HomeMy Public PortalAbout85-034 (04-02-85)RI_:SCLUI-l:Cl~l fJO. 85-34
A RESUL€JTIOP.I t!F TF-IE CI"f'Y CUUt"JCIL of THE r.1TY
f.7F L'fh.~4i~-7uU COtvCERt`1Ihir, r7 1-'i?OPr~SAL To It~ir:i;EASEL?
fz`AIL. TI=tAF(=:f.C; AI_Ohdf_= THE rILAMEDfa CLF'Fz':[DOF'
WHEREAS, SCAG-'s Pcsrte Advisory Committee has
coordin•-,tcrd the Sari Pedro Bay F'ort=~ Access Study to artalyve the
impact or-, r'ai.l i_r<,~ffi.c caused by the pro_ected growth o~f the.
i5ar-i Pedro ar-,d Lorrg L-;each 1='orts~ and
WHEREAS, c>aid st~td•y' pr-edir.i..s su6si.=antial incr-€-used it-,
ra:i.l traf ~f i.c to tl-re ports and recommends tl-?e consolidation oi~
rail traffic on tt-.e Sruttrer-n F'ar_ific l-ransportat.i.on Company
San F'edre? rir-anr_t~~ :;~.nd
WHEREAS, tyre merger prep5ared by the Southern, Pacific
l-r ai~sportatior-, ~:ompany and the Atchi.nson, Topel<a and Santa FE:a
Railway Compar-,y to form the Soutl-rern Pacific and `~arrta Fe
Railway Gortrpany, could increase rail traffic along the San F'edre?
Banch° and
WHEREAS, SCAG has created the Alameda Corridor Task Force,
composed of affected railroads, affected _urisdictions, public
agencies and other interested groups; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda Corridor Task Force will resolve
the details of implementing the consolidatecE rail corridor,
irn:=l~±ding resolution o~f iss!tes of financing, institutional
a.rr-angements, physical. design, engineering and mitigation of
a~d~.~er-se iinp~ar_ts~ ar,d
WHET=~E:AS, 'thre City of I_•.;nwoocl supports the use of 'the
San F'edro Br-anch as 'the primary rot-tte for rail. acre=ss to the
F'or-t:s of i._ong Beacl-, and Las Ange:Les only if proper mitigation,
rtreasures are tat::en to resai•ve any enviromental, traffic or~
c~_conomic impacts ca!tsc:d by tt-,is pr-o3ect; and
WHEREAS, tt-,e City Council of L;:nwocd is corrcerred that
said !ase of tFie S"a.n F='edro Branch will. affect the City as follows:
1. Increase traffic de:l.a•w's a+_ the inter-ections of
Alameda. Street:'Imperi._;1 Highway and Alameda
Street!^entt.trv Yo~_tle•aard.
._. Cau=tee an ir,teruption io emergencies, servsces
especially as thre Cit.v intends to develop a.
;ustice center ,~esi- ::.-1f tI-re Alameda Corr-idor.
-... increase vibr-a~ti^n acrd noise and nega~ti~:~ely
impact s!rrroundi.ng residential. and ind!tstrial
property.
.~:. Impec9e f,_t±,_tre acce=_;s to the S-~iC?`~, Freeway ak
Alameda Street.
IV04A1, THEREFORE, ti-]e City U'GUnci 1 of the City of LyrPwGGd
does her-eby find, determine and RESOL'.'E, as followse
Ser-Linn :L. -Chf+re i=s a need for grradc_ separ-ai:.:ic_~n at
tl-~e intersections Gf the San Pedro Branch rail Line with Century
Finkle yard and ImF;erial Highway,
5ectiGn _'. I'1 i. ti.q~=~.tin measur-c_~; rrn.r=a 1~~=• ta}::r_r-~ t:o r-r-, u._r
g - - ~ ~ _d r
the: effect of noise and air pollution, vibration and3aesthetic
deterior-ati Gn.
_ecti_on __ l'I-iai_ thE: mitig=,t:inq measure=_~, i.r~clr.rd:i.ng grade
separations, shrall~be implemented in crn~unctiGn witP-i progected
ra:i.l traffic increases along the San Pedro Branch rail line.
Section ._}_ '!"he City C:lerl:: shall certify to tl-~e adoption
Gf tl-:is FtesGl~_rtiGn and=,end r_cspies tc:i the SGU±hern California
Association G~f government, 'tl"ie Call.fornl.a Public Utilities
Corr:missinn, California Department of Transportation, The Southern
I`'ac:ific Transportation Company, the Atchison, TGpeF.a and Santa Fe
1=ia.ilwa.y, and to the 1-Inited gtates Interstate Commerce Commission.
RE'P'ROVED and ADOPTED this _-~tld_.-_ day Gf April
i cd5.
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•1 HPd D. BY' Rk:, Iyayor
City of LynwGGd
AT'TE57:
ANDREA L. HOOFER, City Cler}-
API='ROVED AS l'^ FORIh:
Ci~t_ ~tor~~ - - -------~---
REPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
D' ector o~blic WGr s,,---
City Engineer
sr~-rc DF c~Llr-D~ral~ ?
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C;DUN'TY DF LDS r,NGELES' ?
:C, the undersigned, City Clerk: of the City of Lynwood, do
her°el~y rerti.fy the{= the foregoing resolution was passed ~xnd
adopted C•Y• the City Council of the City of Lynwood at a regul.sr
rr+eeting held on th~_ ___2.n~1--- day o~r ___-._.~p-r7.1_.__._.._._.._.+ 14'S~.
aY~s: COUNCILMEN HEPJNING, MORRIS, ROWE, THOMPSON, BYORK
NDE_s: NONE
A;~;aEN-1-; NONE
City Cleri:, City of L wood