HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2000-47RESOLUTION NO. 2000- 4 7
A resolution of the City of Diamond Bar in opposition of
SB 1497 and AB 1930 which would have the effect of
stopping the 710 freeway extension.
WHEREAS, the communities of the San Gabriel Valley have been seeking the
completion of the 710 Freeway for over 30 years in an effort to relieve the congestion that
gridlocks our local surface streets due to the inadequate north - south transit corridors; and
WHEREAS, the failure to complete the 710 Freeway causes increased health risks,
especially to seniors and children, by adding over 4.8 tons per day of vehicle exhaust to the San
Gabriel Valley environment as a result of idling vehicles on our congested streets; and
WHEREAS, studies have shown the failure to complete the 710 Freeway causes the
business community to suffer extreme economic hardship as a result of inefficient transportation
routes that result of over utilized city streets that have become alternative avenues for motorists
trying to connect to the communities that lie north of the San Bernardino Freeway; and
WHEREAS, the quality of life for millions of southern Californians has deteriorated due
to motoring public spending large amounts of hours each day on clogged freeways such as the
-- San Bernardino and Pomona and the local surface streets in Cities of the San Gabriel Valley; and
WHEREAS, several communities and business organizations and other interested parties
have gone on record as supporting the completion of the 710 Freeway in an effort to ease the
transportation problems that affect the region; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1497 and Assembly Bill 1930 have been introduced by local
legislative representatives serving the City of South Pasadena as a means of stopping the
completion of the 710 Freeway; and
WHEREAS, this legislative bill is being promoted as ensuring the rule of local control
over transportation issues in an effort to attract legislative support from legislators who are
ignoring the transportation needs and problems of the Los Angeles region; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1497 and Assembly Bill 1930 will allow the City of South
Pasadena to prevent the State of California from completing the 710 Freeway by allowing one
community to force Caltrans to obtain its approval for completing the freeway which South
Pasadena leaders have vowed never to give; and
WHEREAS, if this bill or similar legislative actions are approved then the needs of
Southern California and the millions of families living in this region will be sacrificed by actions
of a few individuals that practice the art of "NIMBYism" (Not in my backyard rule making) and
threaten other critical transportation projects by encouraging single communities to overrule the
greater needs of the region; and
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NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR ---
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The city council of the City of Diamond Bar hereby states its opposition of SB
1497 and AB 1933 which would stop the completion of the 710 Freeway and thereby ensure
gridlock forever.
Section 2; The City Council of the City of Diamond Bar hereby reaffirms its support for the
completion of the 710 Freeway as the single most effective and efficient means of resolving the
San Gabriel Valley region's transportation problems.
Section 3: The City Council of the City of Diamond Bar orders the City Clerk to forward
certified copies of this resolution to the Governor, Speaker of the Assembly, Senate Pro Tem,
State Senator Richard Mountjoy, and Assemblyman Robert Pacheco.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 20th day of June , 2000.
Mayor
I, LYNDA BURGESS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was passed, approved and adopted at a meeting of the City Council of the
City of Diamond Bar held on the 20th day of June , 2000, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, Herrera, Huff,
M/O'Connor
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MPT/Ansari
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ATTEST:
City Clerk, City of Diamond Bar
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