HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 12136 (Restore Passenger Rail Service; Measure R)RESOLUTION NO. 12136
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL ENDORSING
MEASURE R, AND THE SONOMA MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT (SMART) PROJECT,
TO RF STORE PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE ON THE HISTORIC NORTHWESTERN
PACIFIC RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY, AND TO ESTABLISH A 70 MILE BICYCLE AND
PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY BETWEEN THE CITIES OF CLOVERDALE AND LARKSPUR
WHEREAS, the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) District was created by state legislation
in 2002 for the purpose of re-establishing passenger rail service on the historic Northwestern Pacific
Railroad right of way in Sonoma and Marin counties; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of passenger rail service will provide a viable alternative to automobile
transportation, as well as provide a safe north -south path for bicycles as well as pedestrians; and
WHEREAS, the SMART Board has completed environmental review of a proposed project that
would establish commuter rail service between Cloverdale and Larkspur, together with a 70 mile
bicycle -pedestrian pathway connecting the two cities; and
WHEREAS, the SMART Board has placed Measure R, authorizing a quarter -cent sales tax to fund the
project on the November ballot; and
WHEREAS, the economic and environmental benefits of the SMART project will benefit residents of
this town and the region generally, and
WHEREAS, the San Rafael General Plan 2020 includes policy C-17 "to encourage development and
use of a viable commuter rail service through San Rafael operating on the Sonoma Marin Rail Transit
right-of-way."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Rafael endorses
Measure R, and the SMART Project.
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 the 16`h of October, 2006, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Cohen, Heller, Miller, Phillips & Mayor Boro
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
AANNE M. LEONCINI, City Clerk
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