HomeMy WebLinkAbout700_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION 706
WHEREAS, the Raw= Freeway is the principal Sast-West freeway
In the Southern California Freeway System, costing approximately
#e0,0OOj000o and on the first priority list of major freeway projects
Including the Hollywood, Harbor, Santa Ana, Arroyo Saco and River
Preawayn, and
WHlaEASO the Ramona Freaway extends 60 miles through continuous
East-West metropojitka4 levelopment from the heart of Los Angeles
across eastern Ims Angeles County, serving San Bernardino, Riverside
and Imperial counties and points to the east, being a portion of
three important transcontinental U.S. Routes 600 70 and 99, carrying
major state and interstate traffic, and
ER C, the construction has been financed to complete the
Ramona Freeway by 19b3 from Los Angeles Civic Center to Rosemead
Boulevard westerly of the City of El Monte, with further funds bud-
geted to complete right of way acquisition between El Monte and east
of Colton, and
WHEREAS, the cities of Los Angeles, Alhambra, Monterey Park,
West Covina, Kmona, Claremont, Upland, Ontario, Rialto and Colton,
and the counties of Los Angeles and San Biernardino, have agreed as
to routine Of the Ramona Freeway through their respective localities,
and
WHERE&S, the California HIghway Commission has not been able to
obtain an agreement with the City of El Monte for the routing of the
Ramona Preaway through that said eltys which is creating a "bottle-
peek" jeopardizing the financing and construction program of the entire
Ramona Preaway project , and
WHEREAS, the State Highway Engineer, after long study, has re-
commended a route to serve as the best location for the City of El
Monte, the the 70$000 people of the greater Z1 Monte area, and the
600,000 people within the 60-mile metropolitan length of the Ramona
Freeway, and
WHEREAS, Q Monte city officials have repeatedly refused to
recognize the findings of the finest and most experienced engineers
and have advocated a southerly by-pass of the city which is Inadequate
circuitous and detrimental to the economy of the area.
NOW, TnEREFOREO
BE IT RESOLVEDo by the City 0ouneil, City of Redlands ; That the
California Highway Commission adopt the recommendation of the Stqte
highway Engineer as to the routing of the Razoaa Freeway through, the
City of El Vantex extendi g once again the opportunity to S1 monte,
CIO officials to exeeut6ALfreeway agreement, aml further, that if
said cooperation bythey city officials eontinues to be lacking, that
the California Highway Commission proceed with the construction of
the Ramona Freeway on the adopted routing through the city City of
Rl Monte, separating all Ul Vonto city streets at grade, so an to corm—
plete the Ram= Freeway project which Is so vital to the economy
and social welfare of the entire area.
A
Ayes : Councilmen Futzi n, Clapp, Thomquest and kaxor Folkins.
Noes t Nems
Absent ; Councilmati Van Diest
Y ,r• er , City