HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 2-98RESOLUTION NO. ~_ 9 8
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BAKERSFIELD SUPPORTING THE STATE ROUTE 58
CORRIDOR (KERN RIVER FREEWAY) PROJECT
WHEREAS, there currently exists a serious "gap" in the Metropolitan
Bakersfield's area txansportation system continuity because of the off-set at Route 99 of Route 58,
severely impacting the congestion on Route 99: and
WHEREAS, the Centennial Transportation Corridor is a multi-phased project to
provide a major intermodal and multi-modal corridor in the Kern Region and includes the State
Route 58 Corridor (Kern River Freeway) as the first phase; and
WHEREAS, the Centennial Transportation Corridor will close the "gaps" in Route
58 and Route 178; and
WHEREAS, the Centenmal Transportation Corridor will relieve congestion on the
existing state and local transportation systems, provide grade separation of the highway and rail
modes, assist in maintaining air quality, improve the mobility needs of the region and community,
and improve the quality of life in the Bakersfield Metropolitan area and the Kern Region; and
WHEREAS, for the past forty-one years, State Route 58 Corridor (Kern River
Freeway) 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 Corridor (Kern River Freeway)
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 Corridor (Kern River Freeway); 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 Corridor (Kern River Freeway), 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 Corridor Project (Kern River Freeway) by purchasing 35
acres of fight-of-way for $1.4 million and protecting that proposed right-of-way from
development; and
WHEREAS, the California Transportation Commission has shown support for the
State Route 58 Comdor Project (Kern River Freeway) during the past several State Transportation
Improvement Program cycles; and
WHEREAS, route adoption and project funding for the State Route 58 Corridor
(Kern River Freeway) would significantly aid 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.
2. The City Council of the City of Bakersfield does by this Resolution show its
support for the Centennial Transportation Corridor and urges the California Transportation
Commission to adopt the route and approve funding for the State Route 58 Corridor (Kern river
Freeway).
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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 ~,11/4 ! 4 1958
__, by the following vote: AVES: COUNCILMEMBER DeMOND, CARSON, SMITH, McDeRMOTT, ROWLES, SULLIVAN, ~AL'!P.2CIO
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ABSENll COUNCILMEMBER .~¥'~r~.~...
CITY CLERK and Ex Offic[.~ Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED:
BOB PRICE'
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
JcU~yY AKS~S~O5oNf~ o; Baker sfie ld
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