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i I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Temple City at a regular
meeting held on the 18th day of June 1985, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers- Atkins, Gillanders, Swain, Tyrell, Dennis
NOES: Councilmembers -None
ABSENT: Councilmembers -None
RESOLUTION NO. 85 -2371
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TEMPLE CITY IN SUPPORT OF THE FOR-
MATION OF A TRANSPORTATION ZONE STEERING
COMMITTEE FOR SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the 29 cities of the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys
share a common goal of improving the mobility for their residents
within and beyond their boundaries; and
WHEREAS, these cities currently account for 17% of the Los
Angeles County population, and receive only 10% of RTD's daily serv-
ice, and only 7% of the dollars expended by RTD; and
WHEREAS, the RTD is facing serious constraints on their
local and federal operating assistance which will cause fares to
rise to 85c and as many as 200 buses to be cut from service; and
WHEREAS, RTD's labor contract forbids their use of lower
cost private operators in order to preserve service and save their .
scarce operating funds; and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission
has for many years had the ability to create transportation zones
with subregional authority for managing transportation operations
within the zone:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Temple City supports the formation of a Transportation Zone
Steering Committee in order to prepare an organization agreement
along with a detailed plan for the phased implementation, operation
and financing of a transportation zone in the 29 cities of the San
Gabriel and Pomona Valleys; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT this Steering Committee should be
comprised of 5 members: 2 Councilmembers selected by the cities within
the proposed zone, 2 members determined by the Supervisors represent-
ing those cities, and one member who .shall be the Corridor "D" City
Selection Committee representative to the SCRTD Board.
ATTEST:
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 18th day of June, 1985.
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Chief De�Suty City i 'erk
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MAYOR