HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 3977 RESOLUTION NO. 3977
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTINGTON BEACH REQUESTING THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO MODIFY THE
1-405 FREEWAY RAMPS AT STATE HIGHWAY 39 TO
PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC
WHEREAS, the I-405 Freeway now has connecting ramps to
State Highway 39 (Beach Boulevard) ; and
The intersection of Beach Boulevard and Edinger Avenue is
heavily congested partly as a result of the traffic exchange be-
tween the freeway and adjacent surface streets; and
There are major traffic generators in the area consisting
of a junior college with nineteen thousand student enrollment, a
regional shopping center, an industrial complex, and various
high and medium density residential areas; and
The Planning Commission of Huntington Beach adopted
Resolution No. 1134 on January 15, 1974, recommending develop-
ment of a transportation terminal in the area south of I-405
Freeway and west of Highway 39 (Beach Boulevard ) ; and
The Orange County Transit District Board of Directors
adopted the Basic Transit Plan (T2B Modified "A" ) on March 18,
1974, indicating a tentative location for a transit station near
the area described above; and
The City has submitted a project report entitled, "The
Multi-Modal Transportation Center" for consideration by the
County of Orange under the Federal Aid Urban "D" Program; and
The City has constructed a public highway called Center
Drive as a means of increasing access to a major traffic
generator; and
The modification of the connecting ramps to the freeway
will redirect traffic in and around the major traffic generators
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in the area; and
The modification will help to relieve congestion at the
intersection of State Highway 39 (Beach Boulevard) at Edinger
Avenue and at the intersection of Goldenwest Street and Bolsa
Avenue,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Huntington Beach does hereby request the California
Department of Transportation to initiate the necessary action to
modify the existing I-405 Freeway connecting ramps at State
Highway 39 (Beach Boulevard) to provide improved service to the
travelling public .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby directed
to furnish a copy of this resolution to the California Department
of Transportation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 4th
day of November, 1974.
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk l y Attorne
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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City Administrator
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Res. No. 3977
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified 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 theCity Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative
vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 4th day
of November , 19 74 , by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
Shipley, Bartlett, Gibbs, Matney, Wieder, Duke, Coen
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California