HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2003-15 RESOLUTION NO. 900-4-1 5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
OPPOSING THE CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY'S REQUEST TO THE ORANGE
COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ANALSYIS OF THE GISLER/GARFIELD BRIDGE
WHEREAS,the City of Fountain Valley has applied for grant funds to the Orange
County Transportation Authority(OCTA) for preliminary engineering, environmental study
and final design on the Garfield Avenue/Gisler Avenue bridge over the Santa Ana River; and
The Santa Ana River Crossing (SARX) Study will be completed within the next few
months and reviewed by the elected officials and the public from the cities of Fountain
Valley, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa; and
The SARX Study has identified a series of alternative mitigation measures, instead of
construction of the bridge,that are more cost effective and less intrusive to the surrounding
communities; and
It would be an imprudent expenditure of public funds for the City of Fountain Valley
to apply for grant funds at this time, nor should the OCTA fund additional design and
environmental work for this bridge project until the SARX Study is final; and
Several years of work and over $200,000.00 in consultant costs have been expended in
studying the Gisler/Garfield Bridge Proposal; and
Since the magnitude of the adverse impact of the Gisler/Garfield Bridge on both
Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley is enormous, the matter of Fountain Valley's
application for OCTA funding for this bridge should be considered at a public hearing with
input from all affected residents and not be scheduled as a consent calendar matter,
NOW, THEREFORE,the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
That it will take action to oppose the project at each and every step of the approval
process, if the City of Fountain Valley approves an application to OCTA seeking funds for the
Garfield/Gisler Bridge project.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of February , 2003.
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk ity AttorAey
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: AT AND APP VED:
City AdminfEator Director of Public Works
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
1, 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 an regular meeting thereof held on the
3rd day of February 2003 by the following vote:
AYES: Sullivan, Coerper, Green, Boardman, Cook, Houchen, Hardy
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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City Clerk and ex-officio C rk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California