HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 4 LETTER TO MAYOR 12-19-83CONSENT CALENDAR
NO. 4
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December 7, 1983
Mayor
City of Tustin
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, CA 92680
At its Regular Meeting of December 5, 1983, the City
Council of the City of Del Mar adopted Resolution 83-64,
requesting the State Department of Transportation to
directly contract the preparation of the Bullet Train
Environmental Impact Report.
As this important issue affects all of us, the City of
Del Mar urges your respective Council to consider adopting
a resolution requesting that the State of California
Department of Transportation utilize consultants under
direct contract to the Department.
Attached please find a Resolution to that effect to be
used by your Council if desired.
Sincerely, /) .
ROSALIND LORWIN
Mayo r
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RESOLUTION NO. 83-109
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE STATE DEPARTblENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TO DIRECTLY CONTRACT THE PREPARATION OF THE BULLET TRAIN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT.
WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation has been
selected as "Lead Agency' for preparation of environmental documentation lead-
ing to the possible construction of a bullet train from San Diego to Los
Angeles; and
WHEREAS, said bullet train will have, or is perceived to have,
significant impacts upon the environment; and
9 WHEREAS, said impacts are required by law
fully assessed in an environmental impact report; and
to be objectively and
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WHEREAS, the objectivity of the environmental documentation could be
11 severely compromised if prepared by the project proponents, or by consultants
under contract to the project proponents; and
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WHEREAS, an objective environmental impact report, and which is per-
13 ceived by the public as being an objective environmental impact report, is
critical to the environmental review process as set forth by California stat-
14 ute, as well as to the various responsible agencies having discretion -over
project implementation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
16 Tustin, California, requests that the State of California Department of Trans-
portation prepare the environmental impact report for the bullet train, with
17 the utilization of consultants under direct contract to the Department. This
resolution does not preclude the Department from full recovery of expenses for
18 said report preparation and administrative costs from the project proponent.
19 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Tustin, California, on the 19th day of December, 1983.
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RONALD B. HOESTEREY, MAYOR
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26 MARY ~. WYNN, CIIY CLERK
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