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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8403 - Development of West Coast HighwayRESOLUTION NO. 8403 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE FEDERAL AID URBAN THREE - YEAR (F.Y. 1973 -74, 1974 -75, 1975 -76) PROGRAM THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEST COAST HIGHWAY - DOVER DRIVE - BAY CROSSING INTERSECTION WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach desires to improve West Coast Highway from 500 feet westerly of Dover Drive to the Bay Crossing Bridge and Dover Drive from Coast Highway to Cliff Drive; and WHEREAS, West Coast Highway - Dover Drive - Bay Crossing intersection is important to transportation planning in the County of Orange and of general County interest; and WHEREAS, the Federal -Aid Highway Act of 1973 provides Federal funds for expenditure on the Federal -Aid Urban (FAU) System of Highways and non - highway public mass transit projects; and WHEREAS, the FAU System consists of certain eligible State highways, County roads and City streets located within urban and urbanized areas of the State; and WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation intends that funds be allocated to the urbanized and urban areas on the basis of proportional population in conformance with the Federal -Aid Highway Act of 1973; and WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation has specified that each urban and urbanized area must develop an acceptable process for reviewing projects and recommending priori- ties and that the appropriate regional planning agency (SCAG) must concur with the process; and WHEREAS, an FAU process has been approved for the County of Orange in accordance with the above requirements, which will establish an FAU Three -Year Program (F.Y. 1973 -74, 1974 -75, ' and 1975 -76). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby requests that the improvement of West Coast Highway from 500 feet westerly of Dover Drive to -1- • the Bay Crossing Bridge and Dover Drive from Coast Highway to Cliff Drive be included in the Orange County FAU Three -Year Program, said improvements to be in accordance with the attached preliminary project statement; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that by this Resolution the City of Newport Beach will comply with the basis policies and procedures of the Orange County FAU Program, and its share of the cost of improvements and /or rights of way which is presently estimated to be $119,000.00, will be available as required in fiscal years 1975 -76 through 1978 -79. ADOPTED this 9th day of December ATTEST: ty Clerk ED AS THE RI OITY LKEILK OF THE CITY OF NE%W` B_ACH G3tC 13 1974 I 1974. DDO:kb -2- 12 -6 -74