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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2103 RESOLUTION No. 2103 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH PROTESTING THE SIGNING OF AN AGREEMENT FOR THE ADOPTED COASTAL FREEWAY ROUTE WHEREAS, the State Division of Highways at the pub- lic hearing held on March 14, 1963, stated that the prinei- pal factors on which an over-all evaluation of the merits of any particular freeway routing is based, are as follows: 1. The benefits to be derived by the community through or around which it may pass. 2. The degree to which the alternate will ful- fill both existing and future traffic de- mands of the affected area. 3. The initial cost of the project which includes cost of construction and rights of way. WHEREAS, the construction of a freeway along the Coastal Route would needlessly destroy irreplacable prime view property; WHEREAS, the construction of a freeway along the Coastal Route would do great harm to the recreational areas of the City of Huntington Beach; 141HEREAS, the construction of a freeway along the Coastal Route would adversely affect the Hoag Hospital and its planned expansion; WHEREAS, at the time of this public hearing held March 1491963, the Division of Highways figures showed the inland route to be 4.6 million dollars more expensive than the Coastal Route; 1. Res. No. 2103 WHEREAS, the report prepared by the Division of Highways on December 28, 1964, shows the Coastal Route to be 8.3 million dollars more expensive than the inland route, a difference of 12.6 million dollars from the esti- mates made at the time of route adoption; WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach has employed the firm of De Leuw, Cather, nationally known traffic engineers, to develop a freeway location study, and their report dated December, 1964, shows the Coastal Route to be 17.6 million dollars more expensive than the inland route, a difference of 22.8 million dollars from the original estimate of the State at the time of route adoption; WHEREAS, the report by De Leuw, bather showed the In- land Route to be 0.98 miles shorter than the Coastal Route; WHEREAS, the report by De Leuw, Cather further showed an annual user savings for through-traffic to be 1.35 million dollars; WHEREAS, both the report prepared by the State High- way Engineer and the firm of De Leuw, Cather shows the traf.. fie service and user benefit to be better along the Inland Route than the Coastal Route; WHEREAS, the Commission did not, in fact, consider the principal factors on which an over-all evaluation was to have been made; WHEREAS, the City of Huntington Beach feels that the true factual situation of the comparison between the Inland and the Coastal Routes was never properly presented to the 2. Res. No. 2103 Commission at the time of route adoption; WHEREAS, the Commission on December 16, 1964, after receiving new cost estimates and new traffic recommendations favoring the Inland Route, refused to re-open the matter for a public hearing by a 4 to 2 vote; WHEREAS, the Commission on December 16, 1964, gave great weight to the imminency of construction of the proposed Marina along the Inland Route and the City of Huntington Beach knows that the construction of this marina is not NOW THERE-PORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Hunt- ington Beach cannot, in good conscience, enter into any freeway agreement which would go against the better judgment of the City. PASSED AND ADOPTED thisl8th day of January 1965 by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California. yor Cit leek APPROVED AS TO FORM: JAME . PLU C y Atto B '.. HIBATA ASST. ITY ATTUNEY 3. Res No. 2105 STATE OF CALIFORNIA) County of Orange ) s s City of Huntington Beach ) 1, PAUL C. JONES, the duly elected, qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of The City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is five; n adopted b that the foregoing resolution was passed and dop y the affirmative vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 18th day of January , 1964. AYES: Councilmen: Welch, Gisler, Stewart , Lambert, Shirley NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California.