HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 97-15RESOLUTION NO. 97- 15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR, CALIFORNIA, CONSENTING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
PORTION OF TEMPLE AVENUE WITHIN SAID CITY A8 A PART OF
THE SYSTEM OF HIGHIIAYB OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
A. RECITALS.
(i) The Board of Supervisors did on January 14,
1997, duly adopt a Resolution declaring the portion of Valley
Boulevard/Holt Avenue from Lemon Avenue to Mills Avenue and Temple
Avenue from University Drive to Golden Springs Drive, and
intersecting streets appurtenant to the construction thereof,
within the Cities of Diamond Bar, Industry, Pomona, and Walnut, to
be a part of the System of Highways of the County of Los Angeles,
as provided in Sections 1700 to 1704 inclusive of"the Streets and
Highways Code of the State of California, for the limited purpose
of synchronizing the traffic signals, performing appurtenant work
and maintaining the effectiveness of the completed synchronization
system; and
(ii) Said Board of Supervisors by said Resolution
requested this Council to give its consent to allow the County to
synchronize traffic signals, perform appurtenant work and maintain
the effectiveness of the completed signal synchronization system on
said portion of Temple Avenue in the City of Diamond Bar described
above; and
(iii) Pursuant to Section 15301, Class 1(c), of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, the
Secretary of Resources designated this type of project as
categorically exempt.
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B. RESOLUTION.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
(i) Consent to Inclusion in County Highway System.
This City Council does hereby consent to the establishment of the
portion of Temple Avenue from University Drive to Golden Springs
Drive, within the City of Diamond Bar, as part of the System of
Highways of the County of Los Angeles as provided in Sections 1700
to 1704 inclusive of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of
California, for the limited purpose of synchronizing the traffic
signals and maintaining the effectiveness of the completed
synchronization system.
(ii) Cggeration with Neighboring Jurisdictions.
This City Council does hereby consent to cooperate with neighboring
jurisdictions to implement coordinated traffic signal control
across jurisdictional boundaries.
( iii) Maintain n and Operation of the Traffic Signals.
This City Council does hereby consent to maintain and operate
and/or to finance its jurisdictional share of the maintenance and
operation costs of the traffic signals included in this project. In
order to maintain full effectiveness of these improvements, should
the City determine that a change in signal operation of any of the
intersections within the project limits within the jurisdictional
boundaries of the City of Diamond Bar is necessary, the City will
coordinate with the County of Los Angeles to ensure that the
overall effectiveness of the system is maintained.
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(iv) Maintenance of the Traffic Signal
Synchronization System. The ongoing maintenance of the traffic
signal synchronization system by the County of Los Angeles shall
only include, upon City request, adjustments to traffic signal
timing and synchronization equipment necessary to maintain the
integrity of the completed system and shall = include normal
traffic signal maintenance.
(v) Indemnification. The City Council does hereby
consent to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the County of Los
Angeles and its officers and employees from any liability imposed
for injury occurring by reason of any acts or omissions on the part
of the City of Diamond Bar in connection with the traffic signal
synchronization system on the portion of Temple Avenue from
University Drive to Golden Springs Drive within said City.
(vi) Fining of Categorical Exemption. This City
Council does hereby find that the project is categorically exempt
from the requirement for an Environmental Impact Report pursuant to
Section 15301, Class 1(c), of the CEQA Guidelines.
(vii) Findina of a Minor Nature, This City Council
does hereby find that pursuant to Government Code, Section 65402
(b), the aforesaid street improvements are of a minor nature and
that, therefore, the provisions of said Section requiring the
submission to and report upon said project by the City Planning
Agency do not apply.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED =)-jqAy0K/ day Of March 1997• _
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 regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Diamond Bar held on Ath day of March , 1997 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:Ansari, Harmony, Werner,
MPT/Herrera, M/Huff
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
ATTEST :`��-WQ'1
C Cleat
City of Diamond Bar
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