HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 5595 (Francisco Blvd Extension Project)RESOLUTION NO. 5595
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL,
MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO APPROVE THE USE OF A PORTION
OF STATE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR THE WEST FRANCISCO BOULEVARD
EXTENSION PROJECT AND TO PAY ONE HALF THE PROJECT COST
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael has been and is currently
faced with a serious problem in its existing City street pattern in
the vicinity of State Route 101 at Second Street and Irwin Street
in San Rafael, Marin County, California, and
WHEREAS, this problem was.created in the past with the
construction of State Route 101 improvements in San Rafael which
severed existing City streets in such a manner so as to leave a
number of unconnected stub streets; specifically Ritter Street,
Irwin Street, and West Francisco Boulevard, and
WHEREAS, the cutting off of these streets was done to
accomplish State highway construction which, in turn, resulted in
the creation of a severe hardship to commercial properties in the
affected area, and
WHEREAS, to alleviate this problem, the City of San Rafael
has appropriated funds to construct a new roadway to connect to
West Francisco Boulevard, Irwin Street, Second and Hetherton Streets,
and to Ritter Street, and
WHEREAS, to construct said roadway connection will impose
financial hardship on the City of San Rafael, and
WHEREAS, to accomplish said roadway connection entitled
"West Francisco Boulevard Extension Project", would require the use
of existing State of California Highway right-of-way in the area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of San Rafael, Marin County, California, hereby respectfully
requests approval from the State of California, Department of
Transportation to utilize a portion of existing State right-of-way
in the vicinity of the area adjacent to the southbound on-ramp from
Second and Hetherton Streets to State Route 101, and between West
Francisco Boulevard, Irwin Street and Second Street to accommodate
City's proposed West Francisco Boulevard Extension Project.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of San Rafael hereby respectfully requests that the State
of California, Department of Transportation pay to said City
$350,000, estimated to be one half the total project cost.
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael,
hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly
introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of said
City on Tuesday, the 2nd day of January, 1979, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN• Jensen, Miskimen, Mulryan, Nixon and Mayor Bettini
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
JEANNE M. LEONCIN , City Clerk
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