HomeMy WebLinkAbout86-16 - Request for Establishment of Freeway Emergency Service AuthorityRESOLUTION NO. 86-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THAT A SERVICE
AUTHORITY FOR FREEWAY EMERGENCIES BE ESTABLISHED
IN ORANGE COUNTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 2550 OF THE
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 14 of Division 3 of the Streets and Highways Code was
added by Chapter 1350 of the Statutes of 1985, providing for the establish-
ment of a Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies (SAFE) if the Board of
Supervisors of the county and a majority of the cities within the county
having a majority of the population adopt resolutions providing for the
establishment of the authority; and
WHEREAS, the Costa Mesa City Council finds that a freeway emergency
motorist aid system is needed to protect the safety of motorists on free-
ways; and
WHEREAS, the Costa Mesa City Council finds that a freeway emergency
motorist aid system is needed to reduce the time spent by law enforcement
officers responding to routine vehicle disablements; and
WHEREAS, SAFE will have responsibility for implementing a freeway
emergency motorist aid system in the Orange County region;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa does hereby request that a Service Authority for Freeway Emer-
gencies be established in Orange County pursuant to Section 2550 of the
Streets and Highways Code.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
directs that the members of the Orange County Transportation Cacmission
shall serve as the Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies in the County
of Orange.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of February, 1986.
ATTEST:
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My Clerk of the City of Costa sa May r of the City of sa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and fore-
going Resolution No. 86-16 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the
said City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 18th day
of February, 1986.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa this 19th day of February, 1986.
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C' y Clerk and ex -officio Clerk the
City Council of the City of Cos a sa