HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 49-96RESOLUTION NO. 4 9 - 9 6
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BAKERSFIELD REQUESTING THAT THE CALI~'ORNIA
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MAINTAIN THE
PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED $45,000,000 IN FUNDING FOR
STATE ROUTE 58 IN THE 1996 FEDERAL
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, for the past forty-one years, State Route 58 has been a major
consideration in the planning and development of this metropolitan area and the project has been
the number one priority project for the Kern region for several years; and
WHEREAS, the construction of State Route 58 to freeway standards west of State
Route 99 is an integral part of the Transportation Element of the Metropolitan Bakersfield 2010
General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield, the County of Kern, the Golden Empire
Transit District, the Kern Council of Governments and the California Department of
Transportation are in the closing stages of completing a Route Adoption Study for the State Route
58 Corridor; and
WHEREAS, as a part of the Metropolitan Bakersfield Transportation Impact Fee
Program, the City of Bakersfield and the County of Kern have allocated $20 million to the
construction of State Route 58, said funds being collected through impact fees over a period of
twenty years; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield and the County of Kern have shown additional
local commitment to the State Route 58 Project by purchasing 35 acres of fight-of-way for $1.4
million and protecting that proposed fight-of-way from development; and
WHEREAS, the California Transportation Commission has shown support for the
State Route 58 Project during the past several State Transportation Improvement Program cycles;
and
WHEREAS, removal of state and federal funds would significantly affect the City
and County's ability to adequately plan for future transportation needs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Bakersfield, as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
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The City Council of the City of Bakersfield does hereby request that the
California Transportation Commission maintain the previously allocated $45,000,000 in funding
for State Route 58 in the 1996 Federal Transportation Improvement Program
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by
the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on aPR
, by the followin vote: ...... ~ SALVAGO10
AYES: COUNCI~.g,g, gMEMBER DeMOND, CARSON, ~MI'r,H,,M~Dg~btOTT, ROWLE§,
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER
ABSTA,N: COUNCILMEMBER
AB$Ehff: COUNCILMEMBER
Acting CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED: ~pR~t '/,~
BOB PRICE
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
JU)Y K. S]~OUSEN
CIFY ATTORNEY of the City of Bakersfield
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