HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 6694RESOLUTION NO. 6694
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA
INDICATING THEIR INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CONSORTIUM
OF CITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLANNING, DESIGN, ENGINEERING
AND PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT THE LARIO
URBAN TRAIL CORRIDOR ALONG THE LOS ANGELES RIVER, RIO
HONDO CHANNEL AND SAN GABRIEL RIVER, THROUGH THE CITY
OF AZUSA.
WHEREAS, on September 18, 1975, the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Los Angeles adopted a Plan of Bikeways, a sub -element of the Transportation Element of the
Los Angeles County General Plan, which designated the LARIO Urban Trail Corridor as an
"off-road major bikeway corridor"; and
WHEREAS, it has been found that the LARIO Urban Trail Corridor meets the
objectives of providing a major north/south bikeway corridor extending approximately 45 miles
from the Angeles National Forest to the Ocean and provides for the potential extension of the
trail along the Los Angeles River into the City of Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of the LARIO Urban Trail Corridor will establish
a unique recreation and alternate transportation route between nineteen cities and links these
cities with both Federal and State recreation areas, as well as regional and local cultural and
recreation facilities in Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, final planning, design, engineering and development of the LARIO
Urban Trail Corridor will require the participation, coordination, and cooperation of the Cities
of Azusa, Duarte, Irwindale, West Covina, Baldwin Park, EI Monte, South EI Monte, Industry,
Montebello, Pico Rivera, Commerce, Bell Gardens, Downey, South Gate, Lynwood, Paramount,
Compton, Carson, Long Beach, Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles, the Southern California
Association of Governments, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers; and
WHEREAS, funding programs such as the State SB 821 program are available to
each City for use in design and construction of bikeway and pedestrian facilities serving the
community; and
WHEREAS, these funds will be used as seed money to attract additional money
and matching funds for the purpose of constructing this unique bikeway; and
WHEREAS, it will be the intention of the above cities, counties, and agencies
to solicit the support of the State of California Department of Transportation in seeking financial
assistance through its SB 821 funds toward the implementation of this regional urban trail corridor
project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA, that this community supports the concept of the LARIO Urban Trail Corridor providing
recreation as an alternate mode of transportation within the County of Los Angeles .
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, that this City Council will assign their SB 821 funds
for 1979 for the purpose of planning, designing, engineering, and development of this urban
trail corridor, known as the LARIO Trail.
FURTHER, that the Cities of Azusa, Duarte, Irwindale, West Covina, Baldwin Park,
EI Monte, South EI Monte, Industry, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Commerce, Bell Gardens, Downey,
South Gate, Lynwood, Paramount, Compton, Carson, Long Beach, Los Angeles, and the County
of Los Angeles, are encouraged and requested to establish this consortium under a joint powers
agreement or other similar agreement, so to provide a formal organization which will enable this
project to proceed without delay.
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FURTHER, that the City Council of the City of Azusa does hereby indicate
their intention to participate in this consortium of cities for the purposes herein stated.
FURTHER, that the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 7th day of August, 1978.
City of Azusa
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 7th day of August, 1978,
by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Fry, Cruz, Moses, Solem
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Decker
City Clerk of the City of Azusa