HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 9058 N.C.S. 02/02/1981. . . PLK:ad 2-5-81
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A .RESOLUTION E-XPRESS.IN,G :GONCERN WITH, TRA-SH
AND LITT..ER ACCUP1lJLATION ON U:.`S. WI:GHWAY
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~ 101 •IN SONOMA COUN,TY "
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; WHEREAS, the Coun.cil~~ of. the City of Petaluma notices that there
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~ areunaceeptable accumulations of trash a_nd de6ri`s on U.S: 101 in Sonoma
Coanty, particularTy in the area 6etween Petaluma and,Santa Rosa, and
~ WHEREAS; it -i~s readi','ly acknowl'edge'd by the Counci l;r~i~mber~, otfier
City Offacials and ci:tizen:s ~n general, that t'he State- Department of Trans-
' portation is not doi,ng.,the- fi:ne ;job that it has done. in years past in re- ~
~ moving trash and de;bris. from U'. S. 101 Fre'eway, and ~
~ WHEREAS, the C`ity Go;uneil feels that i't is i'mportant that the State
d'o a mueh better jo'b of, remov'in.g the l i tter an;d tr.ash from ~U~. S. 101 than i s
now'bei n`g done i n order .that traVel i ng motori'sts. arrd. ci ti zens do not become
accustomed to ~l i tter~ and ther.eby devel~op; .an i ncl i nati~o.n tb accept 1 i tter,
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~ WHEREA~S, - t:he .Counc.il feel s th'e Sta:te shoul d al locate suffi cient monies
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f',rom gas tax funds~:or" orther.sources to keep tlie:Freeways properly.free of
1 i.tter, e:~en if such action wou;l~d mean a deTay in c,onstructing new free-
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, fVOW,,~:THE_REFORE;, B,E -I-T~~~RESOLVEp 'by ;- the Counci'l o:f the Ci ty of Petal.uma
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~. 1. ° Conce'rn is,expr:.ess'ed to-:,Governor J:erry Br:own,.State Senator Barry
Keene., Assemb-l;yman William Filante,: the State Hi;ghway Commi_ssion and to
~ ' John West, t"he° Director'of the State Dep,ar~tmen;t of Transportation in Sa.n
__ Francisco, over the~ inadequate- jab bei;ng done .of removing li.tter from.
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from U. S. Highway 101 in..Sonoma County,-a~nd"particularl'ythat st:retch
of roadway between . Pe:tal';uma ,and Santa- Rosa;
~ 2. The State ~and„ Sta;te: Department of- Trans,portati;on are urged to
~take appropria.te acti'on, to properl.y police an,d remov:e lit'ter from the
U~.S. 101 Freeway in Sonoma County i'n order to. gi~e~it'-the same level
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o{f 1 i tter and trash removal ~ that i s wi tn'es'sed i n~'other pa~rts of the
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S~tate Freeway System:_ ;
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~ BE IT FURTHER RESO'LVED th`a.t a~`co:py°of this; reso,lution is sent to
to the above named. i ndi vi:dual s~ or.;agenci:es ~wi th a reques.t for~ early
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~ •~- , .. . _. ` Under the power and authority .conferred' .upon ~Ehi's Council $y 'the 'Chartec of :said City.
I hereby certify tlie. foregoing ;Resolution was: introduced and adopted~ by the •
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' Council of the City of Petaluma at a(Regular•). QP~1t1~;4(~(s~xX~iXl~) meeting ;;f m
on ,the .._~n~. _ _ _-.'- daY of Feb~~l~.l"~!- - -- ---- - ---------- 198.1,.., by. the,
, . ~ follo~ving vote: . • , -•-•-• -•••- • •--•• •._.....-•---•••••---•~
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` AYES: COUNCI.LMEN PERRY/~HARBERSON/BOND/VICE-MAYOR BATTAGLT~A/~ COUN':C`I~LMEN
~BALSHAW/CAV.ANAGH/MAYOR MATTE'I ~ - -
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