HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 43-1974 RESOLUTION NO. 4 3-7-4
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CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH 'SAN FRANCISCO,STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AND EXPRESSING
INTENTION TO COOPERATE WITH AREA-WIDE
APPROACU TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, the Metpopolitan Transportation Commission
is responsible fop compmehensive regional transportation
planning for'the Nine County Bay Region' including this
municipality, and is likewise responsible for the coordina-
tion of the development of public transportation systems
and the administmation of certain funds in connection theme-
with; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to'Resolution No. 44-74 adopted
March 4, 1974. by the City Council, the City of
South San Francisco has authomized application to the Metro-
politan Transportation Commission fop disbursemen~ of funds
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for transportation requirements of '~he City under Article.~
(commencing with Section 99260) of Chapter ~ of Part II of
Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code (the Mills-Alquist-
Deddeh Act;) and
WHEREAS, this City Council supports an area-wide
approach to public tmanspomtation planning and development
and desires to express its intention to-cooperate with othev.
municipalities and the County of San Marco in furtheming
such planning and development; and
WHEREAS, a County-wide bus transportation study has
recently been approved by the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission.;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE]) bv the Ci'ty Council
of the City of South San Francisco as foltows:
1. Th~.s City Council hereby recognizes the value,
and encourages the rapid completion of the above-mentioned
county-wide tma~sportation study and offers its cooperation
in the preparation of said study.
2. This City Coun6il, having authorized applica-
tion to the Metropolitan Transportation~ ~ommission pursuant
to the above-mentioned Mills-Alquist-Dedd~h Act, respect-
fully advises the Commission of its intention, consistent
with municipal needs and purposes, to cooperate in the
preparation of the above-mentioned county-wide bus transporta-
tion study, to integrate its system on an equitable basis with
such sub-regional systems as may be established pursuant to
the county-wide study, to effect 'mutual transfer points' in
the interim with adjacent systems, to respond diligently to
reasonable requests fop extension outside its corporate
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limits, to specify equipment which' would not be incompatible
with county-wide expansion of bus transportation systems, to"
make. temporary arrangement (e.g.~ leases) for capital facili-
ties, and generally to provide flexibility in the operation
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and development of this City's bus transportation system.in
order to forestall organizational or physical impediments' to
further transportation consolidations.
8. This City Council does hereby enthusiastically
join with its sister cities and with the County .of San Mateo
in a cooperative approach to meeting current problems created
by lack of viable and necessary local transit systems in the
are a.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was
regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the
City of South San Francisco at a
held on 'the 4th day of
the following vote:
AYES, COUNCILHEN
NOES,
regular meeting
March ,197~, by
Patrick E. Ahern, William A. Borba, F. Frank Mammini,
Terry J. Mi rri, Warren St'einkamp
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ABSENT, COUNCILMEN
None
City Clerk