HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-08 - Opposing the 19th Street/Banning Ave BridgeRESOLUTION NO. 12-8
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING THE 19TH
STREET/BANNING AVENUE BRIDGE OVER THE
SANTA ANA RIVER AND REQUESTING THE ORANGE
COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TO INITIATE
THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE BRIDGE FROM
THE MASTER PLAN OF ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY DETERMINES
AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution. No.. 93-83, on October 25,
1993, requesting the County of Orange to initiate the process to remove the 19th
Street/Banning Avenue and Gisler Avenue/Garfield Avenue Bridges from the Master
Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH);. and
WHEREAS, the administration. of the MPAH is now under the jurisdiction of the
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA); and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa believes that construction of the .19th
Street/Banning Avenue bridge will have adverse impacts on adjacent residential
neighborhoods, and to parks and wetlands adjacent to the Santa Ana River; and
WHEREAS, several studies on the above Santa Ana River Crossings (SARX)
have been conducted over the. years; and
WHEREAS, OCTA and the Cities of Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley and
Huntington Beach have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on a
process to remove the Garfield Avenue/Gisler Avenue Bridge from the MPAH; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa believes that a similar process for 19th
Street/Banning Avenue Bridge can be completed demonstrating that an adequate
transportation circulation network can be provided .through construction of certain
intersection and roadway improvements. without the construction of 19th .Street/Banning
Avenue. Bridge; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa desires to enter into a cooperative
agreement with the Cities of Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, the County of
Orange, and OCTA to assess the needed intersection and roadway improvements and
assign mitigation cost responsibilities to all involved jurisdictions;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa re -affirms its opposition to the 19th Street/Banning Avenue Bridge over the
Santa Ana River and supports the deletion of the bridge from the MPAH.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City of Costa Mesa requests OCTA to
initiate the cooperative study process to remove the 19th Street/Banning Avenue Bridge
over the Santa Ana River from the MPAH.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of February, 2012.
ATTEST:
Ju olcik, Cit Clerk
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Gary Monahan, yor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Thomas P. rte, City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 12-8 and was duly passed
and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on
the 7th day of February, 2012, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS
MONAHAN, RIGHEIMER, BEVER, LEECE,
MENSINGER
NONE
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 8t" day of February, 2012.
(SEAL)
JU CIK, CITY CLERK
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