HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 08-066RESOLUTION N0.08-066
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
SUPPORTING STATE OF CALIFORNIA BALLOT PROPOSITION 1;
THE SAFE, RELIABLE HIGH-SPEED PASSENGER TRAIN
BOND ACT FOR THE 21sT CENTURY
WHEREAS, the Bay Area and The City of Saratoga have an established
commitment to providing an environmentally friendly, economically viable means of
transportation for its residents, including high-speed rail capable of speed as much as 220
miles-per-hour; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1 (lA) has been strengthened and improved by financial
and construction milestones, together with environmental and private and federal
financial participation enhancements; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1 enables the California High Speed Rail Authority to
proceed to construct phase 1 of the systems from San Francisco to Anaheim via San Jose,
Merced, Fresno, Bakersfield, Palmdale and Los Angeles, using matching federal, local
and private funds; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1 guarantees that $950,000,000 of the $9,995,000,000
bond measure will be allocated to intercity, commuter and urban rail systems for direct
connections to high-speed rail; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1 commences the building of high-speed rail with its
attendant immediate benefits to California's economic vitality, environmental
sustainability, air quality and increasing population; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1 and the California high-speed rail project will create
economic opportunity with approximately 160,000 construction jobs and 450, 000
permanent jobs; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1 and the Project will provide a safe, timely, reliable
mode of transportation for California's projected 2030 population of 50,000,00 people.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Saratoga that the City Council does hereby declare support of Proposition 1 (lA) and
urges all citizens to vote for such measure on November 4, 2008.
The above and forging resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the
Saratoga City Council held on the 15th day of October 2008 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Aileen Kao, Jill Hunter, Kathleen King, Vice Mayor Chuck Page,
Mayor Ann Waltonsmith
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
Ann Sullivan,
Acting City Clerk
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Ann Waltonsmith, Mayor
Deborah Bretschneider, Deputy City Clerk