HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 039-1973RESOLUTION N0. 39 - 73
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING, AND EXPRESSING INTENTION TO
COOPERATE WITH, AREA -WIDE APPROACH TO PUBLIC TRANS-
PORTATION PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is
responsible for comprehensive regional transportation planning
for the coordination of the development of public transportation
systems and the administration of certain funds in connection
therewith; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 21-73 adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council held on the 20th day of
February 1973, the City of Burlingame has applied to the Metro-
politan Transportation Commission for disbursement of funds for
transportation requirements of the City under Article 4 of
Chapter 4 of Part 11 of Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code
(the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act); and
WHEREAS, this Council supports an area -wide approach to
public transportation planning and development and desires to ex-
press its intention to cooperate with other municipalities and
the County of San Mateo in furthering such planning and develop-
ment; and
WHEREAS, a County -wide bus transportation study has
recently been approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Com-
mission;
NOW, THEREFORE;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
AS FOLLOWS:
1. This Council hereby recognizes the value, and en-
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courages the rapid completion of, the above mentioned County -wide
bus transportation study, and, offers its cooperation in the pre-
paration of said study.
2. This Council, having made an application to the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission pursuant to the above
mentioned Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act, respectfully advises the Com-
mission of its intention, consistent with municipal needs and
purposes, to cooperate in the preparation of the above mentioned
County -wide bus transportation study, to integrate its system on
an equitable basis with such sub -regional systems as may be
established pursuant to the County -wide study, to effect mutual
transfer points in the interim with adjacent systems, to respond
diligently to reasonable requests for extension outside its cor-
porate limits, to specify equipment which would not be incompat-
ible with County -wide expansion of bus transportation systems, to
make temporary arrangements (e.g., leases) for capital facilities,
and generally to provide flexibility in the operation and develop-
ment of this City's bus transportation system in order to fore-
stall organizational or physical impediments to further transpor-
tation consolidations.
3. This Council does hereby join with its sister cities)
and with the County of San Mateo in a cooperative approach to
meeting current problems created by lack of viable and necessary
local transit systems in the area.
4. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
transmit a certified copy of this Resolution to the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission in conjunction with the public trans-
portation fund claim submitted by the City of Burlingame.
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I, HERBERT K. WHITE, City Clerk of the City of
Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the
21st day of MAY , 1973 , and adopted thereafter
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Amstrup, Crosby, Cusick, Mangini and Martin
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
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