HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2001-49 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-49
A RESOLUTION OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY COUNCIL
SUPPORTING THE WEST ORANGE COUNTY PROJECT
DEFINITION STUDY
WHEREAS, West Orange County possesses a broad variety of cultural, economic, and
recreational resources for Orange County residents and workers; and
The cities of Buena Park, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach,
La Palma, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Stanton and Westminster(hereinafter "Cities") comprise
the Cities of West Orange County; and
The Cities desire to use cultural, economic, and recreational resources to improve the
quality of life for Orange County residents and workers; and
Transportation and mobility improvements are key elements in maintaining and growing
the quality of life for Orange County residents and workers; and
The Cities desire to develop transportation solutions through consensus-building and
mutual support to improve and grow the quality of life in West Orange County; and
The Cities acknowledge the growing importance of providing alternatives to auto driving,
of improving air quality, managing traffic congestion, and continue economic development; and
Expanded public transportation is a key transportation element for improving the quality
of life in West Orange County; and
The Cities funded and completed a feasibility study of expanded transit projects and
services for West Orange County in :tune 2000 through the West Orange County Cities
Association; and
The feasibility study recommended transit corridors for further analysis through a more
detailed planning and engineering study; and
The Cities desire to expand the transit feasibility study efforts through a more detailed
planning and engineering study managed by the Orange County Transit Authority; and
The Cities desire to express their support for the detailed planning and engineering study
known as the West Orange County Project Definition Study,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
pledge to:
1. Express support for continuing the feasibility study efforts through the West
Orange County Project Definition Study; and
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2. Participate actively in the study efforts through regular meetings of the Study's
Policy Advisory Committee, Steering Committee, and Technical Advisory Committee; and
3. Build support for the study's findings and recommendations by publicizing the
study as it progresses; and
4. Seek consensus for the Study's findings and recommendations for the betterment
of West Orange County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the ._. 6th day of August - , 20Q1
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNT`! OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH j
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, 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 the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was
passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the
members of said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6th
day of August, 2001 by the following vote:
AYES: Green, Boardman, Cook, Julien Houchen, Garofalo, Dettloff,
Bauer
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City Clerk and ex-officio C erk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California