HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 135-88RESOLUTION NO. 135-88
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BAKERSFIELD RELATING TO ANTICIPATED
DEMAND FOR FREEWAYS AND NEED TO SATISFY
THE SAME.
WHEREAS, the city of Bakersfield, County of Kern, Kern County
of Governments and Golden Empire Transit District have been stud-
ying the future of metropolitan Bakersfield through the planning
process for the 2010 General Plan;
and
WHEREAS, the Circulation Element of the Draft 2010 General
Plan maps a freeway system crucial to providing for efficient
movement of goods and people through and around the metropolitan
area of Bakersfield;
and
WHEREAS, Kern Council of Governments (Kern COG) has completed
more focused studies of the Crosstown and Westside freeways;
and
WHEREAS,
those future
and
said studies confirm the need
routes;
for and locations of
WHEREAS, route studies of the Old River and Panama
will be done by Kern COG this budget year;
and
freeways
WHEREAS, the Commanche Freeway will be necessary as the final
part of the system beyond 2010 and will be studied in more detail
later;
and
WHEREAS, preservation of the future rights-of-way is
sary if that system is ever to be built;
and
neces-
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bakersfield does not
want to see our opportunity to serve the future public lost
through lack of committment.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council supports
right-of-way preservation, acquisition and road construction of
the following segments of the freeway system: 1) Crosstown
Freeway, 2) WestsidE! Freeway, 3) Old River Freeway, 4) Panama
Freeway and for inclusion of the same in the County's
Transportation Expenditure Plan.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the ~oregoing Resoloution was passed
and adopted by the Council o~ the City o~ Bakersfield at a regular
meeting t~ereot held on July 6, 1988, by the ~ollowing vote:
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk ot the
Council o~ the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED July 6, 1988
MAYOR o~ the City oF Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
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