HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-31 - PCH Relinquishment Feasibility CommitteeRESOLUTION NO. 2008- 31
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ESTABLISHING A
CITY COUNCIL PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY (PCH)
RELINQUISHMENT FEASIBILITY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the California Transportation Department (Caltrans) is responsible
for the construction and maintenance of certain highways deemed of major importance
throughout the State; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans owned and operated all of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)
through Newport Beach for many years; and
WHEREAS, in 2004, the City of Newport Beach negotiated a relinquishment of
that portion of PCH which runs from Newport Coast Drive to Jamboree, while the
remainder of PCH has remained under Caltrans jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, there may be benefit for the City to obtain the remaining portion of
PCH from Caltrans in order to implement and manage a more efficient flow of traffic
throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, a City Council Committee would be the appropriate method to use to
assess the issues involved in such a relinquishment.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH DOES HEREBY DECLARE:
1. To create a three - member City Council PCH Relinquishment Assessment
Committee.
2. The purpose of the Committee will be to work with Caltrans and City staff to
determine the feasibility of relinquishment based on the parameters of the
relinquishment process, the assumption of liability for the City, future City costs,
determining future community benefits and any other issues involved in
assessing whether the City should assume control over the remainder of PCH
within Caltrans' jurisdiction.
3. The Committee is to make a written report and provide a recommendation to the
City Council on its findings no later than November 25, 2008.
4. The Committee's expiration date is November 30, 2009.
ADOPTED this 22 "d day of April, 2008.
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } as.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
resolution, being Resolution No. 2008 -31 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by
the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the
22nd day of April 2008, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Henn, Rosansky, Daigle, Webb, Curry, Gardner, Mayor Selich
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 23rd day of April 2008.
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City Clerk
Newport Beach, California