HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-20 - Extension of State Route 57. Orange FreewayRESOLUTION NO. 05-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE
INCLUSION OF THE EXTENSION OF STATE ROUTE 57,
ORANGE FREEWAY, FROM ITS CURRENT TERMINUS
SOUTHERLY TO 1-405 FREEWAY AS AN ALTERNATIVE
FOR THE CENTRAL COUNTY CORRIDOR MAJOR
INVESTMENT STUDY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, State Route 57, Orange Freeway, is currently a major component of
the Orange County freeway network that is heavily used by commuters who rely on it
for north -south travel; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Transportation Authority has initiated the Central
County Corridor Major Investment Study to define and analyze various improvement
alternatives in the Central County area; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Transportation Authority is considering among
others, an alternative that considers the extension of the State Route 57, Orange
Freeway along the Santa Ana River Corridor as part of the Central County Corridor
Study Major Investment Study;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Costa Mesa supports
the inclusion of extension of State Route 57 along the Santa Ana River from its current
southerly terminus to the 1-405 Freeway as one of the alternatives in the Central County
Corridor Major Investment Study.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Costa Mesa opposes any
consideration or study or extension of the State Route 57 along the Santa Ana River, or
along any other similar alignment, south of the 1-405 Freeway; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Costa Mesa opposes any impacts
from the connectors between the SR -57 and 1-405 Freeways to any areas south of I-
405 Freeway.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19" day of April, 2005.
ATTEST:
Deput ity Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
APPROVED AS TO FORM
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, Deputy City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the
City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 05-20
was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 19" day of April, 2005, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mansoor, Monahan, Bever, Dixon, Foley
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
the City of Costa Mesa this 20"' day of April, 2005.
LLLsi
Deput) ity Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of
the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa