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)