City Council that such service would provide a valuable addition to transportation systems currently available to the residents of Grand Terrace and, further, the other. residents serviceable by the proposed commuter rail service: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace concurs with, and is fully supportive of, the proposed commuter rail service between San Bernardino/Riverside and Los Angeles; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council .of the. City of- Grand Terrace finds the proposed commuter rail service to be of the highest public convenience and necessity and encourages the. California Department of Transportation to pursue implementation at th.e earliest possible date; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace adopts such support only upon an expectation and condition that the City and all appropriate regional agencies, specifically including the San Bernardino County Transportation Commission, shall be fully involved and made active participants in all planning and implementation activities from this date forward; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this concurrence does not imply, implicitly or explicitly, participation by the City or other County funding agencies in any funding programs, either capital or operating and either near or long term; Be it finally resolved that the City Clerk is hereby directed to mail copies of this Resolution to the Director of the California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, State Assemblyman Terry Goggi_n, State Senator Ruben Ayala and to cities in the Service Corridor. ADOPTED this 5th day of June, 1980. ayor- of the y of Gra errace and of .the ity Co ncil thereof. ATTEST: I -- Approved as to -form: 1 *Uityrk o the City of Grand Terrace' and of the City Council thereof City Attorney STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss. CITY OF GRAND TERRACE ) I , SETH ARMSTEAD, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 5th day of June 1980 and that it was so adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Grant, Petta, Nix, Rigley; Mayor Tillinghast. NOES: None ABSENT: None City Clerk o the City o Grand Terrace and of the City Council = thereof. (SEAL) STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss. CITY OF GRAND TERRACE ) I , SETH ARMSTEAD, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full , true and correct copy of Resolution No. 80-22 of said City Council , and the same has not been amended or repealed. DATED: June 5, 1980 Qua" - City Clerk of the City of Grand - _ Terrace and of the City Council thereof. (SEAL)