HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-065 - ResolutionsRESOLUTION NO. 98-065
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY'S
(SCRRA) FUNDING APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL
METROLINK RAIL CARS
WHEREAS, Metrolink, the passenger rail system operated by the Southern California
Regional Rail Authority, began operation on October 26, 1992, with 24 daily trains serving 11
stations on three lines;
WHEREAS, Metrolink has added on average a new train station and 10 miles of
railroad line every two months of its existence and today carries over 27,000 riders between 46
stations along 416 miles of track in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino,
Ventura, and San Diego;
WHEREAS, Metrolink provides a convenient means of transportation for residents
throughout the region, reduces gridlock, improves air quality;
WHEREAS, Metrolink removes more than 15,250 automobile trips per day and
removes 8.5 percent of freeway traffic on parallel highways;
WHEREAS, additional funding is necessary to continue the rapid expansion of the
system to meet the needs of current and future passengers;
WHEREAS, the Senate of the State of California passed Senate Bill 45 in 1997
restructuring the funding of transportation projects and creating various funding programs; and
WHEREAS, Metrolink is asking that a request for funding of the purchase of 30
additional commuter passenger cars and five locomotives be considered eligible for funding from
the Intercity Rail Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVEDthat the City Council of the City
of Rancho Cucamonga supports this request by Metrolink to consider additional commuter
passenger cars and locomotives be eligible for funding from the Intercity Rail program.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 15th day of April, 1998.
Alexander, Biane, Curatalo, Williams
AYES:
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
Wiiliam J. Alexa~'der, Mayor
Resolution No. 98-065
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ATTEST:
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERKof the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held
on the 15th day of April, 1998.
Executed this 16th day of April, 1998, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.