HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 028-1997RESOLUTION NO. 28-97
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
SUPPORTING THE PRESERVATION OF MEASURE 1 FUNDING AND
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EQUITABLE SYSTEM OF SEISMICALLY
RETROFITTING TBE BAY AREA TOLL BRIDGES WHILE
ACCOMPLISHING THE MEASURE 1 IMPROVEMENTS
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, the voters of the Bay Area adopted Regional Measure 1 in November, 1988, to fund necessary
improvements to the State of California's seven toll bridges in the Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, the seismic retrofitting found to be necessary following the Loma Prieta Earthquake may divert
some or all of the Measure 1 funds in contravention of the voters' wishes; and
WHEREAS, a fair and equitable solution involving adjustments in tolls, contributions from other
transportation sources, and strong oversight is necessary if the transportation improvements to the bridges are going
to completed as well as the seismic retrofitting; and
WHEREAS, the improvements are vital to continued vitality of the Bay Area,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that:
1. The City Council hereby urges the State of California to find a fair and equitable balance that will fund
both the Measure 1 improvements and the seismic retrofitting.
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Mayor
I, JUDITH A. MALFATTI, 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 7th day of APRIL 1997, and
was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARRISON, JANNEY, KNIGHT, O'MAHONY, SPINELLI
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
'a4y City Clerk
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