HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 10,367RESOLUTION NO. 10501-7
RE.SOLUT.ION SUPPORTING TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION
MAKING STATE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO LOCAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES
WHEREAS, all transportation needs in the San Diego
County geographic area constitute jurisdictional needs beyond
the capacity of individual cities to provide. Ways must be
found tocontrol smog, reduce our dependence upon more free-
ways, control urban sprawl and at the same time furnish the
means to transport people quickly, safely, economically and
comfortably from one place to another, and
WHEREAS, the League of California Cities and the
Comprehensive Planning Organization have gone on record that
transportation needs are a regional problem that should be
handled by "elected" local officials instead of creating a
new level of government, such as the Unified Port District, and
WHEREAS, if the cities and County of San Diego are
not organized into a transportation District, San Diego County
may lose the benefit of about $2 million dollars from Assembly-
man Deddeh's Transportation Bill AB 544, and
WHEREAS, Assemblyman Deddeh has introduced a Regional
Transportation Bill AB 2084 and has asked for recommendations
from the various cities in San Diego County;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Assemblyman
Deddeh be encouraged to include in his Regional Transportation
Bill AB 2084 provisions that:
First, include all aspects of transportation, in-
cluding aviation, rapid transit, fixed rail,
exclusive freeway bus lanes, and bus trans-
portation to interface all modes of transport-
ation.
Second, avoid the creation of a new distract level
of regional government.
Third, establish a transportation advisory and
planning commission, composed of one council-
man or mayor, from each city within the
county appointed by the City Councils and
one supervisor appointed by the supervisors
to advise the Board of Supervisors on matters
of district policy.
Fourth, have built-in safeguards to insure that the
interests of cities and citizens are protected
as much as possible.
Fifth, meet the ..Supreme Court requirement of
one-man one -vote.
Sixth, use the San Diego County Board of Super-
visors as directors.
Seventh, provide for the San Diego. County Board of
Supervisors to be the Governing Board.
Eighth, minimize expense as much as possible by
avoiding creation of a new staff and
special headquarters.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th'•-day of June, 1971.
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