Resolution 1983-63
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RESOLUTION NO. 83 - 63
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY RELATED TO THE
USE OF 4R INTERSTATE FUNDS.
WHEREAS, State Route 17, the Nimitz Freeway, is a vital element
of the transportation system on the easterly side of the San Francisco
Bay; and
WHEREAS, said freeway serves as the major freeway access for the
delivery of goods to and from the U.S. Coast Guard Facility on Govern-
ment Island, U.S. Naval Air Station at Alameda, the Naval Supply Center-
Alameda Facility and Naval Supply Center-Oakland Facility, the Oakland
Army Base and the Port of Oakland; and
WHEREAS, access to the above named facilities is vital to the
national defense; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda by
Resolution No. 195622 recommended that the Nimitz Freeway be included
in the Federal-Aid Interstate Syste; and
WHEREAS, that portion of State Route 17 from Route FAI-80 near
the San Francisco Bay Bridge to Route FAI-280 in San Jose has been in-
cluded in the Interstate System as "non-chargeable mi1eage'~ under Sec-
tion 139(a) Title 23, U.S. Code; and
WHEREAS, State Route 17 is in serious need of resurfacing, re-
storation, rehabilitation, and reconstruction; and
WHEREAS, present law prohibits the use of Interstate Rehabilita-
tion (IR) Funds for resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation or recon-
struction of sections of the Interstate System classified as "non-
chargeable mileage"; and
WHEREAS, California has 92.7 miles of "non-chargeable mileage";
and
\.-lHEREAS, there are 514 miles of "non-chargeable mileage" in the
Interstate System in states which would benefit from being eligible
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for the use of IR Funds.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOL\~D that the City Council of the City
of Gilroy does and it hereby requests the Congress of the United States
to adopt legislation to allow for the use of IR Funds on "non-chargeable
mileage" routes as designated in Section 139(a), Title 23, U.S. Code; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Council of the City of Gilroy
does and it hereby requests that the legislators representing California
introduce and support legislation to qualify the "non-chargeable mileage"
on the Interstate System for use of IR Funds; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Council does and it hereby re-
quests the California Legislature, the California Department of Trans-
portation, the County of Santa Clara, the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission, and the Cities in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties to en-
courage and support efforts and to take such action as may be necessary
to achieve legislation whereby the Interstate Highway mileage designated
under Section 139(a), Title 23, U.S. Code will qualify for IR Funds; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Council does and it hereby
directs the City Clerk to fO~7ard copies of this Resolution to the State
Assemblymen and Senators representing Alameda and Santa Clara Counties,
to the California Congressional Contingent in Washington, D.C., to the
County of Santa Clara, to Ca1trans, to lITC, to the Cities in Alameda
and Santa Clara Counties and to all other agencies as may be interested.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of August, 1983, by the following
vote:
NOES:
COUNCIL llliMBERS: ALBERT, GAGE, HUGHAN, LINK, TAYLOR,
VALDEZ cmd GOODRICH.
COUNCIL NEt<mERS: None
AYES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL ME~ffiERS: None
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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Mayor
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I, SUSANNE Eo STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do
hereby certify that the attached Resolution Noo 83-63 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 August , 19 ~, at which meeting a quorum was
presento
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this 16th day of August
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