Resolution 1982-122
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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;
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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:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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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
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