HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 440RESOLUTION NO. 440
COVERING STUDY FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY UNDER SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 26
WHEREAS, the California Legislature on January 25, 1957, adopted SCR #26
which requested the State Department of Public Works to undertake
a study which will provide basis for an over-all state-wide plan
of freeways and expressways for the State of California; and
WHEREAS, such was not limited to state highways, but located potential
freeway and expressway routes and the necessary connections
thereto as nearly as practicable in advance of detaiIed engineer-
ing design of projects; and
WHEREAS, agencies of state government and cities and counties were request-
ed to cooperate with the State Department of Public Works in the
conduct of said study; and
WHEREAS, the METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING BOARD, a voluntary
organization of managers, administrators, engineers and planners
of the 61 cities in Los Angeles County and road commissioners
of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura
Counties, has undertaken the task of developing a plan of free-
ways and expressways for Los Angeles County including connecting
routes in Los Angeles County and into adjacent counties; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Engineering Board after years of
intensive work has completed the study and has adopted a plan of
freeways and expressways for Los Angeles County for submission
to the State Department of Public Works pursuant to SCR #26; and
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WHEREAS, this plan 'does not purport to establish or determine exact final
locations of said freeways and expressways except where such loca-
tions have already been established under existing procedures; an8
WHEREAS, it is understood that such final locations of each individual
unit will be determined at the time such unit is authorized for
acquisition and construction under existing state laws and
policies governing the location of freeways and expressways,
which will assure each governmental agency ~ full s.nd complete
opportunity to participate in the determination of such locations
as affect such agency; and
WHEREAS, this plan when accomplished will provide adequate transportation
for Los Angeles County for many years, and when consolidated
with plans from all the various sections of the State to be-
come a state-wide plan will lay the foundation, as nearly as
such can now be determined by basic engineering studies without
regard to present jurisdiction over the highways, roads and
streets, for the ultimate freeway and. expressway system covering
the entire state; and
WHEREAS, such information will be very helpful to public agencies,
agriculture and industry, local communities and the people of
California generally; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable, and essential, that the Board of Supervisors,
City Councils, Planning Commission, other official agencies
and. civic organizations ,r. ev%_ew the plan of freeways and express-
ways for Los Angeles County as developed by the Metropolitan
Transportation Engineering Board and ~ecommend its adop..t.i.o.n.
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by the State Department of Public Works, and a~oroval by ~he
California Legislature at the 1959 session,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN
hereby approves the PLAN qf FREEWAYS AND EXPRESSWAYS FOR LOS ANGELES
COUNTY as adopted by the Metropolitan Transportation Engineering Board
for submission to the State Department of Public Works and recommends
its adoption for inclusion in 6he State-wide Plan pursuant to SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 26 and its ,approval by the California Legis-
lature at its 1959 Session.
Date of Adoption May 19th, 1958
Mayor