CC RES 2003-106 RESOLUTION NO. 2003-106
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES SUPPORTING THE SOUTH BAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
COASTAL CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVE.
WHEREAS, the Coastal Corridor Transportation Initiative is a cooperative effort
by the South Bay Cities COG and the West Side Cities, in partnership with regional
transportation agencies and the private sector; and
WHEREAS, a safe and efficient functioning multi-modal transportation system is
essential to the quality of life and economic vitality of the South Bay cities; and,
WHEREAS, for the purposes of this initiative, the SBCCOG, in consultation with
West Side cities and regional transportation agencies, selected a focused study area
along the South Bay coastal corridor area, generally bounded by the I-10 Santa Monica
Freeway to the north, from 1-10 to Slauson Avenue, east on Slauson Avenue to
Arlington Avenue, south on Arlington Avenue to I-105, east on I-105 to Western
Avenue, south on Western Avenue to Pacific Coast Highway. This area was
determined to include the heart of the South Bay transportation system as well as areas
beyond its boundaries that influence mobility within the South Bay; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the Coastal Corridor Transportation Initiative is to
develop a "portfolio" of projects which constitutes a comprehensive and strategic
approach to matching transportation investments and policies to expected growth and
changing land use patterns in the Coastal Corridor; and,
WHEREAS, Phase 2 of the Coastal Corridor Transportation Initiative has
identified approximately $300 million of improvements needed to address current and
projected system deficiencies and includes projects identified from other SBCCOG
initiatives such as the Rosecrans Corridor and 1-405 studies; and
WHEREAS, this "portfolio" of project was developed in a "bottoms-up" approach
that included participation by all the cities in the Corridor; and,
WHEREAS, this "portfolio" of projects is comprised of a multi-modal array of
projects, including: locally-identified arterials; freeway and freeway ramp; transit; grade-
crossings; and bikeways; and,
WHEREAS, grouping these improvements together into the "Coastal Corridor
Transportation Initiative" will better enable the SBCCOG, its member cities and the
Westside Cities to compete for Federal, state and regional transportation funding:
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes hereby expresses its support for the Coastal Corridor process
and the Coastal Corridor Transportation Initiative; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes requests that the Coastal Corridor Transportation Initiative be included in the
2004 SCAG Regional Transportation Plan, as well as the next update of the MTA Long
Range Plan, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes supports a request to the South Bay and West Side Cities Congressional
delegation to include $5.3 million in TEA-21 reauthorization to begin implementation of
the Coastal Corridor Transportation Initiative, with the understanding that these funds
will be used to develop funding strategies and to coordinate and advance specific
corridors and projects within the Coastal Corridor.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th= y pf De ember 2003.
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Mayor
Attest:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Jo Purcell, City Clerk for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2003-106 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting held on December 16, 2003.
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City Clerk
Resolution No. 2003-106
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