HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 042-83 Interstate$Rt17RESOLUTION NO. 42 - 83
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RELATED TO THE USE OF 4R
INTERSTATE FUNDS FOR STATE ROUTE 17
WHEREAS, State Route 17, the Nimitz Freeway, is a vital element of
the transportation system on the easterly side of the San Francisco Bay; and
WHEREAS, said freeway serves as the major freeway access for the
delivery of goods to and from the U. S. Coast Guard Facility on Government
Island, U. S. Naval Air Station at Alameda, the Naval Supply Center-Alameda
Facility and Naval Supply Center-Oakland Facility, the Oakland Army Base and
the Port of OaKland; and
WHEREAS, access to the above named facilities is vital to the
national defense~ and
WHEREAS, that portion of State Route 17 from Route FAI-80 near the
San Francisco Bay Bridge to Route FAI-280 in San Jose has been included in
the Interstate System as "non-chargeable mileage" under Section 139(a) Title
23, U. S. Code; and
WHEREAS, State Route 17 is in serious need of resurfacing,
restoration, rehabilitation, and reconstruction; and
WHEREAS, present law prohibits the use of Interstate Rehabilitation
(IR) Funds for resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation or reconstruction of
sections of the Interstate System classified as "non-chargeable mileage'; and
WHEREAS, California has 92.7 miles of "non-chargeable mileage"; and
WHEREAS, there are 514 miles of "non-chargeable mileage" in the
Interstate System in states which would Oenefit from being eligible for the
use of IR Funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BT IT KESOLVED that the Dublin City Council does
and it hereby approve requests the Congress of the United States to adopt
legislation to allow for the use of IR Funds on "non-chargeable mileage"
routes as designated in Section 139(a), Title 23, U. S. Code; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this City Council does and it hereby
requests the California Legislature, the California Department of
Transportation, the County of Santa Clara, the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission, and the Cities in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties to encourage
and support efforts and to take such action as may be necessary to achieve
legislation whereby the Interstate Highway mileage designated under Section
139(a), Title 23, U. S. Code will qualify for IR Funds; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this City Council does and it hereby
directs the City Manager to forward copies of this Resolution to the State
Assemblymen and Senators representing Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, to
the California Congressional contingent in Washington, D.C., to the Counties
of Alameda and Santa Clara, to Caltrans and such other offices and agencies
which may be interested.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of August, 1983.
AYES:
Councilmembers Burton, Hegarty, Jeffery, Moffatt
and Mayor Snyder
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Depu-i~y City.Clerk