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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 16, 2001
The Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of National
City was called to order at 2:35 p.m. by Mayor Waters.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers present: Beauchamp, Inzunza, Morrison, Waters.
Councilmembers absent: None.
Administrative officials present: Dalla, Desrochers, Eiser, McCabe, Morse,
Myers, Post.
Also present were Robert Brendza, Director of Facility Development, the
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF); Patrick
Merrill, Manager, Capital Projects, South, California Department of
Transportation; Jack Wilson, AMTRAK SoCal Operations; and Richard
Hamilton, San Diego Electric Railway.
1. CALTRANS - Joint -Use Facility Plan.
The purpose of the meeting was to make the City Council aware of changes
that are being considered from the previous conceptual proposal for a rail
facility in National City and provide an update on the new proposed site.
The former Pacific Steel site is not available due to complications. The new
location will be on property owned by BNSF and will be a joint use facility
approximately eight acres in size. The benefits of the project were reviewed
and include improved grade crossings and track and signal systems in
addition to train service at the National City Depot. By the beginning of
2002, it is anticipated that sufficient information will be available to
determine if the project is a go for CALTRANS. If so, CALTRANS would
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expect some physical activity on site in the first quarter of 2002. The
proponents emphasized that they want the project to be a good fit with the
community.
The City Council and staff then posed questions about the proposed service,
schedule, number of trains, landscaping, appearance and safety standards,
and expressed concerns about the facility becoming a storage yard.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned to the Next Regular City Council Meeting on
Tuesday, October 16, 2001 at 6:00 p.m.
The meeting closed at 3:19 p.m.
The foregoing minutes were approved at the Regular Meeting of
November 6, 2001.
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MAYOR
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
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