HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 98-022 02/02/1998 Resolution No. sa-z2 N.C.S.
1 of the City of Petaluma, California
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3 SUPPORTING FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND DESIGN WORK FOR AN
4 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ON U.S. HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN
S NOVATO AND PETALUMA
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8 WHEREAS, U.S. Highway 101 between Petaluma and Novato is the last section of major
9 highway in the nine Bay Area counties that has not been converted to a limited access Freeway;
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12 WHEREAS, northbound delays on U.S. Highway 101 during the afternoon commute
13 through the expressway section have increased from 10 vehicle hours per day in 1990 to more
14 than 600 vehicle hours per day in 1996; and
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16 WHEREAS, southbound traffic on U.S. Highway 101 during the morning commute from
17 East Washington to Novato causes significant delays impacting all modes of highway
18 transportation including transit, automobile, and business transportation; and
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20 WHEREAS, this particular section of U.S. Highway 101 is the primary route and
21 emergency lifeline for all traffic destined into or out of the Bay Area from Northern California
22 and beyond; and
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24 WHEREAS, both Sonoma and Marin counties are proposing sales tax measures for the
25 ballot in November 1998 to fund the Sonoma-Marin Multi-Modal Transportation and Land. Use
26 Plan and, with voter approval of those tax measures, will become "self-help counties"; and
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28 WHEREAS, both Marin and Sonoma counties, while intending to address current.
29 capacity and safety concerns to achieve congestion relief, recognize the need to avoid growth
30 inducement through land use restrictions and the acquisition of development rights; and
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1 WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma supports the request from the California Department of
2 Transportation (Caltrans) District 4 to fund the $15,000,000 on the preliminary design and
3 environmental assessment stage of the improvements between Petaluma and Novato; and
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5 WHEREAS, Caltrans will submit the proposed Interregional Transportation Improvement
6 Program (ITIP) to the California Transportation Commission on March 2, 1998, and the
7 Commission will adopt the 1998 State 'transportation Improvement Program (STIP) in June; and
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9 WHEREAS, the widening of U.S. Highway 101 between Novato and Petaluma could be
10 funded with Caltrans funding from the 15% Non-Urban category in the ITIP; and
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12 WHEREAS, the widening of U.S. Highway 101 between Novato and Petaluma could be
13 funded without competing .for the same funds that are being sought for the widening of U.S.
14 Highway 101 at Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park or the reversible HOV lane in San Rafael.
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16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Petaluma does hereby urge
17 Caltrans to proceed expeditiously with both funding and implementation of the design and
18 environmental review of U.S. Highway 101 improvements between Petaluma and Novato.
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Under the powerand authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of. said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) (FrY~xdv'ffi) meeting forcer
on the .._2nd.. Februar 1x..98., b the
day of ..........................Y......... Y l l_
following vote:
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City Attorney
AYES: Keller, Torliatt, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor .Maguire
LACES: None
ABSENT: Mayor i ligoss
ATTEST: ~ . t~L~~-
City }?{Git„- Mayor
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