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RESOLUTION NO. 05-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA REQUESTING CONSIDERATION FROM THE
CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (CTC) TO
PROCEED WITH THE PHYSICAL RELINQUISHMENT OF
STATE ROUTE 79 (SR 79) AND DEFERRMENT OF THE
NEGOTIATED PAYMENT IDENTIFIED IN COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT NO. 8-1258 TO A LATER DATE, AS
DETERMINED BY THE AVAILIBILTY OF STATE FUNDING
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS: .
WHEREAS, the City of Temecula and Caltrans' District 8 have determined that the
residents and motorists of Temecula would be much better served if these segments of SR 79
functioned as local thoroughfares rather than State controlled highways.
WHEREAS, on November 9, 2004, the City Council unanimously approved Cooperative
Agreement No. 8-1258 between the City of Temecula and the State of California to accept the
relinquishment of those portions of State Route 79 (SR 79) located within the City's boundaries.
WHEREAS, the City of Temecula and Caltrans' District 8 anticipated formal approval of
the Cooperative Agreement No. 8-1258 by the California Transportation Commission (CTC) in
January 2005 with the actual transfer of the facilities to occur by March/April 2005.
WHEREAS, Caltrans' State Headquarters has indicated that Cooperative Agreement
No. 8-1258 may be pulled from the CTC's agenda in January due to the State's budget
constraints affecting its ability to fulfill the provisions of the Agreement that require the State to
pay the City a negotiated amount of $750,000 as part of the terms of the relinquishment.
WHEREAS, the City of Temecula recognizes that the State's budget crisis has severely
impacted its ability to fund transportation related projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Temecula, as
follows:
Section 1. The City Council desires to support the State in mitigating their concerns
regarding the financial obligations identified in Cooperative Agreement No. 8-1258, and
approves the deferment of said payment to the City of Temecula to a later date, as determined
by the availability of State funding.
Section 2. The City Council hereby appeals to the CTC to proceed with the approval
of Cooperative Agreement No. 8-1258 and the physical relinquishment of those portions of SR
79 to the City of Temecula at their January 2005 Commission Meeting.
Section 3. The City Council hereby finds that the proposed transfer of ownership is
statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section
15061 (b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because there is no possibility that the City's acceptance
of operation and maintenance responsibilities and control of signal timing will have a significant
effect on the environment.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Temecula at
a regular meeting held on the 11th day of January, 2005. /~
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
CITY OF TEMECULA
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I, Susan W. Jones, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, California, do hereby certify
that Resolution No. 05-03 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Temecula at a regular meeting thereof held on the 11th day of January 2005, by the following
vote:
AYES: 4
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
COUNCILMEMBERS: Naggar, Roberts, Washington, Comerchero
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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