HomeMy WebLinkAbout87-67 - Automobile Club of Southern California Freeway ProposalRESOLUTION NO. 87-67
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, RMARDING A FREEWAY
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL TO THE YEAR 2000 FROM THE
KHOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
VHEREAS, the lifestyle and economy of Southern California arra Orange
County are based largely upon mobility made possible by our highway and
freeway networks; and
WHEREAS, Southern California's population is expected to increase by
at least 3 million, to approximately 19 million residents by the year 2000,
and Orange County's population is expected to increase fran 2.2 million to
2.7 million during the sane time period; and
WHEREAS, the number of daily trips in Southern California will
increase frau 50 million to 65 million, and in Orange County frau 7 million
to aver 10 million by the year 2000; and
MEREAS, the freeway system will continue to serve over 50 percent of
Orange County travelers to and beyond the year 2000; arra
6HEREAS, mobility in Orange County is jeopardized as congestion of our
streets, highways, and freeways continues to worsen; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County freeway and arterial highway system expan-
sion needs are well documented and urgently needed; and
WHEREAS, improved efficiency of existing freeways and highways must be
achieved through improved traffic management techniques; and
WHEREAS, public transit services must be correspondingly improved; and
WHEREAS, through its Freeway Development Proposal to the year 2000,
the Automobile Club of Southern California has undertaken the promotion of
public action toward addressing the transportation needs of Southern Cali-
fornia and Orange County;
NOW, THEREFORE, EE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa supports the Automobile Club of Southern California proposal to
pranote public awareness of the need for freeway and arterial highway
system improvements by constructing new routes and expansion of existing
routes, pranoting freeway and arterial flow management programs, promoting
related freeway arra arterial operational improvements, encouraging corres-
ponding transit service improvements, and by calling for adequate revenues
for such system improvements.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be transmitted to Governor
George Deukmejian, Senate President Pro Tempore David Roberti, and Assembly
Speaker Willie Brown.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of J y, 19 7.
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Mayoj_of tCity of Carta Mesa
ATTEST:
ity Clerk of the CityotaM
STATE CF CALIFORNIA )
OOUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY CF 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. 87-67 was duly arra regularly passed and adopted by
the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 6th day of
July, 1987.
IN WITNESS WHERECF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa this 7th day of July, 1987.
Ci y Clerk arra ex -officio Clerk othe
City Council of the City of Cos Mesa