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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 052-1971RESOLUTION 52 - 71 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME OB- JECTING TO THE PROPOSED DELETION OF ROUTE 82 (EL CAMINO REAL) FROM THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM. WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Burlingame has been advised by the Division of Highways that the Department of Public Works has undertaken studies, and has held and is holding hearing which may result in a recommendation that Route 82, E1 Camino Real, should be deleted from the State Highway System based upon the 1990 functional classification criteria; and WHEREAS;, this council has considered the proposal and desire to present its objection thereto; NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Burlingame does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. Route 82, El Camino Real, has historically and continues to serve as an alternate inter -city connecting link for its entire length through the San Francisco Peninsula area, including all of San Mateo County and northern Santa Clara County This function will not be altered under any criteria for the classification of streets and highways. SECTION 2. Uniformity of maintenance and of regulation can be insured only by a single regulatory body. To delete Route 82, E1 Camino Real, from the State Highway System will be td.gubJect it to the diverse regulations of multitudinous local jurisdiction affecting not only uniformity of signalling, maintenance, land- scaping, beautification and related incidents of appearance, but also numbers of traffic lanes, signalling, permissive speeds, and other aspects of traffic control. Uniform traffic regulations are as imperative to a heavily -travelled highway which serves motorist -residents and non-residents alike as a convenient and quick inter -city artery. The alternative of seeking freeway en- trances and exits on the outskirts of town is both less quick and less convenient. SECTION 3. The proposed functional classification should be revised to retain highways of the character of Route 82, E1 Camino Real, along the San Francisco Peninsula, within the State Highway System. SECTION 4. The future administration of Route 82, were it not within the State Highway System, would be an inequitable bur- den upon the financial resources of the different agencies limi by this principal artery. SECTION 5. The present procedure whereby local agencies are each required to maintain that portion of Route 82 which is with- in its jurisdiction to the level of excellence required by the Division of Highways and to be reimbursed therefor by the State i economical, efficient and to the best interests of the taxpayers and the traveling public. SECTION 6. The Council of the City of Burlingame strongly objects to the proposed deletion of Route 82, E1 Camino Real, from the State Highway System for the reasons herein expressed urges the Department of Public Works to retain Route 82 (E1 Camino Real) within the State Highway System. I, HERBERT K. WHITE, City Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 20th day of September , 1971, and adopted thereafter by the following votes: AYES: COUNCILMEN: AMSTRUP, CROSBY, JOHNSON, MANGINI, MARTIN NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: NONE /Je � Herbert K. White, City Clerk