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BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF KERN, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AND THE
BAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL
In the matter of:
SUPPORT FOR AB 1858:
AUTHORIZING RELINQUISHMENT
OF ROSEDALE HIGHWAY PORTION
OF STATE ROUTE 58
Resolution No, 2006-052
Reference No,
I, DENISE PENNELL, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern, State of
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California, hereby certif'y that the following resolution, on motion of Supervisor
seconded by Supervisor Rubio , was duly and regularly adopted by the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Kern at an official meeting thereof on the 27th day of February
2006, by the following vote and that a copy of the resolution has been delivered to the Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors.
AYES: MCQUISTON, MABEN, PATRICK, WATSON, RUBIO
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DENISE PENNELL
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
County of Kern, State of California
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RESOLUTION
Section I. WHEREAS:
(a) H,R,3, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act of2005,
authorizes federal funding for projects that will improve traffic flow in the metropolitan
Bakersfield area; and
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(b) The Rosedale Highway portion of State Route 58, the 23'd and 24th Street portion of State
Route 178 and State Route 204 are critically overburdened with traffic congestion that
carries high environmental and economic costs and poses a serious threat to public safety;
and
(c) The Act earmarks funding for the City of Bakersfield and the County of Kern to widen
Rosedale Highway, widen State Route 178 between State Route 99 and D Street, and to
construct the Hageman Flyover to accommodate greater traffic volume and relieve
congestion on these heavily traveled corridors; and
(d) The California Department of Transportation currently maintains State Route 58, State
Route 178 and State Route 204; and
(e) Assembly Member Kevin McCarthy has introduced AB 1858, legislation to authorize the
California Transportation Commission to relinquish the Rosedale Highway portion of
State Route 58 between Enos Lane and State Route 99 to the City and County, to
relinquish the 23'd and 24th Street portion of State Route 178 between State Route 99 and
M Street to the City, and to relinquish State Route 204 between State Route 99 and State
Route 58 to the City; and
(f) Relinquishment ofRosedale Highway to City and County control and 24th Street to City
control will enable faster study, design, and construction of additional traffic lanes in
each direction of these heavily congested corridors with less disruption to existing
businesses located along Rosedale Highway and to existing residences located along 24th
Street than if the projects were constructed to Caltrans standards; and
(g) Relinquishment of State Route 204 to City control will enable the Hageman Flyover
project to move forward, which would not be possible if the project were to be designed
and constructed to Caltrans standards;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Kern County Board of Supervisors
and the Bakersfield City Council that:
1. The City Council and the Board of Supervisors strongly support AB 1858 and urge its
swift enactment by the Legislature and the Governor; and
2. The City Council and the Board of Supervisors direct that a copy of this resolution shall
be forwarded to the appropriate members of the Legislature and the Governor
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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
FES 2 7 2006 by the following vote:
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ABSTAIN:
ABSENT
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COUNCILMEMBER CARSON, BENHAM, MAGGARD, COUCH, HANSON, SULLIVAN, SCRIVNER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
PAMELA A. McCARTHY, CMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED:
FEB 2 7 2006
HARVE L. HALL
Mayor of the City of Bakersfi
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