HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 051-02RESOLUTION NO. 0 ~5 ~. "0 ~
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF $20 MILLION IN
RIGHT-OF-WAY SAVINGS FROM THE WESTSlDE
PARKWAY PROJECT FOR ROAD REHABILITATION
PROJECTS
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield, like many other cities throughout the
United States, has a large backlog of deferred maintenance on its roadways; and
WHEREAS, this problem has also been amplified due to an inadequate
design standard utilized by the City some years ago; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the inadequate standard, many major roadways
(arterials and collectors) in southwest Bakersfield fail prematurely; and
WHEREAS, repairing these roads has depleted a significant amount of
existing resources that could have been used for more routine maintenance purposes; and
WHEREAS, the amount of revenue necessary to merely keep up with routine
maintenance totals more than $15 million per year; and
WHEREAS, the backlog of roadway rehabilitation has grown to more than
$80 million and continues to grow each year; and
WHEREAS, the 1998 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
included funding for constructing the Kern River Freeway (State Route 58). This included
funds set aside for right-of-way costs for a standard interstate freeway (300 feet wide); and
WHEREAS, as a result of the Bakersfield Systems Study, the community at
large support the construction of the Westside Parkway as a local freeway, which requires
only a 21 O-foot wide right-of-way rather than the more restrictive interstate standard; and
WHEREAS, this change in designation saves approximately $20 million in
right-of-way costs as well as additional savings during construction; and
WHEREAS, utilizing these savings for rehabilitation projects now will go a
long way towards eliminating our backlog without delay in our much needed Westside
Parkway Project; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2002, the Kern Council of Governments
(KernCOG) voted to reallocate those savings towards rehabilitation projects within
Metropolitan Bakersfield; and
as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE be it resolved by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
That the City Council strongly supports the use of the $20 million in
right-of-way savings for road rehabilitation projects.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted
by the Council of .th~ City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
APR 10 Z00Z , by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER i%.p4~CxJ~
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER ~J%..O---c~Jk~_~
COUNCILMEMBER BENHAM, CARSON, COUCH, HANSON, MAGGARD, SALVAGGIO, SULLIVAN
COUNCILMEMBER ~
CITY CLERK and E~OFFICIO CLERK of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APR 10 ZOOZ
APPROVED
HARVEY L. HALL
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
BART J. THILTGEN
City Attorney
ALAN 'DTD"AN~
Deputy City Attorney
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