HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 13,170RESOLUTION NO. 13,170
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA CONSENTING TO
THE DELETION OF RAMPS TO TIDELANDS AVENUE
FROM THE FREEWAY ROUTES I-5/54 INTERCHANGE
CONSTRUCTION
The City Council of the City of National City
does hereby resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the City Council has recently reiterated
its support of the construction of the Sweetwater River
flood control channel and State Route 54 freeway; and
WHEREAS, it continues to be the position of the
City of National City that the construction of Tidelands
Avenue and connecting ramps from that road to the I 5/54
interchange are in the City's interests; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of the action of the
Coastal Commission, in reviewing Chula Vista's "Bay Front
plan" it is now apparent that construction of Tidelands
Avenue and said connecting ramps are not feasible at the
present time. -
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of National City does hereby consent to the
deletion of ramps to Tidelands Avenue from the I-5/54 inter-
change construction, permitting th.e freeway flood control
project to proceed as rapidly as possible.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such consent is
subject to the following conditions:
1. That the I-5/54 interchange be redesigned
and constructed to provide direct access to 24th Street from
Route 54 and from 24th Street to Route 54 without entering
the through -traffic lanes of I-5.
2. That CalTrans design and construct the I-5/54
interchange in a manner that will allow the addition of
these deleted ramps in the future.
3. That the 24th Street/I-5 connection be
reconstructed to accommodate item No.1 above and to meet
the needs of a 20-year traffic projection study to be pre-
pared b CalTrans for the National City/San Diego Unified
Port District bay front industrial complex between
National City Boulevard and the water front. This work to
be accomplished at the same time as the Route 54 construction.
4 The inadequate box culvert under I-5 be
enlarged to at least the capacity of our 24th Street culvert,
IE quadruple 4'xl0';
5. That repairs to the 24th Street "boat section"
be made to adequately provide for subsurface drainage.
.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that amended Freeway
Agreements reflecting this consent and its reservations will
be presented to and approved by this City Council before
existing Freeway Agreements will be extinguished.
AND FINALLY RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the
City of National City be directed to send certified copies
of the resolution to the California Department of Transport-
ation (CalTrans), to the City of Chula Vista and to the
San Diego Unified Port District.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of No ember, 1979.
MAYOR
ATTEST :
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CITY CLERK