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RESOLUTION NO. 5107
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Azusa endorsing
National Highway Week, September 18 through 24, 1966.
The City Council of the City of Azusa does resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the 41 thousand mile National System of Interstate and Defense
Highways is now 53 percent open to traffic, is saving untold lives yearly; and said System
already saves untold millions of dollars through lessening of accidents, congestion, and
travel time; and
WHEREAS, said Interstate System is a part of the 12,400 mile California
Freeway and Expressway System, and said California Freeway System is currently one-third
complete and is saving approximately 700 lives yearly together with untold millions of dollars
in accident cost, congestion, and time saving; and
WHEREAS, said California Freeway and Expressway System needs are
approximately an additional 7.1 billion dollars beyond those monies committed to date,
and will serve approximately 60 percent of the travel needs of California when completed;
and
WHEREAS, in addition to these important Systems, there are additional road
systems known as the Select System of Major and Secondary County Roads and City Streets
which, when completed to adequate, improved design standards, will also contribute to
traffic safety, easing of congestion, and savings of travel time; and'
WHEREAS, said Select Systems of Major and Secondary Streets are estimated
to have deficiencies of 6.5 billion dollars by 1974, with estimated revenues during the some
period of only 3.8 billion dollars;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF AZUSA does
hereby endorse National Highway Week and the concept that BETTER HIGHWAYS NOW
SAVE LIVES, TIME AND MONEY, and further that the National Interstate and Defense
Highway System, the California Freeway and Expressway System, the Select Systems of
Major and Secondary County Road and City Streets are important to the economic and social
well being of the Nation, State of California, County of Los Angeles and City of Azusa, and,
therefore, completion of these several Road Systems should be expedited as rapidly as planning,
design and construction budgets will allow.
Adopted and approved this 6th day of Sept6mber, 1966.
Mayor
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of
City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6th day of September, 1966, by the
following vote of the Council:
AYES: Rubio, Cooney, Solem, Memmesheimer
NOES: None �I
ABSENT: McLees