Resolution 2003-61
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-61
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY
ENDORSING VTA'S COMMUNITY DESIGN AND TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM AND ITS MANUAL OF BEST PRACTICES FOR
INTEGRATING TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE
WHEREAS, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VT A), in partnership with
the cities, towns and County of Santa Clara, has developed a Community Design and
Transportation (CDT) Program and a guiding Manual of Best Practices for Integrating
Transportation and Land Use;
WHEREAS, on November 7,2002, the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) adopted
the CDT Program (Resolution No. 02.11.35) as its primary program for integrating
transportation and land use, and the CDT Manual of Best practices for Integrating Transportation
and Land Use as the programs guiding document;
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy participated in the development of the CDT Program and
the Manual of Best Practices for Integrating Transportation and Land Use;
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy recognizes that to effectively meet the current and future
needs of its changing communities, transit, pedestrian, and multimodal roadway facilities must
play increasingly important roles in the City's total transportation system;
WHEREAS, to better meet the current and future needs of its communities, the City of
Gilroy desires a strengthened "transportation consciousness" between VT A and the City that is
reflected within the City's individual departments and actions by the Council;
WHEREAS, to optimize the City's investments in, and utility of, transportation and
urban services infrastructure, mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented developments should be located in
urban cores, major transportation corridors, and transit station areas;
WHEREAS, the purpose of this endorsement is to convey on behalf of the City of Gilroy
and Council a strong spirit of support for the concepts, principles, practices and actions conveyed
in VT A's CDT Program's Manual of Best Practices for Integrating Transportation and Land
Use;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that it shall be the policy ofthe City of Gilroy to
consider the concepts, principles, practices and actions conveyed in the CDT Manual of Best
Practices for Integrating Transportation and Land Use in its planning, public works, and
redevelopment projects, and in its project development, review, and approval processes;
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City will consider the identification and
evaluation of opportunities to provide an integrated and interconnected system of transit services,
pedestrian facilities, bicycle routes, and multimodal roadways in the preparation of the General
Plan, Specific Plans, Community Plans, District Plans and similar planning documents;
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LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Gilroy will identify and consider
opportunities for creating multimodal streets and implementing alternative street design
standards and strategies, as defined in VT A's Community Design and Transportation Program,
and as identified and developed by City staff, in the preparation of the General Plan, Specific
Plans, District Plans, Community Plans, and similar planning documents;
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Gilroy will identify and consider
existing and proposed train stations, bus stops, and transit centers as "opportunity areas" for
pedestrian, bicycle, and transit infrastructure improvements;
LET IT FURTHER BE RESOLVED, that the City of Gilroy recognizes the cores, major
transportation corridors, and station areas as identified in the CDT Manual of Best Practices for
Integrating Transportation and Land Use and by the City as key areas to target future growth and
implement the CDT concepts, principles, practices and actions;
LET IT FURTHER BE RESOLVED, that the City of Gilroy recognizes the public value
in identifying and preserving right-of-way for transportation facilities such as streets, transit
stops and stations, transit preferential facilities, and pedestrian and bicycle facilities in its
planning and programming process, as applicable, practicable and as opportunities permit;
LET IT FURTHER BE RESOLVED, the City of Gilroy recognizes that need for, and
benefits of, multi-jurisdictional coordination, cooperation, and participation in projects and
processes that address transportation issues having cross-border or regional significance;
LET IT FURTHER BE RESOLVED, that the City of Gilroy will seek opportunities for
partnerships with VT A and neighboring jurisdictions to identify and pursue mutually beneficial
studies, projects, and funding agreements.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of September, 2003, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ARELLANO, DILLON, GARTMAN,
MORALES, PINHEIRO, VELASCO, SPRINGER
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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I, RHONDA PELLIN, City Clerk ofthe City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached
Resolution No. 2003-61 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city resolution,
duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the
15th day of September, 2003, 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 18th day of September, 2003.
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