HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 4188RESOLUTION NO. 4188
RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE,
HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT TRANSIT
ACTIVITIES TO DATE AND THE PLANS FOR EXPAN-
SION IT HAS MADE AND EXPRESSING THE HOPE
THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILL
ACT FAVORABLY UPON THE DISTRICT'S APPLICA-
TIONS FOR CAPITAL FUNDS FOR BOTH ITS BUS
AND FERRY FLEET
WHEREAS, the Golden Gate Transit System, providing
transportation service in the Golden Gate Corridor by means of
buses and ferry, is proving highly successful with public use
growing daily; and
WHEREAS, population projections in the Golden Gate
Bridge, Highway and Transportation District's territory indicate
that expansion of public transit systems is necessary in order to
avoid increasing automobile congestion during peak hours of travel,
and
WHEREAS, the District is applying to the Department of
Transportation for two-thirds capital grants to expand its bus and
ferry service in the Golden Gate Corridor; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the City of San Rafael endorses the
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District's transit
activities to date and the plans for expansion it has made; and be
it further
RESOLVED: That it is our hope that the Department of Trans-
portation will act favorably upon the District's applications for
capital funds for both its bus and ferry fleet; and be it further
RESOLVED: That this resolution be sent to the Department
of Transportation by means of having it included in the transcript of
a public hearing to be held on this matter on April 19, 1972, in the
Administration Building at the Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of San Rafael,
Marin County, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd
day of April, 1972, by the following vote, to -wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Barbier, Jensen, Miskimen, Mulryan and Mayor
Bettini
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
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MARION A. GRADY, City Clerk