HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 44 RESOLUTION NO. 4/~
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council. o.f the City of
Saratoga, County of Santa Clara, as follows:
Wt. IEREAS, it has been represented to us that the
Council of the City' of San Jose has requested. the Stat. e Uighw.ay
I)epartment of the State Highway Commission to change the i~.o. ute
5 Free:way near Forrest Avenue in San Jose, California, so t..hat..
Forrest Avenue may be permitted to cross. sai~ free. way at gra..de:
.a:nd without a turn to the north; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Jose has of re. red to pay ai].
the expense of said cha:n.'ge; and
WHEREAS, t.,o dip lForrest Avenue and s~,~rve it t.o the
north would result; in a great hardship t,c~ O'Connor Hospital
and make access to its emergency entrance more difficult and
would impa. ir the use of a considerabl. e portion of :its off-street
pa:rking space; and
Wt[EREAS, there are only two p:rivate gen. eral bo:s. pjtals
at present. serving the .Saratoga area, to-wit, the San Jose
Hospital and the O'Connor t.{ospital, both in the City of San
Jose; and
'~Jt:[EREAS, O'Connor Hospital. j.s the m.ost.. conveniently
!ocate.d of said hospitals to the City of Saratoga; .an.d
WHEREAS, O'Connor Hospital is used by a :number o:f
Saratoga d. octo:rs and by patients of the City o:f Saratoga,
both for emergency and for other illhesse:s; and
WHEREAS, i.t is to the interest o:f t..he Ci.t.y of Sara-
toga that nothing b.e done which would impair the easy :ri~l'ht
of access to the O'Connor Hospital or hinder the vacating o:F
said hospital fin the event of emergency and the easy' r~ght of
access to O'Connor Hospital and the ab:ilit;y' t.o easily v'a. cat~e
said hospital ~.s of public interest. in the City o:f .:~.~ara. toga;
NOW', THEREFORE, BE IT RESOI..,VED that t. he 3t. at.e r:li. ghway
Commissj. on ef the State of California be, and it is hereby
queste:d t.o do all in its power to assist. the Cit. y o:f San Jose
to red. esign the Route 5 ]Freeway in order to permit. Forrest;.
Avenue to cross said .freeway' at. grade ~d wit:..hout a. curve
the north,
PASS. t~D AND ADOPTEll) AT A }].EGU'LAR iD.'H!;ET!NG OF TNE CITY
OF SARATOGA, %his ~/"~..ay of }.,lay, 1958, by' the :following
vote:
Aye s: COUNC II2,,~IE}I Rosa s co
Lan_~w!ll
Jepser~ ...
1'..I o e s: C O UN C I L }...IF.. N .....N o n e
Abe .ent: COUNK.]I. IZ'.!iEN . ................Braz i ~ ...........
0 F .S At~ A TOG A
CLS.RK OF OF SA' A;T0dA
The for ego int;j in s t.r'um,e n t. 5. s a c ,:D rre c't.. c o py
o f t he o r i g ina 1 on f i. 1 e i n t. lh ~. s. o. f f i c e.
Attests:
Clerk of the C;it.y' of Sara'tofy~.
Da% e d:
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