HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 8653RESOLUTION NO. 8653
RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
TRANS -BAY BRIDGE IN THE BAY OF SAN DIEGO
WHEREAS, the subject of a trans -bay crossing has
been under consideration for more than 38 years, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works and the
State Toll Bridge Authority have found that a four -lane
bridge linking the cities of San Diego and Coronado to be
economically feasible, and such a bridge can be constructed
at no cost to the taxpayer and no more cost to the motorist
than he is presently paying, and
WHEREAS, the economy of the City of National City
is at present extremely depressed, and unemployment figures
of San Diego County as a whole are alarmingly high, and
WHEREAS, construction of such a bridge would pro-
vide immediate employment for at least 300 working men under
a three-year period and would provide a minimum of $60,000
worth of new construction within the immediate future as
well as employment for an additional minimum of 400 workers
under an eight -year period, and
WHEREAS, the United States Navy in a statement by
the Secretary of Defense voices no objection to a bridge span-
ning San Diego Bay, and the Under -Secretary of the Navy has
advised local officials that the Navy will not remove any op-
eration because of construction of a bridge;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City Council
of the City or National City hereby formally endorses such con-
struction of a trans -bay bridge at the earliest possible date,
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is here-
by directed to communicate such endorsement to the Governor
of the State of California, the San Diego legislative dele-
gation in both Sacramento and Washington D.C., to the State
Division of Highways, the Department of Public Works, the
Toll Bridge Authority and to the Secretaries of the Navy and
Defense.
ATTEST:
PASSED AND ADOPTED this l2th day of May, 1964.