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
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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
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