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Resolution 1982-122 . . - ~ RESOLUTION NO. 82 - 122 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY ENDORSING FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO HIGHWAY 152 AS TOP PRIORITY FOR ~EDE~AL AIDE PRI~~RY FUNDS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. w~EREAS, Highway 152, also known as Pacheco Pass Highway, is one of the deadliest stretches of road in all of California; and ~mEREAS, more than lOO persons have been killed in accidents on Highway 152 since 1970, and hundreds more have suffered critical injuries; and WHEREAS, Highway 152 is a major north-south artery serving the entire state of California; and WHEREAS, Safety should be the top priority in the allocation of public funds for transportation; and vlliEREAS, the current safety improvement project along 2.5 miles of the highway is a good first start, but there are many deadly miles remaining; and WHEREAS, hundreds of citizens from all walks of life and all counties and cities in the Pacheco Pass area are actively calling for further improvements to Highway 152; and WHEREAS, The Highway 152 Committee has presented a reasonable request for further work on 7.8 miles of the highway; and WHEREAS, both the Highways and Bikeways Committee and the entire Santa Clara County Transportation Commission have recently endorsed further improvements to Highway 152 as the top priority for Federal Aid Primary funds in our county; -l- . . NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Gilroy uanimously urges the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to confirm the recommendation of the Transportation Commission and, further more, to actively work for a similar adoption by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of November, 1982, by the following vote: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ALBERT, GAGE, HUGHAN, LINK, TAYLOR, VALDEZ and GOODRICH. COUNCIL MEMBERS: None AYES: ABSENT: COUNCIL }'lliMBERS: None APPROVED: Jt~$d_~ Mayor ATTEST: ~~~e~~ -2- . . I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 82-122 is an original resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 15th day of November , 19 L, at which meeting a quorum was present. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this 17th day of November , 19 82 :...- .