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HomeMy WebLinkAbout83-145RESOLUTION NO. 83-145 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO FUND CONSTRUCTION OF GRADE SEPARATION IMPROVEMENTS AT FIRST STREET AND THE SANTA FE RAILROAD TRACKS WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Santa Ana has identified improvements to the Santa Ana Amtrak passenger facility as a top transpor- tation priority, and WHEREAS, First Street is a major east/west street through the City and provides access to the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) located near the proposed project; and WHEREAS, the existing grade separation was constructed at a time when the population of Santa Ana and Orange County was much less; and WHEREAS, the City has widened First Street to provide six travel lanes on both sides of this project; and WHEREAS, the California Public Utilities Commission annually adopts a Grade Crossing Improvement Priority List for projects such as this; and WHEREAS, the California Public Utilities Commission provides grant funds to construct crossing improvements from this priority list, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA RESOLVES that the Director of Transportation Services is authorized and directed to submit a grant application to the California Public Utilities Commission for grant funding of grade separation projects at First Street, and the Santa Fe Railroad Tracks. ADOPTED this 21st day of xem ourger, Mayor November . 1983. ATTEST: anice C. ft, Clerk of the Council COUNCILMEMBERS: Bricken Aye Acosta Aye Griset Absent Approved as to Form: McGuigan Ave Johnson Ave Young Aye Luxembourger -Ty—e Edward J. Cooper, City Attorney