HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2487 RESOLUTION NO. 2487
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
AUTHORIZING MTC AS A SAFE FOR CITIES AND COUNTIES
WHEREAS, Ch. 250 of the Statutes of 1987 amends the Streets and
Highways Code beginning at Sect. 2550 to provide that the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) may function as the
Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies (SAFE) in any or all of the
Counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin,
Solano, Sonoma, Napa and the City and County of San Francisco, upon
adoption of a resolution by MTC to act as a service authority and
upon ratification of MTC's resolution in a particular county by the
Board of Supervisors of the County and by the City Councils of the
Cities within the County having a majority of the population of the
Cities within the County, and
WHEREAS, the SAFE would have the responsiblity for implementing a
freeway and highway emergency motorist aid system for emergency call
boxes in those counties which agree to participate in the
establishment of a SAFE, to be paid for with funds obtained by the
SAFE pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Sect. 2553 and Vehicle
Code Section 9250.10, and
WHEREAS, MTC has adopted a resolution agreeing to function as the
SAFE for the nine-county Bay Area region and has requested
ratification of its resolution by the Saratoga City Council, and
WHEREAS, the Saratoga City Council finds that a freeway and highway
emergency motorist aid system for call boxes would benefit motorists
on freeways and highways in the City of Saratoga and is needed to
ensure the safety of motorists and reduce the time spent by law
enforcement officers responding to routine vehicle disablements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Saratoga hereby
ratifies MTC Resolution 1836 authorizing MTC to function as a Service
Authority for Freeway Emergencies (SAFE) in the City of Saratoga
pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Sect. 2550 et seq., and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Saratoga authorizes the MTC,
acting as a SAFE, to undertake any and all acts necessary to the
implementation and operation of the SAFE, as provided by law, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be transmitted
to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the
Saratoga City Council at a meeting held on the 1st day of June, 1988,
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Anderson, Cle~enger, Hlava, ~byles and M~yor Peteran
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
or
ATTEST: