HomeMy WebLinkAbout971_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO971
WHEREAS , the Federal-Aid Highway Act has apportioned cer-
tain Federal sums to the State of California on a long-range program
and will continue such apportionment for each fiscal year until 1972
for the purpose of eliminating in the state existing deficiencies
in Interstate , Primary and Secondary Highways and extensions of these
systems within Urban areas ; and
WHEREAS , the apportionment received each fiscal year by the
State of California is based (A) 45 per centum for projects on the
Federal-aid primary highway system, (B) 30 per centum for projects
on the Federal-aid secondary highway system. (C) 25 per centum for
projects on extensions of these systems within Urban areas ; and
WHEREAS , the apportionment so made will , over the next 14
years , improve the standards of all important highways necessary to
the motoring public who use said primary and secondary systems and
extensions of these systems within the Urban areas ; and
WHEREAS , by an act of the State Legislature of California
referred to as Chapter 5 "Federal Aid for Secondary Highways" being
Sections 2200 to 2214 inclusive , of the Streets and Highways Code ,
all Federal funds apportioned to the State of California for secondary
systems have been allocated to the counties for county highways through-
out the state in the following amounts : not less than eighty-seven
and one-half percent (87-W of the money apportioned to California
for projects in the Federal-aid secondary system except that during
the fiscal years of 1957-58 and 1958-59 , at least ninety-eight and
one-half percent (98e-) of such monies shall be expended for the
improvement of county highways ; and
WHEREAS , Section 2210. 5 of said Streets and Highways Code
further provides that'. the State shall contribute toward the improvement
of county highways , in addition to the amount provided for in the
preceding paragraph, money not to exceed $100,000.00 in any one year
except that during the fiscal years 1957-58 and 1958-59 no county
shall receive in excess of $200,000.00 in any one year; and
WHEREAS , the counties may use such Federal-aid secondary
highway funds only in rural areas and said county roads using Federal-
aid funds must end at the boundary of an Urban area regardless of
whether it be in an incorporated area or an unincorporated Urban
area; and
WHEREAS , an unreasonable burden has been and will continue
to be placed on local City governments in extending into the Urban
areas the road systems which are eligible for Federal Aid under the
Federal Act, unless the Federal money for such Urban extensions is
made available to Cities in a like manner that Federal secondary
highway funds are made available to the counties of the State of
California by Chapter 5 of the Streets and Highways Code of said State .
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
of Redlands , as follows :
1. That the League of California Cities be and it is hereby
urged to immediately prepare necessary legislation for 'Presentation
to the State Legislature , on January 2 , 1959 , for the purpose of
adding a Chapter to the Streets and Highways Code of the State of
California, similar to Chapter 5 thereof, which will allocate the
Federal-aid Urban Money to Cities on a formula similar to the formula
used in allocating State Gas Tax Money to Cities ; that such formula
take into consideration the population of unincorporated area con-
tiguous to an incorporated city; and that any unincorporated Urban
area not contiguous to a City, and having a population in excess of
15000 inhabitants as provided for in the Federal Law, be treated the
same as incorporated Cities ,
2. That the League of California Cities be urged to secure
passage of such legislation as Urgency Legislation so that it will
take effect immediately.
3. That a copy of this resolution be sent to each Mayor and
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City Council of each and every incorporated City in the County of San
Bernardino , to each candidate for State Senate , to each candidate for
the Assembly in San Bernardino County, to each candidate for Governor
of the State of California, and to the Governor of the State of
California.
ADOPTEDSIGNED AND APPROVE this dayyof
1911
(TI-ty of Redlands , California
ATTEST : o r the
City Clerk I
APPROVED FOR FORM:
City Attorney
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Redlands at a regular
meeting thereof held on the )4 day of 119_.�J , by
the following vote , to wit:
AYES :
NOES :
ABSENT :
City Cler , of the CitofRedlands , California
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