HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 029-1987RESOLUTION NO. 29-87
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PENINSULA LEGISLATORS
TO PRESERVE COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE IN THE
BAYSHORE CORRIDOR AND SUPPORT OF SB666
RESOLVED, by the CITY COUNCIL of the City of Burlingame,
California, and this Council does hereby FIND, ORDER and DETERMINE
as follows:
WHEREAS, Legislators representing San Francisco, San
Mateo and Santa Clara counties have joined together to urge the
State of California to preserve Commuter Rail Service in the
Bayshore Corridor between San Francisco and San Jose by, among
other actions, providing funding to: (1) purchase the Southern
Pacific right-of-way between San Francisco and San Jose; (2) con-
struct a maintenance facility; (3) extend service to downtown San
Francisco; and (4) complete the present capital improvements
program; and
WHEREAS, SB 666 would require the state to become a sig-
natory to the Joint Powers Agreement to provide for joint ownership
and operation of the peninsula commute service; and
WHEREAS, continued State operating participation into the
next decade and State -assisted capital improvements are essential
if Commuter Rail Service is to be preserved; and
WHEREAS, elimination of the rail service would divert
some 17,000 daily commute trips to Bayshore Corridor freeways; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Transportation has
forecast that said freeways will reach peak hour gridlock by the
mid 1990's without substantial mitigation; and
WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Transit District has in-
vested substantial local funding in the rail service since 1978 and
has pledged major additional resources for future operating and
capital support; and
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame recognizes that the above
referenced efforts by Bay Area Legislators represent the best hope
to attain continued State participation in the Commuter Rail Ser-
vice and preservation and enhancement of the system.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of
Burlingame pledges its support and commitment to the Legislators
fighting for preservation of the Caltrain rail service and support
of SB666, and urges all residents of San Francisco, San Mateo and
Santa Clara counties to join in this vital campaign by directing
messages of support to said legislators and submitting their wishes
in writing to the State Administration in Sacramento.
I, JUDITH A. MALFATTI, City Clerk of the City of
Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was in-
troduced and a regular meeting of the City Council held on the
16TH day of March 1987, and was adopted thereafter
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: AMSTRUP, BARTON, LEMBI, MANGINI, PAGLIARO
NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: NONE
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SAN MATEO COUNTY
CITY HALL -501 PRIMROSE ROAD
5URLINGAME, CALIFORNIA 94010 TEL:(415) 342-8931
March 17, 1987
To Whom It May Concern:
At its meeting of March 16, 1987, the Burlingame City
Council unanimously passed the enclosed resolution
in support of the Peninsula commuter rail service and
SB666.
dith A. Malfatti
City Clerk
cc: Local legislators, SamTrans, Board of Supervisors